Opening a new Tiki bar restaurant? What do you look for in a Tiki bar? - General Tiki

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Wed, Mar 13, 2019 4:16 PM On 2019-03-12 08:13, Prikli Pear wrote: The guys trying to launch the Quiet Village tiki bar in Austin have suffered their share of heartbreak with deals on space falling through. Some folks around, ever impatient, argue for them to just take any space that becomes available, regardless of size or location. They know better. Austin will support a tiki bar in general, but not all locations will. They know where it will work and where it won't, and are resisting the temptation of "Go fever." In the interim, several groups have announced opening dates for new tiki bars--dates that have come and gone without any tiki to speak of. Three years and counting since the property search began.... Lemme quickly fill you in on the latest fiasco. We found the perfect spot that the agent insisted was zoned for bar use. We submitted our business plan and a letter of intent with the terms we hoped to get. Within a couple days, the landlord countered with a favorable compromise. He loved our plan and couldn't wait to get us in the space. Offered us a reasonable lease term with an alarmingly high amount of tenant improvement reimbursements, plus time to get our permitting and build out in order before rent commencement. It was a dream location in a high traffic area near our ideal neighborhood, perfect size, reasonably priced, with plenty of parking, easy access from different parts of town, and had the ADA bathrooms we needed, large area for a store room and office, plus plenty of plumbing hook ups (former salon), and high ceilings... Most every check mark on our list fulfilled. We came up with some great floor plans and concept renderings to suit the space. Then the permitting expediter tells us the property is not in fact the correct zoning and a bar can not open in that space. Typical Austin red tape and antiquated bullshit regulations. The fact the landlord gave us false information about the zoning and let us get that far into the process, and so excited to finally make this dream a reality, only to have it shattered once again is, needless to say, devastating. But we've been through similar scenarios several times before and we'll continue to persevere until we're able to bring Austin the tiki bar it deserves. You and the missus should come over for a drink or few soon.

On 2019-03-12 08:13, Prikli Pear wrote:

The guys trying to launch the Quiet Village tiki bar in Austin have suffered their share of heartbreak with deals on space falling through. Some folks around, ever impatient, argue for them to just take any space that becomes available, regardless of size or location. They know better. Austin will support a tiki bar in general, but not all locations will. They know where it will work and where it won't, and are resisting the temptation of "Go fever." In the interim, several groups have announced opening dates for new tiki bars--dates that have come and gone without any tiki to speak of.

Three years and counting since the property search began....

Lemme quickly fill you in on the latest fiasco. We found the perfect spot that the agent insisted was zoned for bar use. We submitted our business plan and a letter of intent with the terms we hoped to get. Within a couple days, the landlord countered with a favorable compromise. He loved our plan and couldn't wait to get us in the space. Offered us a reasonable lease term with an alarmingly high amount of tenant improvement reimbursements, plus time to get our permitting and build out in order before rent commencement. It was a dream location in a high traffic area near our ideal neighborhood, perfect size, reasonably priced, with plenty of parking, easy access from different parts of town, and had the ADA bathrooms we needed, large area for a store room and office, plus plenty of plumbing hook ups (former salon), and high ceilings... Most every check mark on our list fulfilled. We came up with some great floor plans and concept renderings to suit the space. Then the permitting expediter tells us the property is not in fact the correct zoning and a bar can not open in that space. Typical Austin red tape and antiquated bullshit regulations. The fact the landlord gave us false information about the zoning and let us get that far into the process, and so excited to finally make this dream a reality, only to have it shattered once again is, needless to say, devastating. But we've been through similar scenarios several times before and we'll continue to persevere until we're able to bring Austin the tiki bar it deserves.

You and the missus should come over for a drink or few soon.

Post #793759 by mikehooker on Wed, Mar 13, 2019 4:16 PM