Don's restaurant and Tiki Room, Tacoma, WA (bar) - Locating Tiki

T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 840	T tikicoma Posted posted on Mon, Sep 12, 2016 11:42 PM Name:Don's Tiki Room Type:Restaurant Street:902 Broadway City:Tacoma State:WA Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: Tropical Lounge In 1890 the incredible Tacoma Theater opened and at the time it was the largest stage on the west coast drawing the biggest stars of the day. Eventually it was renamed the Music Box and tragically in 1963 it was destroyed by fire. But when I looked at this photo a noticed ... Don's Tiki Room I went to the library dug through old phone books finding this ad. "Enjoy Good Food in a Friendly Island Atmosphere" "cocktails in the relaxing Tiki Room" Talking to folks who have lived here all their lives I found one who had picked up the cocktail menu in 1962... Offering the Tiki Room cocktail, Honolulu cocktail, Hawaii cocktail, Bamboo cocktail, Zombie, Planters Punch, Singapore Sling and Mai Tai's. From what I could find it looks like it may have opened in 1958 and closed in '63 with the fire. And that it may have opened when the Tacoma Islander restaurant was remodeled by Clark's, it's possible that its bamboo and other decor may have been reused there (just my speculation). Aloha, tikicoma [ Edited by: tikicoma 2016-09-13 00:29 ]
P pa'akiki Member Joined: Mar 26, 2005 Posts: 79	P pa'akiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 13, 2016 8:56 AM Thanks for the post I have that menu and never knew a Location. It is always great to get the connections to these old places.
K kenbo-jitsu Tiki Socialite Southern CA Joined: Jul 27, 2011 Posts: 367	K kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Tue, Sep 13, 2016 9:12 AM Great post! It's always interesting to me how so many places borrowed so much from Don the Beachcomber. Not only the general concept but the drink recipes (as best they could), the name "Don's", even the iconography of the driftwood signage etc.

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tikicoma Posted posted on Mon, Sep 12, 2016 11:42 PM

Name:Don's Tiki Room
Type:Restaurant
Street:902 Broadway
City:Tacoma
State:WA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
Tropical Lounge

In 1890 the incredible Tacoma Theater opened and at the time it was the largest stage on the west coast drawing the biggest stars of the day.

Eventually it was renamed the Music Box and tragically in 1963 it was destroyed by fire.

But when I looked at this photo a noticed ...
Don's Tiki Room

I went to the library dug through old phone books finding this ad.
"Enjoy Good Food in a Friendly Island Atmosphere"
"cocktails in the relaxing Tiki Room"

Talking to folks who have lived here all their lives I found one who had picked up the cocktail menu in 1962...

Offering the Tiki Room cocktail, Honolulu cocktail, Hawaii cocktail, Bamboo cocktail, Zombie, Planters Punch, Singapore Sling and Mai Tai's.

From what I could find it looks like it may have opened in 1958 and closed in '63 with the fire. And that it may have opened when the Tacoma Islander restaurant was remodeled by Clark's, it's possible that its bamboo and other decor may have been reused there (just my speculation).

Aloha, tikicoma

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2016-09-13 00:29 ]

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pa'akiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 13, 2016 8:56 AM

Thanks for the post I have that menu and never knew a Location. It is always great to get the connections to these old places.

K

kenbo-jitsu Posted posted on Tue, Sep 13, 2016 9:12 AM

Great post! It's always interesting to me how so many places borrowed so much from Don the Beachcomber. Not only the general concept but the drink recipes (as best they could), the name "Don's", even the iconography of the driftwood signage etc.