Week of December 27th 2010: Tonga Room

Eddy and I had been wanting to go to Tonga Room ever since we found out it might close forever when they remodel the Fairmont Hotel. Since it was between the holidays and we both had a free weeknight, we figured it we needed to make it out there.


We decided to go on a Thursday night since they also had an appetizer buffet. For a small price, you got unlimited sesame wings, noodles, macaroni salad, etc.  While most of the food was kind of mediocre (not that that stopped me from piling up my plate as high as physically possible), the chicken wings were incredible.

Eddy and I also decided to get the legendary Scorpion Bowl. They don't let you even order it unless there are two of you. While it was a tasty, fun drink, it didn't quite live up to the hype in my opinion. I had better rum drinks at Rhumbar in Vegas (if you want a Scorpion Bowl, you have to try there's... it is HUGE and comes with atomic cherries). We decided to try the Lava Bowl as well. It was also good, but, well, it tasted almost exactly like the Scorpion Bowl.

The really cool part about the Tonga Room though is the rain. Every now and then, the bar will make thunder noises and then it will rain down in a pool in the middle of the place.

The Tonga Room is definitely a fun spot and worth checking out for the history at least. I would recommend at least going for the happy hour bar but don't stay for more than a couple drinks because it can get kind of pricey.