It Isn’t Tiki But Damn! #1 Betty Danger’s Country Club – Minneapolis MN

I don’t even know where to begin with this …

When it comes to bars or restaurants, it’s important to create an experience that is unique and can’t be duplicated elsewhere. I think it’s safe to say that there is no other place quite like Betty Danger’s Country Club …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #55 – The Lanai Vancouver, Vancouver WA

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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McMenamins Elks Temple – Tacoma WA

I will always remember driving to New York City from Pennsylvania, the first thing you would see was the twin towers of The World Trade Center. Those towers were tall! I wonder if it was just me, but there was always this weird optical illusion with the twin towers, the further away you were from them, the larger they appeared!

But when you were Downtown, near the WTC, they didn’t seem nearly so big.

The McMenamins Elks Temple in Tacoma Washington doesn’t look that big from the outside, but you have no idea just how huge this place is until you step inside …

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