Post #620417 by quickiki on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 3:34 PM

Anthony Bourdain, for the most part understands what's up. His snarky, HST style of ramblings can be either hilarious or tiresome, but I think last night's episode of the Layover was pretty funny. I don't really agree with his assessment of the "awesomeness" of the Tonga Room drinks, which seem to be wildly inconsistent from my experiences. More conspicuously, he didn't wade into the food at the place, which was probably a good thing. He did understand the historical significance of the place and how a Tiki shrine of this caliber is worthy of patronage to both locals and tourists alike. Bourdain is no stranger to Tiki bars from other shows he's done, and seems to appreciate in imbibing a nice, hi-octane rum drink on those instances as well, but his girlie drink crack last night took away a bit of his street cred IMO.

I think the funniest parts of the show involved him getting faced as the night progressed. His judgement slid as his speech slurred into inane jabber, which was hilarious. Going to Sam's to top off the night for a greasy burger almost made me lurch, while praising its "awesomeness" as throngs of young street boys looked on at him in bewildered amusement only made the situation more uncomfortable to both the cook and his guide. I think if he was a little more sober the assessment of Sam's would have been a bit different, but his appraisal of Swan's was right on the money.