deep end honeycut tiki bar LA - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 17, 2016 8:38 AM This sounds to me like just another group of cocktailians declaring some place "Tiki" because they will serve Tiki COCKTAILS, with the other 90% of the real Tiki concept falling flat with the excuse that this will be "a new interpretation". In my experience, most of the time that means there's not enough money, commitment and/or know-how of how to make it real Tiki. This is especially sad here in Southern California, where all the supplies, working examples and deep knowledge are readily available. This said, the above is only my theory (born out of past observation) and I will be glad if I am proven wrong by an inspired, creative, yet true-to-the-genre realization of the concept :) I like space-age style:

This sounds to me like just another group of cocktailians declaring some place "Tiki" because they will serve Tiki COCKTAILS, with the other 90% of the real Tiki concept falling flat with the excuse that this will be "a new interpretation".

In my experience, most of the time that means there's not enough money, commitment and/or know-how of how to make it real Tiki. This is especially sad here in Southern California, where all the supplies, working examples and deep knowledge are readily available.

This said, the above is only my theory (born out of past observation) and I will be glad if I am proven wrong by an inspired, creative, yet true-to-the-genre realization of the concept :)

I like space-age style:

Post #761015 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Mar 17, 2016 8:38 AM