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Tiki Central / Locating Tiki / Smoke Tiki, San Jose, CA, (bar)

Post #223867 by Gigantalope on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 6:16 PM

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I've been in there several times, and found it to be a 20-somthing hang-out with bad service. I was glad to hear the service that you guys experianced was better.

The stone carvngs are sweet, (note the subtle bike chain keeping them from being heisted) carved from "living" stone. Doug at Pacific Blue Traders had them made in Java, by giving airport suvineers to stone masons who do the work with a hammer and a piece of sharpened re-bar.

Some of the wood tikis are from a collection of a Local tree surgeon who has carved since the 1960s, and just recently sold all his works to them, as he has contracted a serious illness.

I've found it horribly dissapointing...but since the owners have deep pockets as the also own the Mission Ale House (where QB Jeff Garcia tanked up for his DUI) the place has time to turn things around.

Just around the corner from it is a fantastic place called the Caravan. It's a Morroccan themed place...a total dump to be sure, but worthey of refurbishing before it's too late.