The Islander Restaurant, Warwick, RI (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 9:17 PM Name:The Islander Restaurant Type:Restaurant Street:2318 West Shore Road City:Warwick State:RI Zip: country:USA Phone:738-9861 Status:Defunct Description: Came across this matchbook from a Tiki restaurant in Rhode Island called the Islander. I thought I would post it here. I didn't really find any specific information on this place but it has been mentioned here a couple times. Nothing really solid and no photos or postcards have seemed to have surfaced. Figured it was a location so it should be here. And the not so exciting inside: A few years back, in 2003, a TC'er named "Chris" from Warwick, RI, did post this: "Don't bother checking out the Islander in Warwick. It is now a plain ole Chinese restaurant with a new modern design. The drinks are so so. The Islander used to have somewhat of a tiki atmosphere until 1990 or so. I remember it being dark and having a fountain in the middle." That's all I have so maybe someone else on here has some information or could possibly get a picture of what this place looks like now. They did have a very cool matchbook at that! Mahalo, TabooDan [ Edited by: TabooDan 2009-06-01 21:26 ]
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2465	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 4:23 AM Nice post Dan. That matchbook is yet another Hawaiian Village Tampa clone.
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2465	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 6:52 AM Here's a nice matchbook from the Islander. Looks like the used the logo Tiki from Ren Clark's. Here is a look at the place now and a link to the restaurant. http://www.theislanderrestaurant.com/index.htm Here is a view as it looks now.
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 7:00 AM I guess it's not defunct, but it sure looks like it's been de-tikied! I'm about 45 minutes from there. I'll see if I can check it out.

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TabooDan Posted posted on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 9:17 PM

Name:The Islander Restaurant
Type:Restaurant
Street:2318 West Shore Road
City:Warwick
State:RI
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:738-9861
Status:Defunct

Description:
Came across this matchbook from a Tiki restaurant in Rhode Island called the Islander. I thought I would post it here.
I didn't really find any specific information on this place but it has been mentioned here a couple times. Nothing really solid and no photos or postcards have seemed to have surfaced.

Figured it was a location so it should be here.

And the not so exciting inside:

A few years back, in 2003, a TC'er named "Chris" from Warwick, RI, did post this:

"Don't bother checking out the Islander in Warwick. It is now a plain ole Chinese restaurant with a new modern design. The drinks are so so. The Islander used to have somewhat of a tiki atmosphere until 1990 or so. I remember it being dark and having a fountain in the middle."

That's all I have so maybe someone else on here has some information or could possibly get a picture of what this place looks like now.
They did have a very cool matchbook at that!

Mahalo, TabooDan

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2009-06-01 21:26 ]

UT

uncle trav Posted posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 4:23 AM

Nice post Dan. That matchbook is yet another Hawaiian Village Tampa clone.

UT

uncle trav Posted posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 6:52 AM

Here's a nice matchbook from the Islander. Looks like the used the logo Tiki from Ren Clark's. Here is a look at the place now and a link to the restaurant. http://www.theislanderrestaurant.com/index.htm

Here is a view as it looks now.

BK

Big Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 7:00 AM

I guess it's not defunct, but it sure looks like it's been de-tikied! I'm about 45 minutes from there. I'll see if I can check it out.