Dr. Funk, I Presume? San Jose Goes Stark-Raving Tiki!
The fates have been unkind to me lately. Just when a plethora of new tiki bars are opening around my … Continue reading Dr. Funk, I Presume? San Jose Goes Stark-Raving Tiki!
The fates have been unkind to me lately. Just when a plethora of new tiki bars are opening around my … Continue reading Dr. Funk, I Presume? San Jose Goes Stark-Raving Tiki!
I was literally in the process of moving to Washington–not at my old home and not at my new one … Continue reading Is A Very Taki Tiki Bar really a tiki bar? Or is it just a taki bar?
Not long ago, I had the pleasure of going to the newly revamped and built out Tiki Tom’s in Walnut … Continue reading It’s… Bamboo Ben at Tiki Tom’s! OMG! OMG! OMG!!!
Saying goodbye can be difficult. Leaving without a proper goodbye is sometimes more painful. Tiki-Ko is my “neighborhood tiki bar,” … Continue reading A last round (or two or three…) at Bakersfield’s Tiki-Ko
Where were we again? Springfield, Oregon? All I knew is that we were somewhere east of Eugene. I had looked … Continue reading The Monkey’s Paw — Two (Opposable) Thumbs Up!
The second day of our little whirlwind of tiki bar hopping, started off with Eric and I (Erich stayed home) … Continue reading My ‘Last Call’ at Bay Area Tiki Bars (For Now…) Part 2-San Francisco (Tonga Room, Last Rites, Zombie Village)
For years, my friend Eric (a big tiki fan, himself) in Costa Mesa has wanted to travel to the Bay … Continue reading My ‘Last Call’ at Bay Area Tiki Bars (For Now…) Part 1-East Bay (Tiki Tom’s, Kona Club, and Forbidden Island)
Several weeks ago, I was looking up the social media of some of my favorite modern tiki idols (SHAG, Tiki … Continue reading Tiki Tom’s…Tiki LOVE at First Sight
It only just opened a short while back–and I have only recently just visited it for the first time. But … Continue reading One Last Trip on the Sinking Ship
Los Angeles may be one of the greatest places to visit if you are planning a tiki safari. After all, … Continue reading Post (Mid?)-COVID Tiki in Los Angeles