Max’s South Seas Hideaway , Grand Rapids, MI (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D DixonAlibi Grand Member (1 year) NYC from PDX Joined: Aug 01, 2015 Posts: 101	D DixonAlibi Posted posted on Thu, Oct 24, 2019 5:11 PM This place is amazing. I was lucky enough to be able to fly in for opening night. The decor is outstanding. There are so many vintage pieces as well as an equal amount of new pieces that are all mixed with each other, side by side, that it's basically impossible to tell which is which. It looks like it's been there for a long time and stuff just kept getting added over time which I love. The bottom floor has two bars, dining space, and quite enclosed large booth type spaces and 'huts'. The main front bar which had a long bar was nice, but the 'Atomic Lounge' in the back was my favorite place with eight seats at the bar and four four top tables, it just felt more intimate and hidden. Upstairs houses a big horseshoe 'ship' bar as well as more table seating and huts. The staff were all great and the food and drinks incredible. I had the jumbo crab rangoon which were huge and delicious, and a fried spam 'sushi' roll that was divine. The Mai Tai, Painkiller, Max's Swizzle, and Lei Lani Nouveau cocktails I had were perfect. They really knocked it out of the park with the entire place. All photos below are mine. Sign, entrance, and building at night. The third floor will become tiki decorated AirBnBs next year sometime. Main front bar. The 'Atomic Lounge' Upstairs ship bar. The insane wall of mugs from own of the owner's, Mark's, personal collection. This isn't even all of his mugs! Wall of Gecko'z carvings of the old Wardhouse beams. Each one is gorgeous. Other carvings, art, and the pinnacle of the old Kona Kai. Lamps. Unsure which, if any, are vintage and which are new! Some of the booths/huts Food and drinks! Caught Bigbrotiki (Sven) off guard. Mug by Gecko and myself semi drunk on a delicious Mai Tai! Wish it weren't in Michigan so I could go all the time! Dixon previously of The Alibi [ Edited by: DixonAlibi 2019-10-24 17:14 ]

This place is amazing. I was lucky enough to be able to fly in for opening night. The decor is outstanding. There are so many vintage pieces as well as an equal amount of new pieces that are all mixed with each other, side by side, that it's basically impossible to tell which is which.
It looks like it's been there for a long time and stuff just kept getting added over time which I love. The bottom floor has two bars, dining space, and quite enclosed large booth type spaces and 'huts'. The main front bar which had a long bar was nice, but the 'Atomic Lounge' in the back was my favorite place with eight seats at the bar and four four top tables, it just felt more intimate and hidden. Upstairs houses a big horseshoe 'ship' bar as well as more table seating and huts.
The staff were all great and the food and drinks incredible. I had the jumbo crab rangoon which were huge and delicious, and a fried spam 'sushi' roll that was divine.
The Mai Tai, Painkiller, Max's Swizzle, and Lei Lani Nouveau cocktails I had were perfect.
They really knocked it out of the park with the entire place.
All photos below are mine.
Sign, entrance, and building at night. The third floor will become tiki decorated AirBnBs next year sometime.

Main front bar.

The 'Atomic Lounge'

Upstairs ship bar.

The insane wall of mugs from own of the owner's, Mark's, personal collection. This isn't even all of his mugs!

Wall of Gecko'z carvings of the old Wardhouse beams. Each one is gorgeous.

Other carvings, art, and the pinnacle of the old Kona Kai.

Lamps. Unsure which, if any, are vintage and which are new!

Some of the booths/huts

Food and drinks!

Caught Bigbrotiki (Sven) off guard. Mug by Gecko and myself semi drunk on a delicious Mai Tai!