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Bali Hai, Milwaukee, WI (restaurant)

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meega posted on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 9:53 AM

Name:Bali Hai
Type:restaurant
Street:126th and West Burleigh
City:Milwaukee
State:WI
Zip:pre-zip
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
Description: Restaurant located in the western Milwaukee area. It offered American & Polynesian food, nightly entertainment & dancing, and Sunday Luaus & Friday Hukilaus.

I had know idea this place existed until I ran across these 1962 ads while searching for something else.
4/28/1962

5/19/1962

6/16/1962

7/7/1962

[ Edited by: meega 2011-10-18 09:56 ]

[ Edited by: meega 2011-10-19 10:44 ]

S

Think the Boulder Junction Grill is the old building?

Google Street View
Website with images

M

I believe you may be right about that. The building in the ads looks close enough, and any remodeling over the years may have cut back the Polynesian-style overhangs to look like the current version. Unfortunately the drawing itself is not very clear. It is also easy to picture the mounted animal & waterfall display as a former tropical grotto. I haven't seen any pre-1962 or post-1962 information on the Bali Hai yet.


Good to finally figure out where these menu's on Arkiva Tropika came from. There was no address listed on them and I had always wondered about the location.

Drink Menu

Dinner Menu

And a drink coaster for good measure.

DC

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