Post #36156 by Traitor Vic on Tue, May 27, 2003 8:58 PM

Heck, Parrothead, I once (under the influence of a particularly potent tiki libation... prolly Budweiser) climbed to the top of the Belton Water Tower at about 2:00 in the AM. This was, of course, years ago and I was simply practicing up on my youthful stupidity.
Anywho... I made it back to Greenville and have kept my feet on the ground since. AND OUTSIDE of Tiki Bob's Cantina (which is not a real tiki bar by any stretch). Nither is the Freak Tiki in Myrtle Beach. Both of these places have recently held "Pimp and Ho Party" nights.
In NC there's a crappy little joint called the Geneva Riverside Motel and Tiki Bar in Lake Lure. It sits between the Rocky Broad River and the Motel Swimming Pool and is little more than 90 square feet of deck. I doubt they even have rum, but you can probably quench your Jimmy Buffet thirst there just about any Friday Night during the summer months.
Trader Vic's in Atlanta is the place. Yessiree. I hear, too, of another spot called the Boom Boom Room opened recently in the Virginia/Highlands neighborhood (a review right here: https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=3264&forum=1 ). It can't possibly be as cool as Vic's, but any excuse to go to Atlanta is fine with me.
What it comes down to is this... The only Tiki places in the Carolinas tend to be Tiki in name only. This could change, though, if we all promise to spend a whole lot of money!