Tiki Central / General Tiki / Great Times at New Scottsdale Trader Vic's
Post #284405 by tikiwinebear on Fri, Feb 9, 2007 8:48 AM
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I was recently very fortunate to be in the Phoenix area for a business seminar, and was able to dine at Trader Vic's Scottsdale on SuperBowl Sunday. What a fantastic dining (and drinking) event! It happened to be one of my friend's birthday as well. When I made my reservations (Open Table), I made a comment about loving TV Emeryville, thus my entire party was treated like Royalty in Scottsdale during the whole evening. We started our evening by sitting around the firepit, outside, on the patio. They created a wonderful environment on the patio by adding a white sand pit area, and a glass tiled waterfall wall. After a round of Mai Tai's and Menehune Juice, we were taken inside for dinner. Sitting near the clay oven enclosed in a glass wall, we had appetizers and finished off with signature TV dishes. The menu is the same as you would find in Emeryville, so it was easy for me to pick what I wanted, and was able to suggest items to my other guests (who had never dined at a TV's before). Since we were there with a Birthday Boy, they presented us with a dessert to share.. the SnowBall (ice cream ball coated with fresh coconut flakes sitting in a puddle of chocolate sauce). I was very impressed with the decor and friendliness of the staff. Every one of my dining party left with a smile on their face and a promise to return very soon. I would rate the place with a 10 in all areas, except for their music. During the entire time, they played an eclectic mix salsa and female vocalists such as Christine Aguilara (whom I extremely dislike). I happened to mention this to the manager on duty, and she mentioned that she didn't like Hawaiian music thus played this mix. It just didn't complete the perfect dining experience without the right music. Incidentally, for those of you who have dined at Trader Vic's Scottsdale, no reviews have been submitted to Phoenix's on-line restaurant review section of the local paper. You can find the link to Trader Vic's here: I am a bit taken back by the blurb currently on their site which reads: During my review, I will make sure this comment is addressed. Somehow the term "tiki-tacky" is ruffling my feathers. Obviously written by someone who has a lack of vocabulary and taste. I didn't see one blow-up palm tree, stuffed parrot, or synthetic hula skirt in the place. Trader Vic's Scottsdale deserves all of our support!!!
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