Aku-Tiki Room at the Andris Waunee Farm Restaurant, Kewanee, IL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Sun, Jan 20, 2008 12:08 PM Wish I could transplant it here. It's an incredible place. In a bigger city and with a little bit more "stuff" in it, it would be awesome. I was very much looking forward to seeing King Kuku and Pablus playing in the round in the open area above the bar. I think it would have been magical... Hala, the man who built the place passed away in December. They were just open two nights a week as it was and when Glen died, they just decided to let go of it. It was thbe last room left of a bar and restaurant complex that once served 1000+ people a night with 4 bars and 4 bands a night. It used to be a heavy tourist area and it all just dwindled to the locals. I think it stayed open out of a certain sentimentality at this point.

Wish I could transplant it here. It's an incredible place. In a bigger city and with a little bit more "stuff" in it, it would be awesome. I was very much looking forward to seeing King Kuku and Pablus playing in the round in the open area above the bar. I think it would have been magical...

Hala, the man who built the place passed away in December. They were just open two nights a week as it was and when Glen died, they just decided to let go of it. It was thbe last room left of a bar and restaurant complex that once served 1000+ people a night with 4 bars and 4 bands a night. It used to be a heavy tourist area and it all just dwindled to the locals. I think it stayed open out of a certain sentimentality at this point.

Post #356147 by Swanky on Sun, Jan 20, 2008 12:08 PM