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Trader Vics - CLOSED
Category: Restaurants Restaurants [Edit]
17 East Monroe(between State St & Wabash Ave)
Chicago, IL 60603
Neighborhood: The Loop
(312) 917-7317
- Nearest Transit:
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Monroe-Red (Red Line)
Adams/wabash (Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Purple Line)
Madison/wabash (Brown Line, Green Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, Purple Line)
9 reviews for Trader Vics
9 reviews in English
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Review from Maxxy C.
Chicago, IL
1/29/2007
I cannot believe Trader Vics closed! When I attend conferences in the Palmer House I ALWAYS dined at Trader Vics. They started serving free hors doerves(sp) and the food was really great. I met my out of town best friend here and we had a fantastic dinner! However, the location may have been less than ideal. It was located in the lower level of the Palmer House and it was not that easy to locate. I hope Trader Vics will re-open in a more accessible location.
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Review from Barrett S.
Charlotte, NC
8/25/2006
I've been eating the Tid Bit tray at this famous
Polynesian restaurant since I was in diapers. -
Review from Mary C.
12/12/2005
Your mai tai drinking days are numbered at this classic, tiki-themed watering hole. Like Kona Kai before it, the Chicago Trader Vic's will sadly be closing its doors as of the New Year. Now there are talks that the owners of Harry Carry's restaurant will reopen Vic's in another location in 2007, but nothing is guaranteed. As they say in the islands, "hang loose and suck 'em up." Hit this place during Happy Hour on a weeknight for the best drink specials and gorge on the complimentary appetizer bar. Lord knows, the food on the menu is outrageously priced and is anything, but authentic. Stick to the drinks and take the train home. Thanks for all the great memories down in the Palmer House basement!
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Review from Justin V.
1/1/2006
Prices a bit high (I'd have taken a half-star off if possible because of it) but given the expense account nature of the location (in the basement of the Palmer House) that makes sense. Fruity cocktails served out of faux-skull mugs and a fun theme make it the perfect place to take that date who is missing her sorority days. Servers are inclined toward being helpful - ours even put our hundred or so dollars in booze costs on a receipt as non-alcohol expenses, so we could get our accountants to pay us back. Ethical, maybe not - but who really cares. Sucks to hear this place is shutting down.
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Review from Robert L.
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2005
Immortalized in song by Warren Zevon and loved by so many Chicagoans and tourists. This place is certainly unique. It's been around almost 50 yrs. Going inside is like visiting a different world with it's tiki stuff all over. You gotta get their mai-tai(s).
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Review from A.S. V.
Chicago, IL
9/10/2005 3 photos
Trader Vic's isn't just any tiki bar. It's one of the originals, dating back 70 years. This particular one opened in 1957. While it lacks the fire-dancing or vivid kitsch decor that the tiki place by the airport used to have, the food is decent. It caters too much to bland tourist tastes and not enough to actual Polynesian cuisine, but the Calcutta Curries make up for it -- a fabulous blend of potatoes, onions, cucumbers, apples, pimentos, carrots, madras curry and meat or seafood, you get a tray of condiments to choose from, including sunflower seeds, raisans, banana, coconut and chutney. I just add them all -- yummy. $5 drink specials Tue-Sat, including Polynesian Punch, Mauie Zombies, and of course, the Vic-invented Mai Tai.
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Review from Chris S.
Chicago, IL
9/15/2005
A hidden little alcove in the loop where you can hide from the everyday madness. This is an original, and it feels like nothing has changed for 40 years, but that's a good thing in this case. Fantastic drinks that are huge and dangerous. Good food too. The atmospere is one-of-a-kind-straight out of the South Pacific.
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Review from sarah f.
Chicago, IL
7/27/2005
I used to go here alot when I went to school downtown. It's still fun to get a group together and go occasionally. The best time to go is on a Thursday from 4-6pm. The mai tai's are only $4 and there is a free buffet. The mai tai's are $4 all night long. It is under the Palmer House. It is your typical downtown after work happy hour crowd. Fun tiki bar. Try it especially if you work down there.
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Review from vicky y.
Chicago, IL
11/10/2005
come here for happy hour sometimes and it's like a time warp. pull up a seat at the bar and they'll keep the drinks coming. i love the relaxed atmosphere and their mai tai's are the best i've ever had.
