The Tilted Tiki Tidbits and Cocktail Lounge, Stillwater, MN (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Wed, Mar 21, 2018 5:30 PM My daughter ran across this place while searching for vegan restaurant options in the Minneapolis area, and knowing of my love for all things Tiki, she suggested we go there and check it out. After doing some antiquing in downtown Stillwater this afternoon, we stopped by for a late lunch/early dinner and were very impressed by the quality of the food and drink. I ordered a "Vic's" Mai Tai, because let's face it, if a Tiki bar can't get that right, there's no point in sampling anything else on the cocktail menu, and I was not disappointed. While it followed the original recipe pretty closely, it featured a delicious little extra twist to the classic recipe that had me scratching my head through most of the meal, until it finally dawned on me that it was Allspice liqueur. As for the food, I had the Tilted Tiki Sliders with pulled luau pork, my daughter had the Tropical Tofu Poke Bowl, and we both split an order of Fiji fries. Everything was delicious (even the tofu), and while I would've loved to have stayed for another drink, I had to drive the 70 miles back home, but I may just have to book a room in a nearby B and B one of these weekends and go on an extended bender there. As for the ambiance, The music playing in the background during our meal was quite acceptable; lots of Hawaiian slack-key guitar tunes mixed in with other traditional Polynesian music. The decor was appropriately dark, with plenty of thatch and bamboo, but it was also plastered with a bunch of tacky Party City/Margaritaville-ish signs featuring slogans like, "Come Classy, Leave Trashy", which brought the TILT factor down a bit for me, but the cocktails and cuisine more than made up for Parrothead vibe. Oh, and Quince, nice job on the menu! I almost stole one...:wink:

My daughter ran across this place while searching for vegan restaurant options in the Minneapolis area, and knowing of my love for all things Tiki, she suggested we go there and check it out. After doing some antiquing in downtown Stillwater this afternoon, we stopped by for a late lunch/early dinner and were very impressed by the quality of the food and drink. I ordered a "Vic's" Mai Tai, because let's face it, if a Tiki bar can't get that right, there's no point in sampling anything else on the cocktail menu, and I was not disappointed. While it followed the original recipe pretty closely, it featured a delicious little extra twist to the classic recipe that had me scratching my head through most of the meal, until it finally dawned on me that it was Allspice liqueur. As for the food, I had the Tilted Tiki Sliders with pulled luau pork, my daughter had the Tropical Tofu Poke Bowl, and we both split an order of Fiji fries. Everything was delicious (even the tofu), and while I would've loved to have stayed for another drink, I had to drive the 70 miles back home, but I may just have to book a room in a nearby B and B one of these weekends and go on an extended bender there.

As for the ambiance, The music playing in the background during our meal was quite acceptable; lots of Hawaiian slack-key guitar tunes mixed in with other traditional Polynesian music. The decor was appropriately dark, with plenty of thatch and bamboo, but it was also plastered with a bunch of tacky Party City/Margaritaville-ish signs featuring slogans like, "Come Classy, Leave Trashy", which brought the TILT factor down a bit for me, but the cocktails and cuisine more than made up for Parrothead vibe.

Oh, and Quince, nice job on the menu! I almost stole one...:wink:

Post #785239 by MrBaliHai on Wed, Mar 21, 2018 5:30 PM