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Post #730680 by tikicoma on Fri, Oct 31, 2014 11:15 PM

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Hi Lori, I don't believe the Tahitian in Richland was related to the one opened in the Sillman Hotel in Spokane in the '60's (formerly the Monkey Room as seen in Puamana's site http://www.arkivatropika.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=333) that you found a menu from. TikiTempus never mentioned his families involvement in another restaurant (his family owned/co-owned the Richland Tahitian for decades) and Vina, who originally opened it moved back to Seattle. Also there was a Tahitian Room in S.W. Seattle in the '60's at Busey's Restaurant. Popular name then, I wonder why?
I'd love to see scans of your menu, also the Seattle Polynesia lunch menu that you have (yes they had lunch from 11:30 to 2:30 marked on their early drinks menu, using the same marquesian? "shield" design as the menu you have).

aloha, tikicoma

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2014-11-01 01:25 ]