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.

Opened March 26th, 1957.

Located in the lower level of the Palmer House Hilton. Was originally called "The Traders." New ownership at the Palmer House ousted Trader Vic's in December 2005 after nearly 50 years in its location.

After a three-year hiatus, Trader Vic's reopened in a new Chicago location in late 2008.

Opened in 2000 and closed in 2006.

This location was in the Sheraton Royal Gardens Hotel.

Created by Eric Schwaiger, Smorgy's was a chain that was started in the mid 1980s, expanded in the 1990s with more elaborate build-outs, and closed in the early 2000s. The food was all-you-can-eat buffet style and the decor featured some animatronics and many had Disney-esque style volcano entrances or waterfalls surrounded by jungle style shrubbery.

Created by Eric Schwaiger, Smorgy's was a chain that was started in the mid 1980s, expanded in the 1990s with more elaborate build-outs, and closed in the early 2000s. The food was all-you-can-eat buffet style and the decor featured some animatronics and many had Disney-esque style volcano entrances or waterfalls surrounded by jungle style shrubbery.

The remains of this Smorgy's location were destroyed in a fire on September 8, 2013.