Fuzzy memories

[missdiane]

The other day when I was pondering whether there were any ChiChi restaurants around (there aren't, by the way), I then started thinking about other defunct places we enjoyed - ones that still have a brand presence around. One of those places is the Kahiki. Their frozen items are still around in stores, evidently. I really should go to Stop and Shop and find some. However the food itself isn't what I remember.

I'm almost sure that it was my 21st birthday where I went there since it was the drinks I remember more. It was one of those places with the big fancy tiki-bar kind of concoctions where on some of them they used dry ice for even further effect aside from the fun cups and little paper umbrellas.
The front of the place:


Miss that quirky place. I don't seem to know many of those types of silly places to go eat anymore.

Comments

[vysila.livejournal.com]

That's kind of awesome! I've never been to a place that looked like that. Was that a chain in Ohio? Man, Pennsylvania missed out on all the cool stuff!

[vysila.livejournal.com]

Seriously? The more I read about this restaurant, the more it cries out for an MFU fic! A full page ad in Life Magazine in 1967? ZsaZsa Gabor, Andy Williams, Milton Berle... holy moly! Who woulda thunk to find such a world famous restaurant in Columbus, Ohio?

Sparky, calling Nurse Sparky!

[vysila.livejournal.com]

OMG! It sat at the corner of East Broad and Napoleon streets!? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

This story must be written.

[veganhothead.livejournal.com]

Rob and I ate at the Olive Garden a lot early on in the courtship. The food was good to our youthful palates and it was cheap enough.

There are no more in Canada and haven't been for I don't know how long. I kinda miss them.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, oh, I love places like that! We only have Trader Vic's in Emeryville and Trader Dick's (hmm) in Sparks (NV). There used to be a ton of them, though. They were so cool wile they lasted. I am so into Hawaiian kitsch (and that's a great shot).

Here's ours - http://tradervicsemeryville.com/

[njlorelei.livejournal.com]

I have 2 tiki bars on my list of places to check out in New Orleans. I think they are starting to make a comeback in popularity.