Post #669620 by heylownine on Sun, Mar 3, 2013 8:07 PM

On 2013-02-26 16:26, MrFab wrote:
After I ordered a Mai Tai at the Boneyard Bistro, a BBQ joint on Ventura in Sherman Oaks, the waiter looked at me worried: "have you ordered one here before?" "Um, yes.." "Because this is an authentic old recipe, it's not like the usual ones most places sell." I said, "You mean, it's not like some alcoholic Hi-C? Bring it on!"

Tasted good to me, but I'll let you experts go and check it out. (Can get very crowded in the evenings, tho.) I'm curious to hear your verdicts...

here's their cocktail menu:
http://www.boneyardbistro.com/menus/Whiskey%20Drinks2.13.13.pdf

I've been to the Boneyard Bistro once this past December with some friends and I didn't know what to expect regarding cocktails. I assumed I'd be enjoying beer and BBQ. I was surprised to have my friend (who had arrived first) ask if I was going to have the Mai Tai. Well, I guess I was surprised twice. Once that there was a Mai Tai (which I was then legally obligated to try) and then again when I learned that it had Smith & Cross as one of the rums (I believe Depaz was the agricole).

For what it's worth, I did not get a warning from the waiter, and it was a really good Mai Tai. Best I've had outside of an environment where you expect them to be good (such as Hale Pele, which also uses Smith & Cross in their Mai Tai).

I'd recommend stopping by if you're local and giving it a try.

kevin