I like my tiki bars dark, really dark and so does Heathen John. John lives in Phoenix and when he decided to build his tiki bar, he wanted to keep it dark because most of the commercial tiki bars are too bright. John had a half acre of land with an old barn and a house on the property. John didn’t just build a tiki bar, he built a Heathen World. What is Heathen World? Keep reading…
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Having already toured and reviewed Lost Spirits other property in Anaheim, California, we were curious to see how similar or different this new property would be … either way, it was likely to be an interesting outing!
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Always look before you sit down!
You may just sit on your cat, especially if your cat’s fur matches the fur of the chair. This was how the name of Joyce and Richard Bishop’s Witco filled tiki bar was named. Before Joyce and Richard discovered tiki, they were collecting Witco, and they have a lot of it! Once they got their Witco bar, their space evolved more into a tiki bar but they still preserved the Witco vibe. Elvis Presley may have the Jungle Room, but Joyce and Richard have Camo Cat. Elvis, eat your heart out!
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What do you do when you when you don’t like to go out and rather stay home? Well, if your Gwen Rosewater, you paint! Velvet paintings to be exact. Gwen’s velvet paintings are truly amazing and if you’re interested in buying one of your own, you can find her as Velvetiki on Esty. Here is Gwen’s story…
The day before we flew out from Florida we decided to squeeze in one last Tiki bar, and drove from Bradenton to the charming little walking town of Dunedin on the Gulf of Mexico…
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Having investigated what is possibly Florida’s newest Tiki bar in St. Petersburg, Jeanie and I next checked out Florida’s oldest Tiki bar in Sarasota, the 1954 Bahi Hut …
Burnt Ends Tiki Bar is possibly the newest Tiki bar in Florida. It is a speakeasy-style offshoot of a pre-existing business – Dr. BBQ in Saint Petersburg, Florida – and so, this is effectively a two-part review, the first part of which is not tiki.
Batten Down The Hatches!
Welcome to The Hatches. It’s Ken Herold’s home tiki bar located in the Seattle neighborhood of Leschi, which is only a couple minutes away from my home, so I didn’t have to travel far to visit this awesome bar. The Hatches combines elements of tiki and nautical, and Ken did a great job of mixing the two together. Speaking of mixing, Ken can make a perfect Mai Tai and a Three Dot And A Dash! Here is Ken’s story on how The Hatches came to be …
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What do you do when the only tiki bar in your city closes, you build your own tiki bar in your home!
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