Post #197416 by tikivixen on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 12:08 PM

Someday, I really want to go enjoy Trad'r Sam's EARLY.

I love the Tonga Room for its decor and history, but the drinks at Sam's aren't any worse and they are cheaper (in fact they are better tastewise, in a lowbrow way, I said LOWBROW!), and the staff is much friendlier.

I don't think any of us should ever be snooty towards either of these establishments, though, because they ultimately represent what we all wish we had more of: OLD tiki bars.

Come on, 1939!!! Before WORLD WAR TWO!?! I am NOT going to complain about Sam's. I'm just glad they're still there, and I guess I'm even glad for the dumbass frat crowd, because they're ponying up the bucks and keeping Sam's alive. Are we, the tiki people, doing that? Well...no.

Tiki or not, fact is, the world needs more old dive bars, and they're dying off at an alarming rate. I still mourn our "Jimmy Durante" bar-that-was in Vallejo, "Dinky-Doo's."