Opened in 2003.

The Conga Lounge, situated above Cafe Rustica, was a small oasis. The cozy space was decorated with a variety of tropical trappings, but not exclusively Polynesian Pop. Co-owned by the same brothers who own Forbidden Island in Alameda, this was where they first cut their tiki bar teeth. The soundtrack included Exotica, and there was a small menu of food available. The Conga Lounge was also available for private party rentals.

Conga Lounge (and Cafe Rustica) closed at the end of February 2015.

Kahuna Grill was a small fast-casual restaurant in the food court of an outdoor shopping center. The menu was mostly burgers, salads, and sandwiches. They served beer in bottles. There was a fish tank inside and the walls were decorated with surf boards and surfing photos and memorabilia. A television played continuous surfing videos. The tikiness was limited to one or two free-standing carved tikis.

Closed in February 2019. Today the location is home to Mesa Burger.

*NOTE: Kahuna Grill had also opened a second location at the Paseo Nuevo mall in downtown Santa Barbara but it closed in 2014 -- 12 De la Guerra Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States.

The Islands Restaurant was situated in the former Hanalei Hotel, now called the Crowne Plaza. This once-elaborate mid-century Polynesian restaurant was designed by George Nakashima along with Hendrick & Mock Architects, starting in 1964. It had an A-frame entrance from the hotel's courtyard, elaborate water features and lush surrounding landscaping, and was thoroughly and richly decorated inside. The restaurant featured lovely carved railings throughout, large glass float lights, and dramatic clam shell fountains. Some of the tikis here were salvaged from Steve Crane's Luau in Beverly Hills.

Over the years, remodels of the restaurant (and surrounding hotel) gradually stripped the restaurant of its defining features. In November 2006, a six-month renovation of the restaurant began, which removed many of the waterfalls, fountains and other water features, along with nearly all of the tiki artifacts. The end result was a fairly generic hotel restaurant, though some decor in the hallway outside remained intact for some time after.

In the beginning of the Covid pandemic the hotel was contracted by the city to house homeless Covid victims and this restaurant was closed since @2020 to the public. Fences and security were put up and those not registered to stay were turned away. Then, another remodeling was completed and the hotel opened back up in 2024 to show that all traces of Tiki decor had been removed from the premises, save some lava rock on some of the walls and some tiki railings.

So, although you can visit the hotel now, as of 2024, it is essentially finished as a tiki point of interest, save for the memories.

The Crowne Plaza, originally the Hanalei Hotel (built in 1959), was host to Islands Restaurant and Islands Sushi and Pupu Bar.

The hotel became part of the the Crowne Plaza chain, and was later formally called the Crowne Plaza San Diego. Before becoming a Crowne Plaza hotel, it was a Red Lion hotel, and before that it was a Best Western. The sign for the Hanalei used to be a fantastic example of Googie signage, but tragically, it was replaced with an exceedingly bland sign when "updated" by Best Western. The "Hanalei" name was dropped entirely from use when it became the Crowne Plaza in 2007.

For many years, the Crowne Plaza was able to retain a little bit of its Polynesian feel, including tikis salvaged from Steve Crane's Luau in Beverly Hills. It is a large hotel, and the remaining tiki touches were more scattered than immersive.

In late 2006, the Islands Restaurant was gutted for "renovation", and the amount of tiki to be found here dwindled to near nothingness by 2024.

*This site was a host of the ever-growing Tiki Oasis event (2006-2019) before it moved and was held at San Diego's Paradise Point (2020) and later re-located to San Diego's Town and Country in 2021. From 2001 to 2005 Tiki Oasis was held at the Caliente Tropics in Palm Springs.

In the beginning of the Covid pandemic the hotel was contracted by the city to house homeless Covid victims (and then later, apparently immigrants) and this restaurant was closed since @2020 to the public. Fences and security were put up and those not registered to stay were turned away. Then, another remodeling was completed and the hotel opened back up in 2024 to show that nearly all traces of Tiki decor had been removed from the premises, save some lava rock on some of the walls and some tiki railings.

So, although you can visit the hotel now, as of 2024, it is essentially finished as a tiki point of interest, save for the memories.

This was a tiki-themed tattoo parlor that was open at least as early as 2009. The location is now home to Love Lost Tattoo since about 2013.

The last remains of Bali Ha'i at the Beach in New Orleans were relocated to this park next to city hall in Kenner (near the New Orleans airport). There are two tikis, and an A-frame gazebo at picnic shelter #4.

Bali Ha'i at the Beach opened in 1958 and was located near the entrance of the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park, which was open from 1939 to 1983. It was known as Pontchartrain Beach-Combers before a lawsuit from Don the Beachcomber resulted in a 1959 name change to Bali Ha'i at the Beach.

The exotic experience began even before arrival at the restaurant. A bamboo-decorated “Sampan Taxi” would pick diners up from the parking lot and deliver them to the Bali Ha’i entry port, an impressive bamboo A-frame peak. There were also shuttles running from the restaurant to downtown New Orleans, complete with onboard Tiki drinks.

The bar menu was glamorous and theatrical. There was even a large carved volcano that dispensed drinks to customers.

The Cantonese menu brought new dishes to New Orleans diners, including moo goo gai pan, chow mein, rumaki and eggrolls. The new spices and sauces livened up familiar seafood, but American standards were also available for the less adventurous diners.

Bali Ha’i became the place for celebrations for decades – weddings and anniversaries, proms and graduations and, of course, the perfect first date. Private parties could book the Bora Bora Hut, the Lanai Hut or the Samoan Hut.

Although Pontchartrain Beach closed in 1983, the restaurant stayed open for a few more years. By 1988, the furnishings and memorabilia had been sold off to the public.

Two tikis and an A-frame gazebo with a sign from the Bali Ha'i have been relocated to Veterans Memorial Park in Kenner, LA. The Bali Ha'i signature mug was a copy of the logo mug from Tiki Bob's in San Francisco.

Alaska Railroad 351 is a Pullman-Standard coach built in 1958.

Originally delivered to C&NW (Chicago & Northwestern Railroad) as a long-distance Gallery car.

The "Tiki Railbar" as 351 came to be called was one of two lounge cars in service for the 1997 Florida Fun Train, the other (352) was decorated in a 50s diner style.

The Tiki Railbar decor was not much more than some bamboo & thatch with a couple of fake palm trees.

Both cars (351 & 352) were acquired by Alaska Railroad alongside the rest of the FFT equipment in 1999. They initially maintained their original Florida interior and configuration, with only the exterior being repainted; in 2006, the cars were retrofitted to become café-lounge cars, with seating for 39-49 passengers.

So the "Tiki Railbar" appears to be no more, but car 351 is still running. The car appears to now be decorated with a curated mini museum of photos celebrating the Alaska Railroad's proud past.

Open from 2003-2006.

Today, as of 2021, the building at this address is mixed-use with a Starbucks on one side and a Verizon on the other, as well as a Dental office and a California Tortilla Restaurant. It appears that the Verizon matches up with the footprint of the old Kona Kai location.

Located in the Athens Ledra Marriott, this was perhaps the last of a hotel-based chain that once rivaled Trader Vic's. This restaurant opened with the hotel in 1983, and as such the decor was not as dense as your more typical Polynesian restaurant from decades earlier, but it had several impressive pieces on display (including a unique giant-sized Solomon Islands Headhunter Canoe Prow carving). Overall, the restaurant had a cultivated sensibility of elegance and refinement.

The name of the restaurant was changed to Ledra Kai in 2015, but this was short-lived as the hotel closed a year later on May 31st, 2016.

Opened in 1992, the White Elephant was a Polynesian/Asian restaurant in the Andromeda Hotel, an upscale boutique hotel. Suiting the hotel, this restaurant was decorated in a manner considered more elegant to the mainstream -- no tikis.

It did have wicker-backed chairs with leopard spotted upholstery on the seats but that was about as far as the exoticism went.

It is unclear when the conversion happened, but this location appears to be home to a Best Western Plus Embassy Hotel and the White Elephant is no more.

It appears they still have the wicker chairs...

Opened in 2005, Wytukai was located in the Accra Beach Hotel resort, and billed itself as the only Polynesian restaurant on Barbados.

The room was bright and airy, with bold colors and faux foliage hanging from the ceiling.

It closed in 2014.