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christiki295
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From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
|  Posted: 2011-09-14 08:01 am Permalink
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[i]On 2011-07-27 09:47, bigbrotiki wrote:
One great concept of Trader Vic's Portland is that it has its bar in the center:
Hostess stand with bar in background
The bar is open from three sides, and the restaurant radiates out from it in circles...
Happy Tiki revelers
My favorite seating would be these two booths, slightly elevated, with a view thru to the kitchen behind them:
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A Five-Star, extraordinary high Tipsy rating, Tiki mecca!
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2011-12-08 11:01 am Permalink
best part of the Portland trip...
tough to find parking but worth the wait...
great place...
good food, great free huge drink with rum barrel buy (thanx bartender)...
left with rum barrel mug, S&P shakers, and a buz (wife driving)...
I'll be back...
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2012-03-29 6:27 pm Permalink
WOW
I did the last post also.
Was in town and had to stop in,
got there at 3pm just as the doors flew open.
We were the only ones there, for a while...
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heylownine
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| Posted: 2012-10-21 1:33 pm Permalink
A couple of weeks ago Val and I traveled to Portland for the second time and made a couple of return visits to Trader Vic's Portland. Looking back over this thread and the one in General Tiki, I'm a little surprised that I hadn't posted any of my photos from 2011. In any case, our return in 2012 was just as nice as our 2011 visit...maybe even a bit better. We went for happy hour on a Monday, and then returned Tuesday for happy hour/dinner/night cap on Tuesday (as you do). Courtney was our bartender both Monday and Tuesday and she was awesome (she even gets a mention in James Teitelbaum's new book "Destination Cocktails"). Courtney had a keen interest in matching people to drinks they'd like if they were undecided, and an enthusiasm for talking about tiki cocktails in particular.
October is Zombie month at Trader VIc's Portland and we navigated though most of their Zombie offering between the 2 nights. The Zombie menu included a couple of variations I had not seen before and they were interesting takes on the drink. The vibe at this Trader Vic's is what I'd like them all to be. I'm happy to have a Trader Vic's close to me (LA Live) at all, but the differences between the two are vast. A DJ was spinning exotica and hawaiian music all night on Tuesday (I believe that's a regular Tuesday happening). It was a great way for us to spend our anniversary.
Keep up the good work, Trader Vic's Portland people! We hope to be able to visit you many more times in the future.
Higher resolution versions, and some from 2011, are available on Flickr.
kevin
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EDIT: Meant to post this in Locating Tiki, so I'm going to cross post there. Apologies in advance.
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 4:48 pm Permalink
Ill be there in 2 minutes if anyone is close by...
Jon
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 4:58 pm Permalink
Ahhhhhhhhhh
Mai-Tai
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 5:17 pm Permalink
Mango Mai-Tai
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 6:04 pm Permalink
Maui Mai-Tai
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 6:38 pm Permalink
Guava Mai-Tai
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Dagg
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 7:04 pm Permalink
Having fun? 
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 7:43 pm Permalink
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lunavideogames
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| Posted: 2013-03-20 7:51 pm Permalink
Wish I was there with ya!
Have a great time!
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TropicDrinkBoy
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Posts: 155 | Posted: 2013-03-21 12:19 am Permalink
Do you have a favorite Mai-Tai?
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-21 6:17 pm Permalink
Luna- come on up
TDB- the traditional Mai-Tai
But I had to make sure
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hang10tiki
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| Posted: 2013-03-21 6:31 pm Permalink
Or, well, lets see, maybe, Maui,
What the heck, they are all good!!!
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