Post #795290 by Prikli Pear on Tue, May 21, 2019 8:42 PM

Quiet Village is very specific about the space they want. They need a space of a specific size range with an extant non-food service liquor license. They also have identified areas where they believe a tiki bar will flourish--ie not 6th Street or the Warehouse District, which is mostly a young party crowd. I've talked with them and they've been screwed over on several negotiations. The most recent one I'm aware of had an owner assure them the place had a liquor license, when in truth it wasn't even zoned properly. It's been torture. As for Tiki Tatsu-ya, I'm not as familiar with them, but I understand the delay is a case of their other business ventures demanding more time and attention than expected as opposed to any specific hurdles with their tiki bar itself.

Lost Lei didn't have those issues. They just grabbed an available "cool" bar space as close to 6th Street as possible and set up shop. I'm not sure how much money they put into the place, but the actual investment in tiki decor was minimal.