Post #776312 by c-monkey on Fri, May 26, 2017 9:31 AM

I saw the article below in a local paper about a forthcoming mobile tiki bar in, of all things, a shipping container. I'm not sure how things are in the rest of the country, but here in SoCal, setting up a business in a shipping container seems to be the go-to method of achieving instant hipster status. That said, I've been many times to Roxanne's, the "parent" bar for this endeavor, and they seem to get it. Great cocktails, respectable tiki nights, and they've even had a couple of tiki-heavy rum festivals attended by local craft cocktail and tiki enthusiasts. Also, the owner is bringing a Latin flavor to the drinks, which seems interesting AND historically somewhat legit, given the rum's history in the Caribbean. In other words, this is someone who seems to be looking to add an interesting new touch without suggesting that tiki is obsolete. How's this going to go? Only time will tell .. but I'm looking forward to finding out!

http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/maries-tek-tec-long-beachs-new-tiki-bar-is-in-a-mobile-shipping-container-8260328