Kona Kai, Tarrytown, NY (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 11:50 AM Name:Kona Kai Type:restaurant Street:Westchester Marriott City:Tarrytown State:NY Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: This is a very interesting find. The Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York had a Kona Kai restaurant which operated in the in the 1980s. This is the fifth documented Kona Kai (Philly, Chicago, and two in Kansas City) location in the chain. I found this photo on-line at the Westchester Historical society which shows that there was a definite 1980’s Tiki vibe going on - and a high TIPSY factor. Some ads from the local newspapers. The dates ran through 1990. Pretty cool to find this place after having avoided the Tiki radar so long. DC
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 2:44 PM Nice work DC!
K kenbo-jitsu Tiki Socialite Southern CA Joined: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 367	K kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 5:30 PM Pretty cool indeed!

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Dustycajun Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 11:50 AM

Name:Kona Kai
Type:restaurant
Street:Westchester Marriott
City:Tarrytown
State:NY
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:

This is a very interesting find. The Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York had a Kona Kai restaurant which operated in the in the 1980s. This is the fifth documented Kona Kai (Philly, Chicago, and two in Kansas City) location in the chain.

I found this photo on-line at the Westchester Historical society which shows that there was a definite 1980’s Tiki vibe going on - and a high TIPSY factor.

Some ads from the local newspapers. The dates ran through 1990.

Pretty cool to find this place after having avoided the Tiki radar so long.

DC

UT

uncle trav Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 2:44 PM

Nice work DC!

K

kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2017 5:30 PM

Pretty cool indeed!