Tiki Rock, Boston, MA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

TD Tiki Doug Tiki Centralite Boston, MA Joined: Oct 14, 2017 Posts: 12	TD Tiki Doug Posted posted on Sun, Jan 14, 2018 12:50 PM Sorry to have missed you, Mr. Ho! Frankly, I don't know what my frequency will be. It's not fair to judge so early on, but so far Baldwin & Sons and Barrel House both make a better tiki drink. And they put them in a tiki mugs. I forgot to mention, no tiki mugs! The Boston area is a tough place to run a tiki bar. There are already a couple of places that call themselves "tiki bars" that serve boat drinks and have no tikis. The more serious bars with tiki drinks call themselves "rum bars", Baldwin & Sons included. Barrel House doesn't even go that far, calling itself a "whiskey bar." I see Tiki Rock as being right in between being a tiki bar and just being a random cocktail bar. I'll find it interesting to see how long they can ride the fence. Given that their location offers no element of escapism, I'm guessing it will quickly become tiki in name only.

Sorry to have missed you, Mr. Ho!

Frankly, I don't know what my frequency will be. It's not fair to judge so early on, but so far Baldwin & Sons and Barrel House both make a better tiki drink. And they put them in a tiki mugs. I forgot to mention, no tiki mugs!

The Boston area is a tough place to run a tiki bar. There are already a couple of places that call themselves "tiki bars" that serve boat drinks and have no tikis. The more serious bars with tiki drinks call themselves "rum bars", Baldwin & Sons included. Barrel House doesn't even go that far, calling itself a "whiskey bar."

I see Tiki Rock as being right in between being a tiki bar and just being a random cocktail bar. I'll find it interesting to see how long they can ride the fence. Given that their location offers no element of escapism, I'm guessing it will quickly become tiki in name only.

Post #783108 by Tiki Doug on Sun, Jan 14, 2018 12:50 PM