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I was talking to an old friend today about Hukilau <\/a>and the Mai Kai <\/a>and suggested that if he had the chance, he should visit Trader Vic’s Atlanta<\/a>. His response surprised me. He told me he had been there, with me! We took a road trip to Atlanta in 1996 which I recall. We had a heckuva good time. I recall stumbling upon the Clairmont Lounge, etc. But he tells me our first stop was Trader Vic’s. I have no memory. First I recall being there was around 2001. Weird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was talking to an old friend today about Hukilau and the Mai Kai and suggested that if he had the chance, he should visit Trader Vic’s Atlanta. 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