Post #416139 by Cammo on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 1:29 PM

*"In the September issue of Vanity Fair, designer Loree Rodkin said she and Hewitt wanted to create a "Zen-like retreat," which translates to Balinese-inspired decor (wood, stone, water elements, Buddha relics, Turkish lanterns)." *

If that's true, why's it even called the "Luau"?????

Bam-Bam's work is superb as always, and I like Ray's dark & flat colored tiki, both give this place a nice aged look on the first day.

I've read this whole thread and not once does anybody pin down exactly WHAT A TIKI BAR IS. This sounds a bit looney, but is a Tiki Bar designed to look like;

1. A waterfront bar here in the states, where sailors have brought back things they found around the globe?

2. A dockside bar somewhere in Polynesia?

3. A Polynesian Village, where you're served by the natives?

4. A white-guy's restaurant set up somewhere in Polynesia, where the local planters hang out?

5. GROG's back yard, with Tikis shoved haphazardly eevrywhere?

Cause they're all sort of mutually exclusive, while each describes at least one different classic Tiki Bar I can think of...