Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge

A 4 star meal at a fun place. Reviewed By mikehamm Sep 07, 2008 Very kitchy place but actually the tables are nicely dressed with cloth napkins. That's a big plus for me as I don't care for paper ones. We didn't order any mixed drinks, I know huh!, just a Pinot Grigio for my wife and I had a dark Stout beer. We started with the chicken and lettuce wraps. A "some assembly required" appetizer in that a half head of iceberg lettuce comes on a plate and the ground chicken, some bean sprouts, crushed peanuts and sambal oleck comes on another plate. You peel off a leaf of lettuce and take some of the other goodies and put them in the lettuce. Very tasty chicken and the sambal had plenty of kick. My wife had a Thai beef salad. Lots of assorted greens, cucumbers, some marinated and cooked shredded beef with a Yuzu mint vinagrette. Seemed like it needed a crunchy carb. Maybe a rice noodle or something like that. Otherwise, very tasty. I had the New York Steak and frites. Wagyu Kobe beef steak and sweet potato fries. The fries had a mildly spicy seasoning on them. The steak was simply seasoned only with salt. Perfect. I ordered it cooked "as rare as the chef will cook it" and it came out perfect. Just a nice crust on the outside and just warm in the middle. Like carpaccio with a crust. It came on a bed of steamed spinach. There was a pesto sauce for the steak and some sweet onion ketchup for the fries. The pesto went begging as I like my steak unadorned. It was table knife tender, full of flavor and needed no help. The ketchup was very tasty and a good contrast to the fries. Sort of an odd thing: I went in expecting to hear "Island" music and the music was far from that. More like techno, which is fine, but not what I expected for a place with Tiki in the name and that kind of decor in the place. There are televisions around the restaurant playing surfing movies all the time also. I should mention the service. It was great! Water glasses were kept full and our waiter got our orders right and didn't get them mixed up at the table.

Listed below are links to reviews of Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge from around the web. discoversd.com review [report bad link] [more from discoversd] "Looking for a fun, hip party atmosphere for your dinner tonight? Look no further because Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge has everything you"re looking for!..." entertainment.signonsandiego.com review [report bad link] [more from entertainment.signonsandiego] "Tiki bites range from a poke platter of ahi poke, spicy crab and seaweed salad to Mister Tiki's Canoe of "grass-skirt" shrimp, Thai curry calamari and delicious Kona crab cakes. Entrees range from $16 to $22 and include Hawaiian-flavored seafood..." gayot.com review [report bad link] [more from gayot] "We feel almost giddy when we enter the Disney-like dining room and positively dizzy after such playfully named drinks as a horny monkey (a delightful concoction of vodka, rum, banana liqueur, pineapple juice and coconut cream) or a potent lilikoi mojito (..." 1 reviews   gregsguide.net review [report bad link] [more from gregsguide] mmm-yoso.typepad.com review [report bad link] [more from mmm-yoso.typepad] "I have to say I'm deeply prejudiced against all high-concept restaurants, especially anything in the Gaslamp. I am told that there is genuinely good eating to be had somewhere in that area, but all the marketing glitz and theming just gives me the hives s..." sandiegometro.com review [report bad link] [more from sandiegometro] "Executive Chef Jonathan Hale, who lived in Hawaii for eight years and served as executive chef at A Pacific Café in Maui, offers about a dozen entrées ranging from a clean “Misoyaki Seared Salmon Nigiri Style” ($17) to a robust &..." sandiegorestaurants.com review [report bad link] [more from sandiegorestaurants] "Located in the Gaslamp"s sea of fine dining establishments, Mister Tiki provides a fresh breeze of island fun. Mister Tiki is more than just a hip lounge featuring an eclectic selection of Mai Tais...." sandiegorestaurants.com review [report bad link] [more from sandiegorestaurants] "The four of us were downtown after a show at the Spreckels theater and needed to kill some time before our dinner reservation. We wandered into Mister Tiki's on a whim for a drink at the bar...." search.cityguide.aol.com review [report bad link] [more from search.cityguide.aol] "Don't confuse the Mister Tiki Lounge with Disneyland's Tiki Room. While both are surreal Polynesian escapes from the mundane, only the former will feed you the finest in pan-Pacific fare...." 1 reviews   travel.yahoo.com review [report bad link] [more from travel.yahoo] 4 reviews   tripadvisor.com review [report bad link] [more from tripadvisor] "Mister Tiki's has great decor and the crab cakes were amazing. We wished we had gone with a big group because the booths look perfect for a group dinner...." wcities.com review [report bad link] [more from wcities] "Ranked as 'Best New Restaurant' by Gaslamp Quarter Association in 2004, Mister Tiki throws parties till the wee hours of the morning. Start the night off with tropical drinks, such as Zombies and Mango-Mango Mai Tai (a combination of mango nectar and rum)..." yelp.com review [report bad link] [more from yelp] Are we missing a review of this restaurant on the web? Click here to let us know.