Tiki Central / General Tiki / BAHOOKA MEMORIES - a photo love story
Post #669781 by A Frame on Mon, Mar 4, 2013 8:47 PM
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Wow, there are some great pics & memories here! I have a few to add...here goes. Bahooka was where I took my first road trip/adventure after reading James Teitelbaum's 'TIKI ROAD TRIP' in 2007. I had my first official 'tiki' inspired cocktail while enjoying a big plate of ribs on one of these bar stools. A few months later, I bought my first mug at Bahooka. My wife may never forgive me.:)
What always stuck me was the tremendous amount and detail of the items placed in the ceilings and walls. Each & every time I visited, I had to get up and walk around, take it all in again as if it was my very first trip. I didn't want to miss a menu holder... or any of the many, many lighted glass floats.
On your next visit you could look up and discover a set of 20 foot long canoes...
...look straight ahead and find a deep sea divers helmet or a famous Pacu, too.
A trip to Bahooka was also like going on a underwater adventure. Dining in your own secluded booth, surrounded by tanks of colorful fish, I can only imagine that most kids thought they were at some type of a private Disneyland. To the adults? Climb in, sit down and shut the hatch. This was the submarine ride with food & rum drinks!
If I was there late when the place was about to close, I'd walk around the empty parts of the restaurant hearing only the sound of gurgling fish tanks. I'd look into the empty banquet room knowing that the TC folks could fill the place, especially when "10" was the magic number.
Like at Crazy Al's 10th Anniversary Party (10 for 11-12-13)...
...where Big Toe was taking it all in...
...or at the 10th Anniversary of BOT & Mug Release Party where the room was packed...
...and Sven needed at least two drinks to help keep his mouth from getting dry while graciously signing mugs and chatting it up with the throng!
Hey look, it's Scott with his BOT mug. I bet there was a grenade with the pin pulled in that vessel!
Bahooka was always very accommodating to the TC folks, just another reason why it will be sorely missed. But at least they're going out on their terms.
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