Post #586538 by christiki295 on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 11:04 PM

[i]On 2011-04-25 09:05, bigbrotiki wrote:

And here-in lies the crux and the contradiction for 21st Century Tiki restaurants: We want them to have the old classic Tiki temple decor, but we don't want to eat that ol' Chinese MSG glob there anymore. They have to come up with a Pacific rim modern version of that cuisine that makes them special . . .

I am sure that now Trader Vics offers healthy cuisine to match the less healthy fried food, but I miss the Tiki Mecca restaurants, particularly as the Sugar Shack used to be such an incredible party:

Subsequently, transformed into Wan-Q:

But, maybe the reincarnation answer is before us, even if very thin on actual Tikis:

Roy's Hawaiian Fusion (Pasadena location)

[ Edited by: christiki295 2011-04-25 23:18 ]