Post #328518 by telescopes on Mon, Aug 27, 2007 12:40 PM

This will get you. We went to Tommy Bahama's for lunch yesterday and I asked the bartender if they had "or-shot". He replied, "No we only have "or-geet". Okay, now on to the next question. "Can you make a Trader Vic Mai Tai?" "Of course," he said. We use lots of pineapple and orange juice. We follow the recipe exactly."

"Which recipe is that?"

"The Trader Vic recipe!" Now he's quite mad.

"And where did you get this recipe?"

"From his recipe guide!"

I started to set him straight, but decided afterwards to get a Mango Tea instead.

I plan on going back with two of my Trader Vic Bartender Guides and ask him to show me the one with pineapple and orange juice. To their credit, they were using the Trader Vic syrups, orgeat and rock candy syrup. I thought about letting him know he was discussing more of a Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai, but hey, he probably doesn't even know what sponge cake is even in the islandfied world of Tommy Bahama. Honestly, the restaurant has the best views of Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley. It isn't all bad.