Tiki Bars
Pantley's Pagan Hut
Depoe Bay, Oregon, United States (Closed)
Opened some time in the 1950s (circa 1956 or so) by Robert Pantley.
Was owned & operated by Pantley's Motel Apartments, right on the ocean.
The Pagan Hut lasted into the early-mid 1960s. It then became known as known as the Surfpoint Inn. The Surfpoint seemed to run in to some trouble. In December, 1968, the tide came so far inland that it smashed the property windows and flooded the dining room. In October, 1977, the property was seriously damaged by a series of storms that hit the Oregon Coast.
Later, the motel became the King Surf Resort, and this restaurant became the Pikake Hut.
At some point in its history, the bar was known as the Pupule Lanai.
There was also a Pantley's Pagan Hut on SW 10th and Stark in Portland, OR (1960-1962) and a Pantley's Pagan Room in Bellevue, WA, which must have been related somehow.
The structures for Pantley's Motel Apartments and the Pagan Hut are gone, and timeshares are now on the spot.
Alfredo's Beach Club
Long Beach, California, United States
This is a snack bar -- no liquor license. It is part of an in-line skate shop. They rent themselves out and help with private parties, sometimes luaus or other Hawaiian-themed events.
There are a couple of tikis on premises but this is by no means a full-time tiki establishment.
Trader Vic's - Berlin
Mitte, Berlin, Germany (Closed)
This Trader Vic's location opened in the Hilton Berlin in 2003. It closed on March 28, 2009.
Cocomo Joe's
Cave Creek, Arizona, United States (Closed)
Opened 2001.
This restaurant and bar was located in a shopping complex in a suburb well north of Phoenix. It had a more Caribbean than Polynesian feel, although there were some tikis outside. It's not as if this was false advertising, though... the place was called "Cocomo Joe's," after all.
In January 2003, there was a one-man cheesy synth & guitar band playing Jimmy Buffett tunes. There were also TVs showing sports installed throughout the joint. However, the drinks were tasty, and while they didn't serve drinks in tiki mugs, there was a stack of volcano bowls at the bar.
Cocomo Joe's closed in April 2014, and as of 2021 is now the Creek Patio Grill.
The Palms Motor Hotel
Portland, Oregon, United States
Opened in 1954.
This seedy motor hotel has two great things going for it: an utterly fantastic neon sign, and proximity to The Alibi (it's right across the street).
An overnight stay may not be for the faint-of-heart. It has received consistently bad reviews.
Tiki Farm
San Clemente, California, United States
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.
The Tiki Nook
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (Closed)
This was located in the Trade Winds West Motor Hotel. It originally was the Club Trade Winds restaurant.
Trader Vic's - Singapore
Singapore, Singapore (Closed)
This Trader Vic's location opened in the New Otani Hotel Singapore in 1984. It closed sometime around 2002.
The New Otani was in one of the two twin 25-storey towers used as hotel and service apartments, the other being the Liang Court Regency.
Entering the millennium, the New Otani was then sold and became Accor Hotels, and later renamed Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay.
Novotel was closed permanently in 2021 as a result of the Covid Pandemic.
Tiki Village Theater & Restaurant
Haapiti, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
Opened in 1988.
Tiki Village is a tourist attraction on the west side of Moorea, the small island directly to the west of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
Here visitors can see Tahitian traditions and dances in a utopian tropical setting and dine on roast pig and other delicacies at their restaurant.
Kelbo's - La Brea - Los Angeles
Los Angeles (La Brea), California, United States (Closed)
This location on Fairfax was the second of two, built in 1950, the first being built at Pico in 1947. Two men, Thomas Kelley and Jack Bouck, combined the first syllables of their last names and invented Kelbo’s, a small chain of Hawaiian barbecues whose food was not all that Hawaiian: burgers, barbecue meat sandwiches and some miscellaneous seafood. The concession to the islands was that every plate was garnished with a piece of pineapple and the fried shrimp was coated with coconut. They also served very sweet (but very good) barbecued ribs and had a menu of tropical drinks, some of which came flaming or served in a skull mug. Eli Hedley was the main designer and he was also responsible for the interior of other tropical-themed restaurants like Don the Beachcomber. Kelbo’s felt like a place that had been decorated in the thirties or forties and then no one changed anything. As mentioned, there were two Kelbo’s. This one was on Fairfax across from CBS Television City in La Brea, and was later torn down. It was a popular hangout for crew members who worked across the street at CBS Television City in the fifties and sixties. The building that housed the other was over on Pico at Exposition. After that location was shuttered, the building was converted into a bikini bar called Fantasy Island for a time. Much of the Kelbo’s advertising art was done by Bob Hale who otherwise turned up on Los Angeles TV from time to time as a cartooning weatherman. (He was also active in Seattle where he owned a popular hobby shop that bore his name.) Hale’s drawings of a fat Hawaiian guy in native garb could be seen on Kelbo’s napkins and menus, and both of the Kelbo's outlets had huge Bob Hale murals on the outside.
Tiki Tiki Yokohama Public Beer House
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Japan (Closed)
Tiki Tiki Yokohama was a combination of Polynesian themed restaurant and Public Beer House, with multiple dining rooms and floor shows.
The emphasis on Beer House was more recent, starting @ 2017 or so.
Closed November 6th, 2022 according to their Instagram.
There was a sister location, Tiki Tiki Shinjuku which did not have the Beer House emphasis and had much more Polynesian decor.
Oceanic Arts
Whittier, California, United States (Closed)
Oceanic Arts was a major contributor to tiki culture since its opening on June 25th, 1956, when it was opened by LeRoy Schmaltz and Bob Van Oosting.
Bob and LeRoy have provided carvings, decorations, signage, light fixtures, and all the outfitting needed for a tiki location to nearly all of the major spots, including Disney. Oceanic Arts served as a Home Depot of sorts for the tikiphile.
The store was closed for good on November 24th, 2021.
Bob and LeRoy went out on a triumphant note by announcing the publication of a book chronicling their much beloved business on the same day. This book, authored by Jordan Reichek and published by Peekaboo Gallery, was issued in a regular or slipcover edition. This was accompanied by 2 rounds of auctions and accompanying auction books. Together, these books give a very thorough overview of the work produced by Oceanic Arts.