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Name:Aloha
Type:restaurant
Street:2724 South Campbell
City:Springfield
State:MO
Zip:65807
country:USA
Phone:417-883-9581
Status:defunct
Note: I am leaving my original post intact for the sake of documentation and because the posts following it wouldn't make much sense otherwise, but Aloha went out of business on July 3, 2004.
Description:
This is a Polynesian restaurant and bar located in a strip mall. It has been open about seven months. Many of the dishes are Chinese but the manager tells me they will soon switch to an all Hawaiian menu. Some tropical drinks are served in a selection of about 15 different Dynasty mugs (the new ones made in China) which are sold separately for $7. They also have the Dynasty volcano bowls and sell those for $14.
The decor holds the most Tiki you'll see in the surrounding states. Disney tikis (some with silver paint) flank the front door. Water trickles down a vertical glass panel with a tropical scene just inside the door and it circulates into an aquarium system that runs all over the restaurant under plexiglass panels in the floor. You can watch the koi swim by your table as you dine. All of the free-standing tables have one large-backed wicker chair and the thatch covered booths are decorated with either a print of a hula dancer or a wooden mask.
The place uses a number of Orchids of Hawaii lamps left over from a previous Polynesian restaurants the owners had a number of years ago. A mural of a landscape with a Moai decorates one of the walls and various back-lit masks and such are scattered about to saturate the mood. The music when I was there was a mix of modern rock with some Hawaiian.
The manager says that if the business grows, he'd like to expand and have a large tiki/fireplace similar to Kahiki. He actually has a copy of The Book of Tiki behind the bar and I showed him Tiki Road Trip.
I'll get some more info on my next visit and post some pics when I can scan them.
[ Edited by: tikijackalope on 2004-07-25 22:56 ]
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