Do something for the Mai Kai today - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sun, Jul 12, 2009 3:32 PM Well isn't Tiki food really supposed to be unimaginative 1950's-style Chinese food. Anyone who's had authentic Chinese food is going to make the comparison and be really disappointed. I'm guessing that a lot of the bad reviews are based on 21st century American palates trying to digest the type of cuisine which was popular with their grandparents. It's just like classic Continental food falling off the radar after the 1950's and early 1960's. Oh well, at least a good strong cocktail is still timeless. That's why Tiki-Ti is still packing them in 4 nights a week. Tiki-Ti is one of the most popular and highly rated LA nightspots on Zagat and Yelp. It's interesting that for such a small place, Tiki-Ti has 200 more Yelp reviews than Mai Kai. I think the key to Mai Kai's continuing existence is to market to hipsters looking for an ironic kitschy experience rather than families on vacation. These are the people who will "get it". I'm not sure though how many hipsters travel to Ft. Lauderdale in lieu of Miami. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-07-12 22:20 ]

Well isn't Tiki food really supposed to be unimaginative 1950's-style Chinese food. Anyone who's had authentic Chinese food is going to make the comparison and be really disappointed. I'm guessing that a lot of the bad reviews are based on 21st century American palates trying to digest the type of cuisine which was popular with their grandparents. It's just like classic Continental food falling off the radar after the 1950's and early 1960's.

Oh well, at least a good strong cocktail is still timeless. That's why Tiki-Ti is still packing them in 4 nights a week. Tiki-Ti is one of the most popular and highly rated LA nightspots on Zagat and Yelp. It's interesting that for such a small place, Tiki-Ti has 200 more Yelp reviews than Mai Kai.

I think the key to Mai Kai's continuing existence is to market to hipsters looking for an ironic kitschy experience rather than families on vacation. These are the people who will "get it". I'm not sure though how many hipsters travel to Ft. Lauderdale in lieu of Miami.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-07-12 22:20 ]

Post #468492 by JOHN-O on Sun, Jul 12, 2009 3:32 PM