Future Bars, the bar group responsible for Bourbon & Branch and a number of other highly successful craft cocktail bars in the San Francisco Bay Area, … Continue reading New Tiki Bar Coming to San Francisco from Bourbon & Branch Group
I’ve added seven new photos of Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco to Critiki. These ones were taken by me. I go to Smuggler’s Cove every Monday night (well, … Continue reading Seven New Photos of Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco
The start of summer tends to bring a fresh round of tiki trend pieces in various media outlets. But as the shadows grow longer, the wind gets … Continue reading Critiki’s Ten Best Tiki Bars in the World 2015
San Francisco’s Tonga Room opened on this day 70 years ago: September 18, 1945. It initially was themed as the deck of a cruise ship, the name … Continue reading Tonga Room Celebrates 70 Years
Want to be a force for good in the world of Polynesian Pop? There is an opening for a bartender at the historic Tonga Room in San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel. Continue reading San Francisco’s Tonga Room is Hiring a Bartender
Can’t hold back: these are SUPER SWEET! An unusual collectible item, aren’t we lucky someone held on to these? They are sugar cubes, wrapped with paper … Continue reading Wrapped Sugar Cubes from 1960s Polynesian Restaurants
This past Thursday, I got to have an early look at the newly updated Trader Vic’s in Emeryville. There’s a lot to talk about, so I’m … Continue reading Trader Vic’s Emeryville: A New Hope
