This Trader Vic's was opened in 1975, along with the opening of the Hotel Toronto (later the Hilton Toronto).

Closed in 1991.

Now occupied by a Ruth's Chris Steak House.

Opened in 1954, this short-lived establishment was technically at the very beginning of the tiki era, but from all accounts was still very much a pre-tiki Hawaiiana bamboo and surf bar/restaurant.

The interior was decorated with bamboo, rattan, and natural materials, with some large sheets of tapa on the walls as well. However, no actual carved tikis or tiki mugs.

The cocktail menu, shown below, is basically lifted from Don the Beachcomber's, including some of the graphics.

An advert from 1955 describes Steve Romer's Surf Rider as “Tops in Hawaiian entertainment featuring George Kainapau, the Golden Voice of Hawaii." Customers could also dance to the music of the in-house band called The Surf Riders.

The restaurant served Cantonese and American food, had private banquet rooms and a fashion show luncheon was held every Wednesday.

According to newspaper reports, the restaurant went into receivership in 1957.

This location is not to be confused with the Bakersfield Surf Rider, opened a few years later, which epitomizes the over-the-top decoration in the Golden Era of Tiki.

There were many unrelated restaurants that used this name over the years, and it is worthwhile to note that the name and what it evoked reaches back to the pre-tiki era.

*NOTE: This location at 137 S. Lake Avenue would eventually become home, four years later, to The Tahitian, which fully embraced the Golden Era vision of Tiki.

Today, with the area having gone through several construction remodelings, there is no sign of the original building. As of 2024, it appears to have been in what is now a parking lot area adjacent to Fidelity Investments.

Opened in September of 2013.

From Jungle:

"Welcome to Jungle, the original tiki bar transporting you from Brisbane to your own tropical paradise. Our handmade tiki hut takes inspiration from the Polynesian Islands, with a cocktail list just as tropical to match! You’ll find us centrally located in West End on Vulture Street. Though she is but small… she is mighty. Making and shaking is what we do, baby. We love mixing up tropical concoctions with a list of drinks reflecting seasonal produce and emerging rums. Let us know if you have a classic cocktail or something different in mind; we can more than likely whip that up for you. We also have a wall of rum, a range of local and international beers and tasty beverages rotating on tap."

Opened in April 2014. This was Sheffield's first tiki bar. It features a small tiki bar close to the entrance and additional booth or chair seating inside.

Opened June 30th, 2023 at Skydome, which is a multi-purpose entertainment center featuring a 4,000 person arena, a gym, nightclubs, restaurants, and an ice rink.

Samoan Joe's moved here from its old location on Spon Street in Coventry, which closed June 24th, 2023.

This location at Skydome had previously been home to FOMO Restaurant and is a much bigger space, allowing more room all-around, especially for a dance floor.

Some details included a photo booth, a canoe on the roof, a VIP area, neon signs, hand painted murals throughout, and plenty of tiki mugs to serve cocktails in.

The updated cocktail list also featured at least 4 drinks which included fire, according to bartenders.

Closed "temporarily" on July 11th, 2025 but no word on future plans six months later as of January 2026...so probably closed for good.

The Reef hotel was built in 1967.

The Chief's Hut was an outdoor poolside dining area at the Cinerama Reef Hotel. Circa 1969 if not earlier.

Run by Bob Maynard, they advertised "Dining Under The Stars".

The Reef, Reef Towers and Edgewater hotels were sold to the Cinerama movie company in 1969 but Roy Kelley re-purchased the hotels from Cinerama in 1982 to re-integrate them back into the Outrigger chain.

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and the Reef is now known as The Outrigger Reef Waikiki beach resort, with The Chief's Hut area completely gone and remodeled.

Turtle Bay opened its doors in May 1972 as Del Webb’s Kuilima Resort Hotel and Country Club. The hotel boasted 443 ocean view rooms and a golf course. Webb was inspired by the name of the area the hotel sits on called Kuilima. In the Hawaiian language kui lima means "joining hands".

The former owner of the New York Yankees opened the resort with none other than Bob Hope as the headliner.

Webb had the vision of making Kuilima the first casino in Hawaii, however a bill that would make gambling legal that he anticipated passing died.

The resort took the Turtle Bay name officially in 1983. However, locals called the area Turtle Bay before then because turtles commonly feed in the bay.

Over the years what hasn’t changed is Turtle Bay’s untouched coastline, expansive grounds and legendary surfing. The resort rests on 1,300 acres of paradise. It is home to the stunning Kawela Bay, Kuilima Farm and the most northern tip on the island of Oahu, Kahuku Point.

The splendor of Turtle Bay has drawn Hollywood to its shores over the past 5 decades. More than 150 movies, TV shows and series have been filmed at Turtle Bay including Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Hawaii Five-0 and Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle.

In April 2020, the hotel closed to the public in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic. Owners used the down time to completely transform Turtle Bay from the inside out with world renowned designer Dianna Wong and the architects of WCIT Architecture leading the charge.

*NOTE: It does not appear that the three tikis that stood outside in the 70s are still in place, although with all the remodeling it is possible that there may be new Polynesian art and decor somewhere on the grounds.

Formerly at Park Avenue in Tustin, they moved locations to Newport Avenue and re-opened with a sneak preview on May 16th, 2023 and did their grand re-opening on June 6th, 2023.

This appears to be a much roomier space.

This location also features the "Belly of the Beast" speakeasy -- a Pinocchio-themed bar with a hidden entrance through the mouth of a giant whale. Inspired by Disneyland's Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction in Fantasyland. The speakeasy is known for its intimate setting, with limited seating, and its own menu of themed cocktails like the "Farewell Jiminy" served with a side of toasted crickets. Reservations are highly recommended due to the small size of the space. The build-out of this speakeasy was done by Bamboo Ben.

Opened circa late 50s and hit its peak in the 60s, but lasted into the 70s.

Shipwreck Kelly's was located at 270 Lewers St., at the base of the Holiday Isle Hotel which took up much of the corner of Lewers/Kalakaua.

The exterior entrance was located under red and white striped awnings, with a large anchor on display.

The interior featured an over the top nautical atmosphere with nightly entertainment from the "Crow's Nest" stage.

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and no signs of the original structure remain. Today, as of 2023, the footprint of Shipwreck Kelly's appears now taken up by the Hokulani Hilton Grand Vacations Club.

Opened November 19th, 2015 by Glen Hoyer and Lisa Diblasio.

Located in the Tequesta Fashion Mall.

This store stocks a wide assortment of tiki and tropical fashion and decor, including carvings, mugs, shirts, jewelry, paintings, books, and much more...

Opened in November 2019 by Neal Warner and his brother Paul Warner in partnership with Love Handle’s Chris and Ally Benedyk and Flatland Kitchen designers Eric and Rebekah Nolan.

This is yet another newer bar that eschews the title of "Tiki Bar" but reaches deeply into the genre/category, borrowing much of its atmosphere and, of course, its drinks. The owners prefer to call Strange Bird a "Rum Bar" or "Landlocked Exotica" and acknowledge the tiki-leanings but state that they have purposefully kept things a bit more spare with what they consider "cleaner" and more "minimalist lines".

While there may be no tiki carvings on display, there is a ton of lauhala matting behind the backbar which is overseen by a taxidermied wild boar who looks like he would be right at home at a Hawaiian luau. Some contrasting walls are wall-papered in a large banana leaf print. Nearby booths are bordered with variated bamboo. The roof is blanketed with loose thatch panels that give a nice hut-like feel. Fish trap lamps, and round capiz shell lamps give plenty of mood lighting. This is contrasted with white painted boards on the front of the bar and white modern barstools, but this use of white calls to mind not so much a spare modern aesthetic as it does the sides of a white-painted boat's hull, and plays off all the nautical rope looped about.

Opened in 1918.

Sun Hung Heung was by all accounts a traditional Chinese Restaurant without Polynesian Pop decor, however they did offer tropical cocktails on their menu and served them in mugs made by OMC.

Sun Hung Heung was erroneously called Sam Heung in famous Beat Author Jack Kerouack's Desolation Angels, which was published in 1965, just a few years before their grand 50th anniversary. Kerouack often looked forward to having a midnight meal here, at this modest family-style restaurant. He wrote that he wanted to walk around the city for hours with a pint bottle, then sit in a booth in this "marvelous old restaurant."

Later incorporated in 1978 and dissolved in 1997.

Today, as of 2023, this location is now Chinatown Restaurant.