Post #571737 by Pittsburgh pauly on 01/12/2011

I couldn't get the picture to open that large, nope, that's not tapa. It looks like it's taking a cue from the pan-Asian Hurricane Club they're below. But somewhere they said tapa.... hmmm, not here:
Randolph Team Opens Riff Raff's Below Hurricane Club
Thursday, December 16, 2010, by Scott Solish
With Hurricane fully up and running, we were wondering what ever happened to Tiki Disco, the restaurant's basement space that the Martignetti Brother's were planning on operating. It seems that one Broome Street operation got swapped out for another, as Hari Kalyan and his friends from the Randolph assumed the Martignetti brother's place and have recently opened Riff Raff's. The change has not gotten much coverage, and Anthony Martignetti did not respond to emails and the Riff Raff's team isn't talking about why they were no longer involved with the project. As for Riff Raff's, Hari tells Eater that he partnered up with the Fourth Wall restaurants people a few months ago on the project and the space is still in preview mode and is only hosting private events and not open to the public for the time being.
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/12/randolph_team_opens_riff_raffs_below_hurricane_club.php

nor here:
Hurricane Club's Basement Club Riff Raff's Opens Wednesday

Riff Raff's, the subterranean club beneath the Polynesian themed Hurricane Club, officially opens for business on Wednesday night. The club, which is operated by Hari Kalyan from the Randolph, had been in preview mode since early December, but will now open its doors to the public on Wednesday through Saturday nights. According to the release, Riff Raff’s "specializes in tiki service with over-the-top Polynesian presentations while also offering tchotchkes of all shapes and sizes, including coconut bras, Etro pocket squares, and Riff Raff’s own customized neon orange Wayfarer sunglasses." Coconut bras and Andrew Andrew? That's tough to beat.
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/01/hurrican_clubs_basement_club_riff_raffs_is_now_open.php

Maybe it was my fever driven dreams...