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Tiki No, North Hollywood, CA (bar) |
bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2010-10-31 10:35 pm Permalink
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On 2010-10-31 14:44, Mekalekahaimekahainiho wrote:
I stopped by for a couple of on-the-house mai-tais last night. The place is lookin' good!
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Dropped in uninvited, and was given a warm welcome. Had an "All Black", a dark rum cocktail that is a meal. YUM-MIE! Top notch environs by the Benster, love the fire inside and out.
Official opening is next weekend!
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bigtikidude
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 8252
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2010-11-01 11:14 am Permalink
I know that the "NO", in Tiki No is for "North" Hollywood.
but I don't like it.
its comes of as a Negative.
as in No tiki.
but what do I no?
;-/
good luck to the place.
Jeff(btd)
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-11-01 11:41 am Permalink
Well it does set them up for a lot of jokes...
Just think of it as referring to the artfulness of Noh theater, Jeff! 
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bigtikidude
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Posts: 8252
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2010-11-01 11:56 am Permalink
or this.
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tikiyaki
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Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2676
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2010-11-01 12:03 pm Permalink
Funny....Yea...it's kinda hipster-ish.....hopefully it will be a Tiki -Yes establishment.
Torches and interior look good....so far the drink reports have been positive. Very cool.
Pretty soon hopefully, more people will seek the comfort of a good tropical cocktail in a bamboo and thatch environment.
This is a positive step, despite the hipster/ironic name.
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2010-11-01 12:48 pm Permalink
It looks like they might have gotten hold of the old sign from the Islander in Grimes?
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=10445&forum=2
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-11-01 1:20 pm Permalink
...or they reconstructed it? It is a very cool sign for sure. I also like that they have a smoker's porch which is half open to the street. When I was there, very few of the invited guests were actually drinking cocktails. The booths in the place, large and small, seem perfect for enjoying and sharing good cocktails, I really hope that the neighborhood appreciates that kind of drink artistry - or that they become a destination for it. Try the ALL BLACK !
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1893
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2010-11-01 1:30 pm Permalink
Sabu you are always on top of things.That is a spitting image of the Grimes Islander
galvinized tiki sign .If that's not one of the old signs I am sure that's where they
got the design and idea from.Looks great...would like to find out more from owners
about sign out of curiosity.Thanks for the post Sabu and Sven.
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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: 2010-11-01 2:39 pm Permalink
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On 2010-11-01 11:14, bigtikidude wrote:
I know that the "NO", in Tiki No is for "North" Hollywood.
but I don't like it.
its comes of as a Negative.
as in No tiki.
but what do I no?
;-/
good luck to the place.
Jeff(btd)
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Tiki bars like 1-syllable last names, like Tiki Hut, Tonga Room, Trader Vic's or Tiki-Ti.
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2010-11-01 3:16 pm Permalink
Don't forget the old "Tiki-Jo" in Santa Monica.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10558
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-11-01 5:55 pm Permalink
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On 2010-11-01 14:39, christiki295 wrote:
Tiki bars like 1-syllable last names, like Tiki Hut, Tonga Room, Trader Vic's or Tiki-Ti.
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So if a Tiki bar opens in East L.A., it would be called Tiki-Si ? At least that would be positivist enough for Jeff!
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bigtikidude
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 8252
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2010-11-01 11:26 pm Permalink
hell Yeah,
or should I say Si Senor?
thanks BigBroTiki,
or should I say
Gracias GrandeHermanoTiki?
Jeff(btd)
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tikiyaki
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Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2676
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2010-11-02 12:47 am Permalink
Funny, I noticed that about the sign too....that it looked familiar.
Nice to see that sign given a new life....Tiki Revival indeed.
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JackLord
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Joined: Jan 18, 2006
Posts: 144
From: Washington, DC
| Posted: 2010-11-02 08:35 am Permalink
Woe! They did it right.
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telescopes
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Joined: May 06, 2007
Posts: 554
From: Palm Springs
| Posted: 2010-11-02 3:04 pm Permalink
Is this place open at this time.
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