Post #218433 by Jawa on Thu, Mar 2, 2006 11:57 AM

On 2006-02-27 18:36, Kono wrote:
GatorRob. Yes, Waitiki sucks. When I first spied this thread my first thought was: "At least you don't have Waitiki!"

The guy who owns Waitiki (Joel) has several bars in that Wall Street Cantina plaza type area. I've heard that he's a stand up guy, but honestly, he's all about getting the young downtown "professionals" drunk and hooked up. He's successful with that formula. The decor is just an aside, and actually it's semi-admirable that he did as good a job as he paid for. It could've been any other "flavor of the moment" type decor but he decided to do Tiki. He did a great job with the decor but the atmosphere is nil. Could've just as easily been a pirate bar or anything else.

GatorRob, like you, I would love to have the Kona Club in my neighborhood, Tampa has nothing! Luckily the home bar is in full effect most weekends :D

Kono and GatorRob, I must agree that Waitiki is pretty disappointing. The decor is cool, but the service and drinks are way lacking. When we went there a few months ago, a friend I was with grabbed a big blue mug for me :wink: hahaha, so that was the best part of the trip even though it was just a Libby mug. (Oh, and I think they had TF Kava bowls.)
But in the end, I would rather have Waitiki rather than nothing some times.