Post #123968 by thejab on Sat, Nov 6, 2004 11:06 AM

On 2004-11-06 01:33, cynfulcynner wrote:

Did anyone make it to Trader Vic's tonight? I got there at 10:30 and didn't see any familiar faces.....

I arrived at around 7 and we stayed until about 9:30 or 10. After drinking a Trader Vic's Grog (excellent), a Pogo Stick (refreshing), and a Tortuga (quite tart), I figured I better have some dinner so we went to Original Joe's which is a bit more wallet-friendly than Trader Vic's. A big Joe's hamburger sobered me up enough to drive so we headed back to the East Bay and made a couple of stops for refreshments: Heinhold's First and Last Chance and then the Alley for a bit of Rod Dibble on the piano.

Aquarj and Naomi stopped in for a drink on the way to Nancy Sinatra.

The bartending staff are so friendly and attentive at this new location that it makes me want to visit often. Jim is the assistant bar manager who transferred from Emeryville. Sonja is back at Trader Vic's after working elsewhere for a while. They both have the drinks down pat while some of the newer staff still need some practice.