Sign Up now to earn Chope-Dollars! Non-members click here to use your confirmation code to manage your booking. Sign Up or Login. For Restaurants Get your restaurant listed on our platforms and connect to more diners. Stories Discover the latest food news and reviews around town. Restaurant Directory New! Visit our other websites:. Account Settings Logout. Trader Vic's A taste of the island life in the heart of Bangkok. More Feel the need to get away? He came up with things for the menu like bongo bongo soup, with oyster and spinach; crab Rangoon, the fried crab- and cheese-filled wontons of his own invention; and the mai tai.
Bergeron capitalized on where someone can go in their mind with one sip of a rum-based drink, served in mugs depicting everything from skulls to tropical themes, the most popular being tribal mask carvings of gods and warriors adapted from Maori, Tahitian, and other South Pacific cultures.
The drinks usually come topped with swizzle sticks and plastic toys. When the brand expanded, especially to other countries, this Americanized ideal of a tropical vacation is what attracted both locals and tourists.
More recently, some have argued for the abolishment of the tiki bar , claiming that, even if artificial, the patchwork of iconography and traditions plucked from South Pacific islands completely glosses over their cultural significance and the history of colonization. How kitschy images of paradise — shaded palm trees, beaches, grass skirts, and tiki gods — whitewash any thoughts of imperialism and erase history with each sip of rum. In , he created a new concept after traveling around Mexico.
People loved the restaurant back in the s and early s, in Los Angeles and San Francisco; even the estimable Jonathan Gold approved. Although the Oman location lasted until the early s, the Los Angeles location shuttered sometime around Today, all but one location that opened before are gone, and many that popped up during a brief resurgence in the early s closed within a few years.
This is the first of a larger rollout of new locations, with the goal to expand partnerships and the global company footprint, says Rosen. Although we are constantly evolving, people are still looking for that nostalgic and authentic feeling of years past.
We have drinks and menu items that people have seen their whole lives, but we are constantly developing new items, healthier options and more innovative cocktails and experiences.
We took the DNA of the original brand along with a selection of original menu items. From there we modernized the overall look and have updated the menu with food and beverages options that are more aligned with our concept of an interactive casual restaurant. Guacamole and cocktails will be mixed and served tableside from custom-built carts. There are cactus-shaped glasses and swizzle sticks adorned with mustaches.
With this revamp, however, the brand might find itself in a familiar position — adapting or not a concept, imagery, and mascot into a world more conscious of cultural appropriation. Chinese vegetables and lemon butter sauce. Celery root and potato puree, chimichurri sauce. Bali spiced rack of lamb, Singapore-style curried noodles. Chinese vegetables and steamed rice. Our site is delivered by JavaScript.
To continue, please enable JavaScript in your browser's preferences. Reload the homepage. Enter an address. Search restaurants or dishes. Sign in. Trader Vic's. Be one of the first to review. Menu About Reviews. Popular Items. Kung Pao Chicken. Communal appetizers traditionally shared and eaten with your fingers. Crispy Egg Rolls. Crispy Prawns. Cosmo Tidbits. Crab Rangoon. Coconut Crusted Crab Cake.
Cha Sui Pork. BBQ Spare Ribs. Morel Mushrooms. Trader Vic's Salad. Won Ton Soup. Caesar Salad. Trader Vic's Salad Gluten-Free. Indonesian Chicken Satay. Trader Vic'S Traditions. Volcano Shrimp. Wok Stir-Fried Seafood. Chef Cheing's Special Fried Rice.
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