I wuz wrong...Otto's Shrunken Head IS cool. - General Tiki

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1196	D donhonyc Posted posted on Sun, Feb 15, 2004 9:59 AM Aloha people- Some of you may recall my lukewarm reviews of Otto's Shrunken Head in the East Village here in NYC. Well, after being there this past Friday, I must say that it actually is a cool, fun place. I guess I just didn't give it a chance the first coupla go-rounds, and was being a Tiki purist, but I can't help that. I did have a feeling then that the place had potential and it could be cool. Basically Otto's combines the Tiki bar element with the gritty feel of a good East Village rock-n-roll club, and that I say, is just f-i-n-e, fine with me. The Mai Tai wasn't necessarily Trader Vic style, but it was pretty good nonetheless. Another way I could desribe Otto's is probably akin to a good seasoned skillet. You know, one you've cooked in and it's kinda funky but not dirty, and it's.....uh, nevermind. You get the idea. High praise to the band that was playing there that night, The Memphis Morticians. Awesome, ass kicking rockabilly band! If you live in or are gonna visit NYC, and they're playing...go see them! I would have gone to see them again last night at The Continental if I wasn't so f'ing tired. So yeah, I'll be back at Otto's probably to check out tikidrummer's band the Fishermen. Meanwhile.... Mahalo :drink:

Aloha people-

Some of you may recall my lukewarm reviews of Otto's Shrunken Head in the East Village here in NYC. Well, after being there this past Friday, I must say that it actually is a cool, fun place. I guess I just didn't give it a chance the first coupla go-rounds, and was being a Tiki purist, but I can't help that. I did have a feeling then that the place had potential and it could be cool. Basically Otto's combines the Tiki bar element with the gritty feel of a good East Village rock-n-roll club, and that I say, is just f-i-n-e, fine with me. The Mai Tai wasn't necessarily Trader Vic style, but it was pretty good nonetheless.

Another way I could desribe Otto's is probably akin to a good seasoned skillet. You know, one you've cooked in and it's kinda funky but not dirty, and it's.....uh, nevermind. You get the idea.

High praise to the band that was playing there that night, The Memphis Morticians. Awesome, ass kicking rockabilly band! If you live in or are gonna visit NYC, and they're playing...go see them! I would have gone to see them again last night at The Continental if I wasn't so f'ing tired.

So yeah, I'll be back at Otto's probably to check out tikidrummer's band the Fishermen. Meanwhile....

Mahalo :drink:

Post #76198 by donhonyc on Sun, Feb 15, 2004 9:59 AM