Tiki Central / General Tiki / When did Tiki Bob's San Francisco close?
Post #440874 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 10:13 AM
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I am sure you read this post: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=6319&forum=2&start=0 and no, there is no date, but it sounds like the late 70s early 80s, the typical closing date for Tiki joints: "...Raffles #2 was on Market and 1st St., it also catered to the business crowd. We became 'uninvolved' in the late '70's...TB's never recovered, alot of regulars had passed on and times were changing as they are prone to do. Raffles #2 closed some time before TB's. So that left Raffles...Aunt Florence(not my real aunt, I was just raised calling her that) continued on with her daughter Kim taking over Raffles for a time..." I met Florence Nowlen at Raffles #1 in the mid 90s, but have lost all contact info. And that guy Kal hasn't posted here for years, so good luck. I assume you saw this: Bob Bryant left his own creation pretty quickly, only after 7 years. The failure of Tiki Bob's Mainland and Sacramento must have made the Hawaii offer an easy choice. Love to get a copy of your paper when you're done |