Post #142931 by Slacks Ferret on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 9:05 PM

Rodeotiki is right...Bamboo really is the only "Tiki bar" we have. However, if any tiki enthusiasts came to visit from out of town, I would be more tempted to take them to Tropika for a cocktail. Tropika is a Malaysian restaurant that actually serves a Mai Tai that is close to the real recipe. And they serve some of their drinks in that Trader Vics Moai bowl.

Not to say that Bamboo is a total lost cause. It could be very cool (by my standards anyway) if they added some real wooden carvings, authentic drinks in the proper mugs and glasswares and ditched the Hip Hop DJ's and crappy local bands (even for one night a week) and played some exotica...
Of course, they are in a sketchy part of town and have to cater to the (how did Tikifish put it?...hoochies and jocks?) young bar crowd. I'm sure if someone were to make it more authentic, they would go broke.

Still, I'd love to see some tapa, glass floats, puffer fish, birds of paradise, thatch grass, etc....

I guess that's why I want to put a tiki bar in my basement...