![]() Unimpressive by today’s gourmet food standards but featuring all the staples and a heavy dose of nostalgia of days gone by. The food is classic Chinese food from the era the place opened. In addition to the classic decor are a few photos and memorabilia from Chin’s Tiki, and articles of the once much more popular shops. Walking into it is walking into the past. This place warmed my heart a little, but also made me a little sad. Chin’s Chop Suey is a class Chinese food restaurant from the 60s with a tiki decor. Chins Chop Sueyįar outside of Detroit in Livonia lies Chins Chop Suey, the last remnants of Chin’s Tiki. It had more of a pre-game vibe than a relaxing lounge vibe. Despite all of that, the music, though hilarious at first, gets increasingly annoying unless you’re there to party. ![]() The drinks are top notch and served in great tiki mugs. Plenty of details to keep you looking around and finding new things to point out and admire. A few flower shirts mix in with the dozens of trucker hats and you get the feeling that any bar here would be just as packed with the same crowd. Loud 80’s metal music immediately kills any calm, relaxing tropical vibe the place has created with it’s thatch, bamboo and kitsch. ![]() The locals tell me that though a tiki bar, this more fits with culture of neighboring Dearborn. Mutiny BarĬloser to downtown and located on a busy main road is Mutiny Bar. The food menu is equally delicious and in the end, though I prefer tiki and kitsch, this is a warm, romantics, friendly neighborhood refuge I would love to have in my neighborhood. In keeping with the tropical vs tiki vibe, the mug is covered with vines. The menu features plenty of classics as well as some new bartender creations and of course they have their own mug for sale. The drinks are top notch fruity boozy and strong. The calming sounds of classic jetset lounge and exoitica music warm the place further and provide a fair bit of privacy in your conversations forcing intimacy by leaning in close to hear or frustration at having to shout to be heard. The lighting is dark but cozy, lit by small lights, custom made of wood and rope. The bar pushes more on the tropical end of tiki than kitsch with a prominent lack of tikis and bamboo. Opened in June of 2018 it maintains an 8.1 rating on Critiki and well deserved from my visit.Ī plain black exterior conceals a small oasis with huge floral wall, thatch and penny covered bar. Located in a near commercial intersection in a neighborhood, Lost River provides refuge and escape for hard working people in the area and attracts people from all over the metro area. Wouldn’t that be a great post, to just tell you that and leave it at that? Well in no particular order, here are the three. There are three tiki bars in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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