Definition of a Tiki Bar. - General Tiki

T tastysp Member Joined: Oct 07, 2002 Posts: 192	T tastysp Posted posted on Thu, May 15, 2003 9:56 AM While I agree music is very important I couldn't survive as a purist Tiki bar. I have 2 nights dedicated to tiki. Mondays w/ Fisherman (lounge & exotica) and Thursdays w/ Moonlighters (20's 30's rootsy/hawaiian). These are some of the best bands in NYC that play tiki music and even then they don't draw as much as the local punk/hard rock band does on some nights. I personally love them and will have them for as long as they want to play my bar. Unfortunately there just aren't enough tiki-philes out there to appreciate the experience. As to decor. I agree that you need Tikis the more the merrier. I have 5 six footers including a smoke-blower! I wish I had the money to go all out but as a local small business person You gotta do a lot with what little you got.

While I agree music is very important I couldn't survive as a purist Tiki bar. I have 2 nights dedicated to tiki. Mondays w/ Fisherman (lounge & exotica) and Thursdays w/ Moonlighters (20's 30's rootsy/hawaiian). These are some of the best bands in NYC that play tiki music and even then they don't draw as much as the local punk/hard rock band does on some nights. I personally love them and will have them for as long as they want to play my bar. Unfortunately there just aren't enough tiki-philes out there to appreciate the experience.
As to decor. I agree that you need Tikis the more the merrier. I have 5 six footers including a smoke-blower!
I wish I had the money to go all out but as a local small business person You gotta do a lot with what little you got.

Post #34294 by tastysp on Thu, May 15, 2003 9:56 AM