Hawaii Fountain, Middletown, NY (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

AC Atomic Cocktail Tiki Socialite Land O' The Next Big One-L.A. Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 929	AC Atomic Cocktail Posted posted on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 11:27 AM Name:Hawaiian Fountain Type:restaurant Street:465 Route 211 City:Middletown State:NY Zip:10940-2201 country:USA Phone:8845-343-8773 Status:operational Description: An old fashion Chinese restaurant. The unassuming exterior hides that fact that the inside still has a surprising amount of intact Tiki decor. One enters into a high ceilinged hall with bamboo screens on each side. To the right is a small dining room with fireplace and bar. To the left is a large dining room with another good sized room behind (divided by another screen.) I made a visit with a few friends last November while in NY. (It's been a while so I may have forgotten a few of the details). I don't remember the night but I think it was in the middle of the week. It was busy -I do not suspect one would have to worry about it closing due to the lack of business. We sat in the small dining room. Service was very good and the food was enjoyable. The cuisine is basically old fashioned Chinese-American slop with pineapple. I do believe we ordered the "Hawaii 5-0" which had 5 kinds of seafood. I ordered a "Mai Tai". It was pink. It wasn't a Mai Tai, but, it was pleasant and contained a good amount of alcohol. I didn't try any of the others as I had along drive ahead of me. The bar has uprights made from large Bamboo logs with a thatched roof, several nice lamps amd some other crap. It appeared to have a lot of nice patina to it. I spoke to the elder Asian gentleman who owns the place. We had a bit of a language difficulty so I'm not sure if the "Hawaiian Gardens" was built in 1975 or if he has owned it since 1975. At the time I got the feeling it was older. All in all it was a very pleasant experience. I recommend our East coast members plan a visit. It's a short way from the NY State Thruway (under a 2 hours drive from NYC). If someone does go please take some pics of the exterior and the sign. Dug-Out above Fireplace in Small Dining Room Our Meal: Chinese-American Pineapple Feista Bar Lamp Shell Lamp Above Our Table Moderne Mensroom Sign Exterior Tiki in Front Corner Tiki-Large Dining Room Support Pillar-Large Dining Room Wall Art-Back Dining Room Bar in Samll Dining room [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-03-18 13:03 ]

Name:Hawaiian Fountain
Type:restaurant
Street:465 Route 211
City:Middletown
State:NY
Zip:10940-2201
country:USA
Phone:8845-343-8773
Status:operational

Description:
An old fashion Chinese restaurant. The unassuming exterior hides that fact that the inside still has a surprising amount of intact Tiki decor. One enters into a high ceilinged hall with bamboo screens on each side. To the right is a small dining room with fireplace and bar. To the left is a large dining room with another good sized room behind (divided by another screen.)

I made a visit with a few friends last November while in NY. (It's been a while so I may have forgotten a few of the details). I don't remember the night but I think it was in the middle of the week. It was busy -I do not suspect one would have to worry about it closing due to the lack of business.

We sat in the small dining room. Service was very good and the food was enjoyable. The cuisine is basically old fashioned Chinese-American slop with pineapple. I do believe we ordered the "Hawaii 5-0" which had 5 kinds of seafood. I ordered a "Mai Tai". It was pink. It wasn't a Mai Tai, but, it was pleasant and contained a good amount of alcohol. I didn't try any of the others as I had along drive ahead of me.

The bar has uprights made from large Bamboo logs with a thatched roof, several nice lamps amd some other crap. It appeared to have a lot of nice patina to it.

I spoke to the elder Asian gentleman who owns the place. We had a bit of a language difficulty so I'm not sure if the "Hawaiian Gardens" was built in 1975 or if he has owned it since 1975. At the time I got the feeling it was older.

All in all it was a very pleasant experience. I recommend our East coast members plan a visit. It's a short way from the NY State Thruway (under a 2 hours drive from NYC).

If someone does go please take some pics of the exterior and the sign.

Dug-Out above Fireplace in Small Dining Room