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The Kahiki, Columbus, OH (restaurant ) |
tikifish
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
From: Toronto,Canada
|  Posted: 2003-07-27 5:37 pm Permalink
Name:The Kahiki
Type:restaurant
Street:3583 East Broad Street
City:Columbus
State:OH
Zip:43213
country:USA
Phone:(614) 237-5425
Status:defunct
Description:
http://www.tikifish.com/kahiki.html
What can I say that hasn't been said? Click above for my Kahiki review... it was the first tiki bar I ever went to, so it kind of spoiled me for the rest...
I'm sure there are plenty more links concerning the Kahiki so please post them here!
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Erika
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Joined: Apr 24, 2003
Posts: 130
From: N.J. (Philadelphia vicinity)
| Posted: 2003-07-28 10:28 am Permalink
Here's the company's web page about the restaurant (with small photo gallery):
http://www.kahiki.com/aloha.cfm
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TheMuggler
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 291
From: Brooklyn, NY
| Posted: 2003-12-12 12:45 pm Permalink
EDITED TO FIX URLS 27 AUG 2005
Here are some pictures I took of the Kahiki salvage operation:
Rescuing the giant moai fireplace:
The tiki fountain:
Saving the giant flaming moai sentinels:
Gutted interior:
View the full album here:
http://www.haxan.com/kahikisalvage/
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tikifish
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2720
From: Toronto,Canada
| Posted: 2003-12-12 7:56 pm Permalink
Those are definitely some historically important photos, for those of us tiki geeks anyway! I recall them from the days of yahoo, right?
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rustbeltcat
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 13, 2004
Posts: 179
From: Steel City
| Posted: 2004-01-20 10:43 am Permalink
Hey could you please repost a link so I can check out the Kahiki salvage operation pics??
JAy
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TheMuggler
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 291
From: Brooklyn, NY
| Posted: 2004-01-20 7:42 pm Permalink
I had to take the pictures down, as I was housing them on Reemco and it seems the blogging community recently discovered Reemco so the traffic is going through the roof. I've already had to purchase an extra 7 GB of bandwidth.
Now if only I could figure out how to make a buck out of all that traffic!
I will re-post the Kahiki pictures as soon as I can.
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2804
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2004-01-27 1:40 pm Permalink
A nice view of the Kahiki in it's heyday.
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mattk22
Member
Joined: Feb 27, 2004
Posts: 1 | Posted: 2004-02-27 1:37 pm Permalink
What is the salvage operation? I have been there twice, I loved that place, to bad it isn't open anymore!
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Kahiki Renee
Member
Joined: May 31, 2004
Posts: 1
From: Columbus, OH
| Posted: 2004-05-31 8:31 pm Permalink
I grew up a few miles from the once grand Kahiki Supper Club. There is nothing to replace those childhood memories of driving by at night when the Tiki Gods in front were blazing with fire. Unfortunately, it appears that "business sense" outweighed nostalgia. I was able to take my daughter to the Kahiki only once, but she still talks about it. Four years and counting and still no ground broken on a new Kahiki like what was offered when the announcement came that the original was being sold to Walgreen's.
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bdler3
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 11, 2004
Posts: 136 | Posted: 2004-09-23 3:23 pm Permalink
I am selling some kahiki artifacts for michael tsao (owner) He still wants to open a new restaurant.But he is having some storage issues plz watch on ebay if anyone has interest
thanks
bdler3
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Hakalugi
Site Administrator
Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 3431
From: Redondo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2004-09-23 3:45 pm Permalink
Huhh? Storage issues?
A 15 inch tiki,
a plate,
and a napkin?
Did I miss some items? Or perhaps there are more substantially sized items yet to be listed?
Please disclose....
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bdler3
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 11, 2004
Posts: 136 | Posted: 2004-09-24 12:33 pm Permalink
The Kahiki frozen food factory is in the process of moving into their new headquarters. This is the reason they are selling some of the artifacts. There will be more items and some big stuff but I don't know exactly what at this time.
barry
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tikijackalope
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 23, 2003
Posts: 825
From: KS/MO
| Posted: 2004-09-27 03:35 am Permalink
bdler3, in another thread ( http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=11001&forum=5 ) you mention that the frozen food plant and offices display some of the restaurant's artifacts. Could you (or anyone else) post some pics?
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Kahiki-Dude
Member
Joined: May 08, 2005
Posts: 8
From: The Tiki Mountains
| Posted: 2005-05-09 06:58 am Permalink
Heard an unconfirmed rumor from a friend that a large Polynesian restaurant is planned for the upscale Polaris area of the city (20 miles north of Columbus). Since I now live in Florida, I don't know if it was mentioned in any Ohio media, but if anyone has any info, please post it.
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Swanky
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 5298
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2005-05-09 09:08 am Permalink
<<"We saw the writing on the wall with Easton and Polaris drawing people away," Tsao said. "Everything has its life span."
Keeping the name alive.>>
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