Post #744797 by swizzle on Sat, Jun 13, 2015 5:19 PM

Ok, i'll play along.

This is my third trip to the U.S. in 4 years and i have to say that i am extremely fortunate to have seen a lot of places and next week i'll be hitting the east coast and will be able to add to this list. On the bucket list are:

Three Dots and a Dash
Lost Lake
Hala Kahiki
Chef Shangri La's

All of the above places i will be most likely seeing and there are others planned along the way, but they are just bonuses. Below are the places i've seen on me previous trips. I have been to Tiki Oasis and The Hukilau and this year will being to Luau at the Lake and Tiki Oasis again.

CALIFORNIA

Smuggler's Cove
Forbidden Island
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar
Trader Vic's - Emeryville
Trader Vic's - L.A. live (R.I.P.)
Bahooka (R.I.P.)
Don the Beachcomber
Tonga Hut Tiki Lounge
Tonga Hut -Palm Springs
Tiki-No of North Hollywood
Tiki Ti
Kona Club
Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar
Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge
Bali Hai
Ventiki Polynesian Dining & Cocktails

LAS VEGAS

Frankie's Tiki Room

ARIZONA

Kon Tiki Tucson
Hula's Modern Tiki Scottsdale
Hula's Modern Tiki Phoenix

FLORIDA

Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show

TEXAS

Lei Low Bar

HAWAII

La Mariana Sailing Club
Tiki's Grill & Bar

AUSTRALIA (haha)

Tiki Lounge and Bar - Melbourne
The LuWOW
Hula Bula Bar
Devilles Pad

As far as those on my bucket list i wont get to see this trip, i too would like to attend an International Market Place, Tiki Caliente and Latitude 29. Unfortunately there was just no way i could fit Latitude 29 into this trip with the time and finance restrictions i had.

The only thing i'd really like to find in the wild, which i doubt very much i ever would in Australia, is a dinner plate from ANY defunct tiki restaurant. The problem is i'm too lazy to hunt through plates while i'm out thrifting so the chances of that happening are pretty slim.