Golden Tiki, Las Vegas, NV (bar) - Locating Tiki

F finky099 Tiki Socialite Orange County, CA Joined: May 15, 2012 Posts: 542	F finky099 Posted posted on Mon, Jul 27, 2015 3:00 PM On 2015-07-27 12:17, The Golden Tiki wrote: Thank you for the brutally honest review.... Mahalo Branden Managing Partner The Golden Tiki Chinatown - Las Vegas [ Edited by: The Golden Tiki 2015-07-27 12:28 ] Branden, thanks for coming on to address the issues. There's obviously a lot of things which need refinement and reconsideration, but being open to the criticism and promise to "right the wrongs" is commendable (please do buy TongaT and his buddies a few rounds) and I appreciate your post shedding some light on the issues instead of being merely a bunch of flimsy excuses. Stuff happens, people get disappointed, and Murphy's Law almost always rears its head at some point. The important thing is to learn from the issues to avoid recurrence and do your best to respect and honor your core "tribe". Of course, there's business needs that have to be met as well (ie gaming consoles in TGT or the club-like acoustic atmosphere to pull in the volume needed to meet sales), but if the spirit of "tiki" pervades, we can still appreciate it. There are great tiki bars that serve so-so cocktails. There are Amazing cocktails served at bars run by tiki enthusiasts, but that aren't technically "tiki" bars. Frankie's does their thing very well, but there's definitely a niche for TGT to carve out in Las Vegas and by improving the things TongaT mentioned, TGT certainly has the potential to be another "Must Do", both for Tikiphiles and for general visitors to Las Vegas. And I really hope you can follow through because I like what I've seen here so far, the outcome just has to meet or exceed the intent. I won't get to experience The Golden Tiki until August, but certainly look forward to it then. And if you are at Tiki Oasis next month, please do take time to talk to and engage with the folks from Tiki Central (I'll be there but only for Saturday.) Although we come from all different walks of life, we all share a deep passion for tiki, escapist exoticism, and damn good cocktails. It sure seems like you're tried to incorporate those aspects into The Golden Tiki and we'd love nothing more than to shout about it from the rooftops to our compatriots and across social media. Mahalo and best of luck! :drink:

On 2015-07-27 12:17, The Golden Tiki wrote:
Thank you for the brutally honest review....
Mahalo

Branden
Managing Partner
The Golden Tiki
Chinatown - Las Vegas

[ Edited by: The Golden Tiki 2015-07-27 12:28 ]

Branden, thanks for coming on to address the issues. There's obviously a lot of things which need refinement and reconsideration, but being open to the criticism and promise to "right the wrongs" is commendable (please do buy TongaT and his buddies a few rounds) and I appreciate your post shedding some light on the issues instead of being merely a bunch of flimsy excuses. Stuff happens, people get disappointed, and Murphy's Law almost always rears its head at some point. The important thing is to learn from the issues to avoid recurrence and do your best to respect and honor your core "tribe".

Of course, there's business needs that have to be met as well (ie gaming consoles in TGT or the club-like acoustic atmosphere to pull in the volume needed to meet sales), but if the spirit of "tiki" pervades, we can still appreciate it. There are great tiki bars that serve so-so cocktails. There are Amazing cocktails served at bars run by tiki enthusiasts, but that aren't technically "tiki" bars. Frankie's does their thing very well, but there's definitely a niche for TGT to carve out in Las Vegas and by improving the things TongaT mentioned, TGT certainly has the potential to be another "Must Do", both for Tikiphiles and for general visitors to Las Vegas. And I really hope you can follow through because I like what I've seen here so far, the outcome just has to meet or exceed the intent.

I won't get to experience The Golden Tiki until August, but certainly look forward to it then. And if you are at Tiki Oasis next month, please do take time to talk to and engage with the folks from Tiki Central (I'll be there but only for Saturday.) Although we come from all different walks of life, we all share a deep passion for tiki, escapist exoticism, and damn good cocktails. It sure seems like you're tried to incorporate those aspects into The Golden Tiki and we'd love nothing more than to shout about it from the rooftops to our compatriots and across social media.

Mahalo and best of luck!
:drink:

Post #747974 by finky099 on Mon, Jul 27, 2015 3:00 PM