Post #32371 by tikibars on Thu, May 1, 2003 1:52 PM

On 2003-04-30 14:53, thejab wrote:
You Chicagoan's have it made! I saw the Chicago Trader Vic's happy hours on the web site:

Monday: Menehune Juice $4 all night
Tuesday: Tonga Punch $4 all night
Wednesday: Zombie $4 all night
Thursday: Mai Tai $4 all night and free complimentary Pu Pu's from 4:30PM to 6:30PM
Friday: Tiki Time "free complimentary Pu Pu's" from 4:30PM to 6:30PM

Unfortunatley, these are "lite" versions of the drinks.
The bartenders swear up and down that the drinks are identical to the 'real' versions, but I'd like to think I've had enough of these over the years to be able to tell the difference! They're smaller, weaker, and come in differnet glasses/mugs than the 'real ones'.

The pupus are just seasoned rice and little ribs.

And worst of all, as has always been the case: the Chicago TVic's just isn't Emeryville. They are cold to the Tiki crowd, and it seems that they'd prefer if we didn't come in at all. :(
I wish Sven (the cool GM at Emeryville, not Kirsten) would give the managers of Chicago TVics's a kick in the pants, and a much needed lesson in customer service.