Post #32186 by tikivixen on Wed, Apr 30, 2003 3:39 PM

I'll throw in Sacramento's "Eastern Empire," which has been mentioned several times on Tiki Central. Unfortunately, I forgot to remind James about it last weekend, even though he was heading through Sac on his way home. Duhhh.

Type III: Chinese restaurant. Tipsy Factor: zero, unless you count a few Tiki Mugs. You usually get your drink in one, and if you especially request it, they are sure to oblige. Decor is classy Chinese, no dusty fake geraniums. GOOD food. Drinks are tasty and STRONG; one Suffering Bastard knocked me straight into Tiki Nirvana. I once asked why they even had the tropical drinks menu (and it's a good one, with all the classics, pretty much), and was told that "the owner just really likes all that stuff." An elderly fellow now, he purportedly once worked in a long-gone Tiki Temple of old on the East Coast.

It's at Howe and Fair Oaks, in a mall next to Safeway, right across the river from Midtown Sacramento.