A-Frame, Opening Soon Culver City - Beyond Tiki

R robtikiti Tiki Centralite Monterey Park, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2008 Posts: 71	R robtikiti Posted posted on Mon, Jan 19, 2015 3:37 PM I like Roy Choi and his food. Have been a fan since Kogi first hit the streets and was just at POT again over the weekend. While he does have some tiki bonafides from Trader Vic's, he's a chef/restauranteur not a tikiphile. I think it's fine for him to say that it's not a "tiki" restaurant. No one is critical of places like King's Hawaiian in Torrance, Aloha Cafe in Little Tokyo or any of the numerous L&L's around town for not being "tiki". They are Hawaiian joints. While they appeal to some part of our tiki sensibilities, they are not really tiki places. I think there's a place for a revamped A-Frame and I look forward to trying out the new menu. The most important question is: Where do we go for a cocktail after? Is Purple Orchid the closest destination?

I like Roy Choi and his food. Have been a fan since Kogi first hit the streets and was just at POT again over the weekend.

While he does have some tiki bonafides from Trader Vic's, he's a chef/restauranteur not a tikiphile. I think it's fine for him to say that it's not a "tiki" restaurant. No one is critical of places like King's Hawaiian in Torrance, Aloha Cafe in Little Tokyo or any of the numerous L&L's around town for not being "tiki". They are Hawaiian joints.

While they appeal to some part of our tiki sensibilities, they are not really tiki places. I think there's a place for a revamped A-Frame and I look forward to trying out the new menu.

The most important question is: Where do we go for a cocktail after? Is Purple Orchid the closest destination?

Post #735539 by robtikiti on Mon, Jan 19, 2015 3:37 PM