Hala Kahiki in the northern suburbs of Chicago has the largest collection of Witco I have ever seen. I actually did a blog post just highlighting all the Witco pieces there and there’s a lot! Another place that has a respectable collection of Witco is Chef Shangri-La…
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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Can a Chinese restaurant be more Tiki than a Tiki bar?
That answer is YES! Chef Shangri-La, located outside of Chicago’s city limits in North Riverside, has more Tikis than some Tiki bars!
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Sometimes the action isn’t happening in the middle of a city. Instead, sometimes it’s happening in a strip mall far out in a town called Des Plaines.
Tiki Terrace is located in an unassuming shopping center. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but head on in and you’ll find yourself in a full-on Hawaiian luau!
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Imagine if Studio 54 had a Tiki bar…
“Canned Heat” from Jamiroquai is pumping through the speakers at Three Dots and a Dash as I sip my 1944 Mai-Tai. I love Jamiroquai, but as a punk rocker I’ve always considered them to be a “guilty pleasure.” But I digress. My Mai-Tai is top-notch, but am I cool with dance music at a Tiki bar? Let’ see…
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A Tiki bar without any Tikis?
That’s correct. If you look around Lost Lake, there is not a Tiki to be found! Is this important? Let’s find out…
Continue reading “Tiki Bar Review #39 Lost Lake Chicago, IL”
There’s nothing like walking into an old school Tiki bar…
Continue reading “Tiki Bar Review #37 Hala Kahiki River Grove, IL”
