I love this place. Great decor, great drinks and good food. I hope they are around for years to come!
I have been to more than 35 Tiki Bars. Tiki Underground ranks among some of the best. It is still a relatively new bar and they are working out a few kinks along the way, but the bartenders are friendly and the drinks are excellent. Their variation on the traditional Mai Tai is fantastic as are all of the other drinks that I have tried, and the list is growing.
Tiki Bars are places to escape the real world for a couple hours and to step into a tropical wonderland. They are meant to be dark and somewhat mysterious. Tiki Underground meets this, with a sense of Aloha friendliness, good surf music and kitschy old surf and Sci-Fi movies playing on the screen.
I am new to the Cleveland area, but Tiki Underground has already become my favorite escape/watering hole in the Cleveland area.
Given a little seasoning, some time to collect more kitsch for the walls and continued outstanding events, this bar will become a legend in Tikidom.
Suggestions... work some exotica into the playlist. Kill the Keno, unless it is financially keeping the bar alive. Continue to collect cool stuff for the walls and keep refining your craft.