Post #623604 by Ragbag Comics on Sat, Feb 4, 2012 1:04 PM

Yup... yr right.

I imagined it was a long shot, but figured I'd put it out there anyway. Even if a place existed in this neighborhood for six months, I figured someone on here would know about it- but scouring the database mostly brought up places I'm already aware of.

I know there was once a massive treasure trove of tiki bars in this town (and, honestly, for Uptown, three bars existing in a five-block radius for several decades alongside places like the Aragon and the Green Mill is nothing to sneeze at.)

Much like one of my other interests, old Western-themed bars where there were one five enormous ones in the Loop alone including the Double R Ranch, there were at one time about 12 tiki bars downtown operating at the same time(Pago Pago, Vic's, Don's, Shangri La, etc..)

For now, there is at least one active tiki bar in this neighborhood (in my living room) and Mai Tais will be served at the Llama Bar.

Perhaps I will pick your brain on Uptown-specific tiki bars in the near future (at least about the three I KNOW once existed.)

--Pete