Opened in the 1960s and closed in the 1980s.

This location served Chinese, Polynesian, and American cuisine along with tropical drinks in a waterfront lounge with an excellent view of Cape Kennedy and the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building from their dining room and lounge.

It was a popular hangout for astronauts.

Now gone and the location has been used for new housing projects.

The South Pacific Restaurant and Guam Outpost (opened in 1954 by Wayne C. Sit), was a pre-tiki establishment located in the Loop in downtown Chicago.

Incredible neon signage created by the White Way sign company of Chicago.

You would enter this downstairs restaurant through a foyer with a tiki and a splashing fountain. Beaded curtains separated the cocktail lounge from the long dining room. Glass panels in the ceiling lit the room. Lots of greenery and a huge fake tree along one wall.

Lunch and dinner were served 7 days a week.

Closed in 1981.

Wayne C. Sit died in 2006 at the age of 88.

*NOTE: The below photo depicts Sit’s nephew Tom Go in 1962.

Opened in 2013.

The venue has a raised stage at the back and is known for its live music. The large main room can have tables and chairs moved to easily accommodate a large crowd.

Each tiki flanking the main bar weighs an estimated 500 kilograms and was specially designed for the occasion by the Regensburg Tiki artist Kai Sarnes (alias Haikai). This artist friend is also responsible for their house tiki mugs.

This was the first location for Albert Gee's Poly-Asian.

It had three distinctly defined spaces: The Poly-Asian Dining Room, The Kabuki Tea House, and The Club Luau -- a private section of the Poly-Asian.

Albert Gee sold it to Peter Chin in 1962 and it continued until 1969.

A second location was opened at 5200 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX (sometimes listed as 5138 Westheimer, Houston, TX) by Albert Gee after selling his first location in 1962. This second location had, until recently, been a Dobb's House Luau location.

Both Poly-Asian locations advertised themselves as serving Polynesian, Cantonese, and Japanese cuisine as well as Tropical Beverages.

Jane E. Gee, Albert's wife, outlived her husband of 38 years but passed away in 2019 at the age of 98. She was a co-owner of the business.

The original Poly-Asian was located at 9530 S. Main St., Houston TX. Albert Gee sold it to Peter Chin in 1962 and it continued until 1969.

This second location was opened at 5200 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX (sometimes listed as 5138 Westheimer, Houston, TX) by Albert Gee after selling his first location in 1962. This second location had, until recently, been a Dobb's House Luau location.

The Poly-Asian advertised itself as serving Polynesian, Cantonese, and Japanese cuisine as well as Tropical Beverages.

The second floor of this location was home to the "Club Luau".

Jane E. Gee, Albert's wife, outlived her husband of 38 years but passed away in 2019 at the age of 98. She was a co-owner of the business.

Opened in 1954.

A vintage postcard from this bar touted it as "Unique in providing a relaxing Polynesian atmosphere, where you can listen to the sound of a waterfall and Hawaiian music, gaze at tropical birds and fish, and leisurely enjoy the finest in cocktails, expertly made to your individual taste."

Now known as the Paradise Club and under the same ownership since about 1991.

Opened in 1992, Arnold's is a good old-fashioned Honolulu Tiki dive bar.

This hidden spot off Saratoga Road was once a horse stable, but today Arnold’s is lined wall-to-wall with lauhala, decked in vintage photographs of hapa-haole hula girls and protected by tiki totems everywhere you turn.

You’ll also find locally made rum and drafts. Their mai-tais are touted as being pretty good and inexpensive.

Open daily. Live music 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. All day $5 cocktails.

The Tropicana Lanes was a 56 lane bowling alley with an attached cocktail lounge called the Kon-Tiki Room.

This location was opened around 1959 and closed around 1975.

The original structure has been leveled and is now home to the Crystal Inn Suites & Spas.

Opened in 2019.

This small tiki bar was a bit eclectic -- it had some traditional tiki decor (large tiki carving in corner and masks, mugs, and art on the walls) blended with nautical (netting on ceiling with beach cottage lanterns), as well as a large pirate flag and palm fronds wallpaper. The tufted green Victorian couch, chrome barstools and stacked stone walls may have felt slightly at odds with the other themes, but the overall vibe was clean and cozy and tropical.

They had a healthy selection of tiki cocktails (classic and contemporary) and rums to peruse, as well as a large menu of sushi (or appetizers if you just needed something to snack on).

The owners announced that September 30th, 2023 would be their last day of business at this location. Their lease was not renewed. They hope to secure another lease nearby in the future and re-open if possible.

Oh No! Lulu was created by foodie mogul trifecta Luis Morandi, Patricia Scheuer, and Ludovico De Biaggi.

It opened in Spring 2019.

The name is a play on “Honolulu”.

Most of the drinks are served in locally hand-crafted ceramic vessels that resemble everything from sharks to skulls to tiki gods and the food menu includes dishes like Café Habana-inspired grilled corn, poke bowls, and pu-pu platters.

The bar features a tiki fireplace, a ton of hanging rattan basket lights, a very long bamboo bar, toucan and exotic flower print wallpaper, and some tiki masks.

From their Facebook page: "The original Tiki Bar in Athens established in 2007. We offer the best exotic cocktails & delicious food inspired by many different cuisines! Our djs spin uplifting music from all decades and during the winter we have a few selected live gigs!"

Opened in 2015.

This is not the well-known location in Chicago but rather, one of the two locations of the same name in India. All three were inspired by the name of the famous Don the Beachcomber cocktail.

It is located over a Taco Bell.

They serve North Indian, Continental, and Italian cuisine.

Drinks are served in tiki mugs and often accompanied by dry ice effects.