Coolest Name For A Bar/Eating Establishment

[CranBeree]

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someone should name a bar Club Office..

honey staying late at the Office tonite...heh

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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When I was in college in the late-80s. Northern CA bar: The Beauty Saloon. The kitsch was all about the 50's-Eisenhower-America Beauty parlor vibe.

[kaipo]

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Hamburger Mary's!!!

My old band (we called ourselves Mixed Plate) had one of our first shows there. We were hired by someone named Greg. When we got there, Greg showed up in drag as Tina. Well, being naive to the whole scene, and being excited to be playing, we kept thanking Greg for having us there!!! By the end he was one Mad MAHU!!!! LOL....Good Times......

[lurkah]

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Chicken Alice's on Kapiolani Blvd. had some really ono chicken wings.

[Leo Lakio]

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Hamburger Mary's Waikiki (closed long ago)

that place was the coolest. too bad knock down the last old block of waikiki. was watching footage of waiks from a few decades ago... just raw footage of strolling along kalakakua. the place was so much cooler then. had a real sense of place. the catchphrase they missapply NOW when they try justify tearing down lewers and erecting high end condotels.

That's sad, k. There was also a Hamburger Mary's in Seattle a few years back, but it wasn't anything special (from my perspective - sorry if it was someone else's favorite.)

[kimo55]

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Mai Tai Bar Ala Moana
and Royal hawaiian.


Okole Maluna Lounge (bottom's up) in Hawaii Kai - owned by the late Robert "Lucky" Luck; closed LONG ago
Bob Luck was da bestest.
But da name actually doen't mean that.


Hamburger Mary's Waikiki (closed long ago)

that place was the coolest. too bad knock down the last old block of waikiki. was watching footage of waiks from a few decades ago... just raw footage of strolling along kalakakua. the place was so much cooler then. had a real sense of place. the catchphrase they missapply NOW when they try justify tearing down lewers and erecting high end condotels.

[Pomai]

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Cool:

Aku Bone Lounge & Grill on Kona St.
Brew Moon Ward & Waikiki (above Local Motion)
Ciao Mein Hyatt Regency Waikiki
Mai Tai Bar Ala Moana
Dirty Lickins Chicken in Aiea
Kanack Attack on Nimitz
Okole Maluna Lounge (bottom's up) in Hawaii Kai - owned by the late Robert "Lucky" Luck; closed LONG ago

Humorous/odd (or you might think cool):

Two of the funniest hostess bar names I've seen in Honolulu (not been to, just drive past) were Club Ugly and Club I'm Not Gonna' Tell Your Momma (implying a cheating spouse?). lol

Hamburger Mary's Waikiki (closed long ago)

So Gong Dong Korean Restaurant, relocated from across Heald College to McCully Shopping Center.

I always chuckle when passing by PHO MAI on King St.

[1stwahine]

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Did they serve these? http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3045.html

Yep! Dey sure did!

I ordered alot of slippery nipples.heheheh

Dey had many "Toy Boys" Excuse me. Handsome waiters to serve the drinks.

Club Kekai's still serves the drinks today. Also Fusions!

I know where to go and have FuN!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

aUNTIE pUpule

[Leo Lakio]

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I LOVED Punani's - they had the best food! and entertainment too.

Did they serve these? http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3045.html

[Leo Lakio]

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The Broken Drum --- you can't beat it. (No lie! Cedar Rapids, IA)

[Lei Liko]

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Punani's - was located in Chinatown. Hawaiian/Gay Night Club was owned by Kawika Trask.

Auntie Lynn

I miss Punani's. I miss going to watch Uncle Robert guys play. I just saw Uncle Kawika the other week. I wasn't paying attention when it was time to throw the limp wrist action during his rendition of "Niu Haohao" and so he told me I "get F for being mahu!"

AnyPlace on S. King is still there. Couple of the girls I used to know from the bar still work there.

And as for my suggestion for an establishment?

What the PHO? offa PCH in Huntington Beach, CA.

[helen]

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I don't know if it's still around but I remember a bar called Any Place on South King Street about 1/2 block ewa from the McDonalds.

[damontucker]

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In Bellingham they had the "Full Belly Deli"

Dunno if it's copyrighted though!

[anapuni808]

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Now THAT is a really cool name!

[WindwardOahuRN]

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Fook Yuen has gotta be on the short list. "Oh yeah? Well Fook Yuen too!" And I gotta admit, I had a hard time getting "Phuket Thai" right.

"Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville" are fun names for cool joints... though Jimmy Buffett's grumbling kind of kills some of the magic.

I think we covered the "Dew Drop Inn" previously on HT.

IIRC, there once was a bar called "Tequila Mockingbird" in Chicago.