The Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar ( *Image Heavy* ), San Francisco, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Thu, Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM On 2010-05-24 07:50, tikifred wrote: A friend of mine who lives in the area says the developers are trying to say that no one really goes there anymore, just the occasional sad tourist, so why bother saving the restaurant, 5-star hotels don't have Tiki lounges, etc. Typical, total, corporate BS! I made a few visits to the Tonga in summer of '08. Both nights I was there the place was hoppin', that's no exaggeration, and I don't even think it was on a weekend! The band was playing, and the bar and dance floor were full. Before that visit to the Tonga I couldn't recall the last time I was at something that wasn't a nightclub that had the dance floor filled with people of all ages. People were enjoying themselves and having a damn good honest time. Okay, that was a little over two years ago but I can't imagine that 'no one goes there anymore'. Please. Why do these suits insist on ruining a good time for people who most likely, they can't relate to. What are they going to turn it into? Some fancy-ass place for boring-ass people? All I can say is that I'm glad I got to visit when I did. I made sure that I went more than once because, as we all know, these places vanish faster than you think.

On 2010-05-24 07:50, tikifred wrote:
A friend of mine who lives in the area says the developers are trying to say that no one really goes there anymore, just the occasional sad tourist, so why bother saving the restaurant, 5-star hotels don't have Tiki lounges, etc.

Typical, total, corporate BS!

I made a few visits to the Tonga in summer of '08. Both nights I was there the place was hoppin', that's no exaggeration, and I don't even think it was on a weekend! The band was playing, and the bar and dance floor were full. Before that visit to the Tonga I couldn't recall the last time I was at something that wasn't a nightclub that had the dance floor filled with people of all ages. People were enjoying themselves and having a damn good honest time. Okay, that was a little over two years ago but I can't imagine that 'no one goes there anymore'. Please. Why do these suits insist on ruining a good time for people who most likely, they can't relate to. What are they going to turn it into? Some fancy-ass place for boring-ass people?

All I can say is that I'm glad I got to visit when I did. I made sure that I went more than once because, as we all know, these places vanish faster than you think.

Post #558500 by donhonyc on Thu, Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM