Tiki Strip club and the Smog Cutter - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11616	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Jul 14, 2002 11:37 PM Fine urban archeology, Anna. To my shame I have to admit that I never ventured into the "Tiki Theatre" all these years. Someone once told me that there was nothing redeeming inside, and I left it at that...this should not hold anyone back, though. The Smog Cutter, though a GREAT LA Tiki bar concept, did not yield any finds once I surveyed it, just a basic minimal Asian run beer bar. Still, again, there must have been an interesting history somewhere... But you made a good choice to move close to the Tiki Ti, it'll be a while til you have drunk yourself through the menu. The steep price per drink will keep you to a minimum, more than two are lethal anyway. Go there BEFORE 7:00, and you'll find a place at the bar, where you get o know Mike and Mike jr. Ground yourself with El Chavo's Mexican food next door, the blacklit Sombrero ceiling in the bar is supreme. Don't give in to a Margharita there AFTER having had two Tiki Ti cocktails, I once had memory loss after that. Otherwise, hop over to Glendale and visit Damon's on Brand Blvd. All bambooed out, American cuisine, minimal food and cocktail menu, but great murals.

Fine urban archeology, Anna. To my shame I have to admit that I never ventured into the "Tiki Theatre" all these years. Someone once told me that there was nothing redeeming inside, and I left it at that...this should not hold anyone back, though.
The Smog Cutter, though a GREAT LA Tiki bar concept, did not yield any finds once I surveyed it, just a basic minimal Asian run beer bar. Still, again, there must have been an interesting history somewhere...
But you made a good choice to move close to the Tiki Ti, it'll be a while til you have drunk yourself through the menu. The steep price per drink will keep you to a minimum, more than two are lethal anyway. Go there BEFORE 7:00, and you'll find a place at the bar, where you get o know Mike and Mike jr.
Ground yourself with El Chavo's Mexican food next door, the blacklit Sombrero ceiling in the bar is supreme. Don't give in to a Margharita there AFTER having had two Tiki Ti cocktails, I once had memory loss after that.

Otherwise, hop over to Glendale and visit Damon's on Brand Blvd. All bambooed out, American cuisine, minimal food and cocktail menu, but great murals.

Post #3733 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jul 14, 2002 11:37 PM