Post #339030 by ThreeTikis on Wed, Oct 17, 2007 4:24 PM

I know earlier in this thread I chided some of you for wanting to write off the Vegas Vics before it even opened. Well, the wife and I had lunch there last Monday (10/15) and I have to say that you folks are pretty much right. We were quite disappointed.

The atmosphere was not what I would call "Tiki Bar". Most everything was cold & shiny and virtually no bamboo or thatch. There were about 3 or 4 very tall (maybe 25 feet) tikis made out of something to resemble wood and lots of 5 foot tikis made out of painted styrofoam!! They also have an outside bar and dinning area with a a floor to ceiling glass wall to separate it form the inside which, in my opinion makes the lighting way too bright for a tiki bar at least during daytime. We did not venture to the upstairs lounge.

We had a "Tiki Bowl" to drink that we shared and it was not good. Tasted like pineapple juice with a little rum. The food was OK. The background music was not tropical at all. However, the service was excellent and the folks there really wanted to make everything right.

We have not been to other Vic's so I don't know how this one would stack up against them but I'm betting some others are much more genuine tiki lounge.

Anyway, it may turn out to be a great popular place but I can't reccomend it as a tiki lounge. It's more of an ultra-lounge.

Sorry.

Brady

If you would like to see some snapshots we took there click the link below.

http://www.threetikis.smugmug.com/gallery/3667303#209568382