Post #718470 by Dr. Coruba on Wed, May 28, 2014 10:20 AM

\m/ \m/ Recap of Last Week Follows the Invite \m/ \m/

When: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Where: House of Foong Lin, 4613 Willow Lane, Bethesda, MD 20877
Time: From 6 pm to Close. Some groups arrive early, with most people arriving between 7 and 7:30.

$5 Tiki Drink Specials & Full Food Menu available all night!
This week: Mai Tai '44 plus two more great Tiki drinks to be named Thistday.

Drop by for just one, or stay the whole evening - that's up to you.

Sadly, the Washington, DC region gave up all of it's Tiki glory years ago.
Trader Vic's closed down almost 20 years ago, and the last true Washington Tiki Bar, The Honolulu, closed 10 years ago. We are, however, fortunate that House of Foong Lin still keeps a torch burning with the area's widest selection of Tiki Drinks and even some classic Polynesian dishes to enjoy. (They still serve a Pu-Pu Platters with a wooden server and flaming hibachi in the center)

Wearing Tiki / Hawaiian / Island wear is not required, but strongly encouraged and rewarded. All first timers and those wearing some kind of Tiki / Hawaiian / Island wear will be entered into our weekly drawing. The prize will be (at minimum) a $5 Tiki Thirstday certificate, good for your next visit to Tiki Thirstday. A special door prize of a $20 Tiki Thirstday gift certificate will be drawn when we have an evening where we have 25 or more attending our Tiki Thirstday. All entries stay in the door prize pool, so the more often you visit and qualify, the better your chances are of being picked.

EASY PARKING: There is a 200 space municipal parking lot directly across the street. Meters range from 2 to 15 hours.
**If you are visiting or passing through DC on a Thursday night, PM me and I'll be glad to get you directions!

House of Foong Lin's charm is that they are an old school Chinese/Asian restaurant that kept the classic Tiki drinks going long after they all but disappeared from most menus. They have also been amazingly receptive to the local Ohana that have discovered this non-trendy oasis. They have brought in special rums to cater to their Tiki regulars, upped their game with several drink additions to the menu (a very respectable Black Magic, a Mai Tai '44 and Mai Tai 52, among them). Also, the food is absolutely first rate - some of the very best Chinese food in the Washington, DC area.

[[[((8-0))]]] Recap of Tiki Thirstday X, May 22 [[[((8-0))]]]
Fourteen made it in to dust off from the rat race and enjoy some Island Time. (Not bad for the day before a long holiday weekend).

Last week we fired up the new lounge sound system.
Thanks to Rupe for a steady stream of Tiki Tunes to enjoy last week.

Winner of the Weekly Drawing
Yet to be named! By drawing time, we only had a couple of people still at the bar, so we decided to double up on the drawing on May 29.

(As Always) Huge Mahaloz to Miss Ling, who makes our drinks, and Our Host, Chef Fu who has graciously given us use and the run of his lounge (and sweetened the deal with our Tiki Drink specials and wonderful food). They are delighted we are here and please take the time to let them know how much you are enjoying a place to Tiki with your friends.