Bahooka was a Tiki bar and restaurant in Rosemead, California, United States. [1] The Bahooka was well known for its many fish tanks, [ 2 ] one of which held a famous and frequently photographed pacu fish named Rufus.

Sep 25, 2018 · One of the best-loved and much-missed Tiki bars in Southern California is Bahooka in Rosemead, CA. In 2008, the Orange County Register called it “A Little Piece of Tiki Heaven”. The sign outside referred to it as Bahooka Family restaurant, while the old menu and the check referred to it as “Bahooka Ribs & Grog”.

Feb 15, 2013 · Bahooka, the most lavish, bizarre and wonderful restaurant ever built in Los Angeles (did I mention the drinks are served on fire and in salad bowls?) will be gone by next month.

The Bahooka closed in March 2013. After the building's remodel, it was home to at least one or two short-lived Chinese restaurants. As of July, 2022, it is home to a Boston Lobster restaurant. Details Type Bar & Restaurant Address Rosemead, …

Apr 10, 2013 · The recent closing of Bahooka, a Tiki-themed restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley city of Rosemead, was an occasion for mourning. Bahooka was one of the great delights of Southern California Tiki, with countless fish tanks (including Rufus, the giant pacu), flaming drinks served in bowls, and bucket lamps hanging from the ceiling that took ...

Apr 23, 2020 · Bahooka was started by two brothers and a sister in 1967. One of the brothers, Jack, had worked for 10 years at Kelbo's. The building was expanded over the years, which was ultimately its downfall.

Mar 1, 2013 · Bahooka Family Restaurant in Rosemead is scheduled to shut its doors on March 10. It’s a great old place, opened in 1967, dimly lit except for all of the fish tanks and fabulously kitschy...

Feb 17, 2014 · Bahooka restaurant in Rosemead has closed, and the owners have to decide what to do with the iconic pacu fish known as Rufus. Yes, he’s 37. Jorge Mastache feeds a carrot to Rufus, a 37-year-old...

Feb 20, 2013 · Bahooka, on Rosemead Boulevard in Rosemead, just north of Mission Drive, is one of a dwindling number of true tiki restaurants, which are designed to transport you to the Pacifica that America...

Feb 18, 2013 · Bahooka Ribs & Grog closes in March. That means no more drunken treasure hunting for maraschino cherries and stray shreds of pineapple at the bottom of giant icy bowls of coconutty cocktails....