Jeanie and I were excited at the opportunity to visit this recently opened Tiki bar in Vancouver, Washington, and called ahead to make sure we would be able to get a seat…
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When you have Rod Moore (The man who built The Shameful Tiki) help you build a home tiki bar, you know it’s going to be great! Beth MacNeil and Aaron Hicks just moved into a new home and the first thought they had was, let’s build a tiki bar! Beth and Aaron are good friends with Rod, so with his help, they got to work on transforming one of the rooms of the house into Baron’s Bamboo Lounge and the end result is truly stunning, it’s like a smaller version of The Shameful Tiki Room!
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #75 Baron’s Bamboo Lounge – Vancouver B.C. Canada”
Sometimes trying to figure out a name for your home tiki bar can be a little challenging. For Dave Gambale though, it was easy! He named his home tiki bar after one of his old favorite tiki bars from San Mateo … The Lanai.
Kim and Dave Gambale have since moved up to Vancouver WA, so The Lanai Vancouver it is! Here is Dave’s story …
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My friends Jeanie Duval and Tom Hemmen took a trip up to Vancouver B.C. to visit The Dark Manor Inn. They had a great time and sampled many of the drinks. Here’s what they thought…
Continue reading “Guest Field Report: The Dark Manor Inn -Vancouver B.C. by Jeanie and Tom 2/1/2019”
How do you celebrate someone’s birthday? You take them up to Canada to The Shameful Tiki Room! It was Samantha’s big day, I tagged along, and Samantha’s husband Jason Craig wrote about it…
You may know Rod Moore as the man behind The Shameful Tiki Room in Vancouver B.C. but you might not know that he also has a bar supply shop that has all your needs covered. This fine establishment is called The Modern Bartender…
Continue reading “The Modern Bartender – Bar Supply and Tiki store in Vancouver B.C.”
I was talking to a friend of mine and he mentioned that he really loves speakeasy bars. The idea of a speakeasy is borrowed from the days of prohibition when alcohol was illegal. People still wanted to party and get their drink on, so hidden bars were built. Some bars were in basements, in underground tunnels, or behind secret doors. Of course, it’s totally legal to drink booze now, but the idea of speakeasy is really cool.
I like to think of Toad’s Grog Grotto as a speakeasy Tiki bar! Heather and Terry Manning live in a townhouse in East Vancouver, BC and you would never think a Tiki bar would be near. But there is a Tiki bar and it’s in Heather and Terry’s garage. As much as Heather and Terry love Tiki, they also love bicycles. They needed to keep their collection of bikes somewhere, so they decided to split the garage in half. When you open the garage door, all you see are bicycles. Hidden behind the bikes is a curtain and behind that curtain lies Toad’s Grog Grotto! This is Heather and Terry’s story…
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar #14 Spotlight Toad’s Grog Grotto East Vancouver, BC”
The Shameful Tiki Room will always have a special place in my heart. It’s where I came up with the idea of starting this blog!
I heard there was a Tiki bar up in Vancouver, BC and I decided to take a little road trip up to check it out. When I finally made it through the border patrol into Vancouver, I arrived at the Shameful Tiki Room. As I walked up to the place, I noticed all the windows were covered up. My first thought was that the bar was closed or under construction. I figured I came this far, so I might as well try the door. It opened and I stepped inside to a very dark room. Once my eyes adjusted to lack of light, I realized I was in a really cool Tiki bar! I got a seat at the bar and started ordering drinks. They were good, like Tiki Ti good! The windows out front were covered on purpose to block out the realities of outside. Great idea! I thought whoever owns this bar is in the know when it comes to Tiki. I was right! That guy is Rod Moore and I had a chance to ask him a couple questions.
Continue reading “Tiki VIP #6 Rod Moore (The Shameful Tiki Room Canada)”
