Post #542972 by SuperEight on Fri, Jul 16, 2010 6:41 PM

I found a mention on a Los Gatos historical site that someone had posted asking if anyone remembered Waikiki Village. I took a chance and emailed him and he shot this remembrance back to me:

"I was just a kid, but it was on LG Blvd near where the car dealers are now. Across the street was one of those 50s style red leather booth prime rib places, though I can't remember the name.

Waikiki Village had some giant iron gas tiki torches out front at slight angles off of vertical out by the street (maybe 4 of them about 12-15 feet tall?). Palm trees out front, with a multi-faceted roof that wasn't pitched very high. It was kind of an open space inside, and I think I remember it having a big salad bar and a big cocktail bar. There may have been a lot of the faux-stone on the walls like they used in '60s fireplaces, and some small palm trees inside? Don't remember the menu, as I probably only ate there 4 or 5 times in the late 60s, though drove by it all the time."

Sounds like the place hit several traditional Tiki notes.