Post #517630 by Grand Kahu on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 7:56 PM

I agree about supporting your local (or sort of local) tiki bars in addition to having your own joint. After all, that same formula holds true for restaurants or any other bar in that you can enjoy a great meal and bottle of wine (ok, when switching from rum, whenever that may be) for a fraction of the cost of the same in a quality restaurant with good service and probably boring decor and atmosphere. Being in Dallas and missing our Trader Vic's already, I can say do all you can to keep the vintage tiki temples fires burning bright or all we will have is the tiki revival and none of the originals (uh, the made up fakey versions of Polynesia we call original here) to enjoy! And still build a tiki bar at home to initiate the uninitiated and sate the true heathen too.

GK