In a flurry of swishing palm leaves, swaying hips, twirling fire, stiff rum drinks, conch shell horns and coconut shrimp, Fort Lauderdale’s beloved Polynesian restaurant Mai-Kai reopened after ...

Back in June, New Times broke the news that the famed Mai-Kai Restaurant & Polynesian Show in Fort Lauderdale would finally make its grand return in September. Months have passed since its ...

The historic Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale will welcome back guests after a four year, multi-million dollar makeover. The Polynesian themed dinner theater is reopening Thursday ...

Alex Miranda is at the new Mai-Kai. Take it away, our sweet fire dancer. Fans of this iconic restaurant have been waiting for this very moment: the reopening of a legend. People love this place so ...

The Mai-Kai is once again ready to rum, baby, rum. Four years after a burst sprinkler pipe tore a hole in the ceiling in October 2020 — and three weeks after its original reopening date ...

A Mai-Kai dancers smile during their opening dance ceremony at the reopening of Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurant had been closed for four years before reopening under new ownership.