Monkey Island Lounge and Grill, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (bar) - Locating Tiki

B Brandomoai Tiki Socialite Edmonton, AB, Canada Joined: Mar 05, 2008 Posts: 329	B Brandomoai Posted posted on Wed, Oct 1, 2008 7:34 AM On 2008-09-30 21:38, TabooDan wrote: Anyways, Brandomoai, I am the one offended by you......coming out here to BC and practically stealing a Trader Vic stemmed glass from a local thrift store???!!! How dare you?? The nerve of you!! TabooDan Hey, I do it to Slacks Ferret all the time... :wink: At least I'm a collector, not someone who immediately put it up on eBay for $100. It sits proudly on display in my "tiki bar" where it has yet to even be drank out of. But this is getting off-topic! Not that I knew anything about Tiki Pop culture at the time, but it seemed when Monkey Island first opened, they were trying to do something different, at least with the drink menu and the decor. But it looks like they didn't get the public response they wanted and gave up. I can't imagine that place drawing any kind of crowd now, even on Whyte Ave, with their tiny dancefloor and muddled theme (psuedo-Tiki with lots of beer-brand banners). As far as I'm concerned the verdict is in, the case is closed. Monkey Island sucks. We have two Tropikas where you can get the best Mai Tais in town (aside from mine and SDT's, of course!) or a dozen other cocktails straight out of the Trader Vic's Bartenders Guide. I don't know anything about the history of the chain, but I'm glad they're around!

On 2008-09-30 21:38, TabooDan wrote:
Anyways, Brandomoai, I am the one offended by you......coming out here to BC and practically stealing a Trader Vic stemmed glass from a local thrift store???!!! How dare you?? The nerve of you!!

TabooDan

Hey, I do it to Slacks Ferret all the time... :wink:
At least I'm a collector, not someone who immediately put it up on eBay for $100. It sits proudly on display in my "tiki bar" where it has yet to even be drank out of. But this is getting off-topic! Not that I knew anything about Tiki Pop culture at the time, but it seemed when Monkey Island first opened, they were trying to do something different, at least with the drink menu and the decor. But it looks like they didn't get the public response they wanted and gave up. I can't imagine that place drawing any kind of crowd now, even on Whyte Ave, with their tiny dancefloor and muddled theme (psuedo-Tiki with lots of beer-brand banners). As far as I'm concerned the verdict is in, the case is closed. Monkey Island sucks. We have two Tropikas where you can get the best Mai Tais in town (aside from mine and SDT's, of course!) or a dozen other cocktails straight out of the Trader Vic's Bartenders Guide. I don't know anything about the history of the chain, but I'm glad they're around!

Post #411009 by Brandomoai on Wed, Oct 1, 2008 7:34 AM