Opened in 1965.

The Tiki Kai's main claim to fame (or infamy, depending on your perspective) was its lunchtime lingerie shows, where the voluptuous waitresses would wear only see-through negligees while serving customers.

The Tiki Kai eventually burned down.

There was another Tiki Kai Supper Club in Denver.

Tiki Room in Pomona was open at least as early as 2000 and was a rental space used for bands to have live shows.

It was a spacious venue, with dim lighting, glow-in-the-dark paintings, caged go-go dancers, a stage for dancing and a maximum capacity of about 2,000 people.

It closed in 2007, and the building that housed it has been demolished.

BEFORE:

When it originally opened (@2005-2006), this bar had a great cartoonish logo tiki (and matching mug) that were designed by Squid. However, the overall feel of the place had more of a dive college beer bar vibe -- accentuated by the televisions turned to sports shows, the Corona beer pennant banners strung around the white ceiling, and the neon bar signs for Pacifico beer. Vodka (much more than rum) took up a substantial portion of the back bar and while they did have a menu of tiki drinks, they skewed towards the sweet concoctions typical before the craft cocktail revolution. There was some bamboo on the pillar room supports and bar itself, but this was still more of a beach bar and grill with its yellow and light blue painted walls. In fact, their sign logo used to read "Hukilounge" but was changed to "Bar and Grill" which made more sense.

SIDE NOTE:

The original owner, Tom Davies (Tiki Tom), sold his share in 2006. That original owner then opened another Tiki Tom's in nearby Oakland in 2008 which subsequently burned down. The two restaurants were otherwise unconnected.

CURRENTLY:

The new logo is now an outrigger canoe as seen on the front entrance.

Tiki Tom's had a huge tiki makeover, courtesy of Bamboo Ben, and re-opened on August 24th, 2021. The interior decor is much improved and now several walls have been covered in nautical style planks (caulked with black pitch), the ceiling is festooned with amazing tiki lamps, nets, flotsam & jetsam, and select tiki artwork that can be seen in every nook and cranny. The interior is much darker and mysterious with multi-colored mood lighting as well.

The cocktail menu is also more in line with what discerning tikiphiles have come to appreciate from craft cocktail tiki bars.

Opened November 12th, 1964 by Bill Blinko and Vic Booth.

It was Prince George's first downtown supper club.

This was a well-known live music venue.

The club went bankrupt and closed its doors on December 5th, 1966.

Today, as of 2023, this is a vacant lot.

In 1961, the Thunderbird International Hotel was built at 525 N Sepulveda Boulevard, in El Segundo, California, just a few blocks south of Los Angeles International Airport.

Originally, it had a coffee shop, but a year after it opened, in 1962, they changed their mind and remodeled the coffee shop and re-opened it as the The Huki Lau.

A few years later, the Thunderbird International was sold and re-named the Hacienda. Along with this name change, The Huki Lau was re-named to the simpler "Tiki Hut".

Most recently, the Hacienda was split into two and completely redone, with the Aloft being formed from the south building and a Fairfield Inn formed from the north building.

There are no longer any signs of The Tiki Hut.

This motel once had a great sign with a tiki on it, and outrigger beams jutting from its A-frame main office. Today, all traces of tiki have been removed, but the name and A-frame structure remain.

They've recently re-embraced the old tiki as their logo, so perhaps some re-tikification is in the future...

Open from about 1964-1977.

Owned by Jimmy Vallas, who was known for being a hard-working family man of Greek descent. The Tiki Supper Club was an upscale dining experience with Greek specialties and fresh seafood. Nick Coumalis, a family friend and regular during this era, described it as a place where “men wore suits and women wore nice dresses.” There were cocktails and dancing, all in a classic tiki environment. Pat Yemm remembers “there were banana leaves all around. And bamboo. The drinks were served in tiki mugs, and it was a great place for a date.” The walls were covered in fake leopard skins and spears hung over the booths.

Open from 1973-1982.

This location, as of 2022, is now La Estrella Latin Market and Taqueria.

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.

Tiki Farm is the largest modern mug manufacturer, creating mugs for sale at stores and restaurants, or through the Tiki Farm website. Tiki Farm has created many limited edition mugs in partnership with modern tiki artists such as Shag, Joe Vitale and Crazy Al. Tiki Farm has produced affordable reproductions of some of the popular vintage mug designs, such as the Suffering Bastard, and Mr. Bali Hai. Tiki Farm also creates glassware, serveware, and other general tikiware.

Holden Westland is the owner and founded the company in 2000.

Their old location at 1305 Calle Avanzado also held a Mugoomba bar (built 2006) and played host to several Big Tiki Bashes.

They moved their facilities in 2011 or so and began a slow remodel hampered somewhat by their success which gave little time to think of much beyond production. Their complete remodel and re-outfitting of the new office at 1120 Calle Cordillera was completed in 2021.

Tiki Farm then moved to 981 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, California 92673 around May of 2024.