Los Angeles, CA
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| Donna in front of Tiki-Ti before opening |
Tiki Time!
One of the lists we keep is Tiki Bars we have visited together. We try to find one wherever we travel and it's a goal of ours to visit one in every state.
Tiki-Ti is our 33rd Tiki Bar together and we have been to Tiki Bars in 9 States and Provinces across 2 countries.
We took the bus from our Airbnb. Tiki-Ti is on Sunset Blvd., which also happens to be Historic Route 66. The bus dropped us off about a block away. We wanted to arrive 20 minutes before opening so we could ensure we got a seat at the bar but the bus schedule put us there about 30 minutes before opening. There was one person waiting in front of us. The person waiting was a regular. She was sitting on the wall outside the bar and reading her book quietly. About 20 minutes before opening, patrons started pulling up and getting in line. A few of them said hi to Lady #1.
Tiki-Ti opened its doors right at 4pm and we all showed our ID and Vaccination cards on the way in. Donna chose the last 2 seats at the end of the bar. Greg, our bartender, jumped on our order and drinks were in front of us quickly. Donna and I each ordered 2 drinks during our time there. Donna got the Navy Grog and the
Ray's Mistake while I got the
Scorpion and
Jim's Special.
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| I dressed up for the occasion too. We chose to bring our Tiki clothes because we plan on visiting a few Tiki Bars on our trip |
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| Tiki-Ti and Lady #1 |
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| The opening hustle begins. Everyone in line wants a drink NOW NOW NOW and the bartenders get busy |
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| The calm before the Tiki Storm |
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| Their cool lamp |
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| Look at that tower of ice ready to make great cocktails! |
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| Donna in one of her happy places |
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| More cool lighting |
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| Looking down the bar |
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| Greg doing his thing |
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| My "Jim's Special" |
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| Donna's "Ray's Mistake" |
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| The custom Shag print made for Tiki-Ti entitled, "Ray's Mistake II" |
During our time, Greg asked if it was our first time at Tiki-Ti and we said yes. He asked where we were from and I my new answer for this questions is, "The short story is Seattle, but there is a long story if you are interested". He nodded and served up another drink and then came back and said, "now I need to hear the long story". I told him of our plans as best I could while he served up drinks to the bar. He was very interested and said it sounded like a great plan. He said he likes Denver a lot.
When we were done with our drinks, we cashed out and said goodbye and thank you. Our next stop was picking up Filipino dinner on the way home!
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| We ordered dinner from Chibogs and took it home. |
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| We got a Tofu Egg Plant meal and a Pork Belly meal with a side of rice. It was fantastic |
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| Francis liked the Pork Belly very much |
We spent the rest of the evening in watching the new Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and Star Trek Piccard on Paramount+. It's great having all of these free channels to catch up on our stories.
View yesterday's post
here.
