Post #792711 by EnchantedTikiGoth on Sun, Jan 27, 2019 7:18 AM

On 2019-01-26 13:05, tikiskip wrote:
EnchantedTikiGoth you almost did not even mention the food or drinks, so for you that's not a big deal and that's fine but we do need to remember these bars need to sell to live.
While on the other hand most of the new bars here that I have seen fall WAY short of having a hook.

AND they are really not even close to "a well-crafted, well-executed escapist atmosphere"
Tiki Ti is so small yet the place is way cool, they also have MANY hooks as in great drinks and even cat calls when your order some drinks.

Tiki Ti has historical cachet, so I still want to give it a go. But otherwise, yes, you can probably gauge my interest in Tiki-Lite places.

For me, what a Tiki bar is selling isn't food or drinks. Those are what a Tiki bar HAS but not what a Tiki bar IS. For me, a Tiki bar is selling the themed experience. Kind of like Disney... Disney isn't selling rides, since I can go on roller coasters and ghost trains anywhere. Disney is selling amazingly crafted, beautiful, escapist themed experiences. A Tiki-Lite place COULD interest me if it is deliberately creating a mid-century themed experience, like a SHAG painting come to life, but if it's just a slick modern bar with some palm tree wallpaper then I'm indifferent even if the craft cocktails and pupu platters are really good.