The Breakers (or, Lenny's The Breakers), Crystal Lake, IL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

TT Tonga Trader Tiki Socialite Chicago Joined: Jan 23, 2006 Posts: 127	TT Tonga Trader Posted posted on Thu, May 10, 2007 1:10 PM On 2007-05-09 13:01, Humuhumu wrote: Crystal Lake is at the northwest edge of the outer Chicago suburbs... has anyone been to this place? We've been there. I tipped off a couple of the local Chicago ohana to it. A friend who grew up in that area told me about it. It looks pretty much like any Cantonese restaurant from the outside, but there's a tiki to greet you as you open the door. Their bar is nice, has a bamboo roof, puffer fish, etc. Bar staff all wears aloha shirts. Excellent traditional Mai Tais, very much like you find in Waikiki, but served with a rock candy swizzle stick. Other tropical drink selections available, and tasty. There's one of those big plastic tikis with the light inside, like Hala Kahiki has, in the bar area. Dining room is mostly Cantonese restauraunt chic. Food is good, Cantonese but with their own distinctive style. Steak dishes have big chunks of tender steak, lobster dishes have actual lobster (both priced accordingly.) We recommend it, the staff is friendly, and it's a pretty busy place - which is always a good sign. Been trying to get out there lately to take some pics and post about it here. So we'll try to do that 50 miles in the next few weeks. So, meanwhile, enjoy! TT

On 2007-05-09 13:01, Humuhumu wrote:

Crystal Lake is at the northwest edge of the outer Chicago suburbs... has anyone been to this place?

We've been there. I tipped off a couple of the local Chicago ohana to it. A friend who grew up in that area told me about it. It looks pretty much like any Cantonese restaurant from the outside, but there's a tiki to greet you as you open the door. Their bar is nice, has a bamboo roof, puffer fish, etc. Bar staff all wears aloha shirts. Excellent traditional Mai Tais, very much like you find in Waikiki, but served with a rock candy swizzle stick. Other tropical drink selections available, and tasty. There's one of those big plastic tikis with the light inside, like Hala Kahiki has, in the bar area. Dining room is mostly Cantonese restauraunt chic. Food is good, Cantonese but with their own distinctive style. Steak dishes have big chunks of tender steak, lobster dishes have actual lobster (both priced accordingly.) We recommend it, the staff is friendly, and it's a pretty busy place - which is always a good sign.

Been trying to get out there lately to take some pics and post about it here. So we'll try to do that 50 miles in the next few weeks. So, meanwhile, enjoy!

Post #305464 by Tonga Trader on Thu, May 10, 2007 1:10 PM