Hukilau Vintage etc. Bar Restaurants and Lauderdale / Miami ,etc area attractions. - Tiki Travel

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2005 11:42 AM Here's a recent Chowhound post on old Ft. Lauderdale restaurants. http://www.chowhound.com/south/boards/florida/messages/16866.html But in Steve's reply he says the Mai Kai's food is mediocre-to-bad! Hmmm. I don't agree. I find Chowhound a good resource once in a while but sometimes people are a bit too critical, especially when reviewing old places. Often the food is of a different style than nouveau cuisine so it's not going to be great, but you have to go in with an open attitude and lower expectations. For example I would never compare Trader Vic's or the Mai Kai's food (which IMO ranges from fair to very good) to my favorite moderately-priced Bay Area restaurants like Fringale or Ideale or Bay Wolf. It's just not a fair comparison.

Here's a recent Chowhound post on old Ft. Lauderdale restaurants.

http://www.chowhound.com/south/boards/florida/messages/16866.html

But in Steve's reply he says the Mai Kai's food is mediocre-to-bad! Hmmm. I don't agree.

I find Chowhound a good resource once in a while but sometimes people are a bit too critical, especially when reviewing old places. Often the food is of a different style than nouveau cuisine so it's not going to be great, but you have to go in with an open attitude and lower expectations. For example I would never compare Trader Vic's or the Mai Kai's food (which IMO ranges from fair to very good) to my favorite moderately-priced Bay Area restaurants like Fringale or Ideale or Bay Wolf. It's just not a fair comparison.

Post #168178 by thejab on Sun, Jun 26, 2005 11:42 AM