Post #11886 by martiki on Fri, Oct 25, 2002 12:27 PM

On 2002-10-23 18:50, TikiMel wrote:
Great place that's not very mainstream is around 3rd and Geary called the Rhohan (sp?) Lounge. They play film footage of people surfing on the bamboo covered walls, have a lot of tiki art on the walls, and very interesting drinks. A lot ot their specialty drinks are made with a liquor called 'soju' and are really good. Of course you can also get rum there.

My only complaint is that the music is kinda loud...

Well, Mel, I'm sorry If I have to disagree- I think the Rohan kind of sucks. It's become a yuppie hangout in my so called "sleepy" neighborhood. It's very sleek and minimalist inside. I went for "tiki night", and it was lousy. Here I was, busting out my best hawaiian shirt and TK necklace, and the place is full of beautiful people in black. Soju (about 18% ABV) is a Korean rice wine, a little like sake, and it does make for some tasty drinks. But last time I checked, they did not have a full alcohol licence, so it was beer, wine and soju. So while the drinks are good, you pay six bucks for a cosmo that's half strength.

The food was up and down, with some of the korean-tapas style dishes being very good, but some needing work.

And then the house music came on (as you mentioned) at earsplitting volume. Drove us right out. In fact I had Otto pull it from his Tiki News event listing email. Believe me, I wish it was good, because it's only 4 blocks from my house.

If yer coming out to my neck of the woods, just stay on the bus and keep going to Trad'r Sam's.

-martin