This location was primarily a seafood restaurant. It was destroyed by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.

The Aloha Luau is gone. It was active during the late 60s and throughout the 70s.

Their mugs were supplied by Oceanic Arts/Desert Ceramics and they were known for their catering as well.

For a time there was a Ramada Inn on the site, but from about 2018 to 2022 it has been a Best Western Plus Commerce Hotel.

Kahiki Supper Club is a legend in the tiki world a massive polynesian palace in the frozen land of Columbus, Ohio. Kahiki founders Bill Sapp and Lee Henry started work on the Kahiki after their bar, the Grass Shack, burned down on this site in 1959. The Kahiki opened February 20th, 1961 and closed August 25th, 2000. The Kahiki's building was a classic example of midcentury Polynesian pop architecture, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Despite this, Walgreen's purchased the building and bulldozed it. The Kahiki company now is focused on selling a line of frozen foods.

Some of the interior decor had been stored in a warehouse, and there was talk of the restaurant reopening in a new location. The potential for that seems to have ended: some of the decor was installed in the frozen food factory; the Kahiki's last owner, Michael Tsao, has died; and many of the remaining artifacts appear to have been sold at auctions.

In 2006, former employees opened a new restaurant in a strip mall in nearby Hilliard, called Tropical Bistro. It didn't have the Kahiki's grand looks (much of the decor came from the space's earlier, typical Chinese buffet incarnation), but the food and drink recipes remained the same, and drinks were served in tiki mugs. The Tropical Bistro closed also in 2008, however.

The Cobra was the upstairs bar area of The Tote Hotel. The hotel changed hands in 2010, and when it reopened under new ownership, The Cobra and its decor were gone.

Opened in 1974. Lee's "temporarily closed" due to a fire, and has been since 2003.

This location is now home to a CVS pharmacy.

There is another Lee's Hawaiian Islander location in Lyndhurst, which is still open.

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.

Opened 1927 (or 1928) and closed on February 1st, 2018.

Chinese restaurant with a selection of classic tropical cocktails on the menu.

No real tiki decor to speak of.

Stories have circulated that Chicago mafia boss Al Capone had his own table in the dining room’s northwest corner. Armed goons allegedly watched over him as he dined.

Rock-a-Tiki opened in 2002 in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, and was the first modern tiki bar in the city.

The bar stools were carved tikis, and the room was decorated in a mix of painted murals, bamboo and thatch. A large plaster moai looked over the room.

True to its name, the music included a lot of rock in the mix, and an Elvis impersonator was there regularly.

Rock-a-Tiki closed in 2004.

As of 2021, this location is home to Black Hole Bar.

Opened in 1962 and closed in 2000.

This was actually the second location for Ciral's House of Tiki, and the first location was a few blocks north and lasted for about 8 years.

The exterior had a large neon sign flanked by several electric beer signs and had a sort of diner look to the casual observer.

This bar was a big draw for locals and for both University of Chicago students and professors alike.

The interior featured bamboo trim and curtains, hanging plants, pufferfish lamps, and a vintage Budweiser sign with circling Clydesdales.

There was a jukebox filled with 78 rpm albums, especially classic soul and R&B.

The menu featured classic rum-based tiki cocktails and if anyone ever ordered tequila they were met with a lecture by the owner on the dangers of tequila as a poisonous liquor.

Bottled beer was also available.

Their food menu is remembered for its fried fish or chicken and for its baby back ribs.

This bar was featured in the Gene Hackman film, The Package (1989) -- starting at the 50:40 minute mark.

Mai Tai Lounge, like Kona Kai, was in the O'Hare Marriott Hotel, and continued to operate for a short time after Kona Kai closed in 1998. It is now gone.

China Doll Restaurant is an older Chinese restaurant that has a few tiki touches, including several outstanding Orchids of Hawaii dodecahedron (12-faced) and beachcomber swag lamps.

They have a small selection of a dozen cocktails and serve some of them in tiki mugs. They also look to have an amazing Pu Pu Platter.

Opened @ 1973.

Located in the O'Hare Marriott, the Kona Kai had seating for 456 in the dining area, plus 127 in a multilevel cocktail lounge. Despite its size, the dining area was broken up in a way that achieved a warm and comfortable and relaxing air for diners, a mood set by a hospitable maitre d' and pretty hostesses. There was no feeling of being crowded.

Tables were well-spaced for privacy. South Sea Island props were in abundance -- hand carved outriggers, tiki gods, clam shell and fish float fixtures diffusing soft lighting, polished wood tables with straw mats, a high waterfall dripping down among artificial tropical trees and plants and foot bridges spanning streams of water.

The doors to the Kona Kai closed in 1998, but until 2011 it was still there. For a short time after 1998, the Mai Tai Lounge continued to operate, but it is now closed, too.

During its time in shuttered state, the Marriott periodically rented it out for events, such as the Exotica tour in 2003. In 2011, the room was finally repurposed, and the contents were purchased by The Banana Hut in Eureka, WA. The Banana Hut subsequently closed and put the interior decor up for sale -- much of which was originally sourced from Oceanic Arts.

This used to be part of a larger chain of Kona Kai restaurants, with other locations in Philadelphia and Kansas City.