Kau Kau & Polynesian Room, Seattle, WA (restaurant)

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D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 9:37 PM Name:Kau Kau & Polynesian Room Type:restaurant Street:1115 1/2 2nd Street City:Seattle State:WA Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: Found a couple of matchbooks and a menu from the Kau Kau in Seattle as I was looking for info on the Polynesian Room, which was the name of their cocktail lounge. A brief note in Tiki Road Trip but no other info as of yet. DC
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 5:30 AM Me not noh nuthink. Love the typeface on the matches. And they swiped the menu illustrations from the Islander on La Cienega. Woofmutt's famous Seattle post mentions it, http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=68&forum=1&start=0 ...but I don't think much visual evidence exists so far.
D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 9:35 AM On 2009-10-08 05:30, bigbrotiki wrote: And they swiped the menu illustrations from the Islander on La Cienega. Not only did they use the graphics from the Islander menu, but they copied the drink and Pupu listing format as well. No honor among Tiki proprietors back in the day. DC
UB ugg boots Member Joined: Oct 08, 2009 Posts: 1	UB ugg boots Posted posted on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 9:40 AM [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2009-10-08 11:49 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 10:09 AM God is this annoying. It's like you're having a nice conversation with a friend and some total stranger falls over your table and starts blabbering some mumbo jumbo! Oh, thanks, Sabu 86-ed the spam bum! [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2009-10-08 12:34 ]
D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 11:06 AM I hear ya Big Bro, I don't like spam for lunch either! There is another Kau Kau Chinese BBQ restaurant in Seattle located at 656 S King St. I did not, at first, think they were related. But, I found some logo information from the new place that is the same as one of the old matchbooks. Soooo, the places are somehow related or... the new Kau Kau borrowed from the old Kau Kau. DC
T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 840	T tikicoma Posted posted on Mon, Jul 25, 2016 12:17 AM Seattle's National Sign Corp posted their 100 favorite signs they created and one is the sign for the original Kau Kau location. Also, it says the restaurant opened in 1959. aloha, tikicoma
TS Tiki Shaker Grand Member (8 years) Menifee, CA Joined: Jun 28, 2008 Posts: 775	TS Tiki Shaker Posted posted on Mon, Jul 25, 2016 12:49 PM That's some damn fine signage!
T TorchGuy Member Renton, WA Joined: Apr 24, 2008 Posts: 242	T TorchGuy Posted posted on Sat, Jul 30, 2016 3:33 AM My dad used to go to the still-open Kau Kau. Famous for their barbecued pork, though I have no idea if it's still any good. He and his old work friends met there for a few decades. Does anybody have any idea what the "Moon and Sixpence," "Husband Killer," "Mount Kilauea," "Fires of Pele," and/or "Last Will and Testament" drinks are/were?

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