Post #415804 by tobunga on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 10:33 PM

On 2008-10-27 14:57, Swangulo Tikis wrote:
From the photos that I've seen, I think the place looks cool - except of course the Buddha hands which seem very out of place next to Tiki Ray's tiki and in the whole restaurant for that matter! Really weird. Whatever, I still want to check it out. Thanks to those who have posted pics and reviews... Tobunga I, for one, would like to hear the details of the vegetarian menu - decent stuff?

Terra
Swangulo Tikis by Big Mike
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Hey Terra!

Yes, but the Buddha hand is the logo! Go figure... to me, it indicates a lack of desire to fully embrace tiki. Or maybe a misguided attempt to push the concept of tiki in another direction. Or both?

As for the veggie options... Only one appetizer, the curry lettuce cups, were meat free. I'm not a big fan of curry, but they were tasty, if tiny.

No veggie entrees, although I think the two curry dishes could have been made without meat. Dunno if that would bring their mid-20's price down, though. And again, not a fan of curry, I didn't ask if they could be prepared sans meat. Our server didn't mention them as an option, so it might not have been possible anyway.

They had quite a few meatless sides though. We had grilled corn, taro root fries, garlic naan (with a pineapple curry salsa), all pretty yummy.

There was a coconut rice side, but it had chicken juice in it. Our server said a non-meaty rice dish would be available in the future.

I don't remember the full details, but other sides include a bok choy dish, a snow pea (or some kind of pea or bean) dish, an asparagus dish, and a few others, I think.

Desserts all sounded good, but we went with a coconut covered tiramisu and Key lime pie... delish!

We may go back for dessert and coffee some time, or maybe a mai-tai at the bar.