Opened @2022.

This bar & restaurant is more tropical/Hawaiian styled and less classic Tiki.

However, they do serve a rotating list of tropical cocktails, including the Blue Hawaiian and Mauna Mama (coconut, pineapple, and orange). Some cocktails are served in Tiki mugs.

They are also famous for their pizza burgers, which are enclosed in pizza dough like calzones.

This was a well-known pre-tiki burlesque nightclub with an exotic tiki/jungle theme that opened around the late 1940s and ran through the 50s.

Inside there were hourly thunder storm sound effects.

A very large tree branch on the ceiling with moss on it had little twinkling white lights hidden here and there.

The dance floor was hydraulic and could be lifted up for shows.

A big bird cage came down out of the ceiling above the dance floor for special shows with signature dancers inside.

There were tiki masks on the back walls that had black lights on them.

There was a lighted alligator pit in one back corner of the club.

The chairs had an animal skin prints on them, and the girls that worked there had animal skin printed bikini suits on with one shoulder strap.

Many headliners in music, comedy, and burlesque played here over the years. Blaze Starr in her leopard skin outfit below was just one honorable mention...

Today, this location is home to The Stone, a Recreational Cannabis Dispensary

Opened in 2001.

The Quarterdeck has an enviable spot smack bang on the banks of the Wagonga Inlet in Forsters Bay. It started its life as an oyster grower’s shed before evolving into a kiosk, then a fish’n’chip shop. Its previous owners took it over in 2001 and transformed it into a tiki-inspired bar and restaurant.

Now owned by Merivale.

From the Quarterdeck website:

"A long-standing Narooma institution, Quarterdeck has been known by locals as a place to catch up and celebrate for almost 20 years. Enjoy a menu that champions the freshest product the South Coast has to offer, alongside re-imagined tiki-style cocktails. Grab a banana daiquiri, watch the sun set, and laugh with friends as day becomes night."

Opened Friday, May 12th, 2023.

From their website:

"A South American inspired Tiki Bar located in Westfield Tuggerah’s outdoor dining precinct.

Find yourself in a vibrant and tropical atmosphere, transporting you to the wild jungles of South America, complete with amazing authentic street food and refreshing tropical cocktails.

So come on down and escape to the tropics at Longbrow's Jungle Bar. Whether you’re looking for a fun night out with friends or a casual catch-up, we have something for everyone and are open till late!"

Opened in July 2023.

The Waiana Tiki Bar strives to convey an original South Seas atmosphere in the middle of old town Zurich. A huge palm tree on one of the two outdoor terraces with twelve and 24 seats points the way to the Polynesian terrain. The smell of coconut beach from a scent machine at the counter permeates the entire interior on the ground floor, the Tiki-style interior decoration, the service and the matching music create South Sea dreams if you want to get involved. The handmade tiki cups come from Niki's Tiki (a Hungarian craftswoman and daughter of a Budapest tiki bar owner).

With the opening of the Waiana Tiki Bar, Hunor Deák has fulfilled his dream of having his own bar in the tiki format. An anchor in the catering industry for 17 years, his gastronomic journey began at Morrison's , which is one of Budapest's oldest nightclubs. This was followed by bartending and bar manager positions on the cruise ship Aida, in the Café del Sol on Ibiza, in the English Loose Cannon Cocktail Bar and in the Committee Bar & Restaurant in Boston. Afterwards, he and his wife Betina De-Luca wanted to explore Waiana in Mallorca. But Covid and the subsequent war in Ukraine caused them to leave the island to find a new place for Waiana. They have been living in Switzerland since September of 2022.

Opened in 1963 at Villa Plaza, a new construction in Lakewood just south of Tacoma (although advertising materials say "Tacoma" for this location).

It was a 2-story construction with A-frame entrance and a Witco Mbulu Ugulu mask just below the roofline.

This restaurant started off life as a nicely appointed Polynesian Restaurant with decor sourced from Witco and some fern tikis sourced from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair that ended just half a year before The Tiki Restaurant opened.

Martin Denny even did a live performance back in the early days here.

However, in 1966 they decided to have topless go-go dancing upstairs and it appears to have gotten seedier/more sketchy as the years went on...

First off, the dancing was illegal. There were some arrests made and negative headlines before the bar was able to secure a cabaret license and legitimize the dancing.

Then, in 1974, a patron killed a bouncer.

Shortly after this, the restaurant was sold and became Peking Restaurant for a few years until in 1978 it was burned down in a suspected arson.

Nothing remains today.

Opened July 26th, 2023.

This is sort of a reincarnation of Tiki Tango, which closed in June of 2022.

The upstairs space above McCray's Tavern on the Beltline (formerly The Baxter on the Beltline) provides plenty of seating and a great view of the city.

Many of the set pieces from Tiki Tango can be spotted, including the tiki that greets visitors at the entrance.

Tiki Rancher (Frank Simotics) was also essential to this build-out as well.

The bar serves a full menu of tiki cocktails in tiki mugs and has branded mugs and glassware for sale.

Lost Island Theme Park is located in Waterloo, Iowa. The 90-acre (36 ha) park includes five element-themed lands (fire, water, earth, air, spirit), which feature numerous attractions; including three roller coasters.

The park is owned by the Bertch family, who also operate the Lost Island Waterpark, which is located next to the site of the theme park. Construction on Lost Island Theme Park began in August 2019, it opened on June 18, 2022, and it cost an estimated $100 million.

The entire park setting is a fictional, enchanted island called ‘Auk Modu’ (in the park's constructed language of Aukipi).

The park is located next to a 30-acre (12 ha) lake which lends itself to the island feel, with some rides extending out over the water.

The park's Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol dark ride is perhaps the most "Tiki" thing in the park aside from the tikis that flank the front A-frame entrance. For Disneyland park-goers, a comparison could be made to the Buzz Lightyear ride. Here, in Volkanu, patrons sit in small slowly spinning ride cars and fire lava pistols at lava monsters. An animatronic and tattooed native gives them a call to adventure at the beginning to defeat the boss lava monster at the end of the ride (much like Buzz urges players to defeat Emperor Zurg in the Buzz Lightyear ride). There are also 3-D visuals that jump out.

Adults can purchase alcoholic drinks (beer, seltzers and frozen cocktails) at Thirsty Voyager in the Awa (Water) Realm (see menu below).

Opened December 2nd, 2020.

The rapidly growing mini chain of Blue Sushis (there are 19 and counting open or coming soon across the U.S. as of 2023) now have “pocket bars” next door. Each has a different style, and Des Moines was lucky enough to draw the tiki card.

There is a nice selection of hanging lamps and the interior is nicely trimmed out in bamboo, natural materials, and palm leaf wallpaper. One end has a lava rock wall with the requisite pink neon sign that has sprung up in the age of Instagram to take the obligatory photos with.

They serve tiki cocktails in tiki mugs, although as of this time they do not appear to have original branded barware. The mugs used appear to be the top 10 wholesale mugs made in China (some of them rip-offs of Bosko's or Tiki Farm's mugs). However, the cocktails appear to be dialed in craft-cocktails using good ingredients, by all accounts.

This bar and restaurant was located in Pittsford Plaza, a 530,000 square foot open-air center in a suburb of Rochester, New York, built in the early 1960s.

"Specializing in Polynesian, Cantonese, and Mandarin dishes".

Today, there is no sign of the South Pacific. The location is now home to Century Liquor & Wines.

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 the dance floor.

Some details include 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 features at least 4 drinks which include fire, according to bartenders.

The governor, on April 27, 1951, signed an act to change the name of Honolulu Airport to Honolulu International Airport.

There was still much construction to do, however, and the new terminal and facilities took a few years to develop, but several airlines, including Pan American Airways and United Airlines inaugurated jet service between the mainland United States and Hawaii in 1959.

Eventually, the Okolehao Bar was added to entertain guests. This was probably when the new John Rodgers Terminal was dedicated on August 22, 1962, during the annual conference of the Airport Operators Council, held in Honolulu August 19-25, 1962. The entrance to the bar can be seen in the press photo below.

This bar functioned through the 60s and into the 70s.

Eventually, in 2017, they changed the name of the Honolulu International Airport to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.