Smoky, dimly lit at best, and adorned with Tikis and the remnants of grass skirts everywhere, Frankie's Tiki Room definitely epitomizes kitschy and divey. It took a few moments to track our party, and a few more minutes to adjust to the assault of smoke to our eyes.
Need I say that rum drinks are this establishment's specialty? The drinks are made strong - based on a skull system. Five skulls, no go. I started out "weak" with the Bearded Clam - a mojito spiked with passion fruit. A two skulled drink, yet I still recoiled. It was clear that a heavy hand poured the liquor, but as for taste, I was unimpressed with its tropical claim of passion fruit.
The service was slow - it was nearly fifteen minutes until we started our booze brigade. As for the bar, it is merely a lounge with kitschy thrown up all over it. I was both impressed and somewhat flabbergasted at the theme of tiki all the way to the jukebox - with every album showcasing an unidentifiable Hawaiian-shirted band. In the end, a decent place with drinks that have enough booze to justify the 8 dollar cost.