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The Mai-Kai is a Polynesian-themed restaurant and tiki bar in Oakland Park, Florida. It opened to the public on December 28, 1956, and is one of the few "Grand Polynesian Palaces of Tiki" still in operation today. [3] In 2015 it was named the "best tiki bar in the world" by Critiki, an organization of fans of Polynesian pop culture. [4]
In 2017 noted tiki historians Sven Kirsten, Jeff Berry, Martin Cate, Brian Miller, and Chris Osburn listed their top 15 operating tiki bars in the world and included four in London, one in Munich, one in Tokyo, and one in Barcelona. [136] Other judges included top- rated tiki bars in Paris, Hong Kong, and Berlin. [137]
Though tiki bars in general declined in popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s until the revival of the style in the 1990s, [6] the Sip 'n Dip survived with few changes. [3] During the 1990s, the idea of having mermaids swim in the pool during evening bar hours was the brainchild of the bar's general manager, Sandra Johnson-Thares, and her ...
To understand why tiki took off is to realize that World War II exposed many young Americans to islands in the Pacific – including Hawaii. Themed restaurants were a place to escape reality, and ...
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One of the best local places for drinks and salt air, Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar, made national news this week. The Carolina Beach bar is one of 27 included on the 2024 USA TODAY Bars of the Year list .
The bar has won several awards and titles, including being named 13th best bar in the world, in The World's 50 Best Bars publication in 2014. [12] Eater lists the bar among its 28 "essential bars in Chicago". [7] The bar does not address the controversy involved with tiki culture, and still is known as a "tiki bar".
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