Tiki Bars
Tahitian Terrace - Anaheim
Anaheim, California, United States (Closed)
The Tahitian Terrace was a restaurant in Disneyland's Adventureland. It began as part of Main Street's Plaza Pavilion, as the Pavilion Lanai, before becoming the Tahitian Terrace in the summer of 1962. The Tahitian Terrace had a daily dinner revue, complete with dancers. Clips from a performance at the Tahitian Terrace can be seen on the Walt Disney Treasures Disneyland DVD, in the special Disneyland After Dark. The Tahitian Terrace was adjacent to the Enchanted Tiki Room, which opened soon afterward.
A memorable part of the Tahitian Terrace was the 35' tall "Dineyodendron" Tree with its fiery-colored blossoms which shaded the stage and much of the audience and was the second largest in the park next to that at the Swiss Family Treehouse.
The terrace was originally sponsored by Stouffers, and later by Kikkoman's (1980-closing).
In 1993, the Tahitian Terrace closed, and in its place was erected an architecturally-incongruous Aladdin-themed building (initially for a dinner show, later used for storytelling or character meeting and called "Aladdin's Oasis"). In December 2018, Aladdin's Oasis was replaced by a new Polynesian themed food counter, named Tropical Hideaway.
Hong Kong Disneyland has a Tahitian Terrace. While it does have tikis, it is not as elaborate as the original.
Holiday Inn
Anaheim, California, United States (Closed)
The original Disneyland Holiday Inn was on the southeast corner of S. Harbor and W. Katella.
Construction began March 6, 1968.
It was home to a Dobbs House Luau (one of several locations).
This Dobbs House Luau housed a Polynesian Room (Kapena Lanai, with decor supplied by Oceanic Arts) and a Ship's Lounge. The Kapena Lanai later merged into the Pirate's Table restaurant on or about April 4th, 1969, when it was publicly announced in the Santa Ana Register.
Most recently, this property was home to a Red Lion Hotel but that appears to have closed permanently in 2021.
Kon-Tiki - Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Kon-Tiki dates from 1955 and still has some great details from the period. Rather than being a tiki bar, it was inspired by the famed Kon-Tiki voyage; the exploration's logo is used as the logo of the bar. The Floss Bar is connected inside.
Closed briefly for a couple of months in 2016 but re-opened under new ownership.
Although the Kon-Tiki looks much the same as it has for the last 60+ years, as the new signs proclaim, it is now one of the first legal weed coffee shops in Zurich. You can buy four different strains of cannabis at the counter — Lion Haze, Orange Bud, Purple Bud and Kon-Tiki Kush — and smoke your purchase in the large upstairs lounge. However, by law, their cannabis can contain no more than 1% THC, so may be less potent than some users are expecting.
Tonga Bar - in the Harbor Cafe
Tønsberg, Norway (Closed)
Opened in the early 2000s.
This small tourist town in south Norway held this tiki bar, which was surprisingly rich in details like tapa cloth and bamboo despite the scarcity of such items in the area. The bar's hours fluctuated seasonally based on the presence of tourists in the town; the main season is summer and winter is the off-season.
It appears that some time after 2014 that the tiki elements were stripped out in favor of a modern dance club interior.
There is another Tonga Bar still operating as of 2023 in Bergen.
Funhauser Decor
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Closed)
Opened in 2004.
Funhauser Decor was a store in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown that specialized in offbeat and interesting items for the home, with a particular eye on midcentury-inspired tchotckes. Funhauser had a great selection of tiki merchandise, including mugs.
After five years, Funhauser Decor closed in 2009.
C. P. Three Prop House
Los Angeles, California, United States
This prop house (no relation to Star Wars: C. P. stands for Cinema Props, and it's the third of their four prop houses) is owned by Omega | Cinema Props. They had four rather massive moai stored outside, strapped to the side of the building. The moai had reportedly been used in a few film productions.
On July 14, 2010, a fire did extensive damage to the prop warehouse, but the moai were spared and moved to C. P. Two.
As of 2019 it is reported that the moai were sold.
The Aloha Room
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Closed)
This was a bar in Barrymore's Music Hall with a vague tropical theme -- a basic dive bar with some thatch here and there and a few plastic tikis. Tropical drinks were available.
Appears to have closed @2012 with some promotion for a comeback in 2020 that never materialized.
Trade Winds - Oxnard
Oxnard, California, United States (Closed)
Trade Winds was erected by developer Martin "Bud" Smith, and opened March 4th, 1964. It quickly became the hot place to be in town.
The restaurant had a lagoon leading up to a soaring A-frame entrance; inside were a series of themed rooms, including a central gazebo-shaped structure, the Samoa Hut/Tiki Temple. The predominant theme was Polynesian, but some of the rooms included an East Indies room, a Sadie Thompson room, and a Zanzibar room, all designed by 20th Century Fox designer Fred Moninger, and decorated by Ione Keenan. There were many tikis, carved by Richard M. Ellis. There was a Polynesian floor show.
Some time in the 1960s, Hop Louie (of Latitude 20 in Torrance, Minnie's in Modesto and the Islander in Stockton) took over the restaurant. In the late '70s, it became a Don the Beachcomber.
In later years, it became Coconut Joe's Warehouse Restaurant, and then later still around 1981, it became Hawaiian Cowboy (some of the decor was removed to make room for a mechanical bull and a BBQ pit. About a year later, it became an ice cream parlor, and in 1984, the building was demolished. The site is now a road.
Leilani Hut
Long Beach, California, United States (Closed)
The Leilani was in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. It opened in 1937 and closed in 1974 when it became "The Stockpot".
Al Britt was the original owner who was a merchant seaman. He sold, or died, around 1953 or 1954. Don May bought the Leilani from the second owner, in June, 1955 and had a grand-re-opening under his own name on July 15th, 1956.
It was Don who re-named the bar the "Leilani Hut".
Don was also the owner of The Hawaiian and The Gay 90's on Signal Hill. He also started the continuing tradition of the lighted floating Christmas trees in Belmont Shore.
The interior of the Leilani Hut had some large Hawaiian scene murals. It was also known for its bawdy artwork in the men's restroom.
It is now a Legends sports bar since 1979.
The Islands - Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Closed)
The Islands was a Polynesian restaurant just south of Camelback Road in Phoenix, operating from July 4th, 1958 through at least the '70s. It had four rooms: the Tapa Bar, the Tiki Room, the Cannibal Room, and the Waterfall Room, which was available for private events when it wasn't used for live music and dancing,
The building had two swooping A-frames, facing in opposite directions, covered in thatch, and two cone-shaped thatched huts to the left of the main building. The exterior sides of the restaurant were decorated with oversized, graphic tapa-style designs. The restaurant was fronted by two large rootball tikis that were sometimes used as logos for the restaurant.
From 1977 onward, it was known as Tommy Wong's Island Restaurant after being purchased by Wong, who had worked at the Chicago Don the Beachcomber and at the Aku Aku in Las Vegas before becoming a successful restaurateur in his own right. Tommy Wong also had an Island Restaurant (or "Islands Restaurant" depending on the advertisement) in Colorado Springs and Denver, Colorado.
Some time in the '80s, The Islands/Island Restaurant building in Phoenix was razed. The rest of the chain in Colorado also went under in the 80s.
Tiki Railbar
Anchorage, Alaska, United States (Closed)
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.