Post #13066 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Thu, Nov 7, 2002 12:41 PM

Hey Lucky,

Those pictures are great! I wish I could find some apartments down here in L.A. that had a carved stone moai. Doctor Z assures me though, that there is one on top of a pub in Hermosa Beach - must try to photograph it if it is still there.

Keep finding and photographing those tiki spots. I live for this stuff.

I went through my postcard/matchbook collection to see if I could find some other NorCal tiki locations. I skipped the more famous locals (Trader Vics, Tonga Room, Skipper Kent's, Tiki Bob's) and went for the more obscure. Check these out. Maybe some of you locals could let me know if any of these places still exist?

Sabu

This is a drink menu from the Aloha Club in Martinez, CA. Dated 1944. You could purchase a "Lohi Lohi Fizz" for 75 cents and a Zombie for $1.50.

The Coral Reef Restaurant - 2795 Fulton Ave, Sacramento. "The beautiful Outrigger Room, one of the seven enchanting Dining Rooms. Banquets up to 150".

The World Famous Hawaiian Gardens. 1500 Almaden Road, San Jose. "Unsurpassed for Dining and Entertainment"

ISLANDER MOTEL - 522 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. "All new and exotic units...5 minutes to beaches, playland and boardwalk"

KON TIKI INN - 1621 Price Street, Pismo Beach. This hotel was adjacent to Trader Nick's Restaurant, (see matchcover next to postcard). The drink menu was called "Trader Nick's Grog Log".

LANAI MOTEL - 2353 Lombard, San Francisco. Postcard dated 1965.

1. MALEVILLE'S CORAL REEF LODGE - 2700 Fulton Ave, Sacramento.
2. MINNIE'S RESTAURANT - 140 E. Harding Way, Stockton.
3. THE LANAI RESTAURANT, in Villa Square. 4070 El Camino Real, San Mateo.

Two views of the POLYNESIAN MOTEL - 433 W. Montecito St. Santa Barbara.

TIKI INN MOTEL - 531 Stanford Ave at El Camino Real, Palo Alto. If you look closely, the top of the signpost is a tiki face, but it's lost in darkness.

And, of course, the old ISLANDER in Stockton - 6623 Pacific Ave. "One of California's Finest Cuisines of Exotic Cantonese and Mandarin Dishes. Should You Desire an American Dinner Such a Menu in All its Tasty Pleasures is Available. You are Cordially Invited to Visit Us and Your Suggestions are Always Welcome and Solicited at the Islander."