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On 2006-12-08 20:08, Dr.TikiMojo wrote:
I was pleasantly surprised today when I received a phone call from Alan at Sam's. We discussed a lot of what's happening with Sam's, inside, outside, Tiki Central Party and so on.
Alan confirmed what lawr_rawr wrote about the vandalism and stolen paintings and photos.....I hate to say it but if there are certain things that you miss from the old Sam's it may likely be because of a greedy and selfish Tiki Collector or ebayer! :x
If you see any items pop up on ebay claiming they are from Sam's or you just recognize them from past visits please report them as stolen...maybe we'll actually see them back where they belong, though not likely! :(
On a positive note: Tikis STAYING, Landscaping being updated, enhanced and more tropical, Alan is trying to have a Polynesian Show and hoping for room for bands and a Luau Night.
From what I was told the food is really looking to be improved!! :D
Tiki Mugs are currently a MAYBE.
Bar is currently open and he had hoped to have the resteraunt opened by New Year's but that appears to be out of the question now.
Probably January?
Now that it is back open....we need to get this place on the Historical Registry....in case thinking it had closed for good and then having it reopen wasn't enough of a wake up call. :o
Sounds like some positive improvements! Keeping the bar open is a good thing. The missus and I will try to make it by sometime soon. I've got a friend coming out this weekend, and with Christmas around the corner it's going to be crazy. But I am definitely going to be stopping by.
Improving the food is a good idea. I always thought it was pretty good, and reasonably priced. Make it better? Great idea!
As for tiki mugs, I think they're very important, but I understand that if you serve every drink in a mug, a lot will get stolen. That only ups the cost of doing business, so it's understandable to not want to do that. The Puka Bar in Long Beach doesn't use mugs for that very reason. I'd say that if tiki mugs are being considered, do what most places do-- serve drinks in a glass. Give the patron the option of buying said drink in a tiki mug and charge 'em $5 or whatever for the glass. I think Hula's in Monterey does it that way. They serve some drinks in Dynasty Wholesale mugs, and only charge like $5 since the mugs are so cheap anyway. If you buy a drink in the Munktiki mug, I think they charge a little more, like maybe $10 or something. It's been a couple years since I was there, so I don't remember the prices.
I'm totally excited about seeing Sam's open back up again! And I will definitely be keeping my eye out for "lost" or stolen artwork!
Keep us informed of any new developments!
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