Post #472463 by arriano on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 2:30 PM

Are there proper category names that are generally accepted for the different types of tiki bars? It seems to me that if there were, we could end the arguments about what is and isn't a tiki bar when we could say it's THIS type of tiki bar, and everyone could then determine whether they liked that particular style or not. For starters I offer these (all of which need their definitions more finely tuned):

1. Classic - Your complete Don Beach-imagined Polynesian fantasy
2. Nautical - As much clipper ship materials (rigging, ship wheel, portholes) as Polynesian decor
3. Caribbean - Maybe it's got a tiki in the corner, or a Polynesian mask or two, but plays reggae music, serves more hurricanes and pina coladas than mai tais, etc.
4. Hybrid - Has tiki bar decor elements (bamboo, tikis, etc.) but doubles as a sports bar, rock club, etc.
5. Asian - A Chinese or Filipino or other Asian restaurant that serves tiki drinks and perhaps has other tiki bar style decor.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Angry denouncements? Dirty jokes?