Post #67782 by Humuhumu on Mon, Jan 5, 2004 5:15 PM

I just took a moment to catalog the tiki places I visited in 2003. The results surprised even me -- I visited 47 tiki places last year. It's not really comprehensive, I'm not counting the stores (made an exception for Oceanic Arts) or apartment buildings, or special sites (like the remains of Tiki Bob in SF, or the Aku Aku at Sunset Park in Las Vegas). I visited 17 of these places more than once this year.

Disclaimer -- Please don't take this as a Tikier-Than-Thou assertion! After all, I've never carved a tiki, my Mai Tai is undrinkable, and I can't play my ukulele worth a damn. We all have exploring still to do.

Public Establishments:
Enchanted Tiki Room, Disneyland
Luau, Seattle
Lava Lounge, Seattle
'Ohana, Seattle
Kon Tiki, Tucson
Zombie Hut, Brooklyn
Waikiki Wally's, Manhattan
Otto's Shrunken Head, Manhattan
Mai Kai, Ft. Lauderdale
Trad'r Sam, San Francisco
Tonga Room, San Francisco
Bamboo Hut, San Francisco
Jasmine Tree, Portland
The Alibi, Portland
Trader Vic's, Emeryville
Royal Hawaiian, Laguna Beach
Tiki-Ti, Hollywood
Oceanic Arts, Whittier
Bahooka, Rosemead
Caliente Tropics, Palm Springs
Sam's Seafood, Huntington Beach
Trader Vic's, Chicago
Kona Kai, Chicago
Hala Kahiki, River Grove
Rock-A-Tiki, Chicago
The Islander, Seattle
Tiki Joe's Wet Bar, Kirkland
Purple Orchid, El Segundo
Trader Vic's, Beverly Hills
Taboo Cove, Las Vegas
Humphrey's Half Moon Inn, San Diego
Bali Hai, San Diego
Trader Mort's, San Diego
The Islands, San Diego
Hale Hawaii, Torrance

Home Bars:
Humuhumu Room, Seattle (me!)
Ink Pad, Manhattan (Inky Louise)
Foggy Grotto, San Francisco (Martiki)
Mr. Tiki Bar's, Portland (mrtikibar)
TikiMama & Melintur's, Petaluma (TikiMama & Melintur, duh!)
Bong's Tiki Hut, Huntington Beach (Tiki Bong)
Castaway Cove, Portland (TikiMaxton)
Aku Hall, Chicago (tikibars)
Spectacular East Indies Room, Long Beach (Trader Pup)
Castaway Lounge, Redondo Beach (Doctor Z)
Backyard Bali Hai, Seattle (Selector Lopaka & puamana)
The Lagoon Room, Oceanside (Alnshely)

My wish list for 2004 includes New England, Georgia & Florida. I'll have business trips that'll take me to Washington, D.C. and Tennessee this year, too. And maybe I'll finally make my trip to Mexico City!