Post #782862 by tikiskip on Wed, Jan 3, 2018 4:08 PM

I don't know if that is bad or good.
For tiki that is.

Do feel bad for the owners as they put a ton of money in that place, AND don't kid yourself the landlord will want every dime of the rent until the place is rented again.
In this day and age these sharp landlords try to get you into a ten year lease too, some want profit sharing, if you are stupid the lease will kill you before you open.

BUT I don't think I would have gone here much at all.

There is a group of tiki folks that went and posted this where not many could see it....
"Good times and definitely worth a return trip. Photos linked below.
Remember to show them some love on Facebook folks! That seafood tower was on the house after all"
And these people hated the Taso Kahiki era until they gave some money to help some tiki thing.

SO I ask you this is it better to be honest and say "this place is not so great" or is the price of your integrity a "Seafood tower"
I'm sure this place thought that this group would pack their bar to the gills.

Now there are places that I have gone to and try not to say anything so I can keep honest.
AND people would PM me and ask about a place and I could tell them the truth.

I liked the Tropical Bistro but that was because I liked Theag and Soung plus they gave me booze and that is the way to my heart, BUT I would tell people that I liked it for those reasons but that it was getting better.
AND it was five mins from my house and right next to the Lowes hardware I went to all the time.

For me I don't want to be the reason somebody takes a long trip to some loser tiki bar and it's not so great.

So what do you say?
"love EVERY tiki bar" (especially the ones who give us money)
Or "Tell the truth to your fellow tiki nutz" so they don't get burned buying crappy frozen Kahiki food, or driving from afar to see this crappy place.