12/6/2023 0 Comments Leaning tower of pizza saugus![]() It should go without saying that this isn’t a purist recipe. ![]() They had several cocktails “for two” that arrive in a souvenir glass and I chose the Mai Tai ($16.95). The drinks aren’t of the highest caliber compared to some of the best tiki bars, but I award bonus points for customized glassware. I loved the lifeboats hanging overhead, ship’s rigging, nautical lanterns, and especially the illusion of the erupting volcano. There seemed to be a different hostess for each dining room, and they can be quite assertive about seating, so you might want to already have an idea where you want to eat. The restaurant is divided up into various themed rooms, like the Thai Grille with a beachscape mural and the Tiki Lagoon with thatched huts against the walls and a not-very-tiki-looking statue looking over the central fountain. Patriarch William Wong was inspired to give it a Polynesian-esque feel after traveling to Hawaii during the mid-century craze for the South Seas. The Wong family started Kowloon as a small Chinese restaurant in the 1950s, and later expanded it into this behemoth that seats up to 1,200 people (twice as many as Bob Chinn’s Crab House). Its giant A-frame, pagodas and Ku tiki entice hungry motorists from route 1 north of Boston, and its fellow conspicuous neighbors include the Leaning Tower of Pizza and the huge neon cactus sign of the Hilltop Steak House. Kowloon in Saugus, Massachusetts, is both a restaurant and roadside attraction. ![]()
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