The McMenamins chain in the Pacific Northwest is a fascinating mix of hotels, restaurants, bars, breweries, music venues, theaters, shopping … Continue reading KAPU HUT in Eugene, Oregon: Afterthought or missed opportunity?
A couple of years ago (2019), I visited Devil’s Reef, a tiki bar in Tacoma, WA. It looked nice, but … Continue reading Giving DEVIL’S REEF another chance — and LOVING it!
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?
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
Monster A GoGo - The Tiki Tourist 