Swizzle Sticks

Generic pick shape with the name of the restaurant in a script style.

This version of the South Pacific paddle has logo artwork on the front side and no art on the back side. The tip of the paddle end is more rounded than other versions. The "T" in the logo text is shaped like a tree. The "i"s are shaped like a curved arrow or spear. The plastic has a textured look.

This version of the South Pacific paddle has logo artwork on the front side handle and no art on the back side. The logo type has a text and the "T" in the logo text looks like a tree.

The Sand Dollar was a tropical themed restaurant and cocktail lounge. The building was round and was meant to resemble a sand dollar. This swizzle features the image of a sand dollar, and logo art on a rectangular top.

The Sand Dollar was a tropical themed restaurant and cocktail lounge. The building was round and was meant to resemble a sand dollar. This swizzle features the image of a sand dollar, and logo art on a rectangular top.

The Sand Dollar was a tropical themed restaurant and cocktail lounge. The building was round and was meant to resemble a sand dollar. This swizzle features the image of a sand dollar, and logo art on a rectangular top.

The Sand Dollar was a tropical themed restaurant and cocktail lounge. The building was round and was meant to resemble a sand dollar. This swizzle features the image of a sand dollar, and logo art on a rectangular top.

Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.

Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.

Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La, Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.

Pub Tiki had "1-1/2" incorporated into its logo tiki. The reason for this is unclear. There were other restaurants in this "Pub" chain, but this was the only Polynesian themed location. This swizzle shows the logo.

MCM style cat swizzle with no markings.

MCM style cat swizzle with no markings.

Generic swizzle with imprint of the name and location.

This pick features a Moari tiki along with the imprint of the bar information. This mold was used as a base for many tiki bars. The bar was located at 108th & Mockingbird St., and is not related to the Mai Tai Lounge located in the basement of the famous Mt. Fuji.

This pick features a Moari tiki along with the imprint of the bar information. This mold was used as a base for many tiki bars. The bar was located at 108th & Mockingbird St., and is not related to the Mai Tai Lounge located in the basement of the famous Mt. Fuji.

Kona Kai had locations in Philadelphia, Kansas City and Chicago. They produced many colors of picks using this Maori tiki. Many have a gold imprint of their logo on the stem as shown here. Others have a molded imprint of their logo type on the stem.

Kona Kai had locations in Philadelphia, Kansas City and Chicago. They produced many colors of picks using this Maori tiki. Many have a gold imprint of their logo on the stem as shown here. Others have a molded imprint of their logo type on the stem.

Located in Indianapolis, originally Knobby's, the restaurant moved to a Polynesian theme and became Knobby's Mai Tai, then the Mai Tai. An early ad references the dining area as the Kahuna Room. Kahuna Lounge appears to reference the bar area. The picks are very similar in style to the Kahiki in Columbus Ohio.

Located in Indianapolis, originally Knobby's, the restaurant moved to a Polynesian theme and became Knobby's Mai Tai, then the Mai Tai. An early ad references the dining area as the Kahuna Room. Kahuna Lounge appears to reference the bar area. The picks are very similar in style to the Kahiki in Columbus Ohio.

Swizzle stick from Hugman's Oasis, downstairs tiki bar at House of Má, San Antonio, TX. The swizzle features 3 skulls impaled on a spear.

This tiki swizzle was issued in several colors. Hawaiian Isle was in the Sunny Isles area of North Miami Beach, very near another complex, The Castaways. It had a weathered shingle-clad pyramid over the main entrance, a sort of sharp, angular, modern take on a primitive hut. The tikis on site were highly stylized (in particular a large, back-lit, glowing mask near the entrance), and many were Witco tikis. Today the location is a high-rise condominium complex called Pinnacle.

This swizzle shows the iconic image of a tiki licking a knife associated with the Hawaiian Inn.

This swizzle shows the iconic image of a tiki licking a knife associated with the Hawaiian Inn.

The Castaways Resort was located in Florida from 1958 - 1981. The resort was home to the Wreck Bar and the Tahitian Bar. Over the course of their existence the created a prolific amount of swizzles for the resort and individual bars as well as combinations.

Unverified - This swizzle may have been a promotional item for Big Lift, LLC - a manufacturer of fork lifts.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Aside from this Winnipeg location, there were also locations in Calgary, Vancouver, Regina, Victoria and Edmonton.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Aside from this Winnipeg location, there were also locations in Calgary, Vancouver, Regina, Victoria and Edmonton.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Aside from this Winnipeg location, there were also locations in Calgary, Vancouver, Regina, Victoria and Edmonton.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Aside from this Victoria location, there were also locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Aside from this Edmonton location, there were also locations in Calgary, Vancouver, Regina, Victoria and Winnipeg.