The Outrigger was a Polynesian-themed restaurant in the Lafayette Hotel. The Lafayette is a historic building dating back to the '20s; it was operated by Hilton when the restaurant opened in 1958.

The Outrigger was one of four themed restaurants in the hotel that were opened at the same time: The Ivanhoe Room had the medieval splendor of King Arthur's court with tunnels, torture chambers, fireplaces, shields and lances; steaks, seafood, cocktails and piano bar. Outrigger Room off Broadway entrance had South Seas tropical decor, exotic drinks, "Polynesian" waitresses, Cantonese appetizers and dinners. The Gaslight Room on corner of First and Linden had Roaring 20s theme with banjo and piano music by TV personality Jad Paul. Fife & Drum had Revolutionary War period decor and a lunch buffet.

In 1963, the Lafayette began a comprehensive remodeling, which included putting a huge dance floor in the Outrigger space and catering to a younger crowd and their music.

The Outrigger restaurant was re-named and became the "Go-Go Room" in 1964.

The building was converted to condominiums in 1968.

This Polynesian/Chinese restaurant opened in 1976.

The decor is not heavily Polynesian, but there is a large tiki mask at the front entrance and an Orchids of Hawaii swag lamp over the bar.

Drinks are served in tiki mugs and there is also a flaming Pu-Pu Platter on the menu.

Tiki Taky opened as Taky Tiki in 2006; the name order was switched when the place underwent a dramatic upgrade in tiki decor in 2009.

Xanadu Gallery was owned by one of the owners of the nearby Palo Alto Trader Vic's; he was responsible for many of the Papua New Guinea artifacts on display there. This gallery, on the southwestern end of Santa Cruz Avenue, had a wide array of different Oceanic artifacts, including tikis, masks, drums, war clubs and canoes. Most were from Papua New Guinea, but there were a few other pieces from other islands. After the passing of the owner, much of the Oceanic art was sold, and this location was closed. There was also a remaining second Xanadu location in San Francisco at 140 Maiden Lane, but it closed later in 2015.

This space debuted in 1964 as part of The Tropics Motor Hotel, called The Congo Room. It was the poolside steakhouse and cocktail lounge where the Rat Pack held court, Victor Mature had his own table, and Elvis and Nancy Sinatra were regulars at the pool.

Underneath it? The infamous Cellar Bar — a 100-person underground den that eventually filled with water and had to be entombed in concrete in the 90’s. Very Palm Springs horror movie. Very on-brand.

The Congo Room space was later transformed into the Reef Bar.

The Reef Bar had been remodeled by Bamboo Ben when it was still operated by the hotel; in 2006, the bar was transferred to independent owners, and the name was changed to Hawaiian Bill's. Traditional Hawaiian food was served, with live musicians playing Hawaiian music on Fridays and Saturdays.

Hawaiian Bill's closed in the summer of 2008. Today the space is again The Reef Bar.

Not a lot of photos around from Hawaiian Bill's today, but below is a photo showing Rory Snyder, Doug Horne, and Hawaiian Bill at Hawaiian Bill's circa 2006 (holding brown Doug Horne Tiki Farm Grog mugs).

Intoxica was a very modern tiki bar in Copenhagen, inspired largely by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's drink books (and named after his second book, Intoxica!). The decor was very sleek and minimal, but with organic accents, and tropical drinks served in tiki mugs. It opened in 2008 and closed in 2009.

Tiki bar and restaurant near Slottsskogen, a large park in central Gothenburg. Kontiki opened in 2007 (it had existed in another location earlier, starting in 2004), and closed in November 2015.

The space was decorated mainly with bamboo, and lots of it. Several tables had different themes, including "The Diner," "The Beach," "Flamingo Hrnet" (Flamingo Corner in English), "Fjllstugan" (Winter Cabin in English) and "Japan Skrubben" (Japan Hut in English). There were loft spaces accessible by ladders, and an outdoor patio.

The food offerings were an unusual take on tropical flavors, including some tropical pizzas. Kontiki had both live and DJ music nights.

Foundation began as a punk bar, and around 2004 began a conversion into a punk tiki bar at the prompting of manager Don Nelson. Today the bar has left its punk roots behind, and has completed the metamorphosis into a beloved and completely punk-free tiki bar. It is chock full of tikis, many carved by local tiki artist Lake Tiki. The menu is full of traditional and modern tropical drinks, served in tiki mugs.

In 2017, a fully tikified vacation rental was added above Foundation, the Captain's Quarters.

Polynesia Supper Club had a large tiki on its sign, exterior tiki torches, and included a bar, restaurant and motel.

The exact location of this restaurant is a bit ambiguous -- the address of "Hwys 22 & 54" was probably specific when this restaurant was operating, but today these highways appear to overlap.

This location appears to have undergone a couple of name changes, possibly later called the Outrigger. Apparently burned down in 1985.

Fred Martell opened the bar circa 1962 or shortly before, when there were no raw bars or multiple restaurants at the beach the way there are today. Then, it was known as Martell's Sea Breeze Club.

Dave Bassinder bought the place in the 1980s, and set to work transforming and expanding the operation.

Martell's Tiki Bar is a prime example of the confusion that has arisen between midcentury Polynesian Pop and muddled, any-tropical-will-do, anything-with-thatch-is-tiki "Tiki Bars."

This is the latter -- a bar focused on steel drums, Jimmy Buffett and Corona -- and the WRONG BODY OF WATER. While Caribbean influences have always been present in Polynesian Pop (rum, calypso), this is completely missing the mark. There is little or no tiki to be had here.

It's sad that Martell's owns "tikibar.com". They're completely within their rights, but... ugh.

Mar Vista Lanes was built in 1961, and was designed by famed Googie-riffic architects Armet & Davis. It once housed a bar called the Makai Cocktail Lounge, which had a spare, modernistic take on tiki. The Makai Cocktail Lounge closed some time during the 70s.

One lone tiki stood outside for many years until July 5, 2014 when it was reported stolen outside the Pepy's Galley Diner (which was the attached eatery until later in 2014).

Soon after, Bowlero purchased the property when AMF went bankrupt.

The new Bowlero version opened in April 2015 and is still current as of 2020. They have a long mural along the side of the building which touts its history since 1961 and sports a couple of tikis. They have also added at least one new carved tiki outside as well.

The Sneaky Tiki, or Joe's Sneaky Tiki, was a Hawaiian bar in San Leandro that operated at least as early as 1971 and as late as 1989. At some point it was run by Joe Denton and Don Groom; Don was a bartender. After it closed, the space later became Tabou Lounge, and Club Caliente.