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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
|  Posted: 2012-12-27 2:56 pm Permalink
We have all heard of the famous Mai Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Having collected all things Tiki over the years, I have seen many other locations that borrowed the famous name.
The Mai Kai restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire.
This matchbook I have lists three other locations in Dover, Hampton Beach and Concord.
 
More can be seen here: Mai Kai
The Mai Kai in North Bergen, New Jersey - Famous for the Pu Pu Platter.
The Tur Mai Kai,
Documented in this great post by Uncle Trav. Tur Mai Kai
The Mai Kai Theater,
Mai Kai Theater
The Mai Kai Lounge in South Haven, Michigan.
A swizzle from the Mai Kai in Milwaukee.
The Mai Kai Room at the Midway Motel in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Mai-Kai Beach Motel in Pensacola Beach, Florida.
A bit off topic, the Mai Kai Cleaners in Detroit, Michigan.
 
Anybody got others?
DC
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uncle trav
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 27, 2005
Posts: 2224
From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2012-12-27 4:52 pm Permalink
Good topic DC. How about the Mai Kai Lounge located in Tecumseh Mi. My post here
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=26308&forum=2
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porco
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 81 | Posted: 2013-01-04 11:52 am Permalink
great find on that cleveland mai kai, it was right down the street from me!
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2013-01-05 08:07 am Permalink
Thanks Uncle Trav, don't know how I forgot about that one.
Here is another Mai Kai entry from Chelsmford, Mass.
Not only did they borrow the name, but the ripped the Tiki image from the Polynesian in Torrance.
TTT
DC
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2013-01-07 8:11 pm Permalink
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On 2013-01-04 11:52, porco wrote:
great find on that cleveland mai kai, it was right down the street from me!
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Porco,
I found some images I clipped a long time ago of a menu from the Cleveland Mai-Kai room. It looks like it had some Tiki.
I really like this somewhat abstract Tiki image.
DC
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Mr. Ho
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 09, 2005
Posts: 460
From: Boston, MA
| Posted: 2013-01-26 12:36 pm Permalink
Is it still open?
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porco
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 81 | Posted: 2013-02-27 1:53 pm Permalink
WOW! just checked back in this thread and noticed your follow up dc, great stuff! thanks so much for sharing! mr. ho, it is no longer there, but haven't headed down that way to see if the structure still exists. i'm assuming if it does, the motel is likely converted into a medical or office building if memory serves.
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2013-03-18 3:52 pm Permalink
Picked up a matchbook from another Mai Kai, this one was located on Clairmont Road in Atlanta.
Not only did they borrow the name, they also stole the image from the drink coaster.
DC
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uncle trav
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 27, 2005
Posts: 2224
From: Kalamazoo
| Posted: 2013-03-18 4:55 pm Permalink
Nice find DC. "Borrowing" another establishments logos and icons was rampant back in those days.
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2013-03-26 10:38 pm Permalink
TTT as we like to call it!
How about this little gem (seen on ebay). A Mai Kai Polynesian drink book from the Mai Kai Trading Company, circa 1965.
Anybody heard of this one?
DC
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Hale Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1799
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2013-03-27 03:35 am Permalink
Looking at the winning bidder's bid history, it's someone that buys a lot of matchbooks and paper...Anyone?
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The Granite Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 817
From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2013-03-27 07:20 am Permalink
The Mai Kai at the Drum Hill Rotary in Chelmsford, MA
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 5029
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2014-10-13 12:04 pm Permalink
Spotted this matchbook from the Mai Kai restaurant located in Monroe, Louisiana.
Appears to have been a sister restaurant to the Bamboo Restaurant and Tiki Lounge located in Shreveport.
DC
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11581
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2014-10-13 2:04 pm Permalink
This whole thread has really become a great example of paper ephemera archeology!
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 2482
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2014-10-13 7:21 pm Permalink
Judging by the font, I'd say this mug is from one of these locations.
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