SAUGUS — The Kowloon Restaurant is hitting the beach with its brand new location that opened this summer: Kowloon Tiki.

With an ocean view thanks to Revere Beach, the restaurant features a lively atmosphere, with a custom-designed bar, a floor that mimics the ocean, tiki sculptures and designs lining the walls, and clear garage doors that can be opened for warm summer days.

The Wong family’s new expansion brings a taste of their original Saugus spot to mix with the new theme.

“With the looming redevelopment of the Kowloon location, which would really downsize that location from 1,200 seats … It’s taking longer than we anticipated, but we were going to look at other options of licensing and opening up satellite restaurants because when you downsize, you don’t need as much staff,” Bobby Wong said.

With the flagship restaurant seating up to 1,800 people when outdoor seating is included, the Wongs wanted to ensure staff could still stay on board even with the smaller seating plan.

“We didn’t want to let the staff go, so we thought once we downsized we could have a bunch of satellite locations to send the staff to, as well as letting them invest in the businesses,” he said.

Wong said about a half dozen employees have invested in Kowloon Tiki when it was offered.

He said that, as he gets older, the invested staff could also be part of their management pool, and that the plan is to offer it at other locations as well.

Wong said the location, Revere Beach, just happened thanks to someone coming up to him and telling him that a spot was opening up.

“I said no. … I hadn’t been to Revere in probably 20 years. … I probably still thought the amusement park was here. I didn’t know what to expect,” he said.

Wong still went out to meet the owner of the location despite his hesitance.

“He said he wanted to change the concept of the location. It was a steakhouse and Spanish tapas bar. … People kept telling him maybe Chinese because there weren’t a lot in the area. … A mutual friend of ours prodded him to talk to me,” he said.

After Wong took a look at the space and the area, he realized it was better than he thought it would be.

“The location was phenomenal. You look across the street, and the beach is right there,” he said. “I was really impressed.”

Wong realized with the view of the beach, they could have fun with the theme, straying a bit from the original Kowloon and creating a tiki bar instead.

“It wasn’t in the plans. It just happened, and I’m glad it did because it’s been a lot of fun,” he said.

While the bar still comes with the Kowloon name, it has changed up the menu a bit. Wong explained that with the smaller location, they had to shrink the menu, but they also added some new foods for people to try.

The new menu includes burgers, lobster dishes, Spam musubi, and huli-huli chicken.

Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

People gather at the indoor bar at Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

A light-up parrot watches over the entrance to Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

Kowloon Tiki bartender Victor Mejia mixes up a Hurricane (Kowloon dark rum, passionfruit purée, lime, orange juice, and simple syrup) as he mans the bar at the Revere Beach restaurant.

Kowloon Tiki bartender Victor Mejia pours a Hurricane (Kowloon dark rum, passionfruit purée, lime, orange juice, and simple syrup) as he mans the bar at the Revere Beach restaurant.

A Hurricane (Kowloon dark rum, passionfruit purée, lime, orange juice, and simple syrup) from Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

Kowloon Tiki bartender Victor Mejia pours a pair of White Mai Tais (Tito’s vodka, orange curaçao, orgeat, passionfruit liqueur, pineapple juice, orange juice, and fresh squeezed lemonade) as he works the indoor bar at the Revere Beach restaurant.

The indoor dining area at Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

Appetizers are brought to hungry diners at Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

Large tiki faces stand watch over the entrance to Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

The outdoor bar at Kowloon Tiki on Revere beach.

Isabella Londono brings tiki-inspired drinks to thirsty customers at Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.

People enjoy the sea breeze of the outdoor dining area at Kowloon Tiki on Revere Beach.