Post #303822 by PremEx on Thu, May 3, 2007 1:31 PM

*On 2007-05-03 12:41, SoccerTiki wrote:*Anyway, for anyone interested, you can go to http://www.beverlyhilton.com and click your way to the Trader Vic's Lounge page and review the menu for pupus and drinks.

I'm happy about the staff too. But still can't get that bad taste out of my mouth. Especially as that web site and menu contains the following:

Beverly Hills is proud to be the longest standing location for Trader Vic's...

Well now...that's carefully worded, isn't it? And if you were oh-so "proud" of the fact...why didn't you do the proper thing with the original restaurant's retirement?

In honor of Victor Bergeron's vision and our loyal patrons...

Oh yeah. I'm sure Vic would be honored to have his fine full-on restaurant and bar chopped up and velcro'd back together out by the pool. Yep. I'm sure that was his "vision" all along. :(

And it is such an "honor" for us "loyal patrons" too. Oh, pinch me and wake me from my dream come true. :(

And what about this...the hotel's banner ad for the new lounge thingy:

I thought Trader Vic's didn't use cocktail umbrellas by design? Could have sworn I read that somewhere. Or is this just another mis-step?

But the best part is the "Same Island Escape" proclamation. Oh yeah. Sure. Same thing. Absolutely. Keep feeding me this bullshit. Can't get enough. :(