The Belly of the Beast is not a Tiki bar per se, though it is located — as a sort of Disney-and-Tiki adjacent speakeasy –within the Tiki bar Stowaway…
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999 Tiki proved to be a surprise on several levels. First of all, I had never heard of it before. Secondly, I confess that I set my expectations on a Tiki bar that was an outgrowth of a pizza parlor pretty low … and am happy to say that I was a misguided in this initial reaction, for reasons that I will further elaborate below…
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Toratiki, Victoria BC’s only Tiki bar, makes for a fun outing. A long, skinny bar, it is decorated to the nines and has a super-friendly, helpful staff. When we visited on a Saturday night, it was busy but our small group had no trouble getting promptly seated in a booth right across from the bar.
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Suffering Bastard is a bar, hidden off the main drag in the charming historic section of Sanford inside Tuffy’s Bottle Shop & Lounge. It’s tiny, and you will need to make a reservation unless you want a long wait and risk not getting in at all…
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About half an hour outside of Orlando, Permanent Vacation is a speakeasy-type establishment hidden inside another bar – in this case, the Copper Rocket Pub.
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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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Like many, we’ve been looking forward to the opening of Munktiki’s Dead Man’s Isle now for a long time, and were delighted to finally get to spend a weekend in Astoria, and visit – not once, but twice. Consequently, our notes are a composite of those two experiences…
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In Italy, we recently had the opportunity – thanks to the tip from a friend – to take a break from our antiquities death march and kick back at a Tiki bar in the Eternal City! Continue reading “Makai Surf & Tiki Bar – Rome, Italy Guest Write Up By Tom Hemmen”
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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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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