This Chinatown restaurant was opened in 1951 by Bob Lee, a native of Canton, China, and called Bob Lee's Lantern House until 1960, when it was remodeled into a Polynesian paradise.

The visuals were over-the-top, with high-contrast, Technicolor carpeting and ceiling coverings, to create an effect that can only be described as "trippy."

Appears to have closed in 1977 after running afoul of health code violations over which Lee sued and offered an open door invitation for anyone to inspect his kitchen and restaurant. However, the damage appeared to be already done.

Big Fish Seafood Restaurant was in this location from @2006-2013. Jade Garden is in this location as of 2022.

In 1964, Robert & Peggy Judge opened Judges', Beyond the Reef in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The Judges added an A-frame entrance to the original log cabin and some full-sized plastic palm trees out front that could handle a midwestern winter.

In tribute to them, it was called "Judges' Beyond the Reef".

Timeline uncertain, but the business was also owned and operated at some point by Frank E. Schuster, who passed away in 1999.

The Bamboo Cabana Room, a.k.a. the Bamboo Room, was located in Hotel Windermere.

Hotel Windermere opened in 1909. It was owned and operated by businesswoman Rosamonde Borde. Her son, Harry J. Borde opened the Georgian Hotel, located next door at 1415 Ocean Avenue, in 1933.

The Bamboo Room was around until at least 1955, when the hotel was remodeled by John Lindsay.

The hotel was demolished in January 1962.

Opened September 11th, 1955.

Built by Dan Compton and U.E. Uhiman. The hotel had 64 rooms.

The Bali Hi also had a restaurant, a coffee shop, a bar, and not just 1 but 2 heated pools.

Turquoise, cocoa and coral were the color scheme.

The main sign was very unusual with the hotel's name spelled out in large shells.

The main bar was called the "Tabu Room" and had a mural depicting a "Balinese dancing scene" according to a local newspaper article describing the grand opening.

Opened on or slightly before October 5th, 1961 when they started advertising in the Santa Ana Register.

Akua Motor Inn used to be known as Akua Motor Hotel. The Palms restaurant used to be right next door.

Built in 1961, this is one of five Polynesian-themed Tropics motels once owned by Ken Kimes. The most elaborate of the chain was in Palm Springs, now called the Caliente Tropics Resort.

This motel was previously connected to the next door Tiki Cocktail Lounge. Further down was a Sambo's restaurant (which now houses Modesto Car Toys).

Most recently, the Tropics Motel has been renamed the Tiki Lodge. The pool area is fenced off and is opened seasonally only. The four tikis carved by Ed Crissman around the parking lot now have lighting on their chests/foreheads and solar powered batteries on their heads.

There is now a fence between the motel and the next door Tiki Cocktail Lounge which has separate owners and has branded itself as a gay bar.

This Tropics location was built in the mid-1960s. There is still a half-tiki that is probably original under the porte cochere, and three tiki masks that are likely later additions. Inside the lobby there are a tiki mask and war clubs hung on a rock wall.

The Tropics is of five Polynesian-themed Tropics hotels built by hotelier Ken Kimes. The most elaborate of the chain was in Palm Springs, now called the Caliente Tropics Resort.

One of five Polynesian-themed Tropics motels owned by Ken Kimes. The most elaborate of the chain was in Palm Springs, now called the Caliente Tropics Resort.

The motel is still here as of 2024, but stripped of all Tiki influences, re-named "America's Best Value Inn".

Owner Brad Owens opened Hale Tiki at the beginning of April 2004. The densely decorated interior was created by Dave "Basement Kahuna" Wolfe, Bamboo Ben, Tim Glazner and Crazy Al Evans. Much of the decor came from Oceanic Arts, and donations to the interior were made by many Tiki Centralites.

Unlike most newer tiki bars, with Hale Tiki Owens aimed to recreate an authentic tiki bar experience, with authentic drink recipes, and even music played from lps.

Hale Tiki went through some highs and lows: it opened to much enthusiasm and fanfare, and initially was both popular with the locals and with visiting tikiphiles who raved about the quality of the drinks and decor. Opinion of Owens, however, suffered greatly when many who ordered Hale Tiki mugs and shirts did not receive them, or any information about them, for many months. A business feud with Basement Kahuna also seemed to impact the mana of the place, with reports that in recent months the drink quality had gone south significantly.

Hale Tiki closed in February 2006.

Burt Lee's Tahiti was demolished in the late '90s to make a drive-thru for the bank next door.

Compared to 2021 maps, it would have been located in the alley adjacent to Wild Pear Restaurant and Catering at 372 State St, Salem, OR 97301.

Small old tiki bar, tucked back in a 60s-era strip mall on the Pacific Coast Highway. The decor inside is a mix of great old tiki decorations and horrid modern sports pennants.

Among other items, they have a concrete "Droopy Tiki" just as you enter on the right, also featured on page 229 of The Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten. Named for the droopy eyelids, less than 10 are still known to have survived in various collections.

The bar keeps irregular hours, but if you do happen to stop by when they are open, their Scorpion Bowl comes highly recommended.

Aku-Aku came into being in 1968 when Bobby Seto bought nearby Polynesian Village and moved it to this new location with a new name. The front entrance was flanked by two very tall moai that originally were at the Polynesian Village.

The back wall had a mural of Polynesian scenes running its entire length.

Aku-Aku closed in April 2000, and the location is now Jasper White's Summer Shack. The left moai is gone, but the right moai remains, undercover as a bearded fisherman clad in yellow rain gear.