Anyone Know: Tiki alive and well in Los Angeles in 1991?? - General Tiki

T Tiki_Andy Member Joined: Dec 12, 2024 Posts: 5	T Tiki_Andy Posted posted on Thu, Dec 12, 2024 11:57 AM Dear Tiki Colleagues - I am trying to write a book, it's just fiction but I was thinking to have it be (somewhat) historically accurate. My main character is an aspiring actor who works as a bartender in a a tiki bar, somewhere in Los Angeles. But the tricky part is that it's 1991, so it's after the heyday but before the revival. I can't really use Tiki Ti because it was small and family run, and I've learned that Tonga Hut was really not tiki at the time, more of a "trucker bar" and kind of divey. Great that it is now revitalized, but that doesn't help me. This site is such a great collection of tiki facts and history, but I'm having a hard time knowing which of the second generation LA tiki bars might have thrived into the early 90's (if any). I've seen South Seas, Pacific Seas, and a couple others, with photos and postcards and menus, etc. But I'm not seeing dates when the places closed. I'll of course keep digging, but thought maybe someone here might just know and care to save me some time! I'm looking for a decent sized, well-appointed tiki bar where my main character would work part time. I don't think an Asian restaurant would work - although my barback is Hawaiian. Thanks in advance! Tiki_Andy

Dear Tiki Colleagues - I am trying to write a book, it's just fiction but I was thinking to have it be (somewhat) historically accurate. My main character is an aspiring actor who works as a bartender in a a tiki bar, somewhere in Los Angeles. But the tricky part is that it's 1991, so it's after the heyday but before the revival. I can't really use Tiki Ti because it was small and family run, and I've learned that Tonga Hut was really not tiki at the time, more of a "trucker bar" and kind of divey. Great that it is now revitalized, but that doesn't help me. This site is such a great collection of tiki facts and history, but I'm having a hard time knowing which of the second generation LA tiki bars might have thrived into the early 90's (if any). I've seen South Seas, Pacific Seas, and a couple others, with photos and postcards and menus, etc. But I'm not seeing dates when the places closed. I'll of course keep digging, but thought maybe someone here might just know and care to save me some time! I'm looking for a decent sized, well-appointed tiki bar where my main character would work part time. I don't think an Asian restaurant would work - although my barback is Hawaiian.

Thanks in advance!

Tiki_Andy

Post #814424 by Tiki_Andy on Thu, Dec 12, 2024 11:57 AM