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chiwito
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Name:Tiki Tom's on the Oakland Riviera
Type:restaurant
Street:300 29th Ave.
City:Oakland
State:CA
Zip:94601
country:USA
Phone:510-532-9205
Status:operational
Description:
I like this place so much I got married there [the marriage has some tiki backstory; our first date was at Forbidden Island, our wedding favors were from Tiki Farm, and we got wedding supplies at Firetiki]. Good food, especially the pork dishes [though I love the mahi mahi]. The drink selection is good, if not FI class. They cheat a bit with ordinary mixers, but they have a decent selection of rums and the bartenders know their stuff and are friendly and fast. Service, both food and bar, is consistently excellent. The atmosphere is fantastic; located on the water and under a bridge, Tiki Tom's has good views and a beach party vibe. The decor is more beach bar than classic tiki bar, but so am I so it works perfectly for me. The wall-to-wall surfboards on the ceiling complement the low to moderate TIPSY element. The Hawaiian bands on Fridays and Saturdays, and the all-day Hawaiian festival on third Sundays, are a ripping good time. They have other live music on various occasions and everything they've tried, from elevator style background music for meals to tear the roof off rock or blues jams, have been great. I've given the place just short of rave reviews on both critiki and yelp, and nothing has changed my mind since.
[ Edited by: chiwito 2009-08-03 14:53 ]
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