Owned by the Yee family, whose patriarch, the late Jung Tai “Johnny” Yee, first opened the Hu Ke Lau on April 6, 1965.

Hu Ke Lau was reported to be a little light on true tiki details, but they did offer custom mugs, and a rather long Polynesian floor show.

Closed April 6th, 2018.

This Hu Ke Lau was the first in a small chain of restaurants. Johnny Yee partnered with Frank Chin and Robert Lew to open other locations, including: Lenox, Massachusetts (re-named Luau Hale in the 70s), Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and Rocky Hill, Connecticut. There appears to have been a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Salem, New Hampshire, and a Bridgeport, Connecticut location (which burned down in 1983) also.

Details

Type

Bar, Restaurant & Floor Show

Address

Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States

Closed?

Yes (Permanently)