Post #114258 by tikijackalope on Mon, Sep 13, 2004 7:38 PM

Here are a couple more from my files of "I can't believe its not Tiki.":

L&Ls Tiki Lounge, 4325 E. Apache St., Tulsa, OK (918)834-1010 - nothing tiki but the name. This is a smoky, local, VERY country bar. When I walked into it this past March I was wearing my most colorful Hawaiian shirt, and I got a distinct, though not hostile, "you're not from around here" vibe. I asked the bartender if the place had ever been a tiki bar. She said no, and told me "that kind of thing" could be had at another bar called the Bamboo Club, so...

After that recommendation, I drove over to the Bamboo Club, 7204 East Pine St, Tulsa, OK (918)832-1269. Nothing tiki on the outside, I noted, but maybe inside? Nope; lots of guys in colorful shirts though...LOTS of guys...ONLY guys. The bartender told me that several owners back, it used to have tiki decor, but its all been disposed of.

There's at least one more "could be tiki but isn't" place, the Bamboo Hut in Kansas City, listed in a thread I started last year for tiki in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=6138&forum=1 I'm updating it and will refer to this post.

[ Edited by: tikijackalope on 2004-09-13 20:03 ]