Ho Kong, Woonsocket , RI (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

J johnman Member RI Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 452	J johnman Posted posted on Mon, Nov 28, 2005 9:07 PM I finally made it over to Ho Kong this past Saturday. I was joined by pappythesailor (a fellow TCer), his wife and my friend Keith. We had a good time checking out the Ho Kong and knocking back a few "tiki" drinks in the process. So how was the food? I had sweet and sour chicken, lo mein, and boneless ribs. The sauce on the chicken was lacking so there was almost no sweet or sour to be found. The ribs weren't bad and the lo mein average. Also had some crab rangoons that were excellent. Seems like the kind of place that has some good and bad plates. Ahh, now for the drinks - you will not find anything truly authentic here. Started with a Mai Tai - decent color but it ended there. Don't get me wrong, it was tasty, but not even close to the real thing. Next up, a Zombie - hmm, was this Hawaiian Punch and gin? or maybe vodka? Again, not even close to the real deal and weak. The chimney glass it was served in was cool but it ended there. After Pappy and the Mrs. left we hit the bar one last time. This time a Scorpion bowl was in order. Certainly not authentic but decent strength and good taste. Kind of a pineapple orange flavor. Lastly another Mai Tai to top off the night. Drinks overall were just ok. Lastly the atmosphere was just as described in this topic already. Still nothing has changed in this place and it shows. I though for sure the thatching would be gone after the RI nightclub fire in Feb 2003 - guess it's still up to code? Plus I doubt they see any dangerous crowd levels seeing there were tons of tables open on a Saturday night. The bottom line: If you're in the Providence area and are dying for some kind of tiki, this is the only place you'll get even close in RI. Its probably worth a trip for the nostalgia, but that's all. Here's some pics of the interior: Sign outside Two shots of the front entrance (tiki above the door) Pineapple lamp Shell lamp (these were sweet) Bar area (two tiki masks on the wall) [ Edited by: johnman 2005-11-28 21:10 ]

I finally made it over to Ho Kong this past Saturday. I was joined by pappythesailor (a fellow TCer), his wife and my friend Keith. We had a good time checking out the Ho Kong and knocking back a few "tiki" drinks in the process.

So how was the food? I had sweet and sour chicken, lo mein, and boneless ribs. The sauce on the chicken was lacking so there was almost no sweet or sour to be found. The ribs weren't bad and the lo mein average. Also had some crab rangoons that were excellent. Seems like the kind of place that has some good and bad plates.

Ahh, now for the drinks - you will not find anything truly authentic here. Started with a Mai Tai - decent color but it ended there. Don't get me wrong, it was tasty, but not even close to the real thing.

Next up, a Zombie - hmm, was this Hawaiian Punch and gin? or maybe vodka? Again, not even close to the real deal and weak. The chimney glass it was served in was cool but it ended there.

After Pappy and the Mrs. left we hit the bar one last time. This time a Scorpion bowl was in order. Certainly not authentic but decent strength and good taste. Kind of a pineapple orange flavor.

Lastly another Mai Tai to top off the night.

Drinks overall were just ok.

Lastly the atmosphere was just as described in this topic already. Still nothing has changed in this place and it shows. I though for sure the thatching would be gone after the RI nightclub fire in Feb 2003 - guess it's still up to code? Plus I doubt they see any dangerous crowd levels seeing there were tons of tables open on a Saturday night.

The bottom line: If you're in the Providence area and are dying for some kind of tiki, this is the only place you'll get even close in RI. Its probably worth a trip for the nostalgia, but that's all.

Here's some pics of the interior:

Sign outside

Two shots of the front entrance (tiki above the door)

Pineapple lamp

Shell lamp (these were sweet)

Bar area (two tiki masks on the wall)

[ Edited by: johnman 2005-11-28 21:10 ]

Post #200517 by johnman on Mon, Nov 28, 2005 9:07 PM