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Tiki bar reccomendations for LA and West Hollywood? |
hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
|  Posted: 2011-11-24 6:34 pm Permalink
Hey guys. A work-mate of mine will be heading over to the US next year on a vintage shopping tour. While she's there, she's keen to take in some tiki bar goodness. So where would you reccomend in LA and West Hollywood? Bear in mind her schedule is pretty full so she's not going to be able to do a week long bar-hop hitting a different bar each night, so what are the 'must-dos'. Any suggestions and reccomendations welcome! 
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Kon-Hemsby
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Joined: Sep 17, 2003
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From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2011-11-25 04:43 am Permalink
Tiki Ti
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TIKIWAGON
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Joined: Sep 09, 2002
Posts: 288
From: England
| Posted: 2011-11-25 08:58 am Permalink
yes Tiki Ti is the best remaining tiki bar in LA and the best drinks,Dons is great on decor but the drinks are very average since Marie left
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Bora Boris
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Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2417
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2011-11-25 09:31 am Permalink
Tiki-Ti should be the first choice and The Tonga Hut is solid and will be even more so when your friend is here. I also like the Downtown L.A. Trader Vic's and if they want to see some very cool unique places I'd say Tony's on the Pier in Redondo Beach and the Warehouse in Marina Del Rey.
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1923
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2011-11-25 09:54 am Permalink
Don't forget Bahooka & a trip to L.A. isn't complete without a stop at Oceanic Arts in Whittier.
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PiPhiRho
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 981
From: Redondo Beach
| Posted: 2011-11-25 1:21 pm Permalink
There are no tiki bars in West Hollywood. The closest would be Tiki Ti, which is in Silverlake (more like East Hollywood). The hours there are limited, but I would list it as a must.
Next after that would be Trader Vic's at LA Live downtown. It doesn't have the atmosphere or the quality of the old Beverly Hills Vic's, but it's still really good and worth a stop. Both Tiki Ti and Trader Vic's can be accessed using the LA Metrorail system from West Hollywood/Hollywood/Downtown LA, so no car needed.
Anywhere else would require a car. Next closest would be North Hollywood. You can get there from West Hollywood by a scenic drive through Laurel Canyon into the valley. Tiki No and the Tonga Hut are there. They are not far from each other, but if going to only one it should be the Tonga Hut.
If she is flying into LAX then there are a cluster of tiki(ish) places near the airport. The Purple Orchid in El Segundo is closest, followed by the Warehouse in Marina del Rey and Tony's on the (Redondo Beach) Pier.
Other places are considerably more distant. Bahooka in Rosemead (Oceanic Arts in Whittier is nearby) and Don the Beachcomber in Sunset Beach are also great places, but would require a much greater time commitment.
Check the hours for the Tiki Ti before going there at http://www.tiki-ti.com because of its limited hours.
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2011-11-29 7:40 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the feedback folks. My work-mate has checked out this thread and was stoked with the response and is taking it all on board
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porco
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Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 48 | Posted: 14 days ago; 09:02 am Permalink
digging this thread up as the wife is headed to LA for the weekend. she's staying at the airport marriott for a hair show, and looking for any tiki places nearby she could pop into. any advice and/or approximate cab/travel times from the airport would be appreciated. thanks!
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tikilongbeach
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Joined: Aug 05, 2011
Posts: 741
From: LBC via DFW
| Posted: 14 days ago; 10:36 am Permalink
The Purple Orchid would be the closest tiki bar to LAX.
The area around the Manhattan Beach pier has a lot of shopping, bars, restaurants and of course, the beach. Fun people watching too. None of it is tiki, but she will enjoy herself. MP Post is a good restaurant to eat at. http://eatmbpost.com/ Manhattan Beach is close to LAX.
MB Pier. Yes, we have sunsets that look like that.
Tony's on the Redondo Beach Pier is further away, but worth a visit. Good people watching.
It's not tiki, but if she likes kitschy places she should go to Encounter Restaurant which is the space ship looking place in the middle of LAX. It's overpriced and a tourist trap, but worth experiencing.
www.encounterlax.com
I don't know how much taxi fares are.
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porco
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Posts: 48 | Posted: 8 days ago; 10:12 am Permalink
thanks so much for the suggestions lori! unfortunately her flight was delayed getting out there, so her window for hitting tiki ti sadly passed. also, a $60.00 one way cab ride to trader vic's also was not in her books.
she was able to stroll down to purple orchid, and really enjoyed herself. other than that, business occupied her time and kept her hotel bound, but thank you again for the suggestions!
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