Post #521738 by Baron von Tiki on Sat, Apr 3, 2010 1:13 AM

On 2010-04-01 04:40, Chip and Andy wrote:
Did anyone ever hear of the original Spago fan base getting themselves into an uproar when Mr Puck branched out?

In my opinion, I think this comparison doesn't quite work. I'd say that people who go to Spago are there for the food and aren't much concerned with the specifics of the interior design of the place beyond a nice general ambience.

Tiki enthusiasts are different. In addition to decent food and a good Mai Tai (a Tiki Pu for me please), many of us want another world to step into. This means that we are savoring the details and we are placing said details on equal par with the food. In other words, we go as much for the ambience as we do for anything else. Heck, from some of the "The-food-and-drinks-were-terrible-but-I'm-going-back-anyway" posts I've seen here on TC, I'd say some of us value the ambience more.

For many of us, a fresh layer of pineapple wallpaper on a sports bar, so to speak, just doesn't cut it where ambience is concerned.