Trader Vic's to open in VEGAS!! (Closed) - General Tiki

KC Kona Chris Tiki Socialite Chandler, AZ Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 242	KC Kona Chris Posted posted on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 2:17 PM By the way, the hospitality manager (a gentleman named Mike, apparently with Vic's for decades - described as "a legend" by more than one employee) spoke to us for a while, and before we left, he very kindly presented my wife and me with one of those new TVLV glasses that a previous poster wanted to put in her purse. I guess we were just lucky.... My pics of the weekend can be found at http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=118715667&albumId=1278559 That is Mike Emizawa, who was until recently with Trader Vic's in Scottsdale. Frankly I find it disappointing that he has moved (back) to Las Vegas, since he was likely a large part of what made the experience at the Scottsdale location so great. Hopefully he can bring some of that to LV, although from the pictures I've seen the interior of the restaurant was done very poorly. Mike though is truly a class act. He personally shredded our MuShu Duck last time we were in Scottsdale, and made sure that our evening was perfect. I googled him, just to see if I could find some more info on him, and found this post by him on ReviewJournal.com : Mike Emizawa wrote on November 05, 2007 02:41 PM: "Dear Norm: I am back(for good)in town after a long absence in Scottsdale, AZ, with Trader Vic's there. I now, am here with the new Trader Vic's at Planet Hollywood resort as an Ambassador. My home Tel. #(702)269-####. Oh, I was the first GM @ Shintaro when it opened in late 98'! Love to hear from you. Mike E, formerly with Golden Nugget's Lillie Langtry's, MGM Grand's Grand Wok and Shintaro @ Bellagio." He will definitely be missed at TV Scottsdale. Chris

By the way, the hospitality manager (a gentleman named Mike, apparently with Vic's for decades - described as "a legend" by more than one employee) spoke to us for a while, and before we left, he very kindly presented my wife and me with one of those new TVLV glasses that a previous poster wanted to put in her purse. I guess we were just lucky....

My pics of the weekend can be found at
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=118715667&albumId=1278559

That is Mike Emizawa, who was until recently with Trader Vic's in Scottsdale. Frankly I find it disappointing that he has moved (back) to Las Vegas, since he was likely a large part of what made the experience at the Scottsdale location so great. Hopefully he can bring some of that to LV, although from the pictures I've seen the interior of the restaurant was done very poorly.

Mike though is truly a class act. He personally shredded our MuShu Duck last time we were in Scottsdale, and made sure that our evening was perfect.

I googled him, just to see if I could find some more info on him, and found this post by him on ReviewJournal.com :

Mike Emizawa wrote on November 05, 2007 02:41 PM: "Dear Norm:
I am back(for good)in town after a long absence in Scottsdale, AZ, with Trader Vic's there. I now, am here with the new Trader Vic's at Planet Hollywood resort as
an Ambassador. My home Tel. #(702)269-####. Oh, I was the first GM @ Shintaro when it opened in late 98'! Love to hear from you. Mike E, formerly with
Golden Nugget's Lillie Langtry's, MGM Grand's Grand Wok and Shintaro @ Bellagio."

He will definitely be missed at TV Scottsdale.

Chris

Post #344931 by Kona Chris on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 2:17 PM