You find tikis in the strangest places, like Milwaukee, Wisconsin... - General Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 2:38 PM Where is Fireside? I mean ,exact address and phone numbr? Is it worth checking out, even if it has been De-Tikified? Here's some data on Mai Kai: "Mai Kai, 5630 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI (414) 321-4401 As of June of 2001, Mai Kai has been replaced by our dread nemesis, a sports bar. Located too far out of the center of town to attract whatever hipster scene Milwaukee might have, the poor Mai Kai was lucky to last as long as it did. The bar was de-Tikified in October of 2000, when the old owner (who had owned it since 1973) sold it to the new owner, Michelle Manzella. She still pours a mean Mai Tai in a brandy snifter (at $7), but has no interest in keeping anything Tiki alive. There are a few vague traces of Tiki left - the front entrance is still a fifteen foot tall A-frame style with two big torches sticking out of the sides like antennae on some alien bug. Even more intriguing (or more pathetic) is that if you look carefully, you can still see where a huge Tiki Mask or shield and large wooden letters spelling "M A I K A I" were removed from the front of the building. They had hung on the side of the place for so long that the sun bleached the paint all around them, leaving ghostly images. And that's all that remains! "

Where is Fireside?
I mean ,exact address and phone numbr?
Is it worth checking out, even if it has been De-Tikified?

Here's some data on Mai Kai:

"Mai Kai, 5630 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI (414) 321-4401

As of June of 2001, Mai Kai has been replaced by our dread nemesis, a sports bar. Located too far out of the center of town to attract whatever hipster scene Milwaukee might have, the poor Mai Kai was lucky to last as long as it did.
The bar was de-Tikified in October of 2000, when the old owner (who had owned it since 1973) sold it to the new owner, Michelle Manzella. She still pours a mean Mai Tai in a brandy snifter (at $7), but has no interest in keeping anything Tiki alive.
There are a few vague traces of Tiki left - the front entrance is still a fifteen foot tall A-frame style with two big torches sticking out of the sides like antennae on some alien bug. Even more intriguing (or more pathetic) is that if you look carefully, you can still see where a huge Tiki Mask or shield and large wooden letters spelling "M A I K A I" were removed from the front of the building. They had hung on the side of the place for so long that the sun bleached the paint all around them, leaving ghostly images. And that's all that remains! "

Post #22802 by tikibars on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 2:38 PM