Post #481672 by ZZ TIKI on Sun, Sep 6, 2009 9:13 AM

Awesome, I will have to check on those. I will bring a camera for any discoveries. There seems to be many "remnants" of previous Tiki "cultures" in that part of Florida.

After a bit of research, I wonder what happened for that coastline to go from Tiki everywhere to Sports Bars and Nascar. Nothing wrong with either but it seems that the current inhabitants don't want anything to do with that kind of stuff. Is it just too redneck to support a real Tiki Bar? After a few phone calls to places like the Thunderbird which has a "Tiki Bar" and a place called the Freaky Tiki, it seems that getting a simple Mai Tai will be near impossible. Has anyone tried to open a modern authentic Tiki Bar there? I would assume that those "girly drinks" would not be very popular down in those parts.

And Ybor city looks a bit scary.

Now, NYC is not a great place for Tiki either, but my apartment has a full service bar tended by your truly. I may have to fedex myself some "supplies" or build a suitcase bar.

Oh, and the ZZ is my first and last name initials.