Post #303874 by christiki295 on Thu, May 3, 2007 6:27 PM

On 2007-05-02 17:12, Humuhumu wrote:
I've shared my thoughts on the current direction of Trader Vic's in a lengthy post on my blog:

Trader Vic’s Becomes Trader Meh

Those press releases are so blase as to be infuriating. I do feel for them -- I'm sure they didn't want to be banished to the pool. But their "nothing's really changing!" attitude, combined with their lackluster efforts with the new locations... they're just so far from the Trader Vic's I want to support.

True, how the deal occurred would be more telling: whether their lease ran out; whether they allowed themselves to be bought out, etc.
However, this TV location was doomed because of the land was so ripe for development - just like Sams in Huntington Beach.

I don't blame TV for letting it happen. However, I do hope they attempt to leverage their good business will by relocating elsewhere in the area. Otherwise, I will have grounds for ill feelings.