What is the oldest tiki restaurant still in existence? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Apr 28, 2013 11:51 AM And both, Alibi and Tonga Room, went full Tiki relatively late in the 60s/70s. Bahooka was not the oldest, the original location had been closed long before....the same goes for Sam's Seafood/Don's, it turned Tiki down the line... It is quite shocking to think there is no place left that is older than the Mai Kai, which opened just after Christmas 1956, so really it opened in 1957. If nobody can think of an existing Tiki temple older than 1957 (I can't at the moment) then the Mai Kai is not only the grandest, most original Tiki temple, but also the oldest still open.

And both, Alibi and Tonga Room, went full Tiki relatively late in the 60s/70s. Bahooka was not the oldest, the original location had been closed long before....the same goes for Sam's Seafood/Don's, it turned Tiki down the line...

It is quite shocking to think there is no place left that is older than the Mai Kai, which opened just after Christmas 1956, so really it opened in 1957. If nobody can think of an existing Tiki temple older than 1957 (I can't at the moment) then the Mai Kai is not only the grandest, most original Tiki temple, but also the oldest still open.

Post #675847 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Apr 28, 2013 11:51 AM