Chicagoist: Trader Vic's Is Coming Back to Chicago. Really.

Vermin

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:18:35 -0600

I'll believe it when I see it!

Jeremy

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:39:33 -0600

If this means I can get a Mai Tai and that drink in a hollowed out pineapple without having to deal with getting out to Hala Kahiki, that's great news. The interim Mai Tais at Harry Caray's just don't match up. I was lucky enough to get into first class on a vacation to Hawaii a couple of months ago, United mixes MTs from scratch using Vic's recipe. Oh, the joy.

UTV

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:47:40 -0600

@Chicago J +1 /Zevon

Spook

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:29:52 -0600

why didn't any one tell me that werewolves drank there! Well that's a different story! A wolf a different color so to speak.

Bronto

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:25:20 -0600

This is great news! Mai Tai Thursdays are deadly.

magnus

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:15:26 -0600

Too bad they didn't get this in over the winter, that joint would have been packed to the roof. I've been jonesin' for some good Polynesian action.

Sears Tower

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:57:12 -0600

Don't worry, given the numerous tax increases there will soon be far less restaurants and conventions to bring out of towners in. This will be great for all the "local Chicagoans" (i.e., not local and moved from the suburbs) complaining about visitors because they validated their greatness by moving to Wicker Park!

Chicago J

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:18:58 -0600

I saw a werewolf drinkin a pina colada at Trader Vic's....... And his hair was perfect.

matty

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:48:07 -0600

Spook doesn't understand how awesome the drinks at TJ's are. I mean, they are awesome. I loved the palmer house one cause it was so dated.

Spook

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:36:58 -0600

O.K rob suburnaites and people from Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, etc staying at the Palmer House as part of the National Washing Machine Vendor's Conference

Rob Christopher

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:29:09 -0600

@Spook: it doesn't make any sense to tag TV as "suburban dining" since the original location had been at the Palmer House since 1957.

Spook

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:24:00 -0600

Yeah! more suburban dining in Chicago! Yea we can use the taxes, but can't we keep them inside a gated zone downtown? I saw the most obnoxious foursome who washed up on the shores of Lula last Saturday. The whole resturant( and staff) wanted to slit their throats and bury them in the lot next to the Mega Mall,but the ground was too hard. With that being said any one remember the tiki lounge in Hyde Park? They had the best wings in Chicago!

Anthony Todd

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:04:28 -0600

This is excellent news - I went through tiki-cocktail withdrawal!