Post #44215 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Wed, Jul 23, 2003 3:03 PM

Belated greetings coconutz.

Wow! Another Alberta TCer. Soon we'll need to get a bigger phonebooth for our annual regional convention.

The very first tiki mug I bought at a thrift store is from Calgary:

The bottom says "Hing Wah Co, Calgary, 266-3180". Is this a restaurant & does it still exist? These mugs are fairly common here, I have 3 and I see them every once in awhile.

If you or emspace (or any other TCer for that matter) are ever in Edmonton, let me know & we can meet up. There aren't any tiki bars here, per se, but I just discovered that there's a Malaysian restaurant that makes "old school" tiki drinks -- mai tais, scorpions, suffering bastards, doctor funks, etc. They even serve some of them in moai bowls they got from Trader Vic's. My eyes bugged out when the waiter brought one to the next table (I tried to buy one from the bartender but they only had about six and weren't going to part with them). The decor isn't all it could be (no tikis, no fishnets, etc.) but they do have fake palm trees all over the place, those wicker chairs with the big round backs (I forget what they're called) at some tables, and the waiters wear tropical shirts. Best of all, the food is fantastic!

SDT

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki on 2003-07-23 16:02 ]

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2007-04-09 17:48 ]