Post #737739 by TikiHardBop on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 3:13 PM

Just wanted to jump in here and try to lower the temperature a bit. TikiKoro, I'm sorry AceExplorer came off a little hot-headed there. Knowing AceExplorer like I do, I read his reply and understood what he was going for, but taken out of that context, it does come off a bit harsh. Trust me, he's one of the nicest people you will ever meet (well, there was that one incident at The Storm Shelter with the monkey, but we won't get into that).

As far as Aku Aku goes, let's just go with baby steps right now. I don't know if you've been to the other "tiki" bar downtown, the Waitiki. AkuAku is light years ahead of that place. And you have to give them some props to even try the tiki thing given the predominant customer base of downtown Orlando. Some of the AkuAku staff helped me out making cocktails at Hukilau last year and they are pretty knowledgeable. You just have to balance what you would like to do against what pays the bills. We have a place here in Brevard that is doing that same dance. Aku Aku has reached out to the local community and most the art around the place comes from local artists, which I think is really cool.

So let's take the good for what it is and look at everything else as an opportunity for growth!