Kahiki Supper Club
A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus
Nonfiction, Food & Drink, International, Asian, Pacific Rim, Travel, Lodging & Restaurant Guides, Restaurants, Food Writing
| Author: | David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Jeff Chenault, Doug Motz | ISBN: | 9781625851338 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | September 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Jeff Chenault, Doug Motz |
| ISBN: | 9781625851338 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | September 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Inspired by Florida's famed Mai-Kai restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. They set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended up establishing the most magnificent one of them all. Patrons lined up for hours to see the celebrities who dined there--everyone from Betty White to Raymond Burr. Outside, two giant Easter Island heads with flames spouting from their topknots stood guard while customers dined in a faux tribal village with thatched huts, palm trees and a towering fireplace moai. One wall featured aquariums of exotic fish and another had windows overlooking a tropical rainforest with periodic thunderstorms. For nearly forty years, the Kahiki was the undisputed center of tiki culture.
Inspired by Florida's famed Mai-Kai restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. They set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended up establishing the most magnificent one of them all. Patrons lined up for hours to see the celebrities who dined there--everyone from Betty White to Raymond Burr. Outside, two giant Easter Island heads with flames spouting from their topknots stood guard while customers dined in a faux tribal village with thatched huts, palm trees and a towering fireplace moai. One wall featured aquariums of exotic fish and another had windows overlooking a tropical rainforest with periodic thunderstorms. For nearly forty years, the Kahiki was the undisputed center of tiki culture.
