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PD P. Duarte Member Joined: Oct 17, 2015 Posts: 9	PD P. Duarte Posted posted on Tue, Jan 26, 2016 9:25 PM Good observation bigbrotiki. The Hala Kahiki on River Road is inexplicably overlooked these days. So too is Chef Shangri-La on 26th Street. Look it up people, and search for a "Dr. Fong" among its drinks. Two drinks there, and you can't stand up. They also sell real leis among the idol-talisman fountains. These two places deserve just as much attention as The Mai-Kai and Tiki-Ti. All the nouveau-Tiki bars popping up all over the place (Hale Pele in Oregon, Lei Low in Texas, Latitude 29 in New Orleans, Kreepy Tiki in Ft. Lauderdale, The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas etc. etc.) owe much to these classic originals, which, yes, DO FEATURE the Fu Manchu mug. I think our current crop of so-called 'Tiki followers' sometimes get lost in the ever-changing world of cultural appropriation. Pico

Good observation bigbrotiki.

The Hala Kahiki on River Road is inexplicably overlooked these days. So too is Chef Shangri-La on 26th Street. Look it up people, and search for a "Dr. Fong" among its drinks. Two drinks there, and you can't stand up. They also sell real leis among the idol-talisman fountains.

These two places deserve just as much attention as The Mai-Kai and Tiki-Ti.

All the nouveau-Tiki bars popping up all over the place (Hale Pele in Oregon, Lei Low in Texas, Latitude 29 in New Orleans, Kreepy Tiki in Ft. Lauderdale, The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas etc. etc.) owe much to these classic originals, which, yes, DO FEATURE the Fu Manchu mug. I think our current crop of so-called 'Tiki followers' sometimes get lost in the ever-changing world of cultural appropriation.

Pico

Post #757936 by P. Duarte on Tue, Jan 26, 2016 9:25 PM