Post #292008 by New Tiki on Thu, Mar 15, 2007 3:33 AM

Thanks for all the replies!

No, I haven't been able to find the red light bulbs in stock anywhere, but they have been ordered.

All the lighting under the building soffit has been replaced. The Moai [is that right term?] will be taken down & refinished, as soon as the weather cooperates.

We re-painted the bar/lounge area. While we were painting, a couple of Tiki Masks walked out the door when we weren't looking.

Drink umbrellas arrived yesterday. New Bar Glasses arrived on Monday. New Scorpian Bowls today. Swizzle Sticks were ordered last night.

A state of the art, Internet capable Juke Box was installed last week.

All bartenders will undergo new training this week. NO drink will be served without proper decoration. As you probably know, we can't really use Gardenias or other real flowers in the drinks. In order to use them, they have to be considered a "food product", produced without pesticides or anything else like that. The cost is simply prohibitive.

New PuPu Platter bowls arrived last week & shrimp will come out of the PuPu Platters, to be replaced by chicken fingers and crab rangoons. New Menus are in the works.

On the subject of Mai Tais. The Tiki Lau has been known for many years, as the home of "Jimmy's Mai Tais". Jimmy Yee was one of the former owners. I'm in favor of going back to the traditional Mai Tai recipe, but I'll also have to keep "Jimmy's", in some form. Suggestions?

I haven't had time to get up into the archives to see what I can find, but I will. If someone reminds close to the day the group is coming, I'll make sure I have some to give away.

I will probably stop doing Karaoke every Thursday, Friday & Saturday night ... that's just too much lousy singing, for any person to endure.

Brian