Post #416145 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 2:39 PM

On 2008-10-29 13:29, Cammo wrote:
I've read this whole thread and not once does anybody pin down exactly WHAT A TIKI BAR IS.

I - am - .... so sorry, I really thought I made it pretty clear in this post where I describe THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST TIKI BAR!:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27025&forum=1&vpost=415933

Let me try to put it clear and concise, so not much thinking or arguing is involved:

A Tiki Bar is a bar that uses all the decor and concepts invented by the founders of Polynesian pop, Don The Beachcomber and Trader Vic in the 30s and 40s, and embellishes them with lots of Oceanic art: Shields, masks, weapons and most of all many Tikis, as freestanding carvings, as support and railing posts, and carved into doors and panels. It also uses the Tiki as a logo for the business on its menus, mugs, lamps, ashtrays, matchbooks, swizzle sticks, coasters, and napkins. (Not all Tiki Bars did all of these things, but to do a good percentage of these set them apart from the generic tropical or Polynesian Bar.

or, super-simplified, a Tiki Bar is a bar with lots of Tikis in it.