Back For More : A Quick Revisit Of Some Bay Area Tiki Spots

I guess I am officially what you’d call a “snowbird”… or, at least, a partial one. Although I toughed it … Continue reading Back For More : A Quick Revisit Of Some Bay Area Tiki Spots

WILFRED’S LOUNGE—-FINALLY!

When Wilfred’s Lounge in Napa, CA first opened in the fall of 2021, of course I wanted to go. But … Continue reading WILFRED’S LOUNGE—-FINALLY!

The San Francisco Bay Area is a hot spot for tiki enthusiasts. There are more than a half dozen tiki … Continue reading KAPU: Swizzling it up at Petaluma’s brand new tiki bar! Wow! Wow! WOW!!!

(UPDATE: While the Kon-Tiki Room’s parent bar, The Kon-Tiki in Oakland is still open, the Kon-Tiki Room is no more…) … Continue reading Visiting the KON TIKI ROOM…and meeting MR. ULTIMATE MAI TAI!

Bakersfield, California has been quickly turning into a mini-tiki mecca of sorts. In 2016, the small, but all-kinds-of-awesome Tiki-Ko opened … Continue reading I’m (Coco-)Nutty for COCONUT JOE’S (…and it’s –SHHH!–Not-So-Secret “Secret” Tiki Bar!)

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!

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

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