Post #297359 by PremEx on Fri, Apr 6, 2007 4:16 PM

You can still visit at least one of the "pods" today:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=21785&forum=2

Regarding the food...I used to dine at Don The Beachcombers all the time. Most notably Hollywood, CA; Marina Del Rey, CA; San Diego, CA; and Maui, Hawaii. Don's food was basically Chinese/Cantonese food, that you usually shared "family style" at your table like you would at a typical Chinese restaurant today. It was Chinese food in a Polynesian setting. Which was a theme adopted later by many other Chinese restaurants.

So IMHO and experience...Don's was always much cheaper than Vics. Trader Vics always had more traditional full entree plates...Steaks...Seafood...Chicken. That sort of thing.

Vics was definitely more upscale.