Category Archives: Tiki Sites and Stores

No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo – Philadelphia, PA

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Mr. Baseball and I were in Philadelphia a few months ago, and found that the City of Brotherly Love has little love for tiki. But there is at least one notable exception: the No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo Parlor.

We couldn’t leave Philly without trying some cheese steaks, and the No Ka Oi just happened to be about a mile from the most famous wiz wit purveyors, Geno’s and Pat’s, so we made a quick pit stop.

This detour unwittingly took us into the middle of South Street, a Venice Beach-like stretch in the Center City neighborhood with lots of neat storefronts like the one for No Ka Oi. (Fun fact: It means “the best” in Hawaiian.)

I didn’t get inked or anything, just popped in for a moment to snap a few pics, like of this tiki dude hanging out under the front counter.

No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo
610 S. 4th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-925-1766

Tiki & Sea Lions on Pier 39, San Francisco

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In keeping with our tiki/baseball vacation theme, day two of our San Francisco trip included going to see the Cubs beat the Giants at AT&T Park. As you can see, the view was just gorgeous on that uncharacteristically sunny day. As an LA native, I’m supposed to despise the Giants, but I do have a soft spot for their former team mascot the Crazy Crab. (Rehab the Crab!)

Afterward we headed down to Pier 39 to check out those famous sea lions. It seems our timing was impeccable as just a few months later the animals made a mass exodus and only a few dozen have since returned, so says USA Today.

Along the pier there were the usual tourist trap restaurants like Hard Rock Cafe and Bubba Gump, plus this thatched hut outpost of Maui Wowi Hawaiian Smoothies. These coffee purveyors have been popping up at malls and farmers markets along the California coast (and in a few other states), but I’ve yet to try any of their wares.

Guarding the entrance was this garish tiki that kind of looks like a monkey. With all the expansion that Maui Wowi seems to be doing, I think they also need to invest in getting some better carvings—this dude is just not doing it for me.

Terry’s Palms & Tikis – LA County Fair

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My trifecta of posts about tiki at the L.A. County Fair concludes here. As we were wandering about the outdoor marketplace stalls, we stumbled upon Terry’s Palms & Tikis.

There were tons of tikis and masks in all different sizes and styles, some more aesthetically pleasing to my eye than others.

And also art from Doug Horne—on the top there is “Unquiet Village” from a sold-out limited edition of 100 signed prints, and “Fluffy Gets Busted.” As you can see on the right, Terry’s also diversified with a variety of pirate-themed and skull and crossbones signs.


A few more bamboo-framed prints: “Devil Girl” and “Monkey on Velvet.”

I picked up this small mask on the right for $6 and he’s now gracing one of the walls chez Tiki Chick. The tiki-fication of Mr. Baseball’s pad continues…