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tikiyaki
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2676
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
|  Posted: 2008-09-24 08:28 am Permalink
OK, now I'm stoked. Thanx for the info Ray.
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TikiG
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 1519
From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2008-09-24 10:37 am Permalink
Thanks for the info Ray. Can't wait to check the place out. Keep us posted on the progress.
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ookoo lady
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 24, 2004
Posts: 779 | Posted: 2008-09-24 7:13 pm Permalink
I peeked inside today.
I won't reveal any secrets, but I can say it's going to look awesome!
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2008-09-24 10:23 pm Permalink
lot's o action today!!
who killed the power this morn???
getting closer....
it's gonna be goooood!
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Sparkle Mark
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Joined: Jul 05, 2004
Posts: 301
From: Porter Ranch, CA
| Posted: 2008-09-25 10:28 pm Permalink
Peeked in the front door and through a hole in the paper covering the window.
VERY NICE! It looks great and appropriate for who, what and where it is.
I'll start saving for one of those spendy Grog Log cocktails now.
The drinks better be as nice as the finishes inside.
Cheers
Mark
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2008-09-26 12:40 pm Permalink
This being LA, which A-List Celebs are going to grace the opening?
Otherwise, no press; no buzz, etc.
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2008-09-26 12:45 pm Permalink
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On 2008-09-25 22:28, Sparkle Mark wrote:
Peeked in the front door and through a hole in the paper covering the window.
VERY NICE! It looks great and appropriate for who, what and where it is.
I'll start saving for one of those spendy Grog Log cocktails now.
The drinks better be as nice as the finishes inside.
Cheers
Mark
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It is nice to hear that everyone loves it.
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TIKI-RAY
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Joined: May 18, 2003
Posts: 844
From: Alta Loma, California
| Posted: 2008-09-26 5:08 pm Permalink
Well , Tiki Trav flew home today to Austrailia so I guess hes out .
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-09-26 11:18 pm Permalink
That all sounds very promising, guys. I am happy if I was wrong.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2008-10-18 04:45 am Permalink
Aloha,
For those of you out there that are willing to try something new, LUAU ( 2008), will be opening it's doors to the
public real soon (last week of Oct.).
It was a real honor for me to be able to work on this project
as my Grandfather Eli Hedley worked on the original ( 1954)The Luau.
MAhalo Nui Loa,
Bamboo Ben
(Custom Tropical Decor)
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3553 | Posted: 2008-10-19 09:57 am Permalink
That history note is so cool. We saw the magic you accomplished at the Kon Tiki in Tucson as shown in these photos. I hope we can visit the Luau when we go to Oasis next summer and see what you have created there. Wendy
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2008-10-19 10:02 pm Permalink
Congrats on the Build Ben. Hope to see it someday!!
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2008-10-20 2:55 pm Permalink
My wife just forwarded me an e-mail posting from urbandaddy.com to announce the opening of the restaurant. I'm not a member, so I can't give you a direct link, but here's the content of the posting along with their photo of the new interior:
"Sure, you generally favor a good scotch—but lately you've been craving...a secret-recipe cocktail supped from a giant coconut.
Luau rises from the dead on Friday in Beverly Hills, with a new look and an old cocktail menu so hush-hush that it literally had to be decoded (more on that later).
Once home to many a Rat Pack binge (like every place in LA with a liquor license), the new Luau brings you an upscale Balinese vibe—think Murano glass-tiled walls and lamps made from puffer fish—to go with those booze-filled tree fruits. And if you need something a little more substantial, we can vouch for the tasty Banana Leaf-Wrapped Halibut. But the Pupu Platter with Wagyu Meatballs is better for sharing with somebody you wouldn't mind seeing in a hula skirt later.
And as for those drinks, original owner Steve "Mr. Lana Turner" Crane was so paranoid about his concoctions, he recorded all his recipes in code. (Talk about dedication to the craft.) So when reopening Luau thirty years later, the man behind Il Sole hired esteemed tiki mixologist/cocktail detective Jeff Berry, who'd already cracked it. Now you can have your BoLo, Pearl Diver and Luau Coconut like Sinatra before you...but you can't ask what's in them.
Though your refined palate just might detect a splash of rum.
Luau, opens Friday, 369 N. Bedford Dr (between Wilshire and Brighton), Beverly Hills, 310-274-0090"
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TIKI-RAY
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Joined: May 18, 2003
Posts: 844
From: Alta Loma, California
| Posted: 2008-10-20 3:01 pm Permalink
Too Cool ! I just got interviewed by the LA Times about my tiki work for the restaraunt . It should be in the Image section coming out this Sunday . Sweeet !
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Bora Boris
Mr. Unreasonable
Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2401
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2008-10-20 3:53 pm Permalink
I think the picture of the dining room is actual size. 
Seriously.
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