anyone have the old wooden tiki mugs from the aku-aku in vegas?? - Collecting Tiki

TM Tipsy McStagger Tiki Socialite HELL Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 3685	TM Tipsy McStagger Posted posted on Wed, Feb 2, 2005 11:12 PM Ran into a guy and his wife who worked as a waitress at the aku-aku in vegas back when it first opened. she said they originally used these wooden mugs that looked like faux bamboo or something. Shortly after opening, the health dept. cracked down on the place due to the mugs being unsanitary because they were wood and could harbor bacteria. that's about when the ceramic mugs appeared on the scene and the wood ones were 86'd. - anyone have one of these or seen them?? how many times have we passed by them in thrift stores and antique shops?? or are they long since gone....

Ran into a guy and his wife who worked as a waitress at the aku-aku in vegas back when it first opened. she said they originally used these wooden mugs that looked like faux bamboo or something. Shortly after opening, the health dept. cracked down on the place due to the mugs being unsanitary because they were wood and could harbor bacteria. that's about when the ceramic mugs appeared on the scene and the wood ones were 86'd. - anyone have one of these or seen them?? how many times have we passed by them in thrift stores and antique shops?? or are they long since gone....

Post #139103 by Tipsy McStagger on Wed, Feb 2, 2005 11:12 PM