Crushed Ice
Crushed Ice One of the key components to tiki or tropical cocktails is undoubtedly crushed ice. Crushed ice from a built in fridge/freezer is not going to work. It produces either very large chunks, or…
Maoi Ice Mold
Moai Fred Ice Mold Tiki Lover Alert! If you love the Tiki Polynesian culture, you immediately recognize this iconic stone face. It is of the famous statues that date back to ancient times. They originated…
Johnny
Johnny I can’t be exactly sure of the year, but I am willing to bet it was 1981, maybe 1982. My friend John lived a house away where I grew up. He was the eldest…
Mojitos
Mojitos love this place. It might not be true authentic tiki but it for sure is a kitschy place with a Caribbean feel overlooking the seaport. I know it is kind of redundant because we…
Frankies Tiki Room
Frankies Tiki Room Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas, Nevada is probably the only 24-hour tiki bar in existence. It is a classic and a must-visit destination if you are in the area. As their…
Blue Bar
Blue Bar On the rooftop of a strip mall where a hotel resides, is one of the best places to get Polynesian cocktails I thought I could ever find. I never really expected to find one…
Hunan Taste
Hunan Taste From the highway this looks so bizarre and out of place it can only a lure to draw in people to a lame all you can eat buffet where quantity is king for…
China Gourmet
China Gourmet For the longest time I’ve wanted to return here. It seemed really tiki (at least on the outside) and these places are quickly vanishing for fast-food and fast casual dining places. Plus, had…
Waitiki
Waitiki Waitiki in Orlando Florida and in the general area of Disney World should the adults need a break from Mickey Mouse. I know I did. Of course Disney has their own Tiki restaurant, but…
Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl By far the best cocktails of any kind were at Mother of Pearl on Manhattan's Lower East Side. This was craft cocktail mixology at its best. Sadly, it is no longer there,…
Tiki Chick
Tiki Chick Tiki Chick is a Tropical Tiki bar on Manhattan's Upper West Side. It is probably one of the newest tiki bars, if not the only one left outside of Otto's Shrunken Head. It…
China Paradise
China Paradise After 25 years this same restaurant in the same location still seems to be fairly reliable. Their website claims they have been in business over 40 years, since 1968, which would make it…