Broken Compass Tiki

I'm not a tiki person, not by a long shot, but when I walked in, I was instantly greeted and almost instantly sat down (once they opened at least lol). My waiter was Max, and aside from being insanely friendly, he was the doppleganger of my tattoo artist! :O Whoa!I ordered the poke nachos and damn, they were delicious! Huge portion too! That's not a big deal to me, because I normally eat the stuff on the chips and just nibble on chips until my party is ready to head out lolIt was decorated nicely. Not too much stuff but not so little that it made me scratch my head wondering how it was tiki. I was so happy to see something (a chieftan stick) made by my very good friend, Ron House, there!

If you're looking for a fun Pirates of the Caribbean themed restaurant and bar, look no further! Everything from the secret entrance, to the decor, to the food and drinks is tiki bar / pirate themed. While the service was phenomenal, I found the food to be hit and miss. I loved my Thai noodle salad with shrimp. Adding shrimp brought this dish from $18 to $28, and while I think that's a little pricey for a bowl of rice noodles (with some edamame and peanuts) with five shrimp, it was delicious and I would totally get it again. The poke nachos arrived on a huge tray filled with deep fried wontons. The poke was delicious! Unfortunately there wasn't even remotely enough poke to eat all the deep fry wontons with. I think my friend and I each got five or six bites with Poke pieces in them. That's fine, but they should cut back on the number of deep fried wontons. I hate food waste and I would imagine they end up throwing away a lot of deep fried wontons. We also got the key lime pie for dessert. I love key lime pie, but this was so tart that I could only eat three bites. My friend and I both thought it had a slightly grapefruity taste to it. We did not finish it.A couple of things to note before you head here: it's extremely dark and loud inside. If your of a certain age, as I am, be prepared to use the flashlight on your phone to read the menu. Also be prepared to strain to hear the rest of your party speak.Our bill came to a total of $114 before tax. This included one appetizer, two main dishes, one dessert, and two alcoholic beverages. Without the alcoholic beverages are total would have been more like $75. Drinks are definitely pricey here, but they're also very yummy.

For a fun different night out, this place is really cute. the atmosphere is giving you all the tiki vibes you'd like. The staff was very friendly. When you arrive you are greeted in a separated room with just the host and (what looks like) a possible future bar - though when we visited it was just for show. We were given a ticket to give to our inside hostess once we passed through the doors. So cute, so fun! Once inside you are treated to all the feels of a tiki bar! We were told before going in we had 90 minutes to enjoy ourselves at a table and if we wanted to stay longer we were welcome at the bar. I ordered a Mai Tai - come on you have to lean into to it! It was very good and strong just the way I liked it. For the table we ordered wings with Spice Thai Peanut Sauce - you can also get additional dips - they have a huge list to select from which is very impressive. We also tried the Orange Popcorn Chicken and a special of tempura green beans. I think the cocktail drinks are the star of the show.I was really excited to try the house made BBQ potato chips with french onion dip - but learned that is only available during happy hour - which i am anxious to return to experience. Great place for a fun outing that is not your typical average restaurant!

I would probably give them a 3.5 if I could. I've been here about four times now, so I feel like I can give an honest review. There's a new door system now. The new front door has a hostess stand, a waiting area and place to purchase merchandise. It was very well lit. When we entered the host gave us a "boarding ticket" which I thought was a cute idea. This lets the seater in the next room know where to seat us. The staff is always friendly and pretty attentive given that it's a pretty loud tiki bar. The main room is kitschy pirate inspired tiki lounge. My partner loves it. He really enjoys feeling like he's somewhere else. This go around, we ordered the brussel sprouts, the pork french dip with fries (special menu item), and a tofu sandwich with fries. The brussels were good. The pork dip was BEYOND salty. I tried to eat it without the dip to lessen the saltiness, but even then, I could only take 3 bites. The fries were overly salted too. By the time I left my tongue felt aggravated from the salt intake. The tofu sandwich was mid. It needed more substance. The tofu was soft and needed more chew to make the sandwich feel hearty. The crunch was not enough. The drinks were good. I got an alcohol free drink and my partner got a shark bite. Both tasted fine. Also, what's with starting the tip pricing at 20%? I normally tip 20%, but I find it a bit ballsy to start at 20%. So, we decided that we will only go for the drinks and the atmosphere. No more eating there.

We went in after seeing a friend's Instagram story. He loved it and it's in the neighborhood, so we wanted to try!We arrived around 7 pm, no reservation, and we were tucked in the lounge, with a Diet Coke and my date had the "Saturn."He really liked the drink, my Diet Coke was fine.We had about a half hour wait, but again no reservations and this was a busy night! We enjoyed the surroundings, people watching, and decor. It's a fun dimly lit interesting space.After about a half hour we were texted to return to the host, now the host is in a different room all together than the lounge, so we tried to go back through the way we came in and couldn't...so we exited and re-entered the other door, a bit funky but an adventure as the dinner ticket states!We got sat at probably the "worst table in the restaurant" (according to my ex restaurant manager date)It was fine. We didn't care about the spot. The ottoman/chair that wasn't the booth isn't the most comfortable but had storage for your jacket in it.A few minutes later our lovely server was taking our orders...I had the fish and shrimp...but the fries! Yum!Chris had the Thai Basil chicken sandwich...no fries but plenty to share from mine.He had another drink, some homemade ginger beer cocktail. We both tasted and it wasn't for us.But everything else was! The food was delicious, the drinks were fun. And dessert! Omg you have to get the sticky nom noms. In a previous life I bought a deep frier from wal-mart and made some delicious homemade deep fried Oreos...this was that but with cookie dough balls inside! Amazing. Chris had the key lime pie with fruity pebbles in the graham cracker crust. Interesting choice, but that's what this place was about.Definitely an adventure. We will be back! Love to have it in the neighborhood, I've already told neighbors to go try it out!!

This place was great. The Tiki atmosphere is a lot of fun, many people go all out and come dressed accordingly. We ordered 4 different cocktails and they were all really good, I sometimes get tiki cocktails made too sweet but these were well balanced quality ingredients. I also had the shrimp tacos and Brussels sprouts, the food was good. Our order came out promptly. Would highly recommend.

I'd heard about this place and was happy to find it so nearby in our city! It doesn't look like the coolest tiki bar from the outside. But on the inside it is! I'll start with the bad things: it's too dark for these over 60 eyes to read the menus well. It was very loud so I couldn't hear the server who stood as far away as possible. AND our bill for 4 was $329!!! Drinks were about $17 each. The POO-Poo platter was $35! The good parts were the food. I had the pork tacos with a green salad. They were yummy. My guy had the Isle of Club sandwich. Add $4 for onion rings. Add $4 for every side. Add $1.00 for every sauce. They gave me a tiny amount of salad dressing. I asked for more and was charged. Drinks were fun and good. But $17 each racks up fast! It was fun. But I don't think we could go often. And they add 20% to the bill "for large parties or large bill". That's forced tip!

I can't believe I've never heard of this place but I we came here on Saturday and absolutely loved it! I swear all the cool places are in Burbank. First off the aesthetic is aestheticing! From the moment you walk through those doors you're in a different world. It's all wood, rattan, rope and tiki'd out. We sat in the bar area and ordered at the bar. My husband ordered 3 Dots and a Dash and I ordered a Painkiller. We also order Chips and Guac and Seasoned Fries.The bartender was super friendly and the drinks and food came out pretty quickly. The Painkiller was super yum and if I wasn't such a lightweight I'd have ordered another. My husband's drink was also tasty. He wasn't able to finish it as he was our designated so I unfortunately had to finish it for him. Heehee. The Chips were obviously freshly made and they were so light and crispy. Guac was great too as were the Seasoned Fries. Not sure what I enjoyed more the vibe of the place, the drinks for the food. It might actually be a tie. It was easy street parking and I'm gonna end this review by saying Broken Compass Tiki is now one of my Top 2 Bars in Burbank.

This place is such a delight ! I enjoy coming here , obviously for the ambience, but also for the friendly service and great food/drink. This place does get bustling though so I have to be mindful of the time/day when I go if I want to avoid the crowds. The place isn't super big but it's still a decent size. Everything is good, that's why I keep coming back !

I'm not sure if the LA area is having a tiki revival, but it seems more tiki spots are popping up recently. Or maybe I don't get out very much and haven't noticed them open recently either. Either way this place is pretty cool. It was a British pub prior to being the tiki bar so the outside still has a pub feel it. I met a couple of friends here for some drinks. So we we didn't get to try the food on this visit, although the choices sound and look great. Maybe next time. The service was great and we ended up ordering a few of the tiki drinks on the menu. My favorite tiki drink - the Pain Killer - comes in a slushy form. I was a little worried because usually when drinks are in a slushy form, they are pretty water down. But I have to say the drinks are pretty strong here. I also got to try a few other drinks here as well. The drinks were all good and they all were presented well.Just a really fun place to drink and get together. The place itself is pretty chill; it's the type of place where you can meet up with friends and have a great conversation and hang out. We came on a weeknight so parking on the street wasn't an issue at all.