Post #329071 by tiki-a-fair on Thu, Aug 30, 2007 12:22 PM

On 2007-08-30 11:40, Dr.TikiMojo wrote:

On 2007-07-31 09:28, WooHooWahine wrote:
The Management of Sam's really cares about what everyone on Tiki Central thinks.

Funny thing reading this thread....we went out of our way to stop at SAM'S on our way down to Tiki Oasis 7, (I would have posted photos of some of the very nice decor but they were on the same hard drive with my stolen Tiki Oasis photos), we rolled in late on Wednesday night. Things were closing up, the crowd coming out was a younger, non-tiki types, the music - definitely not Tiki/Hawaiian/Exotica.

We told the hostess we came down from the Bay Area and just wanted to look around and take pictures. Overall it looked nice, never got to see the "old SAM'S". Would have loved to try the food since my wife and I are real "foodies", (Best food in any Tiki style Restaurant...Definitely - MISTER TIKI...though the decor is a little too 21st Century Tiki).

Now I'm still a bit unclear as to what the "management" thinks since the planned Re-Opening Celebration was scheduled the same weekend as Tiki Oasis 7?
When my wife and got a hold of someone working there, who by the way claimed to be THE PROMOTIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SAM'S RESTAURANT, we mentioned who we were, said we had been talking to "Alan" on Tiki Central since last year, http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=22058&forum=1&hilite=Sams , to which she replied, "I don't know any, 'Alan'!". Then we mentioned "BambooBen" and again she replied, "I don't know who that is either!" and we said, "Oh, just the guy that did all the remodeling work over the past year!" Finally we asked point blank why they would schedule the Re-Opening on the same night as Tiki Oasis.....everyone at Tiki Central has waiting for the Re-Opening.....here's what she replied,

"WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE 'TIKI CROWD', WE'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT THE LOCALS!" :o

Needless to say we walked out of there with our mouths open and to save a 'linching' it's a good thing I don't remember her name after Oasis! :x

[ Edited by: Dr.TikiMojo 2007-08-30 11:42 ]

Regarding Sam's Seafood, I went on a Saturday night. I was very disappointed and as the above person left with their mouth open so did everyone in my dinner party. Here's what happened;

First there is no parking like they had at the old Sam's, there is a small park your self lot and then the large part of the lot is for vallet parking, which they pretty much force you to do or you can drive around forever waiting for someone to leave. When we walked in alot of people were walking out, we asked them is it closing and they said no but the music is forcing us to leave. When I heard the bad cover band doing a prince song then a Journey song, I knew why, really bad band and so loud. Even though they were in the bar and we were in the restaurant part we had to yell at each other to have a conversation. Then our waitress came, I ordered a blue hawaiian she came back and said we dont make those and dont have the stuff to make them, okay how about a mai tai, again she came back and said oh were out of part of the stuff you need to make them, okay how about a frothie ice drink, she came back yet again to tell me they dont have a blender! I ended up with just a coke! Then I asked her about the tiki mugs, I had to ask 6 times as she kept forgetting, finally she said she would bring me one, but she came back and said there are none. We ordered our food and I went to sneak a peek at the bar, No more WWII plane emblems on the walls, the fencing is gone around the tables too. Then I went to the restroom, I was sad as I realized the clam shell phones were gone! Our food was okay, but just okay. The best part or horror part is that we know a co-owner and told them about our experience and about the blender, we were told that before it opened they sat down and all agreed no blender as the noise would disrupt the mood & the theme of the restaurant. What theme and with that crap band it is already fuined! This place was made for the flip flop beach going party crowd. What they dont realize is that the tiki crowd are the one's who would be faithful and go all the time. I used to drive an hour and a half just to go to the Lucky tiki Bar, Sam's Seafood is 10 minutes away and I wont be making that drive again! Believe me I was a huge fan of Sam's Seafood,loved it but now I am heart broken!

[ Edited by: tiki-a-fair 2007-08-30 12:25 ]

[ Edited by: tiki-a-fair 2007-08-30 13:11 ]