Post #453769 by Tipsy McStagger on Wed, May 13, 2009 7:51 PM

On 2009-05-13 18:06, tikiyaki wrote:
Why aren't more people posting about this place...it looks fantastic.

Flaming Volcano Bowls, Full Polynesian show every weekend....looks amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fedeOjn9GL4&feature=related

apart from a really great interior, tiki terrace suffers from :

A) being located in a strip mall (which is just an asthetic turn-off in general for any tiki bar )
B) located far enough beyond chicago city limits to make it a pain in the ass to go there frequently...especially when we have actual vintage places like hala kahiki, chef shangri-la and the new trader vics to support......

the food is decent, the drinks are not terrible and if i lived in the burbs (which used to be a 10 minute drive from tiki terrace where it is now located), i would probably go more often...

that said, the real question that needs to be asked is...why hasn't tiki terrace been courting the tiki folk any longer??...i haven't seen any new posts or updates from them in a very long time here......for example, there is a tiki zombie event going on there on the 24th of this month.....i only know this because i found out about it for the first time on holden's new tiki mug website!!...and he's on the west coast !!...one would think that tiki terrace might want to be the ones to make that announcement, no??

anyway, in answer to my own question....the tiki terrace is self contained, which basically means:

A) they make all their own decor, so there is very little need for them to look outside tiki terrace for decor or other items they may want for their bar or otherwise....

B) they are also entertainers and have their own performers and dancers at their disposal in the form of the barefoot hawaiians troup...so again, there is no need to seek out other bands or entertainers to pay to perform at their bar.....they got everything covered.

anyway, that's my 2 cents...