If you had to choose just one Tiki bar in Los Angeles - Tiki Travel

T tikithor Member Pasadena, CA Joined: Aug 11, 2009 Posts: 6	T tikithor Posted posted on Sun, Aug 23, 2009 1:56 PM Well, I realized I've never posted a report on our time at Trader Vic's. Overall, we had a blast, a very good time, but had a few little niggles not related to Vic's, with parking. There were events going on at both Staples and Nokia Theater, so the whole area was packed. We had never been there before so we just followed the LALive parking signs, and ended up parking in a lot that cost $20. Found out later that there's a lot directly across Olympic from Vic's that's only $8 or $10. so we'll keep that in mind for future visits. Once in Vic's, we waited just a bit for our reserved seating for 12, and hung out in the bar, which was really nice. Thanks to my sister in law, the band played a special happy birthday song just for my wife. We got our table and the drink menu was overwhelming. I wasn't driving that night so I opted for a Zombie. Others had a healthy mix of other rum and gin based drinks. Towards the end of the evening my wife wanted a bowl, so we got the Tiki Bowl and I got stuck with drinking most of it, boo hoo for me. We had the very accommodating waiter add a bird on a stick from another drink, which we passed around for photos. Appetizers were the big thing for most, though I had a dinner that was a few skewers of grilled shrimp and a small potato based patty. The food is good but I don't think remarkably so, but maybe it was an off night for the chefs. We'll have to try again. We loved the decor. the very nice staff and the band, until they started playing regular rock towards the end of the night. Wish they would have stuck to tiki like music! Overall, as I said, it was a great night and birthday celebration. Thanks to everyone who recommended this place.

Well, I realized I've never posted a report on our time at Trader Vic's. Overall, we had a blast, a very good time, but had a few little niggles not related to Vic's, with parking.

There were events going on at both Staples and Nokia Theater, so the whole area was packed. We had never been there before so we just followed the LALive parking signs, and ended up parking in a lot that cost $20. Found out later that there's a lot directly across Olympic from Vic's that's only $8 or $10. so we'll keep that in mind for future visits.

Once in Vic's, we waited just a bit for our reserved seating for 12, and hung out in the bar, which was really nice. Thanks to my sister in law, the band played a special happy birthday song just for my wife. We got our table and the drink menu was overwhelming. I wasn't driving that night so I opted for a Zombie. Others had a healthy mix of other rum and gin based drinks. Towards the end of the evening my wife wanted a bowl, so we got the Tiki Bowl and I got stuck with drinking most of it, boo hoo for me. We had the very accommodating waiter add a bird on a stick from another drink, which we passed around for photos.

Appetizers were the big thing for most, though I had a dinner that was a few skewers of grilled shrimp and a small potato based patty. The food is good but I don't think remarkably so, but maybe it was an off night for the chefs. We'll have to try again.

We loved the decor. the very nice staff and the band, until they started playing regular rock towards the end of the night. Wish they would have stuck to tiki like music!

Overall, as I said, it was a great night and birthday celebration. Thanks to everyone who recommended this place.

Post #478918 by tikithor on Sun, Aug 23, 2009 1:56 PM