Places to go
Tiki is definatelty making a big comeback in Australia. The latest indication is Kong’s Jungle Lounge, a restaurant and bar which recently opened just a few blocks on Bondi Beach.
The restaurant specializes in what head chef Adam Dundas Taylor calls “Poly-asian” food, which takes its inspiration from places like Nobu and Hugos. The cocktail menu [...]
The Alibi has been a Portland, Oregon fixture since the late 1800s (it began as a horse-and-buggy stop before getting its current name and decor in the 1940s) and now the bar and restaurant has installed a new fixture: bike racks shaped like Easter Island Moai.
The city has been advocating local business’ installation of “non-standard” [...]
A few weeks ago we were sad to report that the Scottsdale Trader Vic’s closed on July 30, 2011.
One potential bright spot in this otherwise gloomy story is that the owners of the Valley Ho Hotel, which operated that Trader Vic’s location, are planning an online auction to sell off some of the restaurant’s barware, [...]
After the recent rash of closures of Trader Vic’s locations in Scottsdale and Chicago I’m almost overjoyed to see a new Trader Vic’s location opening in Portland, Oregon.
Today is, in fact, the grand opening of the new location. And it’s a beauty, loaded with tiki, but with modern sensibilities. Portland has had a Trader Vic’s [...]
I’m feeling embarrassed that I hadn’t heard of the Foundation Bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is a full-on traditional tiki bar in the heart of beer country.
From the photos posted online, the decor is spot on, and the 30+ drinks on the menu offer all of the classics (Blue Hawaiian, Fog Cutter, Jet Pilot, [...]
Tiki Talk readers tipped us off to the news yesterday, and yes, it’s official: the Scottsdale, Arizona Trader Vic’s location will be closing the evening of July 30, 2011.
Announced in a press release sent out by the Hotel Valley Ho where the restaurant is located and confirmed by the location’s Facebook page, Trader Vic’s is [...]
Chicagoist, a Chicago-area culture blog, broke the news on July 1st that the Trader Vic’s Chicago location has closed permanently. We were