Tiki in Orlando - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 19, 2002 8:08 PM Is this Tiki Shack called "The Big Bamboo" (or something like that) still there? When I was in Orlando in the late 90s I was amazed to find this one authentic ramshackle joint, in a place that mainly seems to exist out of clean modern amusement parks, theme restaurants and malls. It's like Vegas, build it and they will come. Disneyworld was built, and theme park-landia developed around it. Anyway, the Big Bamboo seemed like the only REAL place left, set back from the road, it looked like a junkyard, with an old army ambulance parked by the delapidated sign, it's corrugated walls, and local clientele. It was actually started by a honest to god Pacific war veteran,and it's house drink (The Big Bamboo) was served in jars, AND they had two little original Barney West Tikis standing around.

Is this Tiki Shack called "The Big Bamboo" (or something like that) still there? When I was in Orlando in the late 90s I was amazed to find this one authentic ramshackle joint, in a place that mainly seems to exist out of clean modern amusement parks, theme restaurants and malls. It's like Vegas, build it and they will come. Disneyworld was built, and theme park-landia developed around it.

Anyway, the Big Bamboo seemed like the only REAL place left, set back from the road, it looked like a junkyard, with an old army ambulance parked by the delapidated sign, it's corrugated walls, and local clientele.
It was actually started by a honest to god Pacific war veteran,and it's house drink (The Big Bamboo) was served in jars, AND they had two little original Barney West Tikis standing around.

Post #14263 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Nov 19, 2002 8:08 PM