Post #77230 by Humuhumu on Sat, Feb 21, 2004 2:24 PM

Man, Tiki Central is the best. Instant social life, just add water. Floratina and Arunas met me for dinner at Trader Vic's, and christiki295 met up with us partway through our meal. The dining room is quite lovely, and the service is pretty over-the-top. They did get very suspicious at our asking what kind of vessel each of the drinks were served in.

When Floratina couldn't decide which drink to choose, I knew just what to do... I hopped on the cell and rang my on-call Trader Vic's expert, Martiki! Martiki chatted with Floratina and determined that she would most enjoy a Queen's Park Swizzle, and he was right. I've never tasted a strong drink that was so sneaky and tasty! The waiters (I think we had three or four, I lost count) all kept warning her "strong drink! strong drink!" -- they told us they took it off the menu because it was too strong.

After dinner, Arunas, christiki295 and I went to the Lava Lounge. What a great little bar! I'd not been before, and I'd sort of assumed it was a divey little place with black walls and not much else. Boy, was I wrong. Great decor, not traditional tiki, very hip, but still fantastic. Exactly the sort of place I would have given my eyeteeth to have in Seattle. And who do we run into? King Kukulele!

I'm gonna have a Randy Newman moment and say... I Love LA!