Located in the Greenville Shopping Center at 835 Central Park Avenue (Rt. 100), Scarsdale, New York, United States.

Owned by John & Tony Eng.

Appears to have been active in the 70s and according to advertisements, as late as 1980.

This Chinese and Polynesian restaurant had a large bar with a mural of a Chinese junk (ship) on the backbar.

The open dining room was lined with booths and had table seating in the middle with traditional white cloth tablecloths. The dining room also had more murals of island scenes, several different colored fish float lights suspended from the ceiling, thatch, lauhala matting, and fake palm trees. And, a great deal of stonework inside and out.

As of 2025, this location appears to be inhabited by an AT&T store.

Located at Route 3, Service Road East at Plaza Center in Secaucus, New Jersey 07094.

The South Seas was a Chinese & Polynesian fusion restaurant, similar to many others on the East Coast, that owed much of their decor to Orchids of Hawaii -- featuring a plethora of Orchid hanging lamps and a goodly amount of tiki masks both on the interior and exterior. It had a separate bar and a large open dining space lined with bamboo paneled booths lit by different colored puffer fish lamps.

Not much history to be gleaned on this location, but it appears to have been active in the late 60s - early 70s.

Previously the site of Charlie's High Hat Bar/Charlie's Grill and Cocktail bar, built in 1932, which has a convoluted history of murder and suicide (and which you can read about in the Tiki Central thread below).

In 1948, 39-year old Jimmie Kam Sun Lee immigrated to the Daytona Beach area from Hong Kong. He was born in Canton, China. Jimmie Lee opened the doors of the Lotus Restaurant as owner-operator in 1950 at 308 Seabreeze Boulevard, on the ground floor of the building formerly hosting Charlie’s Grill & Hi-Hat Club.

Laney's was upstairs and offered strippers and other entertainment. Laney’s Supper Club continued to operate until 1963.

By 1962 at the Lotus Restaurant, Jimmie Lee was joined or succeeded by Wei Lee. Various members of the Lee family shared responsibilities throughout the years.

The interesting tiki facade of the Lotus Restaurant remains a bit of a mystery. However, another member of the Lee family who worked at the Lotus Restaurant in the late 1950s, the venerable Ho Lum Lee, also known as “Papa” Lee, worked several years as chef at the Hawaiian Inn in Daytona Beach and then moved on to be chef at Tiki Gardens, retiring after 20 years there...

So this might be the missing link to explain the Polynesian/Hawaiian influence.

The Lotus Restaurant continued in business until 1987, when the remaining family operating it acquired and moved on to an existing restaurant in Deland, renaming it the New China Restaurant.

A slew of bars have been at the old Lotus Restaurant location in recent years, including Front Row, The Joint, Moonshiner's Hideaway, and ROK Bar. Current status is uncertain as of 2025.

This short-lived establishment opened in 1975 and closed in 1977. It was a huge venue with lots of Witco decor.

In June 1975, Hawaiian restaurateur Johnny Kao rented the former site of Giant Food at at 3501 S. Jefferson St. in Bailey’s Crossroads/Falls Church and turned it into a Las Vegas styled lounge called the Royal Hawaiian Supper Club. The club opened to much anticipation and fanfare in December 1975 with Patti Page and a comedian named Freddie Roman headlining the first week. The club was beautiful by all accounts and appealed to the over-thirty suburbanites driven from the city by crime and racial tension. In short order the club featured The Platters, Phyllis Diller, Eddie Fisher, The Smothers Brothers, Billy Eckstine, The Supremes (post Diana Ross), and Bobby Rydell. However, the article on the club’s opening night sounded some ominous warnings such as the strange location of this glitzy club in the middle of a suburban shopping mall and, worst of all, on opening night it was only three-fourths full. Patti Page expressed surprise at the club’s location and Roman joked about performing in a shopping center.

By June of 1976, the club ran into financial problems and was sold to new owner named Mike Munley. When Munley bought the Royal Hawaiian, he began to work to change the name of his new restaurant to the Place Where Louie Dwells. While Munley worked on the name change, he expanded the line up with his first act being the country singer Lynn Anderson of “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” fame. In July 1976, one of the last acts to appear at the Royal Hawaiian Supper Club was the Mills Brothers during the week they would entertain the ever-square Gerald Ford at the White House. Munley also inherited a dire financial situation and checks sent to entertainers bounced, which led to a $15,000 lawsuit by singer Jack Albertson. The club featured artists such as the Amazing Kreskin, Brenda Lee, and Sarah Vaughn.

Probably driven by economics more than anything, in October, 1977, the name of the club had become Louie’s Rock Concert City, but it was commonly known as Louie’s Rock City and they began to bring in rock music in the hopes of saving the business.

This tiki club originated in the 70s and lasted into at least the late 80s.

The Mali Kai menu is a good example of Poly Pop's transmission tradition, with its design being based on the famed Ren Clark's Polynesian Village in Fort Worth, TX menu.

Open till at least 1987, according to ads from the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

At some point the Red Carpet Motor Inn became The Henry VIII Inn and Lodge.

The Henry VIII Inn and Lodge remained in business until 2000 when it was removed to expand a runway area for the nearby airport.

The Mandarin was a Chinese Restaurant and not a tiki establishment, but it was extremely influential and deserves some recognition for the part it played in the development of American Chinese restaurants and tiki restaurants going forward.

The Mandarin Restaurant was founded in 1968 by Chinese food doyenne Cecelia Sun Yun Chiang. What Julia Child did for French cooking in the United States, Cecilia Chiang did for Chinese cuisine in America. Trader Vic (Bergeron) became a sort of mentor to Cecilia Chiang, especially when she moved to Ghirardelli Square where he had Senor Pico. Trader Vic brought columnist Herb Caen to The Mandarin, Caen wrote about it, and off it went. (Note: This writer was handling public relations for Trader Vic’s at that time.)

The interior of the Mandarin Restaurant also looked very similar to many tiki establishments with its large screens of Chinese temple tiles and wall sections comprised of thatch, lauhala, rattan, and bamboo. See photos below.

And, The Mandarin also served cocktails in their own signature mugs, much as her mentor, Trader Vic, did in his own restaurants.

In the heyday of the Mandarin’s success, Cecilia presided over an elegant restaurant that achieved a national reputation. Visitors from all over the country came to seek authentic and fine Chinese dining. She held cooking classes that saw students the likes of Julia Child, James Beard, Alice Waters, Marion Cunningham, Jeremiah Tower and Danny Kaye come through.

Her cooking undoubtedly influenced Trader Vic's appreciation of Chinese food going forward with his Trader Vic's restaurants and set a high bar for tiki restaurants wanting to incorporate high quality Chinese food.

After 23 years, Chiang sold her interest in the business in 1991.

This Ghirardelli Square stalwart closed its doors in 2006.

However, the family legacy lives on...Chiang's son, Philip, is a co-founder of the restaurant chain P.F. Chang's. He also ran a sister version of the Mandarin in Beverly Hills (1975-2001).

The C'est Bon opened in May 1966 and for a while was Park City's only hotel. It was sold in September 1978 to the Sweetwater group, who turned the building into condominiums, later expanding with additions to the sides and back. The complex is Sweetwater Lift Lodge Resort today, with the renovated C'est Bon portion taking up the Empire Avenue façade.

From a vintage postcard:

"The C'est Bon Hotel and Convention Center, nestled at the foot of Treasure Mountains, in the picturesque old mining town of Park City, Utah. Offering the finest in hospitality and superb service. Featuring the Outrigger Lounge and Beach Boy Restaurant, which are must stops on your skiing or summer vacation."

It appears their restaurant did change over the years. For a time it was "The Mandarin".

Among other entertainments, they also had exotic dancers. The best known was Shirley Price, known as “The Duchess”, who arrived in Park City in the 1960s after leaving Hawaii and Las Vegas, and made the town her home and stage. She performed her illustrious act at the C’est Bon and the Ore Haus (which stood at 1410 Empire Avenue). She was so popular that famous actors, especially Chuck Connors from the TV series “The Rifleman”, and children’s book author Shel Silverstein, came to Park City just to see her dance.

This Chinese and Polynesian restaurant was located on Route 9 in Amherst, Massachusetts.

According to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, they had a wide selection of sweet tropical drinks (including the Dr. Funk). They also had live music.

Open at least as early as 1974.

Located at what used to be Bandits’ Grill & Bar. Opened May 6th, 2025 by Pizza Man Dan with the concept that all food and drink will be $9.99.

To accomplish this, the cocktail menu is limited to 9 choices, and all drinks are pre-batched.

Build-out of bar was done by Bamboo Ben.

Notable features include hidden Easter Eggs with a pizza theme worked into the tiki art and design elements. There is also a huge wall-sized "Vision Screen" television that plays surf footage or other videos.

999 Tiki Bar is located 2 blocks east of House of Bamboo, a more traditional Tiki Bar. House of Bamboo had setbacks during the construction phase (now slated for a late Summer 2025 opening) and even though the project was started earlier, 999 Tiki Bar was a relatively easier build-out and seized the title of "Camarillo's First Tiki Bar". Still, there seems to be room for both concepts as 999 Tiki Bar caters to a family crowd and House of Bamboo will be aiming for an adult audience.

This pre-tiki establishment was opened on April 12, 1939 by Niel Murphy.

It was across the street from the RKO Studios backlot. The RKO Forty Acres (1927-1976) was best known as Forty Acres and "the back forty," it was also called "Desilu Culver," the "RKO backlot," and "Pathé 40 Acre Ranch," depending on which studio owned the property at the time.

The Coral Isle featured murals by Frank Bowers, decorative matting, and bamboo everything. The house specialty was chicken dinners.

Harold La Van took over Coral Isle in July 1941 and by this time it had transitioned to serving Chinese food and tropical cocktails. La Van had operated a previous cafe in Venice, the Bambu Hut as well as the Rhumba Cabana in Santa Monica. La Van expanded the Coral Isle in 1944. It was soon taken over by brothers Phil and Lou Stein and their partner Bob Sassner, then Bob Axelrod in September 1946.

In 1956 it became the sophisticated Culver House.

This location opened before July 1969.

Closed on January 17, 2016.

*Notes: Frank (Frankie) Chin, Jung Tai (John/Johnny) Yee, and Robert (Bobby)Lew were the original owners.

The Yee family, which owns the Chicopee location and a number of other area restaurants, sold the Longmeadow restaurant in 1976, allowing the new owners to retain the name. Bobby Lew died February 16, 1996.

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