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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Frankie's Tiki Room



















 Photo: Frankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas is a hoot. Great drinks and decor. I had 2 "Thurston Howell" cocktails and bought a souvenier tiki mug. Of course we spoke with Thurston Howell accent when ordering.





 Only in Vegas would you find Frankie's Tiki Room. Tacky as could be, but loaded with unique decor, music, and vintage video loop. We arrived in the afternoon and it took a good 3 minutes before you could see inside the dark room. They have a great menu of tropical drinks which are loaded with booze. My buddy Steve and I opted for the "Thurston Howell", describes as: A powerful explosion of rum, brandy, gin and papaya nectar. A couple of these and Lovey Howell will look like Ginger Grant. Naturally we ordered the drinks with our best Thurston Howell accents, which the barmaid admitted were as good as she has heard. We bought a souvenier tiki mug, and had trouble picking from the 8 styles offered, but decided on this one:
 


Frankie's was the highlight of a fun week in Vegas, and I highly recommend it.