The Lucky Tiki - West Hollywood
2 Nov 2024
9:00PM Saturday visit. It was pretty crowded but didn't feel overcrowded. Sat at the bar and had a good conversation with both bartenders. Great drinks and good food as well. Sampled a few high-proof rums - which left me wanting to run to a liquor store and pick them all up! Definitely will return to Lucky Tiki the next time I'm in LA.
Tiki Bar
The Lucky Tiki - West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California, United States
Opened March of 2024, after having been closed for over 20 years following the demise of its original location in the San Fernando Valley.
Run by Bobby Green and the 1933 group.
Re-imagined as a speakeasy at the Tail O' the Pup in West Hollywood, the 18-foot-long hotdog-shaped building near the corner of Santa Monica and La Cienega boulevards, which was also a Bobby Green project (re-opened in July of 2022).
Besides being the site for Tail O' the Pup, this upstairs locale was The Doors’ recording studio in 1970, and it was their office. They recorded “LA Woman” here. Jim Morrison liked the way the tile echo sounded [in the bathroom]. So he sang all the vocals to “LA Woman” here.
At the top of a staircase, the new Lucky Tiki has many of its old features on display, including a huge tiki by Crazy Al, but also incorporates many new pieces, especially hanging lamps by a variety of artists. Other details include some new Tiki tOny tikis, some green breezeway tiles that feature the Lucky Tiki mascot tiki at center, and custom wallpaper that also serves as the pattern for the staff's button-up Aloha shirts.
There is an outdoor patio with tables and chairs, and lit by several tiki swag lamps, also featuring a huge cartoony PNG mask by Vic Hdz.
The bar has their own food menu with coconut shrimp and crab rangoon and other favorites, but you can also order food from Tail O' The Pup downstairs.