Tabou Tiki Room Berlin Open!

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K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2004 8:49 PM Finally!!!We are exhausted! We went directly from our work clothes to party attire on Tuesday. It was an unbelievable opening, I thought we were prepared, but two of my "guests" had to work that night behind the bar with us. More pics later as people email them to me, but this is just a quick before and after (and before the party). Lots more coming... -The Kaiserstyles [ Edited by: kaiserstyle on 2004-07-21 20:52 ]
B bongofury Grand Member (6 years) Ventura County Joined: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 1565	B bongofury Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2004 8:59 PM Wow! Looks fantastic. Love the before and after.....
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 12:46 AM JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH!!!!! This place looks amazing! Don't tell me... Gordon W was the bar back and Dag was the extra bartender? No? ahhh, We soo wish we were there guys. really, and truly. The decor looks amazing. I am going to have sweet dreams tonight for sure!
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:10 AM Ha, Dagmeier left after 15 minutes because it was too crowded to get a seat at the bar. Guess who turned the logos on the tikis gold? Remember how we made fun of it, but I love the way it turned out...
V virani Tiki Socialite Volcanic area of France Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1439	V virani Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:32 AM Congratulations....it looks fantastic. And hey, Berlin is not so far from here...I think i'll come visit you soon.
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:43 AM world peace thru tiki :) beautiful kaiserstyle! what is the address?
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:48 AM I'm happy you like it. We will post alot more pics soon. Virani, you (and other TCers) are always welcome to stay at our guestroom. Just let us know. JD, you find our address at: http://www.taboutikicentral.com Mahalo
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:52 AM vielen mahalos!
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 9:49 AM Wow, that looks amazing! A very high quality addition to the stable of European Tiki bars. I can't wait to visit sometime! Trader Woody
K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2004 10:59 AM It was a great night. Sure it was crowded - opening night - hello! The bar has to be seen in person - the actual bar room is flawless, so much details lined-up. And again the atmosphere was so nice. I think everybody who visited the place so far takes it in her/his heart. KK
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 1:58 AM Congratulations, April and Stefan! What a beautiful sight, after all your hard work and trials and tribulations, you have arrived. Can't wait to see it in person, very soooon
F FLOUNDERart Tiki Socialite Orlando Florida Joined: Sep 02, 2003 Posts: 1140	F FLOUNDERart Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 5:56 AM Stefan, congrates bro. The place looks amazing from what I can see. I can't wait to see some more pic. Looks like all the hard work is paying off. I hope to come and see it in person some day.
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 8:49 AM Ok, some more pics! Hope this works! Us! And finally, our logo mug that tikitony designed! [ Edited by: kaiserstyle on 2004-07-23 08:59 ]
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 9:16 AM Wow! That's beautiful.
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 9:27 AM Absolutely gorgeous place! Well done. Great mug, Tony! (yes, it's one of those posts)
F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 9:37 AM Finally! Proof that there is a (Tiki-)God & that (S)He loves us. Or at least loves Germany. That place is incredible. I know that is a true labor of love, you can see it everywhere in those pictures.
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:24 AM BOOOYAAAAA! is that my mug, hmmmm?
G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:57 AM Great job and nice mug Chiki/Tony! beautiful!
T Tiki-Toa Member Somewhere on Planet Tiki Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1012	T Tiki-Toa Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 2:21 PM Wow what a wonderful place, and the mug is truly a Tiki Tony original, great job with everything.
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 2:24 PM It's breathtaking! Dangit, I've gotta get a passport already. The continent calls! Congratulations, I wish you every success.
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 4:00 PM Now THAT is what I call a tiki bar (with restaurant). SUPER SWEET!
F FLOUNDERart Tiki Socialite Orlando Florida Joined: Sep 02, 2003 Posts: 1140	F FLOUNDERart Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 4:39 PM Wow that place looks sweet!!! Great job! And that logo mug is awesome! I also like the mug display! [ Edited by: FLOUNDERart on 2004-07-23 16:40 ]
SOM SON OF MOTHRA Member Joined: Jul 20, 2004 Posts: 200	SOM SON OF MOTHRA Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 5:34 PM Wow....I'm German. Why am I not there? Very cool. The decor is excellent. I especially like your display of mugs. A true tiki bar. Bravo.
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 9:52 PM One more I forgot, If you're standing behind the bar this is what you see. The three painted tikis on the far wall are donated from Moritz R, who put in some long hours painting our archway frames and front door frames and some other great stuff! Thanks Moritz!
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 11:33 PM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUGGGG!!! MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUG!!! So ummm erm ah is there a way us state bound folks can get that mug??? Would it help if I said your space is simply jaw dropping? I hope to have a home space that looks a tenth as good as that. The lighting is perfect! And the clutter isn't overwhelming. Your eye travels from one item to the next, with out getting lost or diverted. Awesome, Awesome... sigh. Tiki Gardener
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, Jul 24, 2004 1:50 AM On 2004-07-23 21:52, kaiserstyle wrote: ...donated from Moritz R, who put in some long hours painting our archway frames and front door frames and some other great stuff! Thanks Moritz! And I see you hung up the painting that I found at the fleamarket and then asked Moritz to paint a Tiki into, cool! (..to the left of the bar) Moritz is really good at painting Tikis into found thrift store art, I have two of his pieces like that. As a D.P., I have to say the lighting is done really well! How are your exterior doorposts secured?
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Sat, Jul 24, 2004 6:29 AM Hi everybody, thanks so much for all the kind words. It was alot of hard work (and we still have the second room ahead of us)so we don't mind receiving more of those wonderful compliments. So far we've only received 20 copies of our signature mug. Those will be given to friends and visiting TC members (Chiki, Sven and Virani are the first ones on the list). Please let us know if you plan to come to Berlin. We will sell the second edition through our website: http://www.taboutikicentral.com. No pre-orders yet. We're looking for a distributor in the US. P.S. Sven, we love your painting and I think we found a pretty good spot for it. The two Tikis outside are locked and are taken inside before we leave.
T Tiki-Toa Member Somewhere on Planet Tiki Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1012	T Tiki-Toa Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 11:46 AM Ok I look through the whole thread and no one asked or mentioned anything so I guess I will be the one to ask, where can I get a mug?
F FLOUNDERart Tiki Socialite Orlando Florida Joined: Sep 02, 2003 Posts: 1140	F FLOUNDERart Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 12:54 PM On 2004-07-26 11:46, Tiki-Toa wrote: Ok I look through the whole thread and no one asked or mentioned anything so I guess I will be the one to ask, where can I get a mug? As Fred Sanford would say "you big dummy"! Did you happen to read the reply right before this one.
T Tiki-Toa Member Somewhere on Planet Tiki Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1012	T Tiki-Toa Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 1:04 PM
T Tiki-Toa Member Somewhere on Planet Tiki Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 1012	T Tiki-Toa Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 1:05 PM Ohhhhhhhh that one hurt, one for the fish man. :wink:
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 874	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 1:32 PM Hey! That's one of my ebay lamps hanging by the entrance in front of the outrigger(?)! I had no clue that it would end up in such a friggin' cool place!!! I nearly crapped myself when I spotted it! SWEET! [ Edited by: KAHAKA on 2004-07-26 13:35 ]
TH Thorsten Hasenkamm Member Paderborn, Germany Joined: Mar 12, 2003 Posts: 348	TH Thorsten Hasenkamm Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 1:47 PM Stefan, this looks absolutely great! Big thumbs up, I hope I find the time to come to Berlin in August...
I I-Tiki Tiki Centralite Oak Hill, VA Joined: Jun 25, 2004 Posts: 71	I I-Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 3:43 PM Stefan, Your place is AMAZING! I bow to your tikiness. What food will you be serving to go with the Mai-Tais? What does the drink menu look like??? Be there as soon as I can.... I-Tiki
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 4:54 PM Hey! I spy a mug that was previously part of the Trader Woody collection. It looks a damn sight happier there than it ever did over here! Damn, that place looks incredible. Trader Woody
SF Slacks Ferret Tiki Socialite Calgary Joined: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 1396	SF Slacks Ferret Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 5:28 PM I've got nothing new and original to add to what's already been said, but damn! Beautiful place! I love it!
W weirduncletiki Member Grape Town, California Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 756	W weirduncletiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 6:14 PM Congratulations! What a stupendously beautiful room! Hopefully I'll find myself in your fine establishment sometime soon. Keep up the good work. -Weird Unc
T tikitony Tiki Socialite Ventura, CA Joined: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 861	T tikitony Posted posted on Tue, Jul 27, 2004 12:58 AM Hey Kaiserstyle's, glad to be apart of such a gnarly place! Can't wait to see it in person.
C cheekytiki Member The Haole Hut, London, UK Joined: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 1096	C cheekytiki Posted posted on Tue, Jul 27, 2004 1:46 AM The place looks awsome guys, as soon as we get afree weekend and some cheap flights we'll pop over to see it in person.
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Sat, Jul 31, 2004 9:35 AM Hi folks, I (Mr. Kaiserstyle) was out of town for a week while Mrs. K was running the place by herself (yes, you will love her too when you meet her at the bar). Quick response: Trader Woody, didn't I tell you I would find a nice place in the bar for your mug ? Kahaka, we love your lamp and I realized after I won the auction that you're on TC. Great craftsmanship. We don't serve food until the kitchen is set up (whenever that will be). Mrs. K is as good in the kitchen as she is behind the bar. I can't wait for that sweet potato salad. We have a temporary drink menue right now that's designed by our friend Mono Michalke. Will post his artwork next time.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Fri, Aug 13, 2004 2:54 AM Just booked some flights to Berlin! We're not going until next March, but I'm already excited! Yee-haw! Trader Woody
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Thu, Sep 2, 2004 7:14 AM Hey Trader Woody, you must have posted when I was out of town. We're looking forward to have you here next spring (Aloha Virani, see you next week). Hope I can safe you a first edition Tabou signature mug (they are all numbered and we will use a different mold for the second edition). I hope the whole place is set up by then. Short update: we're open now for a month and it is going really really well. We get the people we wanted, KAHUNA KAWENTZMANN is rehearsing with his band and we had a fine article at a "City Magazine" that got us alot of customers. One thing I have to share is an email I received from the German gossip/fashion magazine GALA (www.gala.de) who want to do an article on the "TIKI TREND". I should do a google search on "how to keep celebrities away from your bar" if that will attract wannabe stars and other annoying folks. We had two production designers in last week who are working on a set for a daily soap. It will have a tiki bar. They will show me the model they're using to present their ideas next week. Will post pictures if possible. ...damn and we were hoping it would stay underground for a while!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
F foamy Tiki Socialite The Land of Pleasant Living Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Posts: 597	F foamy Posted posted on Thu, Sep 2, 2004 10:27 AM Mighty fine place you've put together there. I wanna go!
M Mogambo Tiki Socialite Munich, Germany Joined: Mar 04, 2004 Posts: 184	M Mogambo Posted posted on Thu, Sep 2, 2004 2:00 PM Just so amazing. Especially after seeing it in early March. It looks like every damned little drop of sweat and tears turned into sparkling tiki diamands and pearls that shine throughout the Tabou Tiki Room. It is just wonderful. You can travel around the world to finally find the greatest treasure in your own backyard. :) Cannot wait to inhale it in person. Definitly this month for more Interviews in Berlin. Thanks you guys for beating the tiki marathon and putting so much love in this project. Mucho Mahalos. The DVD of Tiki http://www.armchair-travelling.com [ Edited by: Mogambo on 2004-11-26 04:47 ]
V virani Tiki Socialite Volcanic area of France Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1439	V virani Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 10:30 AM I've back from this wonderful place where I spent 5 days. Berlin is a really nice city that I recommend to anybody, lots of places to see and tikibars to explore. I had the pleasure to meet mister Sven and his girlfriend there, not long enough to alleviate my thirst of knowledge but I had a great time with them; Stefan and April are a really really nice couple who really made our stay unforgettable. I'll send plenty of pics of the bars and town and especially the tabou, who is the place I've been waiting to see in Europe for a long time.
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 12:32 PM Round 2 coming soon. Whoooohoooo!
K kaiserstyle Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 73	K kaiserstyle Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 4:42 PM chikitiki;can'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twait............hi virani, i'm glad to hear you had a good time. sorry we couldn't do more for you guys. Maybe next time. Wanna see the picture of your happy face with your new mug. Hey Chiki, did I tell you that we can'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'wait. We made reservations for 90Grad already. HA!
BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 6:05 PM You folks did a helluva job with that...looks top quality all the way! Is that a Milan Guanko outside your place?

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