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Boston Tiki Bar?
While there is nothing in Boston per se, the surrounding area has some great joints with classic decor. (We've hit em all on the Northeast Tiki Tour)
A little south is Mon Kou, in North Attleboro. Some great old masks, carvings, murals, and a fountain when you come in. Food is traditional New England Chinese, but the drinks are rather good. The manager, Bailey, is Bob Lee's nephew (of Bob Lee's Islander fame) and uses alot of his old recipes. Worth checking out.
As noted, Kowloon & Bali Hai (a few minutes up rte 1 from one another) are both worth checking out. Bali Hai has a Zombie that I swear is nothing but 8 oz of rum (and still tastes pretty good) for under $5. Kowloon, the best drink they make is the scorpion/volcano bowl. I wont drink anything else there.
For FANTASTIC decor, the South Pacific in Newton is your spot. They started to renovate the place in the 80s, but left a back room completely tikified. The food is fair, and the drinks are kind of hit & miss. I've had one of the best, and one of the worst Mai Tais there. I guess it depends on who's running the stick.
If you feel like making the run to Worcester, there's Ken Chins. There's an app there called Cheese Monas that I crave every few weeks. You've gotta try them. Also, the food as Ken's is some of the BEST NE Style Chineese I've had, and Judy mixes a mean drink.
And if you're willing to REALLY travel, Luau Hale in Lenox has GREAT drinks, decor, food...the works. But its a haul. There's an outlet mall & a bunch of antique stores out that way. Make a weekend of it.
Oh, and Hukelau in Chicopee has renovated all its decor. VERY tiki. But the food AND drinks there are terrible (and the drinks appear to be booze free...bring a flask. ;) )
We may do another Tiki Tour in 2010, and we'll hit a bunch of them, but the Ohana: Luau at the Lake event was so popular, we may put our focus there again for next year.
Feel free to hit me up with any questions.
-Bargoyle
