Tiki bars have always been havens for fantasy — an immersive experience, titillating in a Disney-musical kind of way. They’re the safest kind of strange. The pleasure of entering a tiki bar for the ...

The pirate-themed tiki bar with a menu full of tropical cocktails is filled with intricate decor, which features impressive custom decorations like a mermaid’s skeleton, a ship’s helm, and giant ...

A tiki bar means many things to many people, from a Polynesian paradise to a Florida retreat. And at home, it can be the centerpiece of a backyard resort, a tropical escape from life's cares. "It's ...

Admit it: If you don't already have one, you want a Tiki bar: A corner to spend lazy days dreaming of surf-side adventures on a South Pacific paradise. It's possible. Portland's enchantment with ...

When The Inferno Room co-owners Ed Rudisell and Chris Coy began dreaming about opening a tiki bar last year, they knew they wanted a huge, scary mask to greet visitors. And when it comes to ...

With the news that Rosemead’s 45-year-old Tiki shrine Bahooka Family Restaurant is set to close this Sunday, we again have to face the fact that the region’s once robust scene of kitschy ...

NOT SO LONG ago, just a few years in fact, America seemed determined to rid itself of all remaining traces of one of its most extravagant lapses in taste. But those who were out to cleanse the ...

There's a place downtown where you can almost believe you've been magically transported to a beach on the South Pacific. Relaxed music — oldies surf rock, funky mambo beats and the occasional steel ...

Do you own a dive bar or novelty restaurant, or run a business organizing bachelorette parties? Here’s your chance to make things a whole lot funkier. One of the country’s oldest purveyors of all ...

There's a tiny bar with big appeal on the legendary Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Find out what sets it apart.