Post #549547 by JOHN-O on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 9:20 PM

OK, back to the cocktails….

Yikes, I forgot the Bahooka has a Zombie. Not part of my back-to-back Zombie Road Trip, but better late than never.

Bahooka has never had a rep for their mixology, but really the cocktails are kind of besides the point at this place.

Here's my reasons:

1. The one-of-a-kind environment. It's like you're eating/drinking inside a fish tank. The bar is a fish tank !!

2. The only true "Tiki" family restaurant. This is where you bring your kids to implant the same Tiki subliminal memories that late baby boomers have of original Tiki-style.

3. This is the birthplace of the Tiki Revival. Here's my logic. The Bigbro was inspired at the Bahooka to write the "The Book of Tiki". BOT then served as the blueprint for the Tiki Revival. The rest is history. :) Make sense?

That said, how was the Zombie? Well they use well rum, not even Bacardi. According to my bartender, Suzanne, they do a free pour with an equivalent of 4 shots of the stuff !! Sipping the drink, it was pleasant enough, not too sweet but really I couldn't detect the stiffness. 15 minutes later however, my head was spinning. I felt buzzed the whole night even after a full meal. Yes the drink was kind of crude but at $8.50, it was some kind of deal.

I love the Bahooka !!

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-08-22 21:30 ]