Hot Lava (a.k.a "How Bowers") plays baritone ukulele and sings with America's best tiki music band, 
New tiki bar opens in NYC tonight, Brooklyn’s Tiki Bar, Brooklyn, NY
Apparently it’s not only a tree that grows in Brooklyn — Brooklyn’s Tiki Bar celebrates its grand opening tonight in New York City.
There isn’t much information about the drinks on their website (”exotic frozen drinks” is all that’s mentioned), nor are there any interior photos, but the site does have a somewhat controversal “Door Policy” posted. Patrons must have “casual, but neat” attire: no hats, no sneakers, no work boots, athletic gear, or jerseys. They will also be scanned with a metal detector.
Some find the policys outrageous for a “tiki bar,” but it just may be that people’s expectations about how classy a tiki bar should be are unrealistly low. The Trader Vic’s I visited in Washington was very high-end.
885 B Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 | (718) 768-2797
Visit the official site | Via Brownstoner
June 21st, 2008 at 10:38 am
wow.
some tiki bar.
All but 1 of the weekly specials are for BEER!
http://www.brooklynstikibar.com/calendarpage.htm
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:47 am
It sounds like the dress policy is crafted to keep the “gangsta” wannabes out. Smart move for a tiki bar.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
close but not close enough for mr , But I am too lazy to go there, no parking, expensive , maybe one day I will stop by
August 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
HEY I LOVE THE TIKI BAR I HAD 3 PARTY’S THERE AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.WE ASLO WENT TO THE ALL WHITE PARTY AND ALL MY FRIEND’S WANT TO GO BACK.THEY LOVE THE OUT DOOR’S AND THE BBQ..EVERYONE IS SO NICE AND OF COURSE WE ALL LOVE THE SERVICE THERE. THEY ALSO HAD INTERTEMENT THAT WAS GREAT,I WANT TO THANK THE OWNER’S STERCH/ANTHONY FOR EVERYTHING THEY MADE SURE WE HAD EVERYTHING WE WANTED!!!!!!!CAN’T WAIT TO GO BACK. MUNCHIE/KEVIN & FREIEND’S
November 18th, 2008 at 1:39 am
It’s not a bad looking neighborhood bar,
But I wouldnt call it a tiki bar. The only thing Tiki about it is the sign and the Volcano drink. Which i never got to try cause i went there after work to check it out They were blasting rap music so loud we could hear it halfway down 33rd street. It was so loud we left. we couldnt hear each other speak. It was in the afternoon and there were only two other people at the back of the bar.
I’m surprised their neighbor’s put up with the noise.