Post #2382 by woofmutt on Mon, Jun 17, 2002 10:27 PM

Ideally I'd like a Tiki bar located near some body of water whether lake, river, sound or sea. But it was fakery and artificiality that first drew me to Tiki, the idea of entering a doorway and walking into some dimly lit tropical paradise. A Tiki bar's location isn't so important to my ideal, but I find most appealing the idea of Tiki bars far away from anything tropical or exotic...The Kahiki, Judges' Beyond the Reef (Brookfield, Wisc. Pg 60 BOT) , and the Mai-Tai Resort (Osaga Beach, MO). This is one reason why Portland Oregon's Alibi is so cool...It's located on a not so attractive strip type street but once you enter through it's bamboo chamber entrance you completely forget the concrete and cars a mere 10 feet behind you.