The Kon-Tiki

Went on Fri 2/23 and had a godawful time because the DJ and/or sound system made screaming loud dogwhistle-pitch noise. Maybe you can’t hear it in your 30s+ but it was Guantanamo tier as a younger person.

Very cool looking tiki bar with fun drinks. Great atmosphere, staff is very attentive. Fun music selection and good crowd. Only problem is the music is LOUD.

My boyfriend and I came to the Kon-Tiki on December 6th for a couple of drinks and a good time. We were the only black people there and after I had 2 drinks and my boyfriend had 2 shots of vodka I asked for a refill and was told that it’ll be right out, 20 minutes later I asked for the same refill because I never got it and was told again that it would be out. After 45 minutes of waiting my boyfriend asked the bartender if we were ever gonna get our drinks and then we were finally told that they were refusing to serve us any more alcohol. We weren’t drunk at all and actually went to another bar but the biggest issue we had is that they could’ve told us BEFORE that they refused to serve us instead of having us sit there for 45 minutes and pretending that they were going to serve us.

The burger reviews are true!! It’s a magically gratifying burger. To spam or not to spam is up to you. It’s a total gift either way. Also gorgeous; strange drinks.

Cool selection of unique tiki cocktails. The spot has a dark, beetlejuice vibe going on which is not what I expected from a tiki place but made the experience even better. I traveled to Oakland for work and I went to Kon-Tiki the 2 nights I was there. The first night I ate a burger (yummy) and the second night I had the mushrooms...TRY THE MUSHROOMS! The drinks I tried were: Princess of Mars and Cosmo Ship Yamato, Crater of Excalvia and Heyerdahl Maneuver.

Staff is cool, the menu has changed since I been gone but they can make all the standard tiki/ exotic drinks and they're really good. New menu is sorta space themed which is cool. Haven't tried the food since the mmenu change but it was good last time I tried it especially the rangoon dip and chicken sandwich