Friday, April 10, 2015

The Bikini Cocktails


On the grittier side of downtown Phoenix you can find the The Bikini Cocktails billed as the valley's original Tiki bar.  They've been pouring tiki-themed drinks since 1947.  I understand they still draw a big crowd especially on First Friday Art Walk nights.  I guess I should check this one out sometime too.  I haven't had a tiki-themed drink since Trader Vic's closed it's doors here in Phoenix.
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15 comments:

  1. HalcyonApril 10, 2015 at 1:44 AM

    To be honest, I'd probably be more likely to check this place out than yesterday's. I love some good kitsch and this looks like the place for it!

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  2. AnonymousApril 10, 2015 at 1:59 AM

    Looks like a place worth visiting!

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  3. Stefan JanssonApril 10, 2015 at 2:57 AM

    Okay then, lets go in and have some fun.

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  4. Steve ReedApril 10, 2015 at 4:25 AM

    Oh, this looks fun. Drink umbrellas and orchids and Mai-Thais, I'm guessing!

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  5. LowellApril 10, 2015 at 5:43 AM

    Tiki bars and Tiki drinks are a Florida specialty. I think some of the Seminoles to the south still live in Tiki huts. :)

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  6. KateApril 10, 2015 at 5:51 AM

    Ah, Trader Vics. Not in Phoenix but I real many evenings in Chicago at that establishment. What was the drink containing a gardenia? I proudly wore them, walking out of TV's after an evening there

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  7. RedPatApril 10, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I don't think I've ever had a tiki-themed drink. Does a Pina Colada count?

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  8. KathyApril 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    There must be something wrong with my brain. I don't ever remember seeing this place in Phoenix and I certainly don't remember a Trader Vic's, although I know I went to one in Dallas back in the '60s or '70s. Maybe I've just lost some brain cells along the way!

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  9. cieldequimperApril 10, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    Now that's a surprise!

    Sharon I sent you a FB message, I don't know if you received it?

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  10. William KendallApril 10, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    It looks like quite an establishment!

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  11. RandyApril 10, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    I can't believe it's still open.

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  12. JudyApril 10, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    I've been in places that look like this one. They can be fun.

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  13. Bob CroweApril 10, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    We used to have a Trader Vic's. There is a phony corporate Irish bar and restaurant in the space now.

    This looks like it would be more at home in LA than PHX.

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  14. JackApril 10, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Tiki bars used to be somewhat common, but they have gone away most places I know up north. BUT, you want a tiki bar, come visit southwest Florida!

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  15. KarlApril 12, 2015 at 12:48 AM

    I never heard about a tiki-themed drink :)

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