Post #737712 by AceExplorer on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 8:47 AM

Keith, good points made, sorry about that to all, including Tiki_Koro especially. I know this got under my skin. We have been discussing tiki bar closures and other losses in other threads, and I have been focused on how easily we don't see the background stuff involved in running an actual for-profit bar. It is also easy to say "the drinks are lousy" and leave it at that - that's low-hanging fruit and for this bar it is a broad generalization.

Certainly not the outcome I intended. I don't think I would have responded the same way at all if I had not in the past come to understand some of the dynamics and the challenges behind this particular bar in the heart of Orlando. We have to be careful when someone commits the resources and puts up something like Aku Aku for us - it's not just a silly little single-dimensional place. Many would love to have Aku Aku, or even its shadow, within driving distance.