First timer to the Mai Kai, What to do? - General Tiki

RC Ragbag Comics Member The shores of Lake Michigan Joined: Feb 24, 2009 Posts: 212	RC Ragbag Comics Posted posted on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 8:12 AM Drink-wise, I most definitely recommend the Black Magic... whew! That is one of the most fantastic and unusual tropicals I've ever had. I also greatly enjoyed the Shark Bite and the Jet Pilot. Happy hour, all the drinks (save the Mystery Bowl) are half price, meaning you can get perfectly prepared Zombies and 151 Swizzles and all else for a mere six bucks in most cases. Happy hour is LONG, too- from about 4PM 'til 8 or 9 if I remember correctly? Pretty much right up 'til the first dinner show so wear your drinking hat! Oh, and, outside of maybe going to Disneyland for the first time as a kid, I really cannot remember the kind of anticipation and general bowled-over-ness as I experienced at the Mai Kai. Even after years of being prepared for its magnitude, I nearly lost my shit (so to speak.) In terms of food, I second the remark about the Chinese ovens. We went two days back to back last summer- first night we went for the show and spared no expense on meals, and the food was spectacular. Second night, in the interest of saving a few bucks, we ordered basic Chinese dishes like fried rice and lo mein which were good (certainly a step up from the take out place down the block) but not anything to write home about. But honestly, with those drinks and in that incredible atmosphere, they could have been serving me freeze-dried horse shank and boiled sweat socks and I would've been fine with it. Enjoy yourself! We were just looking over the finances the other day to see if we could squeak out enough cash to scurry down there again... --Pete

Drink-wise, I most definitely recommend the Black Magic... whew! That is one of the most fantastic and unusual tropicals I've ever had. I also greatly enjoyed the Shark Bite and the Jet Pilot.

Happy hour, all the drinks (save the Mystery Bowl) are half price, meaning you can get perfectly prepared Zombies and 151 Swizzles and all else for a mere six bucks in most cases.

Happy hour is LONG, too- from about 4PM 'til 8 or 9 if I remember correctly? Pretty much right up 'til the first dinner show so wear your drinking hat!

Oh, and, outside of maybe going to Disneyland for the first time as a kid, I really cannot remember the kind of anticipation and general bowled-over-ness as I experienced at the Mai Kai. Even after years of being prepared for its magnitude, I nearly lost my shit (so to speak.)

In terms of food, I second the remark about the Chinese ovens. We went two days back to back last summer- first night we went for the show and spared no expense on meals, and the food was spectacular. Second night, in the interest of saving a few bucks, we ordered basic Chinese dishes like fried rice and lo mein which were good (certainly a step up from the take out place down the block) but not anything to write home about.

But honestly, with those drinks and in that incredible atmosphere, they could have been serving me freeze-dried horse shank and boiled sweat socks and I would've been fine with it.

Enjoy yourself! We were just looking over the finances the other day to see if we could squeak out enough cash to scurry down there again...

--Pete

Post #625991 by Ragbag Comics on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 8:12 AM