Bottom Lounge's (Not So) Secret Weapon

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jun 25, 2008 3:09PM

Until Bottom Lounge (re-)opened, in order to find a good tiki lounge one had to travel to the suburbs. Within the city limits Trader Vic's closed last year, paving the way for the overpriced and subpar Lockwood restaurant. Trader Vic's was the lone standout for years after Ciral's House of Tiki in Hyde Park put up the shutters in 2000.

Bottom Lounge's "Volcano Room" is possibly the club's star attraction. A 5,000 square-foot tiki-themed lounge with and adjacent 2,000 square-foot outdoor patio, the Volcano Room looks to fill the void quite nicely with over 50 brands of rum and 100 island-themed cocktails.

Bottom Lounge will showcase the Volcano Room this weekend with its first annual Rum Fest. Passes for the two-day festival cost $125, but interested parties can also buy tickets to any of the individual events listed here.

Bottom Lounge is located at 1375 W. Lake St.