Trader Vic's Bev Hills closing THIS TUESDAY???!!! . . . - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Thu, May 3, 2007 8:08 AM On 2007-05-02 23:49, bananabobs wrote: One last thought, it has kinda struck me funny that TV was where it was and that it lasted as long as it did. Lets face it, Tiki is some what lowbrow and most of us do not travel in the Beverly Hills Hilton crowd.(Most of those people think a "Pin-up" is what what their plastic surgeon does to your forehead.) I have been there probably over a dozen times in the last couple of years and can attest there was no lack of patronage, either at the bar or the restaurant. Merv Griffin, who I think is the owner, simply terminated or bought out the lease with TV so he would not have the preservation issue to demolish the property.

On 2007-05-02 23:49, bananabobs wrote:
One last thought, it has kinda struck me funny that TV was where it was and that it lasted as long as it did. Lets face it, Tiki is some what lowbrow and most of us do not travel in the Beverly Hills Hilton crowd.(Most of those people think a "Pin-up" is what what their plastic surgeon does to your forehead.)

I have been there probably over a dozen times in the last couple of years and can attest there was no lack of patronage, either at the bar or the restaurant.

Merv Griffin, who I think is the owner, simply terminated or bought out the lease with TV so he would not have the preservation issue to demolish the property.

Post #303739 by christiki295 on Thu, May 3, 2007 8:08 AM