Do the Roy's restaurants have Tiki? - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 10:01 AM I dunno Christiki, I don't think "Tiki for the sake of Tiki" just because it's a Hawaiian-related business is a good idea. Isn't that a dilution of Tiki-style's mid-century pop cultural aesthetic ? I think of Roy's as fusion cusine for the 21st-Century. To me Tiki-style should have either authentic historic roots (a la Tiki-Ti, Tonga Hut, DTBC/Sam's) or a specific Tiki Revival laser focus (a la Forbidden Island, Frankie's, Tiki No). Others however might argue that the profusion of good Tiki art in any context is "good art for art's sake".

I dunno Christiki, I don't think "Tiki for the sake of Tiki" just because it's a Hawaiian-related business is a good idea. Isn't that a dilution of Tiki-style's mid-century pop cultural aesthetic ? I think of Roy's as fusion cusine for the 21st-Century.

To me Tiki-style should have either authentic historic roots (a la Tiki-Ti, Tonga Hut, DTBC/Sam's) or a specific Tiki Revival laser focus (a la Forbidden Island, Frankie's, Tiki No).

Others however might argue that the profusion of good Tiki art in any context is "good art for art's sake".

Post #593612 by JOHN-O on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 10:01 AM