Tonga Room and Tradr Sam's Best Exotic Drinks???

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M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Fri, Nov 4, 2005 5:09 PM You can vote for one of them for Citysearch's 2005 San Francisco area poll!!! Don't forget The Bamboo Hut. Trader Vic is rolling in his urn! EEEKS! http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/exotic_drinks
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 4, 2005 10:12 PM tragic.
T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Fri, Nov 4, 2005 11:15 PM Best drink at Tonga? "not applicable".
FZ Feelin Zombified Tiki Socialite The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair Joined: Jul 15, 2003 Posts: 1340	FZ Feelin Zombified Posted posted on Sat, Nov 5, 2005 5:24 PM Ponder this statement, found in the profile of the #1 picked Lush Lounge... "a Manhattan diluted with too much grenadine" -Z
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 5, 2005 7:44 PM yeah, that bugged me too. Who the fuck is putting grenadine into manhattans? MAYBE a LITTLE maraschino cherry syrup- maybe. Or...perhaps the reviewer is an idiot.
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Wed, Nov 9, 2005 5:15 PM You can't vote for Trader Vics, but you can help me. I am selling cool vintage stuff at the Drug Store in San Francisco. We are currently a close second to another store. Even if you can't visit the store, I'd appreciate it if you'd vote for us by clicking http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/offbeat_store You don't even have to live near San Francisco to vote! you can vote more than once, but maybe not the same day. Load up those votes!! Let's make the Drug Store #1 like we did with Tiki Punch. :) Thanks- Bruce Mr Smiley Please tell your friends
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Wed, Nov 9, 2005 6:58 PM Well, in the East Bay, they know what a good Exotic Drink is -- Conga Lounge took first place for Best Exotic Drinks! They also placed for Best Signature Drink, and Best After-Work Bar. Congratulations to Conga Mike and the rest of the Conga Lounge crew! http://eastbay.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/exotic_drinks http://eastbay.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/signature_drinks http://eastbay.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/after-work_bar
D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 7:29 AM way to go Conga Lounge!
T tikivixen Tiki Socialite Vallejo CA Joined: Aug 28, 2002 Posts: 726	T tikivixen Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 11:53 AM Darned right!!! Hurray for the Conga!!!
T tikivixen Tiki Socialite Vallejo CA Joined: Aug 28, 2002 Posts: 726	T tikivixen Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 12:08 PM Someday, I really want to go enjoy Trad'r Sam's EARLY. I love the Tonga Room for its decor and history, but the drinks at Sam's aren't any worse and they are cheaper (in fact they are better tastewise, in a lowbrow way, I said LOWBROW!), and the staff is much friendlier. I don't think any of us should ever be snooty towards either of these establishments, though, because they ultimately represent what we all wish we had more of: OLD tiki bars. Come on, 1939!!! Before WORLD WAR TWO!?! I am NOT going to complain about Sam's. I'm just glad they're still there, and I guess I'm even glad for the dumbass frat crowd, because they're ponying up the bucks and keeping Sam's alive. Are we, the tiki people, doing that? Well...no. Tiki or not, fact is, the world needs more old dive bars, and they're dying off at an alarming rate. I still mourn our "Jimmy Durante" bar-that-was in Vallejo, "Dinky-Doo's."
D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 1:26 PM After going to the SF Zoo one weekend day, I stopped by Sam's and it was totally empty. having been disappointed with their mixed/tropical drinks, I ordered a beer. I've heard stories about how Sam's get late at night, and that would tend to deter me from frequenting it at that hour...
A amiotiki Member Wilson, North Carolina Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 125	A amiotiki Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 2:14 PM On 2005-11-10 12:08, tikivixen wrote: I guess I'm even glad for the dumbass frat crowd, because they're ponying up the bucks and keeping Sam's alive. Just remember that someday, the dumbass frat crowd may be saying the same thing about the next generation! SHUDDER Gulp... Can't wait to see y'all in January! Amiotiki
D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 2:42 PM that raises an interesting issue: Where will our children drink? And, if we don't have children, who will keep the tiki torch burning when we're gone? Dangergirl (high on caffeine and prone to worrying)
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 11, 2005 12:14 AM Someone quite clearly juiced the votes for the Temple Bar. Gimme a break.

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