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Seminole Heights will soon be getting a tiki bar

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A pineapple is a symbol for Southern hospitality, and right now a neon pink one just got lit in the heart of Seminole Heights. Introducing the Pink Pineapple.

Yes, the Pink Pineapple is a new tiki bar opening this summer at 5137 N. Florida Avenue, the former Refinery spot.

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Food from the chef behind Ichicoro

So, dust off your toucan shirt and get ready to surf a boozy wave to a kitschy paradise. The bar concept is poured from the minds of industry veterans – and husband and wife team – Kimmy Bruehl and Eric McKinney.

Besides serving drinks with umbrellas, Pink Pineapple will have food courtesy of Noel Cruz from Ichicoro and Chismis & Co., a recent Armature Works resident. The Filipino fare will compliment the fantastical faraway Eden botanicals, wooden masks and flotsam and jetsam associated with tiki culture.

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“The Pink Pineapple is anywhere you can think of that’s warm or has a beach. People can travel to Tampa and ask to go to the tiki bar,” Bruehl told Creative Loafing.

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We are in dire need of a new tiki spot, Tampa

Tampa is long overdue for a tiki nightspot. There is nothing like sharing a large zombie with friends or a date. Plus, Florida has a great history of tiki culture and bars.

Fort Lauderdale’s Mai Kai – with a garden of waterfalls and tiki gods – is considered the holy grail of all tiki bars on the East Coast. The bar, which opened in 1956, is a tourist destination and their nightly show is an eclectic primer on island culture and music complete with Polynesian songs and fire-dancing.

Similarly, The Pink Pineapple is hoping to be more than just a bar, but rather a tourist spot for incoming Tampa visitors.

The Pink Pineapple will open sometime this year in Seminole Heights. Check their Facebook page for updates and early teaser events.

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