Post #569067 by KreepyTiki on Thu, Dec 16, 2010 9:46 PM

Well, I can't say I'm surprised either, considering the VERY haphazard and nonchalant way the place was being run. I mean, even after it had officially opened it never FELT as though it had opened. It was more as though they were PLAYING at having a restaurant/bar.

It seemed as though if you walked in and sat down at one of the booths, you'd kind of have to let whoever was there know in advance that you were actually there as an honest-to-goodness CUSTOMER so that they could actually assume their roles of waitress, chef, etc. Otherwise no one would probably have taken any notice as the place was usually empty as a tomb.

Speaking of which, I just went by there tonight and looked into the windows and almost all of the decor and furnishings are now gone. And when I inquired at the lobby desk I was told that the place is yet again up for sale, at which point they asked if I was interested in buying it! (I can only assume they were joking.)

And they indeed never did get a liquor license -- the sign is still there on the back door to the bar saying "No liquor past this point" -- so what was actually the point, then, of the Congo tiki bar/lounge?

Well, it's all very sad. And I can only hope that someone with the RIGHT kind of vision and with the know-how and plan to make a success out of that place in a way that truly does justice to the colorful history of the Caliente Resort snaps it up before someone else converts it into some totally non-tiki horror! (And PLEASE bring in someone with a knowledge and talent for proper mixology to stock the bar and plan the drinks menu!)