Post #448813 by TorchGuy on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 5:23 AM

Went to Red Lotus yesterday. WOW. Amazing 70s Chinese decor. Four themed dining rooms: Great Wall was one (great indirect lighting), there were two others, one of which had a working waterfall. Jammed with incredible Chinese/70s decorative panels, ceilings, wall decorations, and wonderful cozy booths. Food was wonderful.

The bartender was friendly, too. She told me they used to use mugs, and had about seven styles, including a "surfer girl" (like TV's Fogcutter?), a "tiki head", and a Buddha (like the Benihana Buddha, I'm guessing). The company that supplied them went under about ten years ago, and they had none left. They had a list of countless shots, drinks and cocktails on the wall - I asked if the Mai Tai was any good. "That's our big drink", she said. What's in theirs? Rum, pineapple, OJ, bit of grenadine, dark Meyer's float. Blargh. She offhandedly mentioned a Zombie, so I grabbed one at eight bucks. It wasn't huge and I didn't ask for the recipe, but it came in a tall glass with lime and a cherry, had three kinds of rum (so says the waitress), was potent and had me buzzed. Kind of the color of a proper Mai Tai, but darker at the top. Good stuff. Anyway, this place is definately great, and it's thanks to you at Tiki Central who got me to go in there.

Gonna hit a thrift store today - the bar waitress told me she saw a bunch of tiki mugs in there recently.