TIKI KAI SUPPER CLUB

5914 central STREET (Route 66), Albuquerque, new mexico

 TIKI KAI
FROM “TIKI ROAD TRIP”

Opened in 1965 by Jane Ong and her brother in law,

Harry. Seated 300 and featured a full Polynesian Revue.
Closed in 1976, but reopened as Polynesian Lounge and
New China Restaurant in 1990. The huge sign was in the
shape of a palm tree. Next to it sat an enormous Tiki,
at least twenty feet tall, carved in a Melanesian style.
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 INTERIOR VIEW
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“we had some exotic drinks here and saw the geisha room, also topless waitresses wow!” - 1967
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 CHOPSTICKS
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TIKI KAI SUPPER CLUB
4151 colfax - DENVER, COLORADO
“Tiki Road Trip: A Guide to Tiki Culture in North America”
by James Teitelbaum

Opened in 1964, this restaurant and lounge was housed

in a noteworthy mid-century style building. The sign
outside announced “Food” and “Cocktails”, and then
(below the clock) further clarification: “Polynesian
Food”. The red-and-tan interior boasted some Witco
décor, Tiki masks, faux-tapa designs on paper, lots of
bamboo, and hanging floats and lanterns. A 1964 Denver
Post review praised the food and the “suffering things”
(you can guess which cocktail the reviewer was
hesitant to name). Ernie Menehune provided
entertainment—when he wasn’t busy is Las Vegas. Ernie
still played gigs in Arizona well into his 80’s.
Two waitresses (Elizabeth Madrid and Judith Finchum,
both 23) were arrested on January 19, 1966, for waiting
tables in lingerie, a gimmick that had been used in the
Tiki Kai in Albuquerque for some time. Madrid was fined
$100; owner Harry Jew said that business had doubled
in the single week that the two girls had been working
there. A former waitress named Pat tells us: “(in 1966)
Harry was the owner, Gordon the manager, Lou the
maître D, Linda the hostess, Mike the bartender, Speedy
the backup bartender, Tommy Jung the chef. I left Tiki
Kai when I married Tommy.” Tiki Kai closed in 1972,
became the Islander until 1975, and then Herb Wong's
New China restaurant (which still served Polynesian
drinks in their Kahuna Cocktail Lounge) until being
demolished in 1992.
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 "Susu Curry and 'Suffering Things' at Tiki Kai"
by Barry Morrison - Denver Post - September 1, 1964

It was a trader's moon that was hanging all golly-

wampums and out of shape on the eastern rim of the
city's skyline. It backlighted the huge tiki god that
peered sightlessly down at the folks walking beneath
it. We started looking at what appeared to be a huge
bamboo hut with a thatched roof standing at the
corner of E. Colfax Ave. and Ash St. and felt the
excitement building within us. After all, how many
times do you see a bamboo hut on E. Colfax? Obviously,
it was a night for adventure. You could feel it in your
very finger tips. As Brigham Young once said, "This is
the place." And this place was the Tiki Kai, a new
restaurant that we were going to roam through.
The parking attendant had taken our car and we stood
beneath a thaTched awning that led to the door.
Through that door was- we knew not what-but you
could practically hear the rumble of Polynesian drums.
As we stepped across the threshold we were met by a
short man with a big smile. He turned out to be Harry
Jew, the lessee and operator of Tiki Kai. Harry showed
us about a bit and then took us to the lounge. We
carefully selected from the drink menu. We chose an
unholy terror of a drink, called a Suffering Bastard,
while Pinky, being of more cautious nature, picked a
Tiki Kai Sling.
As we sipped the drinks-and these things should be
sipped-we gazed about the room. paper in the design of
tapa cloth adorned the walls. bamboo has been used
extensively, both to separate the booths and make
partial walls. Fish nets are strung from the ceiling.
Glass float balls are hanging here and there
artistically, and big blowfish with lights in them cast
a romantic light through the room. The formerly barn-
like room has been split up for the sake of intimacy.
There is one large dining room, a lounge, and then to
the side, another, smaller dining room.
Waitresses clad in cheongsams and waiters in mandarin
coats were hustling about in great style to care for
the capacity crowd. Harry introduced us to Bill
Marchiorda and Mike Matarza, owners of the building,
and while we sipped another one of those "suffering
things", as the waitress called them, we also partook of
some appetizers. Foremost, among these was Po-Po, which
is pronounced "poo-poo", and they are tiny seasoned
meatballs covered with a cheese that smells remarkably
like Romano, and impaled on bamboo splinters. One cooks
the meatballs to desired doneness over a small Hibachi
stove. Trick is to get the meatball done before the
splinter burns through. We also tried some butterfly
shrimp, which is served with regular and hot sauce; some
small and excellent barbecued ribs, and some crab
Rangoon, which is done up in a ball, seasoned with all
sorts of goodies, and is delicious.
We had been moved-during this operation-to a secluded nook
in the small dining room and perused the menu. There are a
host of goodies to be had and so we decided to roam at will.
We decided on beef with oyster sauce, a Cantonese dish, in
which the beef is sautéed with an oyster sauce and scallions
and is very rich but also very tasty. The next decision was
for sweet and sour pork, wherein they fry the pork
tenderloin in a batter, sauce it with pineapple and green
peppers, and their own special sweet and sour sauce. Turning
to the curry menu we chose Susu Curry, which is an exotic
cream style. It is a mild and flavorfully blended cream curry
base with fresh vegetables and the shrimp. We were "fraidy
cats" about trying the Calcutta curry because we have, on
occasion, wept tears over this sort of thing. Then to make
sure we had the Far Eastern "potato", we ordered Yang Chow
fried rice. In this case the rice is mixed with peas, bits of
shrimp, and barbecued pork. It's great. We completely skipped
the Luau dinners, three in number, in which you can have a
variety of things. And we all eschewed the American type
items available from the charcoal broiler..
The food came and silence fell as all hands began
working on the delightful cuisine. With it we sipped the
delicate Chinese tea. It seemed but moments before we
all gave up. We would love to have tried some more
Susu curry but there just wasn't room. Instead, we
all settled for some kumquats and almond cookies,
which settled down the full feeling and left a clean
taste in the mouth.

We stepped into a star-shrouded night aNd swore the

sound of Polynesian drums was louder. but Pinky just
laughed and assured us we were under the influence of
a fertile imagination sparked by "suffering things".
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 Rocky Mountain News - April 17, 1966

TOPLESS COCKTAIL WAITRESS IS FOUND GUILTY, FINED $100

County Judge George Manerbino Saturday found a

'topless' cocktail waitress guilty of performing a lewd
act and fined her $100. The judge ruled on the
appearance of Miss Elizabeth Madrid, 23, in a
transparent baby doll pajama top and brief red shorts
while waiting tables Jan. 19 at the Tiki Kai Lounge, 4151
E. Colfax Ave.

....Manerbino heard the case-and witnessed a showing of

Miss Madrid's brief costume in chambers-March 9. He
delayed his decision in order to study the problem
"outside the vacuum of the courtroom”.
.....Manerbino said; "It cannot be said that the efficiency
is increased or that the flavor of the cuisine is
enhanced because of her dress or lack of it. As a
matter of supposition, it is more likely to have a
distracting effect upon her efficiency when one
considers the taunting disposition of some patrons.

.....Miss Madrid and another 23-year-old waitress, Miss

Judith G. Finchum, were arrested by Denver police while
waiting tables at the Tiki Kai Jan. 19. Charges against
Miss Finchum were dropped, however. The two girls had
been working at the restaurant only about a week,
coming here from another Tiki Kai in Albuquerque where
the topless look had been in fashion for some time. An
offical of the Denver Tiki Kai said that business had
increased 100 percent during the brief appearance of the
two girls.
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