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Trader Vic's LA Tiki Central Night (official thread)

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CJ

I guess tonight starts the weekly gathering for us. Drink discounts all night long!


[ Edited by: Coco Joe 2009-05-06 13:58 ]

[ Edited by: Coco Joe 2009-06-19 19:50 ]

woooooooohooooooo

er ahem I mean hell yeah.
Im there, thanks for starting a new thread Joe.

see ya 7:30 ish.
Jeff(bigtikidude)

Ok, forgive me since I know this is a stupid question, but I don't post much - so what does this mean -you guys intend to meet up at the new L.A. TV's every Tuesday and they have $5 Mai Tais?

CJ

Tuesday has been deemed tiki central night with drink specials. Not sure if it's always going to be $5 Mai Tai's but there was tonight and they were GREAT! Old style, fashion, made from scratch, whatever you wanna call it..very good!

It was posted somewhere, that Tuesday was Tiki Tuesday at Trader Vics.
as said so by them, not a TC member.

also
Hiltiki wrote in another thread
3.00 off all regular drinks,
2.00 off all beer and
Mai Tais were 5.00.
also
Happy hour 4-6 every day.

hope that helps.
Jeff(bigtikidude)

CJ

Per Trader John:
Tiki Central Night is Thursday

$3.00 off All Trader Vic's Cocktails

Someone just sent me this article, apologies if it's a repost:
http://www.latimes.com/theguide/bars-and-clubs/la-et-night1-2009may01,0,5405092.story

(You will have to cut and paste link in new browser, for some reason it won't completely hyperlink, probably too long.)

[ Edited by: AquaZombie 2009-05-06 16:51 ]

On 2009-05-06 13:59, Coco Joe wrote:
Per Trader John:
Tiki Central Night is Thursday

$3.00 off All Trader Vic's Cocktails

well Damn, I thought it was Tues.
I can't go thrus. I'm outta money after last weekend.
and then DTB on Monday, and TV's on Tues.
have to wait till next week.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Can't miss the 1st Tiki Central night! Al-ii and I will be there around 4pm.
(Maybe a little earlier to look around the LA Live complex.)

DZ

OK, so when is it - Tuesdays or Thursdays?

On 2009-05-07 11:50, Doctor Z wrote:
OK, so when is it - Tuesdays or Thursdays?

On 2009-05-06 13:52, TraderJohn wrote:
Trader Vics Los Angeles
Open 7 days
Hours:
Sunday - Thursday
4PM - Midnight
Friday - Saturday
4PM - 2AM
Starting May 12th we will start serving lunch
11AM - 3PM
Tiki Time
Monday - Friday
4PM - 6PM
Tiki Central Night is Thursday
$3.00 off All Trader Vic's Cocktails

sorry my bad on the Tues post.
I read Thurs. somewhere and couldn't find it again,
and transposed it for Tues.
damn it,
wish I could be there again tonight,
payday is tomorrow.
:(

H

On 2009-05-07 21:23, bigtikidude wrote:
sorry my bad on the Tues post.
I read Thurs. somewhere and couldn't find it again,
and transposed it for Tues.
damn it,
wish I could be there again tonight,
payday is tomorrow.
:(

No it wasn't you Jeff. I saw it too. There was indeed a post indicating Tiki Central Tuesdays.
And we can blame the Jab!
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=31684&forum=1&vpost=450099

Okay, it's not really the Jab's fault, he was just quoting an online article.

Thanks Hakalugi,
I thought I was loosing my mind.
oh by the way the Mai tais were 5 bucks all night when we were there on Tues.
so that is for something, and it wasn't the 4 to 6 pm thing.
I got there at 7:30 ish.

go figure.
Jeff(bigtikidude)

T

BTD and Hakalugi...

Did you guys notice that you both Joined TC on the same day ?

Strange!

wow and all this time I thought I was a Newbie.
not a cool old school tiki peep like Hakalugi.
:wink:

Jeff(bigtikidude)

On 2009-05-08 18:36, tikiyaki wrote:
BTD and Hakalugi...

Did you guys notice that you both Joined TC on the same day ?

Strange!

Interesting...You both joined at the same time AND you both were NOT at Trader Vic's for the first Tiki Central Night! Hmmm....coincidence? or not?

Also, if you remove BTD's non-tiki related surf music posts and self-serving bumps they would have about the same number of posts instead of a 1700 post differential! :P

Just mucking wit ya Jeff!

CJ

On 2009-05-09 10:58, SoccerTiki wrote:

On 2009-05-08 18:36, tikiyaki wrote:
BTD and Hakalugi...

Did you guys notice that you both Joined TC on the same day ?

Strange!

Interesting...You both joined at the same time AND you both were NOT at Trader Vic's for the first Tiki Central Night! Hmmm....coincidence? or not?

Also, if you remove BTD's non-tiki related surf music posts and self-serving bumps they would have about the same number of posts instead of a 1700 post differential! :P

Just mucking wit ya Jeff!

yo where's the pics from TC night at TV's, ST?

yeah, who all was there on TC nite on THurs.

I was mis informed, and thought Tues was it.
so thats why I went tues, couldnt afford to go thurs also.

I will go this coming thurs for sure.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

On 2009-05-09 11:05, Coco Joe wrote:
yo where's the pics from TC night at TV's, ST?

Pics? You need people to show up first! Al-ii and I were the only ones in attendance...Not a good start to something so many have been clamoring about for so long now! John has given us our own night (Tiki Central Night-Thursdays)with affordable drink prices ($3 off drinks ALL NIGHT!) And $5 pupus from 4-6.

I think it would be a good idea to show all that support he read about on TC over the past couple years. (Not to mention it would raise the jealousy factor up a bit for our non-SoCal tiki ohana!!! Right Rugby Matt?) :P

Getting there is a breeze! Parking is the only issue! The parking under the Live LA complex will set you back $20 and NOBODY VALIDATES!!! Try to park across the street on Olympic, or in the lot across the street.

I was there for Mother's day yesterday and the place was packed!!! I even heard the Tikinator was in attendance last Monday for an event there!

Who's up for this Thursday (5/14)?

here's a link to the parking lot I parked at.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Olympic+%26+Figueroa+,+Downtown+L.A.&sll=34.046046,-118.262265&sspn=0.007876,0.012016&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=34.046348,-118.263938&spn=0.004152,0.006008&t=h&z=17

sorry you will have to copy and pate the link

its on the corner of 9th St,/James Wood blvd.
and Figueroa st.
7 bucks. and huge.

the place across the street from vics is 10 bucks, and is small.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2009-05-11 11:02 ]

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TikiG posted on Wed, May 13, 2009 2:18 PM

I'll be there tomorrow. Will have my digi camera too. Can't wait, plenty to catch up on!

Thanks Bewitched By Tiki for making it happen.

S

I went here last Friday and had a blast..Great atmosphere . excellent service great food and not a bad Zombie!!
Definitely be there again..

O

I'm going this Thursday after 9pm. See you all there.

JonPaul and I are going,
I think Soccer tiki said he;d be there.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

I will be there soon as I get thru the traffic...Hold On!!!!!

T

Sorry for the confusion on the day folks. I did copy that announcement from the web site that it was Tuesday, but they removed it later, so now it's Thursday.

Anyway, I was there for happy hour on Friday, and it was great! All the drinks are discounted (!) and Mai Tai's are $5. I had one SF style (w/Lemon Hart 151) and it was still only $5 (perhaps in error?). Also, certain appetizers were $5. A sweet deal.

T

Oh yeah, I parked in the lot just north of the Figueroa Hotel on Figueroa for a $7 flat rate. There is also a $5 lot east of Trader Vic's a few blocks on Olympic (cross street Grand?).

On my way.....HipHipHula is on the road as well! :drink:

Trader Vics Los Angeles

Open 7 days

Hours:
Sunday - Thursday
4PM - Midnight

Friday - Saturday
4PM - 2AM

Starting May 12th we will start serving lunch

11AM - 3PM

Tiki Time

Monday - Friday

4PM - 6PM

Tiki Central Night is Thursday

$3.00 off All Trader Vic's Cocktails

we will be there at 8 ish.
anybody else going?

Jeff(bigtikidude)

M

That was a nice turnout tonight. Good seeing everyone.
Hey, I pulled a Tiki Trifecta this week: The Rumpus Room on Tues., The Tiki Ti on Wed. and Trader Vics on Thurs.!
All told that was 10 Tiki drinks, a plate of pork sliders and a Tahitian Mug... Life is good.

On 2009-05-14 23:15, Murph wrote:
Hey, I pulled a Tiki Trifecta this week: The Rumpus Room on Tues., The Tiki Ti on Wed. and Trader Vics on Thurs.!
All told that was 10 Tiki drinks, a plate of pork sliders and a Tahitian Mug... Life is good.

Nice job Murph. That's like a Grand Slam in off-shore fishing! And you lived to post about.

DC

next fall,when I get my vacation time.
I am gonna try for 7 tiki places in a week.
Don's on mon.
Kirby's on tues.
tiki ti on wed.
TV's on thurs.
Royal Hawaiian on fri.
Purple Orchid on Sat.
I'm open for suggestions on Sun.
:wink:

Jeff(bigtikidude)

P.s. good to meet you Murph, and uh, what was the other guys Name?
oh and also Bewitched by Tiki, sorry we got there so late.

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2009-05-15 08:46 ]

I for one think the TV Tiki Time is awesome. I really think the $5 menu is a great offer and it was nice to see the bar was fairly crowded at times. We tried the Hamburger, Hot Wings and Pork Sliders. I tried two new drinks last night the Bahia (very nice... not too sweet) and the Queen's Park Swizzle (also very nice). Service was top notch just like dinner the week before. I have not seen a more well mannered and attentive staff for a long time. I wish I had been able to stay longer BTD, sorry to be a party pooper but we did manage to get there early at 5. It was nice meeting some new faces. Of course I can't remember everybody's username but thanks for taking the time to sit and chat with us. Thanks TikiG for accompanying me for the evening! Until next time.

I stayed way too long last night, till closing at midnight,
and drank a bit too much.
had a hard time getting moving today.
hence why I am still home at 11 am.
ok gotta get to work sometime today.
ugh....

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Yeah, you and me both BTD! Good to see all of you that late. I got there after 9pm after photographing an event at the Biltmore. I was dressed in my black suit and must have looked like I had just come from a funeral. Must have looked odd.

I had Phil Grog's in a Gun Club mug,excellently made by Franki the mixologist.


There were a dozen or so TC folk there the last couple of hours. Wonder how many afternoon and evening?

I was jazzed when I saw my bill. Nice to see Tiki Central getting kudos and to see it printed with a nice discount.
Thanks John!

V

Just made it there Saturday...had a blast!

CJ

who's going tomorrow?

M
Murph posted on Wed, May 20, 2009 5:58 PM

I'm in

CJ

Nice! Looking forward to hanging out again, Murph.

Jeff?
Scott?
Jim?
Marty?
Kirby?
Boris?
anyone?

It's hot! Thursday is one of the greatest days for drinking! There's nothing else better to do!

JB

We'll see...a bit under the weather. Brain Cloud.

I want to,
but need to save some money for a BBQ I am having on Monday.

maybe the week after.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

I will be there tonight getting there hopefully for happy hour & I'm trying to beat the traffic. See you there :wink:

I'll be there tonight..My first visit and can not wait.

T

I'd love to, but I have much Tikiyaki business to attend to...that is if I ever want this next record to come out :o

Joe, You need to come up to the Rumpus Room on Tuesdays. The drinks and gripumentscussions are free !

There was like 20 or so people there this past Tuesday. Good times.

JB

On 2009-05-21 16:17, tikiyaki wrote:

Joe, You need to come up to the Rumpus Room on Tuesdays. The drinks and gripumentscussions are free !

There was like 20 or so people there this past Tuesday. Good times.

Yikes! Sounds like the ol' Rumpus Room has come a long way from the three of us sittin' around wishin' we had more friends. I'll try to make it up next week.

(Hey...I'm inadvertantly helping to hijack this thread...sorry).

On 2009-05-21 16:17, tikiyaki wrote:
Joe, You need to come up to the Rumpus Room on Tuesdays.
The gripumentscussions are free !

between that and the ungodly distance on a tues nite.
that is whats keeping me from those.
I wish they were on Sun nite.
:(

Jeff(bigtikidude)

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