Post #415669 by aloha.taboo on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 11:13 AM

I just got back from Vegas and went to both Trader Vic's and Tahiti Joe's.

Vic's is depressing. On a Tuesday night, the dining area was closed so we had to sit on patio overlooking the Strip. There was hardly anyone there, but I still had to go to the bar to order my drinks because I got tired of waiting for one of the servers to come around. Then I got attitude from the bartender, who I was apparently taking away from her conversation with a guy at the bar. I ordered two Mai-Tai's mixed "the old-fashioned way without the mix". Apparently, asking her to do her job was asking too much.

Tahiti Joe's had fantastic service. The food was good, but the drinks weren't very consistent. The second Mai-Tai ordered looked and tasted a lot different from the first. Decor was nice. I wish the lights had been dimmer for more atmosphere. The had a souvenir mug, which I got, but it's not that exciting. Would I recommend the place, sure. Would I recommend going out of your way to get there, nope.