So the best way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is to drink and eat at a Mexican joint right? Wrong, the best way to rally Mexican independence is to go to a Tiki bar. Where the drinks are strong and the cocktail waitresses are… well, we'll just leave it at that. So the old lady and I took an afternoon trip downtown and made our way past jewelry marts, Laker fans and endless bacon wrapped hotdog carts finally ending up at the legendary Trader Vic’s.
With so many drinks on the menu and so little time (happy hour is from 4-6pm) we started in fast and held on. The restaurant just opened in its new location on Saturday so the staff seemed a little lost, Honey Bunny helped them out and promptly stated, “Two Mai-Ti’s and be quick about it.” After taking our first sip we new, this is our new digs for the summer, might as well lay us out a mat to sleep on cause we are in it for the long haul.
Food was better than a sharp sick in the eye, so we ordered another round of PuPu platters. After trying my old faithful (Mai-Ti) I moved on to other libations. First it was the Bahia, coconut, pineapple and rum… 5 stars. Second was the potted parrot, complete with ceramic parrot…4 stars. Somewhere in between these we each had a Menehune Juice, some new Trader Vic’s concoction and a few more I can’t remember.
$5 Mai-Ti’s all night, $3 off all drinks during happy hour, and not a Jimmy fucking Buffet record in sight. The re-birth of true classic Tiki style.
If you know nothing about Trader Vic’s or Tiki drinks, don't go here, it sucks and you will not like it. You can try the bar at Applebee’s; I hear they have a real good Pina colada. But if you are a fan of good grog and a little bit of the Aloha feeling, then this is your place.
Trader Vic's is located at 800 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 - (213) 785-3330 when you get there tell them the Salty Dog sent ya.
So the best way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is to drink and eat at a Mexican joint right? Wrong, the best way to rally Mexican independence is to go to a Tiki bar. Where the drinks are strong and the cocktail waitresses are… well, we'll just leave it at that. So the old lady and I took an afternoon trip downtown and made our way past jewelry marts, Laker fans and endless bacon wrapped hotdog carts finally ending up at the legendary Trader Vic’s.
With so many drinks on the menu and so little time (happy hour is from 4-6pm) we started in fast and held on. The restaurant just opened in its new location on Saturday so the staff seemed a little lost, Honey Bunny helped them out and promptly stated, “Two Mai-Ti’s and be quick about it.” After taking our first sip we new, this is our new digs for the summer, might as well lay us out a mat to sleep on cause we are in it for the long haul.
Food was better than a sharp sick in the eye, so we ordered another round of PuPu platters. After trying my old faithful (Mai-Ti) I moved on to other libations. First it was the Bahia, coconut, pineapple and rum… 5 stars. Second was the potted parrot, complete with ceramic parrot…4 stars. Somewhere in between these we each had a Menehune Juice, some new Trader Vic’s concoction and a few more I can’t remember.
$5 Mai-Ti’s all night, $3 off all drinks during happy hour, and not a Jimmy fucking Buffet record in sight. The re-birth of true classic Tiki style.
If you know nothing about Trader Vic’s or Tiki drinks, don't go here, it sucks and you will not like it. You can try the bar at Applebee’s; I hear they have a real good Pina colada. But if you are a fan of good grog and a little bit of the Aloha feeling, then this is your place.
Trader Vic's is located at 800 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 - (213) 785-3330 when you get there tell them the Salty Dog sent ya.
Yo Vic! Just don't let your Scorpion fall into the Volcano and come back a Zombie!
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