The Castaways restaurant, which was part of the Castaways Inns & Suites, opened in 1971. It retained its original tiki decor until it closed in early 2013. A large tiki pole from the Castaways can now be seen at Liki Tiki
I visited Castaways around 2007 and it was ... interesting. The owner was a very nice fellow and gave us a full tour including the red vinyl basement lounge / theatre that wayne-tiki-tiki was commenting on. It was like stepping into a time warp and everything was pretty well preserved. I wish I could have gotten a shot at some of that stuff when they closed.
The main dining and lounge upstairs was a very confused explosion of random tropical decor that looked like a few lifetimes of yard sale purchases. Maybe that's how they got the name... most of the decor was cast away buy someone.
The drinks... meh, the food... urp, the experience however was fun and the atmosphere made up for it in a bizarre sensory overload kinda way.
I visited Castaways around 2007 and it was ... interesting. The owner was a very nice fellow and gave us a full tour including the red vinyl basement lounge / theatre that wayne-tiki-tiki was commenting on. It was like stepping into a time warp and everything was pretty well preserved. I wish I could have gotten a shot at some of that stuff when they closed.
The main dining and lounge upstairs was a very confused explosion of random tropical decor that looked like a few lifetimes of yard sale purchases. Maybe that's how they got the name... most of the decor was cast away buy someone.
The drinks... meh, the food... urp, the experience however was fun and the atmosphere made up for it in a bizarre sensory overload kinda way.
This restaurant calls itself "a pirate resturant" but the pirate theme was established on top of a a tiki place. Much of the originial decor is still intact. However, be ready to also see pirate, flamingos, parrots, iguanas, giraffes, and other non-tiki additions. The original decors looks great. The music ranges from light jazz, carribian, and latin type stuff, which is better than top 40. I am non-alcholic, but I had the virgin pina-colada which tasted like a cheap mix. Overall, it is a great and the closest thing to tiki in the area.
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wayne-tiki-tiki
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The main dining and lounge upstairs was a very confused explosion of random tropical decor that looked like a few lifetimes of yard sale purchases. Maybe that's how they got the name... most of the decor was cast away buy someone.
The drinks... meh, the food... urp, the experience however was fun and the atmosphere made up for it in a bizarre sensory overload kinda way.