Post #725769 by tikiskip on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 6:25 AM

Can remember the time not too long ago that the sunshine state was disparaging the
Mai Kai.
The state officials were on the Mai Kai then the reviews online were not so good, lots
of these bad reviews were from people that live in Florida if you go and look at them.

When I used to say I went to the Kahiki here in town or would tell people to
go to the Kahiki I would get "I heard the food sucked"
BUT once the Kahiki was going to close everybody now loves the Kahiki, even
the people who sold the Kahiki to be torn down LOOVEES the Kahiki and are sad to see it go.

I used to love Columbus, but they fell into this get rid of all this old stuff and revitalize
our town mode, lots of these folks were from out of town and had no love for any of Columbus
truly great places.
Well the town I loved was not so great anymore, and I'm not so blind not to say it.

Looks more like Florida has lost it's love for what we call true tiki but
then so has lots o places like Hawaii.
Don't know how well the Mai Kai would be doing if it were not for the huge shot
in the arm that the Hukilau and true tiki folks have given it.

It's good to root for your town and help spread the word help fix ect, I did it here at Tropical Bistro and it fell on deaf ears.
To me the old spots with a history are the best so maybe the problem is me.

But then the Bistros spot has a new "revitalized" brew pub that will be out in a few years.