Post #314970 by tikiyaki on Mon, Jun 25, 2007 11:10 PM

On 2007-06-25 19:19, twowheelin'tiki wrote:
In sams defense, they were not striving for an old school tiki place, they strove for and got a cool,upgraded, modern tropical slice of paradise without too much of the goofy stuff we love that would make most customers smirk and turn tail. There is a delicate balance when taking over a sound business, but taking over a sinking, barely alive business is real tricky!.The vibe in this place is real nice. If you took away the tiki stuff and we walked in for lunch without knowing of it's tiki past, we would have a damn fine meal in a nice place. But the tiki past done correctly, as it has been done is icing on the cake!. When we gently prod them to kick the drinks up to par with the food, it will be the top tiki palace in southern california(since trader vics is now a little pool bar).If we desire old school tiki fun, we can go to Bahooka, you want a classy joint to impress someone while giving your pals a tiki vibe they can handle?, go to sams. PLEASE be constructive in any negative feedback you give and remember, this place has to make it in the real world, not just our "tiki" world. They invested alot of $$ and sweat in this place, look for the positive and you will be impressed.

Definitely wasn't attacking Sam's....I'm as happy as anyone that they re-opened. I'm glad they updated the food menu, it really needed it. The owners do come in here to see what people are looking for, so I just figured, make a request, and see what happens. I totally applaud them for re-opening, especially for getting Bamboo Ben to do his magic in there. Definitely shows that their hearts are in the right place. The music is just something I feel strongly about, that's all. I can't wait to check it out and look forward to the new menu as well as all the remodeled interior.