HUGE NEWS! Trader Vic’s Is Returning to Los Angeles in 2025

Talk about your Tiki Atomic bomb of an announcement! According to LA Magazine, the legendary TRADER…

A Wrap-Up of Tiki Caliente 15

It’s our Tiki Caliente 15 After-show. The Tiki Freaks visit the Palm Springs tiki festival organized…

THE DEATH OF CRITIKI — AND THE CONTINUING ARGUMENT ABOUT ‘APPROPRIATION’

Last week, I discovered that the super-popular Tiki website critiki.com had ceased operations. Long known for…

Why Is The Opening of Ft. Lauderdale’s Mai-Kai Such a Big Deal?

A lot has been made about the impending closure and subsequent “saving” of Fort Lauderdale’s historic…

UPDATE: NOT CLOSING! The Historic Mai Kai restaurant is getting ready to reopen!

Back in early 2021, we reported that Fort Lauderdale’s famous Tiki Palace, The Mai Kai restaurant,…

Ft. Lauderdale’s Famous Mai-Kai Restaurant & Polynesian Show For Sale, Might Be the End

Sadly, one of the grand Tiki Palaces of old is closed and in danger of never…