Post #10901 by PolynesianPop on Sun, Oct 13, 2002 9:41 PM

Well I just returned from my short jaunt to San Fran and had a great time. I finally got to meet some of the Bay Area TC'ers at the Tonga Room for Happy Hour: Mig, Tiki-bot, MrSmiley, TikiVixen, Aquarj and our very own Michael Jackson (in terms of celebrity appearances) - Hanford Lemoore!

This being my first time to the Bay Area in 10 or so years, I squeezed in every tourist trap I could but was still able to make to the Tonga Room on Wednesday and Trader Vic's in Emeryville on Friday.

The Tonga Room was everything I expected and more (regardless of the music). And the service was actually pretty good! My only quip: parking sucks. You drive around for 30 minutes or so looking for a space and just eventually give up and pay $15-20 or more to park in a garage. Considering this, it was totally cool of our Bay Area Centralites to make the trek and meet me at the Tonga and welcome me to the Bay!

Trader Vic's in Emeryville was great as well. The service at TV's was truly fantastic. From the valet driver, to the host, to our server, TV's Emeryville makes you feel like an appreciated guest. Got to work out the Credit Card a little bit too in their gift shop!

Being the forgetful person I am, I ended up leaving my digital camera at home and so ended up having to use my bulking SLR. I'll post pics here once they're developed.

Thanks again to those who came out to make me feel at home. Weird Unc, wish you could have been there. Maybe we'll meet at the Bigfoot gig on the 27th.

Next Stop - Sacto!

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• Mahalo Nui Loa *

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[ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2002-10-13 21:43 ]