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Honolulu Harry's Waikiki Restaurant, Chicago, IL (restaurant) |
Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3946
From: Santa Barbara, CA
|  Posted: 2008-07-02 5:32 pm Permalink
Name:Honolulu Harry's Waikiki Restaurant
Type:restaurant
Street:804 Wilson Avenue
City:Chicago
State:IL
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct
Description:
Honolulu Harry's Waikiki Club and Restaurant was a happening South Pacific restaurant and night club in Chicago. Advertised American, Cantonese and Hawaiian foods with dancing under the Hawaiian skies.
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3946
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-02 5:43 pm Permalink
I had posted a menu from the South Pacific Restaurant located in Chicago and got a lot of feedback on the numerous tiki restaurants that once flourished in Chicago. I decided to put this post together showing all of the paper I have collected for Honolulu Harry's Waikiki Club and Restaurant.
The Waikiki bar
Surf Dining Room
This is an oversized card showing different rooms within the restaurant.
Close-up of the Surf Room and Stage
Close-up of the Hoonanea Lounge
Close-up of the Waikiki Bar
Close-up of the Surf Room South Section
Here are a couple of Business Cards front side
Business Cards back side
These are always fun - the restaurant photo holder with the old time photo intact.
It seems that "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" even back then! It must have been Ladies Night.
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Dustycajun
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-02 6:51 pm Permalink
Here is a picture from the Barefoot Hawaiian showing a Hula performances at Honolulu Harry's Waikiki.
Barefoot Hawaiian founder, Gwen Keaké akamai Kennedy, front center, at 4 years old
Stars in floor shows at the world famous and highly nostalgic, Honolulu Harry's Club Waikiki
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Dustycajun
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-04 09:46 am Permalink
Forgot to include this matchbook.
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
Posts: 2014
From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2008-07-04 12:12 pm Permalink
Nice collection.
This place is right near Lake Shore Drive, I drive by the location fairly often.
there is a modern hi-rise apartment building there now.
Gwen has told me lots of stories about dancing there as a kid.
If you ever see her at a Barefoot Hawaiian event, ask her about her adventures - she has been dancing the hula in Chicago area tiki bars for her entire life, and has been to all of the defunct ones that we crave info on!
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Dustycajun
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From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-09 11:27 am Permalink
James,
Must have been very cool to talk to Gwen about the good old days. Here is a link to the Barefoot Hawaiian web page which has got some neat stuff. Those Barefoot Hawaiians must get awfully cold during the Thanksgiving Day parade in Chicago! Have you seen them in that before?
http://www.barefoothawaiian.com/
Here are a few more posts of menus from Honolulu Harry's from Mimi Payne's website.
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Mongoloid
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Joined: Apr 25, 2008
Posts: 555
From: Long Beach
| Posted: 2008-07-18 1:15 pm Permalink
On the menu under Waikiki appetizers theres something called Rumaki which is Chicken Liver, Bacon and Chestnuts. Wow thats straight out of Fear Factor!
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tikiyaki
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From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2008-07-18 3:29 pm Permalink
I wanna play on that stage in the Surf dining room !
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
Posts: 2014
From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2008-07-18 11:08 pm Permalink
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On 2008-07-18 13:15, Mongoloid wrote:
On the menu under Waikiki appetizers theres something called Rumaki which is Chicken Liver, Bacon and Chestnuts. Wow thats straight out of Fear Factor!
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Runaki was a popular appetizer in many of the classic Tiki restaurants.
A lot of them still serve it.
Can't say that I am a fan...!
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Tipsy McStagger
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From: HELL
| Posted: 2008-07-19 06:20 am Permalink
it's actually quite good if you substitute grilled chicken for the chicken liver part....
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10600
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-07-19 1:40 pm Permalink
Hey, you just don't go and change a famous Don The Beachcomber recipe like that! 
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SelenaC
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Joined: Oct 06, 2009
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2009-10-11 09:26 am Permalink
Really enjoyed looking through your fabulous collection from Honolulu Harry's! How sad it's now a highrise. A note on rumaki---it is really yummy when cooked correctly!
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bananabobs
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Joined: Feb 16, 2003
Posts: 824 | Posted: 2009-10-25 08:35 am Permalink
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On 2008-07-02 17:43, Dustycajun wrote:
It seems that "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" even back then! It must have been Ladies Night.
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Man that's a swinging bunch, why do I think that the Lei's and the picture was their highlight of the evening?
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msteeln
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Posts: 236
From: Ka'a'awa, HI
| Posted: 2009-11-02 6:46 pm Permalink
And why does the woman seated lower right look liken a dead ringer for Hawaii's current Governor, Linda Lingle?
There may be a story behind this pic.
Where is Charlie Chan when you need him?!
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puamana
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Joined: Aug 02, 2002
Posts: 291
From: Seattle, WA
| Posted: 2010-01-19 10:47 am Permalink
Here's another matchcover from the Club Waikiki... interesting that Honolulu Harry isn't mentioned on this one...
wonder if it changed owners in the late 1950's or early '60's ?
[ This Message was edited by: puamana 2010-01-19 15:47 ]
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