The Mai-Kai originally opened in 1956 when brothers Bob and Jack Thornton spent $350,000 — making it America’s most expensive restaurant project that year — to bring Polynesian culture to a ...

The Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show is located 3599 N. Federal Highway, Oakland Park. Call 954-563-3272 or go to MaiKai.com. This article will be updated. Please check back for more ...

The Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show is located at 3599 N. Federal Highway, Oakland Park. Call 954-563-3272 or go to MaiKai.com. Staff writer Phillip Valys contributed to this report.

Mai-Kai managing partner Bill Fuller dances with a performer during the reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Mai-Kai restaurant in Oakland Park on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.

The Mai-Kai offers nightly shows with seating beginning at 5:30 p.m. Located at 3599 N. Federal Hwy. in Fort Lauderdale, this refreshed Polynesian paradise provides an immersive escape that honors ...

The Mai-Kai dancers enter for the offering ceremony during the reopening of Mai-Kai on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at the restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.

Mai-Kai developer Bill Fuller says the iconic Oakland Park restaurant will reopen on Friday, Nov. 1, nearly four years to the day after a burst kitchen sprinkler pipe wrecked the restaurant’s ...

Mai Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Florida, home to Polynesian tiki shows, will reopen with owners of Miami Ball and Chain bar in Little Havana ...

Mai-Kai developer Bill Fuller (Mad Room Hospitality’s Ball & Chain) says the restaurant will reopen on Friday, Nov. 1, nearly four years to the day after a burst kitchen sprinkler pipe wrecked ...

The Mai-Kai, a taste of Polynesian food, dance, and Tiki drinks in the heart of Broward County had been the go-to spot for family fun, a dinner and show, weddings, and anniversaries.

The Mai-Kai Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale has reopened on Friday, November 22, with a new entrance, a new outdoor tiki bar, and an iconic Polynesian show.

Mai-Kai was established in 1956 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show in Fort Lauderdale is set to reopen its doors, but a date ...