Post #94042 by TikiMpls on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 2:18 AM

Update on Psycho Suzi's. I have been a regular here, several times weekly, since its opening late last year. Yes, it was an A&W and a homemade soda stand, but no...the seating area is not the former parking drive-in bays...those are still the parking lot. The waitresses are hot, the service is good, the appetizers are amazing. The Tiki drink originals are good and for $4.00 you can keep the mugs (sorry...the Tiki standards are not listed on the menu). I personally refer to the place as "Tikabilly" because while it reeks of Tiki it hints at Rockabilly as well. The jukebox has some Don Tiki & Martin Denny, but is mostly load with cool stuff from Rancid, Horton Heat, Detroit Cobras, Sex Pistols and lotsa hard rockin' classics. The huge outdoor patio is indeed complete and open for summer. While it does not have the outdoor bar that the owner had intended (due to the city of Minneapolis being a bunch of fuckheads)you can still sit out on a beautiful wood decked patio under torches and tiki umbrellas and enjoy drinks that the wait staff now has to carry out from the inner bar. The interior is cozy and quaint...complete with carpeting that looks like an old wood plank floor and Leslie's personal mug collection adorning the thatch and paneled walls. What else can I say? I'm a regular, I'm hooked...I'm the Norm of Northeast Minneapolis. It isn't the most Tiki that Tiki has ever been...but it's the best these parts have had in a long, long, long time!

[ Edited by: TikiMpls on 2004-06-02 02:21 ]