Post #358475 by Kenike on Fri, Feb 1, 2008 1:36 AM

From another thread:

On 2008-01-31 09:24, leisure master wrote:
Last time I was there (about 2 months or so) it was changed to "Wally's Pacific Grill" or something like that. Also, the place was packed with kids with loud crappy music playing (like techno) and the young "cool" bartenders were sure to roll their eyes everytime you ordered something other than a beer or rum & coke.

The inside looked the same, but we were 2 drinks and gone that night. And not 2 good drinks.

What a damn shame. Glad I had the chance to enjoy it when I did. When I was there in '04 drinks & food were quite good.

Anyway, speaking of Red Lobster: we have one of those here in Times Square believe it or not, yet we don't have a Trader Vic's. Makes absolutely no sense. Why anybody would want to come to NY to eat at REd Lobster is beyond me. Just stay in the 'burbs. What NYC needs is for Trader Vic to come back. With all of the (lame) new development in this town in terms of eating and drinking establishments, you'd think they could find a place for a class act like TV. They should just do here what they did in L.A., open as a lounge only.

I guess people crave familiarity and are unwilling to try something different. Here in Generica, TX, it's all the same restaurants & retail wherever you go, just as most of the US is becoming. Too bad Waikiki Wally's had to resort to trying to be all things to all people. When restaurants make this kind of change they usually end up closing within a couple of years anyway.

Trader Vic's is looking to get back into the NYC market. It's just a matter of time and finding the right location.