A Disappointing Visit to Mai-Kai - Tiki Drinks and Food

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Wed, Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM You, my friend, have found the dirty little secret of the Mai Kai. We don't like to talk about it too much, it isn't pretty and tends to get tempers all worked up. Last time this came up we had to put good ol' Larry down for good.. tweren't pretty. The Mai Kai. Greatest Polynesian Palace ever built. At least that is still standing today. On its sacred grounds sits not one, not two, but three great bars. Two massive kitchens (well, OK, one great big one divided in half... work with me here). Eight dining rooms. Three massive water features. Hundreds of Tikis, thousands of Polynesian artifacts new and old. And millions of memories. Did you catch the part in the attempt at colorful prose about three great bars? One of the bars is in the Bora Bora room and it is closed for remodel/renovation so technically there are only two bars in the place, and that is the dirty little secret. The drinks you order in the dining halls are mixed by true masters in the back bar (My happy place!) of the Mai Kai. And I do mean masters! Trained by the best and trained in the same methods and manners as Don trained his own many years ago. SPEED! ACCURACY! CONSISTENCY! The drinks you order in the Molokai Bar are mixed by the masters-in-training. It is not that they are doing it wrong or cutting corners, it is that they haven't achieved 'that' level of understanding of what makes a good drink. The locals have a different perspective on this phenomena.... by ordering drinks from the Molokai bar regularly (and often!) we can use the inconsistencies in the drinks to reverse engineer those same drinks to help bring the Mai Kai magic to people like you who can not make it in time for Wednesday's happy hour, at least not this coming Wednesdays happy hour. Fear not the quality of the Mai Kai bar. This is not a sign of the End Time that many speak of. The Mai Kai is a living breathing thing, like the sea. A thing of beauty when approached with love and understanding. A fierce beast if approached with fear. Love the Mai Kai. And she will love you back. (and all of that on only five Dark and Stormy's!)

You, my friend, have found the dirty little secret of the Mai Kai.

We don't like to talk about it too much, it isn't pretty and tends to get tempers all worked up. Last time this came up we had to put good ol' Larry down for good.. tweren't pretty.

The Mai Kai. Greatest Polynesian Palace ever built. At least that is still standing today. On its sacred grounds sits not one, not two, but three great bars. Two massive kitchens (well, OK, one great big one divided in half... work with me here). Eight dining rooms. Three massive water features. Hundreds of Tikis, thousands of Polynesian artifacts new and old. And millions of memories.

Did you catch the part in the attempt at colorful prose about three great bars? One of the bars is in the Bora Bora room and it is closed for remodel/renovation so technically there are only two bars in the place, and that is the dirty little secret.

The drinks you order in the dining halls are mixed by true masters in the back bar (My happy place!) of the Mai Kai. And I do mean masters! Trained by the best and trained in the same methods and manners as Don trained his own many years ago. SPEED! ACCURACY! CONSISTENCY!

The drinks you order in the Molokai Bar are mixed by the masters-in-training. It is not that they are doing it wrong or cutting corners, it is that they haven't achieved 'that' level of understanding of what makes a good drink.

The locals have a different perspective on this phenomena.... by ordering drinks from the Molokai bar regularly (and often!) we can use the inconsistencies in the drinks to reverse engineer those same drinks to help bring the Mai Kai magic to people like you who can not make it in time for Wednesday's happy hour, at least not this coming Wednesdays happy hour.

Fear not the quality of the Mai Kai bar. This is not a sign of the End Time that many speak of. The Mai Kai is a living breathing thing, like the sea. A thing of beauty when approached with love and understanding. A fierce beast if approached with fear. Love the Mai Kai. And she will love you back.

(and all of that on only five Dark and Stormy's!)

Post #516418 by Chip and Andy on Wed, Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM