Tahitian Terrace Treats
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Check out this excellent Tiki Central thread on Disneyland's now-defunct Tahitian Terrance Restaurant for lots of great imagery like the beautifully-designed menu shown above. Although I've been to Disneyland at least 30 times, I only went to this place once in the late 1970s, when it was well into its decline. As I recall, the Polynesian floorshow was a lot of fun, but the food was the typical sort of warmed-over and bland Disney fare, served on cheap plasticware with microwave covers on top, that you seem to get at all the park's "better" restaurants. Blech.
P.S. Today is International Tiki Day, when hundreds, if not thousands, of folks all over the globe raise their mugs on high to celebrate Thor Heyerdahl and crew's landing of the Kon-Tiki in Polynesia, way back in 1947. He actually came ashore on August 7th, but I guess no one wanted to get too blasted on a Monday.
Comments
Happy Kon-Tiki my friend! My your sandals and your family be blessed forever!
Posted by: orangeguru | August 12, 2006 8:49 AM
I don't wear sandals, but thanks!
Posted by: MrBaliHai | August 12, 2006 10:13 AM
tiki tiki tiki! enjoy responsibly! on second thought, enjoy irresponsibly!
Posted by: johnny dollar | August 12, 2006 10:44 AM
Aye, aye, Cap'n Dollar!
Posted by: MrBaliHai | August 12, 2006 11:02 AM
i remembered the name of the bar that trader vic's owner supposedly owned first in albany, ca on san pablo avenue is the hotsy totsy club + here's a link to a dreadful picture:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fyMRhbVsLfZUjOttcxmjvg
Posted by: mod*mom | August 12, 2006 11:39 AM
Interesting. That looks like it could be one of the many dives around my neck of the woods.
Can't vouch for the Trader Vic's connection. Every account that I've ever read lists his first bar/restaurant as Hinky Dink's, which was also on San Pablo, but in Oakland, not Albany.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | August 12, 2006 1:15 PM