Adrift, Denver, CO (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

AP Aloha pinball Grand Member (1 year) Florida - New Mexico- Maryland Joined: Nov 10, 2012 Posts: 52	AP Aloha pinball Posted posted on Mon, May 29, 2017 1:05 PM Wife and I are in Denver for a conference so w made it over to Adrift on Friday afternoon. A couple miles from downtown but given the strength of the libations better to get a ride there and back anyway! The music on Friday was mostly vintage surf which works for me. One nice feature is that they offer a free frozen cocktail if you show up in your "trader Vic's Best" . I'm always wearing Hawaiian shirts so I qualified; oddly enough no other patron planned ahead or maybe Aloha shirts aren't acceptable attire in Denver. The real drinks were outstanding, we tried the Missionaries Downfall, Suffering Bastard, Mai Tai, and the Zombie (limit two they say). All good- the Zombie was especially interesting. That and the Mai Tai being free - Was literally sitting there thinking "I'm going to order a Mai Tai next" when the waitress brings one over for free because the bartender made one extra by mistake! That convinced me to buy the Pop Tiki much (in brown, I'll out a photo later). The food was all good- we were there at happy hour so just sampled a number of the appetizers. The taro chips were delicious and fresh. The ribs were absolutely outstanding- meaty and fall of the bone slow cooked. The interior is nice, a lot of vintage - one Witco Wahine wall hanging next to the bar and a couple other Witco Tikis, a couple Palm Tree tikis that look like they came from Florida, and a tall Tiki by the back door that looks like the work of a guy who makes and sells his stuff along US1 in Islamorada. I have one of his pieces at home and will post name and image separately. The balance of items probably came from California - which makes sense for a bar in Denver, nice mix of east and west coast items. Everyone should definitely stop by there when in Denver. And they pack the mug in an Appleton Rum can - which makes sense seeing as how pricey it is- but get a couple of those Zombies and the price may seem affordable to you as well. [ Edited by: Aloha pinball 2017-05-29 16:12 ]

Wife and I are in Denver for a conference so w made it over to Adrift on Friday afternoon. A couple miles from downtown but given the strength of the libations better to get a ride there and back anyway!
The music on Friday was mostly vintage surf which works for me. One nice feature is that they offer a free frozen cocktail if you show up in your "trader Vic's Best" . I'm always wearing Hawaiian shirts so I qualified; oddly enough no other patron planned ahead or maybe Aloha shirts aren't acceptable attire in Denver. The real drinks were outstanding, we tried the Missionaries Downfall, Suffering Bastard, Mai Tai, and the Zombie (limit two they say). All good- the Zombie was especially interesting. That and the Mai Tai being free - Was literally sitting there thinking "I'm going to order a Mai Tai next" when the waitress brings one over for free because the bartender made one extra by mistake! That convinced me to buy the Pop Tiki much (in brown, I'll out a photo later).
The food was all good- we were there at happy hour so just sampled a number of the appetizers. The taro chips were delicious and fresh. The ribs were absolutely outstanding- meaty and fall of the bone slow cooked.
The interior is nice, a lot of vintage - one Witco Wahine wall hanging next to the bar and a couple other Witco Tikis, a couple Palm Tree tikis that look like they came from Florida, and a tall Tiki by the back door that looks like the work of a guy who makes and sells his stuff along US1 in Islamorada. I have one of his pieces at home and will post name and image separately. The balance of items probably came from California - which makes sense for a bar in Denver, nice mix of east and west coast items. Everyone should definitely stop by there when in Denver.

And they pack the mug in an Appleton Rum can - which makes sense seeing as how pricey it is- but get a couple of those Zombies and the price may seem affordable to you as well.

[ Edited by: Aloha pinball 2017-05-29 16:12 ]

Post #776406 by Aloha pinball on Mon, May 29, 2017 1:05 PM