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Post #579370 by croe67 on Tue, Mar 8, 2011 9:47 AM

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croe67 posted on Tue, Mar 8, 2011 9:47 AM

Saturday night the place had a good amount of people 8:30-11:30, which was a nice change to see.

They have also finally started advertising in some of the tourist magazines, which should help traffic on an on-going basis.

The music was great - didn't have to say at thing - exotica, surf.....

Our favorite bartender from when they opened was back behind the bar, which was good to see. & therefore the drink were excellent :D

The Chinese oven was fired-up & in use - YEAH!! for the new chef!!!!!

Menu completely changed-up. Looks like it is headed in the right direction from all of the food our group tried. Excellent quality & tasty. Nicely presented, too. I would say the current menu is very much on the casual side of things, though. Would be good if also had a mix of the slightly nicer stuff on there, too. They said the menu is in progress & will continue to change. Also got some positive vibes that the 9-spice chicken is likely to be back on there, too - fingers crossed!!!

Drinks menu is more limited though & just a 2-sided laminate. Would be better to go back to the old drinks menu, please.

So.....yeah....things look to be headed in a better direction than they have been in the past year.

Let's hope the keep it up.

& GO if you are in the area - that's the best way to support these places & help they stay around!!!!!!!!