Post #18233 by Formikahini on Sat, Jan 4, 2003 8:56 PM

While the compliments are being tossed about (thanks, Kahuna! what a flatterer!), I have to respond with a report on The Kon Tiki Paradise Lounge. I was so right when I said in an earlier thread that his two big Pampano Beach guys belonged not in SoCal, but rather in the North Georgia mountains. The man has treated them with nothing but love and all the respect you could wish for them! They are surrounded by a lovely array of both vintage tiki items and hand carved beauties (many visible in the above fotos) made by Basement Kahuna himself. Would that I had the time to tool around thusly!

One incident sums the evening all up. Mr. Kahuna and his lovely wahine, Mrs. Kahuna, had just returned from out-of-town, and apologised profusely for having nothing to serve to snack on. HOWEVER, when offered anything I wanted to drink and requested a Mai Tai (the standard, ya know?), I was dumfounded to see my drink garnished with a cherry, pineapple, and a fresh lime!! How in the heck do you have fresh fruit garnishes when you don't even have milk in the fridge?!? As Kahuna said, "Priorities!"

I am now back in Houston, recovering from food poisoning (not from the mai tai!) and dreaming of my next visit to the Paradise Lounge. One of these days I'll get a scanner so I can get my own fotos on here!