Trader Vic's, Dallas, TX (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D DavidAfshar Tiki Centralite Joined: Jan 11, 2010 Posts: 16	D DavidAfshar Posted posted on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 10:27 PM Hey all...or should I say aloha? Been lurking around for a while (okay, quite a while) but never took the plunge and registered until now. My wife and I have loved the Dallas Trader Vic's location since it re-opened its doors a few years back. In fact, we got engaged there! There have been some ups and downs with the location, but overall, its been great. But to the point: I have some info that I thought you all might be interested it. As far as the question of whether or not we tiki fans should be concerned about the "sprucing up" of the Dallas location, from what I've heard, I would say the answer is yes and no. Dallas had an uncharacteristically cold run of days last week and apparently the weather caused a pipe to burst at the TV Dallas location. My sister went for some Mai Tais on Saturday and there was a sign on the door to this effect. She said that there was ice in the parking lot that seemed to be caused by the burst pipe, so it sounds like the damage may be pretty extensive. I talked with a friend of mine that works at the Hotel Palomar, and he said he was not sure how bad the damage was but was able to confirm that the flooding had been pretty serious. He did say that the cleaners were already at work. I called trader Vic's earlier today and their voicemail message states they will be closed for two weeks or so while they "spruce up," just as the sign said. So, "sprucing up" seems not to mean "screwing up everything cool about Trader Vic's" as some (including myself) may have feared. Instead, it seems to mean, salvaging the greatness that is TV Dallas from the floodwaters (though that might be a bit dramatic). Here's hoping that the water damage isn't too bad and that the management won't be forced to do much remodeling, both because it would be such a shame to lose all of those Poly-pop historical artifacts, and also so that TV Dallas will be up and running real soon. I need a Mai Tai, darn it! Reggae music or no (and I agree that Martin Denny would be 10x better) Trader Vic's is still by far the coolest bar in town. Let's hope they stick around for a long time. David

Hey all...or should I say aloha?

Been lurking around for a while (okay, quite a while) but never took the plunge and registered until now.

My wife and I have loved the Dallas Trader Vic's location since it re-opened its doors a few years back. In fact, we got engaged there! There have been some ups and downs with the location, but overall, its been great.

But to the point: I have some info that I thought you all might be interested it. As far as the question of whether or not we tiki fans should be concerned about the "sprucing up" of the Dallas location, from what I've heard, I would say the answer is yes and no. Dallas had an uncharacteristically cold run of days last week and apparently the weather caused a pipe to burst at the TV Dallas location. My sister went for some Mai Tais on Saturday and there was a sign on the door to this effect. She said that there was ice in the parking lot that seemed to be caused by the burst pipe, so it sounds like the damage may be pretty extensive. I talked with a friend of mine that works at the Hotel Palomar, and he said he was not sure how bad the damage was but was able to confirm that the flooding had been pretty serious. He did say that the cleaners were already at work. I called trader Vic's earlier today and their voicemail message states they will be closed for two weeks or so while they "spruce up," just as the sign said. So, "sprucing up" seems not to mean "screwing up everything cool about Trader Vic's" as some (including myself) may have feared. Instead, it seems to mean, salvaging the greatness that is TV Dallas from the floodwaters (though that might be a bit dramatic). Here's hoping that the water damage isn't too bad and that the management won't be forced to do much remodeling, both because it would be such a shame to lose all of those Poly-pop historical artifacts, and also so that TV Dallas will be up and running real soon. I need a Mai Tai, darn it! Reggae music or no (and I agree that Martin Denny would be 10x better) Trader Vic's is still by far the coolest bar in town. Let's hope they stick around for a long time.

David

Post #503759 by DavidAfshar on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 10:27 PM