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 Calgary location, there were also locations in Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Victoria and Winnipeg.
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.
This version of the South Pacific paddle has artwork on the back side that portrays a tiki with torches and the word "Tiki" in a shape that looks like 4 shields. This artwork is very similar to the sign outside the Kon Tiki in Tucson, AZ. The "T" in the logo text has 3 horizontal cross lines.
Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.
This version of the South Pacific paddle has artwork on the back side that portrays a tiki with torches and the word "Tiki" in a shape that looks like 4 shields. This artwork is very similar to the sign outside the Kon Tiki in Tucson, AZ. The "T" in the logo text has 3 horizontal cross lines.
The Toasted Coconut is an island-inspired restaurant and bar in Houston, Texas. This swizzle features a flamingo standing on one leg which forms the stem of the swizzle.
Opaque pink flamingo with straight legs.
Transparent pink flamingo with straight legs.
The swizzle features a tiki style figure and the Hawaiian Village Logo with a hut between the H and V.
A short sailfish swizzle from Hidden Harbor in pink, designed by Tony Canepa. These were issued in pink, a sort of peach/orange/coral, and 2 different shades of clear blue (regular and aqua).
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.
Swizzle features the Maori tiki used by many tiki bars.
This Shag store swizzle features an MCM atomic style cat on one end and a stylized skull on the other.