Uncharted - at The Phoenix Saloon

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Opened in December 2024 in the basement under the historic Phoenix Saloon in New Braunfels, Texas.

The build-out was designed and carried out by The Boozy Doodler (Jason Straughan). Owners of the Phoenix Saloon had visited Jason's home bar, the Taboozy Lei, during Covid and had asked him if he could transform their basement into something similar.

The space incorporates lots of old school tiki elements and touches from Jason's own invention, like an animated ship in a bottle. Details include: Papua New Guinea carvings, a nautical section (with mermaid prow figure and windows looking out at the sea), tons of routered wood trim, bamboo, lauhala matting, hanging fish floats, cork floats hanging from strands of nautical rope, and much much more. The incredible attention to detail should satisfy even the pickiest of tikiphiles and is evidence that this was a true labor of love.