Post #223406 by JaredB on Mon, Mar 27, 2006 2:43 PM

Just checked the place out last night. It's great. Contrary to what someone said earlier, they ARE open Sunday nights (my guess is that the hours may be expanding as they establish themselves).
The decor and drinks are great, but the biggest surprise is the food. The prices are very reasonable (especially considering this is a trendy neighborhood in an expensive city), and the menu is inventive and everything we tried was great. It's more of a bar/restaurant than a standard tiki bar. But that means much more of a cross over crowd than a place like Tiki Ti. And I think that's a good thing. We had the Indian Curry French fries and the Carmelized pineapple with chocolate fondue sauce and both were excellent.
I can't remember the last time I went to a place that served a good tropical drink AND good food. Certainly not Trader Vic's.
The drinks are inventive as well. I tried a Voodoo doll which had some vanilla, pineapple and ginger in it. Ginger is a far underused ingredient in tiki drinks.
I asked what kind of coconut rum they use and the stated vehemently - CRUZAN. Big points in my book. As we all know, Cruzan coconut is miles ahead of the more common Malibu. (not to mention higher in proof!)

As a bonus, the owners were great hosts and I loved the music mix they played.
Combine all that with one of the only places in that area to provide free parking and we've got a winner. And I've got a new frequent hangout.