Photo taken in the 1950s or 1960s, possibly in a tiki restaurant. Can anyone identify the location? - General Tiki

MAM mike and marie Tiki Socialite Sunken Studios \| The Current Year Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 443	MAM mike and marie Posted posted on Fri, Sep 9, 2022 6:17 PM in reply to Tiki-Michi Gotta be Dobbs House Luau. It was a southern chain of tiki restaurants. I believe most if not all locations were built inside luxury hotels. The first was in Atlanta but they were all over the south, there were almost a dozen of them at one time. Steak was the featured entree. Well, not just any steak, but Hawaiian chopped sirloin served with Bedspring potatoes (aka curly fries) and fried banana & pineapple. The homemade looking tapa on the wall in this photo looks like the Dallas location: The rails, definitely had these in Atlanta: The locations were not identical but they all shared some of the look and feel. There was a location in Charlotte. Great photo. I think we can nail it down to the Charlotte, Dallas, or Atlanta locations. In all photos I've seen chair styles were different in Dallas & Atlanta, so maybe it's Charlotte? Incidentally we think the best tiki bars always had steak on the menu & it was usually about the best thing in the house. This was definitely so at Trader Vic's as well as the Mai-Kai back in the day when they had like a 17 page menu ...

Gotta be Dobbs House Luau.

It was a southern chain of tiki restaurants. I believe most if not all locations were built inside luxury hotels. The first was in Atlanta but they were all over the south, there were almost a dozen of them at one time.

Steak was the featured entree. Well, not just any steak, but Hawaiian chopped sirloin served with Bedspring potatoes (aka curly fries) and fried banana & pineapple.

The homemade looking tapa on the wall in this photo looks like the Dallas location:

dallas

The rails, definitely had these in Atlanta:

atanta

The locations were not identical but they all shared some of the look and feel. There was a location in Charlotte.

Great photo. I think we can nail it down to the Charlotte, Dallas, or Atlanta locations. In all photos I've seen chair styles were different in Dallas & Atlanta, so maybe it's Charlotte?

Incidentally we think the best tiki bars always had steak on the menu & it was usually about the best thing in the house. This was definitely so at Trader Vic's as well as the Mai-Kai back in the day when they had like a 17 page menu ...

Post #805481 by mike and marie on Fri, Sep 9, 2022 6:17 PM