If the Creators of The Flintstones Designed a Hawaii-Themed Hotel in Las Vegas, Its Bar Would Be a Mirror Image of the Alibi

It's a shadowy wonderland of postwar kitsch that’s finally aged into authenticity.

(courtesy of Alibiportland.com)
By Parker Hall

4024 N Interstate Ave., 503-287-5335, alibiportland.com. 11 am-2:30 am. Happy hour 3-7 pm Monday-Saturday and all day Sunday: $1 off beer, wine and well drinks.

Established: 1947

If the creators of The Flintstones designed a Hawaii-themed hotel in Las Vegas, its bar would probably be a mirror image of the Alibi. A massive neon sign from North Interstate's long-bypassed highway era beckons you into the large, windowless tiki establishment, where you'll find a shadowy wonderland of postwar kitsch that's finally aged into authenticity. A giant tiki head spits water in front of a wall filled with blacklight-activated hula dancers, and a sea of lanterns lights an elevated arena that hosts one of the city's most enthusiastic nightly karaoke sessions. Liquid courage arrives at well-worn booths in the form of rum-based cocktails ($10) or bowls ($28, two or more required), and pork comes basted in Kahlúa—a solemn precursor to the way you'll feel after a night of booze-soaked performance.

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Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Parker Hall is a writer, musician, and home brewer from Portland. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, where he studied jazz percussion with drum legend Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock). Now a freelance writer and professional member of the city's jazz and indie rock scenes, he spends most of his days writing, playing music or drinking brews in his spacious North Portland basement.

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