Month: March 2023

Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #101 The Aloha Lounge – Chicago IL

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There’s a lot of tiki going on in the Mid-West. I’ve visited five different tiki bars in the Chicago area and that’s not including Foundation up in Milwaukie! A couple of new tiki bars have recently opened up in Illinois and Wisconsin which I need to visit, but the one tiki bar that I want to visit the most is the home tiki bar of Carl and Debbie Michels. It’s call the Aloha Lounge and it is full on mid-century tiki! Here is Carl and Debbie’s story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #100 Perry’s Aristocrat Lounge and Hash Bar – Las Vegas NV

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When you live in a city where you have two great tiki bars, that being Frankie’s Tiki Room and The Golden Tiki, it’s easy to get inspired to build your own. That’s exact ally what Perry Hitechew did! Perry hasn’t officially named his home tiki bar yet but the working title as it stands is Perry’s Aristocrat Lounge and Hash Bar. Here is Perry’s story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #99 The Smoking Monkey Tiki Lounge – Las Vegas NV

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There’s just something about a smoking chimp wearing a fez that really resonates with many people…

It’s lowbrow art at its finest. There’s mugs, paintings and a home tiki bar named in honor of this fez wearing monkey! It’s called The Smoking Monkey Tiki Lounge. It’s Lola and Jimmy’s tiki bar in their back yard and it’s in Vegas Baby! Their story is a tale of punk, tiki and a love of all things mid-century. Read on…

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