Quarantiki - Psycho Suzi's

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Yummy but salty appetizers. We ordered a Hawaiian and a pepperoni pizza - also yummy. I went with tropical cocktails but Dale and Mom stuck with beer. The Mississippi looked beautiful from the patio. Mom really appreciated that. 

As on our last visit my first drink was the Psychotic Suzi.

As like our last visit my second tiki drink was the Native's Curse.

Unlike our last visit my third and final drink was the Fu Manchu. I couldn't decide between that one and the Beachcomber so I asked the bartender to pick for me. She told me that I for sure wanted the Fu Manchu. I thanked her for doing my thinking for me. In its description the menu says, "Only one foo will do, in this not so foo-foo fighting beverage. Special Kung Fu blend of Jamaican rums, coconut, and Hawaiian island flavor." The coconut really spoke to me. It was delicious. 

Psycho Suzi's - September 16, 2017

This past Saturday I had a union meeting which started at 9 a.m. and was to go until 4. However, we finished our work by 11:45 and since my favorite tiki bar, Psycho Suzi's, is so close I decided to grab a little lunch there.

I sat at the bar and ordered a Paralyzed Polynesian. The blurb for the drink which appears on the drink menu is as follows:

"New Polynesian Paralysis: 'A screaming desire not to work, nor do anything that requires any substantial effort either physical or mental.' That's the right attitude. Made with 4 different rums, hibiscus, and citrus. Circa 1966."

Sounded just right for where I was at the moment.

For lunch I ordered the Hawaiian Surf pizza which is topped by Canadian bacon and pineapple.

When I'm there alone I love sitting next to the drink station at the bar where the servers pick up tiki cocktails (and other drinks) to deliver to customers. After my pizza arrived my bartender asked how everything was. I told him it was great. One of the chatty waitresses who was waiting for an order right next to me and flirting with the bartender said, "although I bet he wishes we would just shut up. I turned to her and said that I actually love to sit in the very spot I was in to hear the banter between the servers and the bar staff. She said, "Yeah, I call all this Psycho Suzi TV."

Moments later a woman walked by holding what looked to be a two year old who was screaming bloody murder. Every time I hear a kid screaming like this I wanna tell him it all just gets harder the older one gets so he may as well not sweat the small stuff. My bartender pulled a cord to blow a really loud boat horn to startle the kid out of his misery. I don't know if it worked. The woman holding  the kid was walking pretty fast. Now, this horn was really loud and I had no idea Suzi's had one. When I asked the bartenders what it was for they told me it was actually to blow for boats passing by the restaurant which is located on the Mississippi River. They said the port authority recently closed the lock and dam just past the restaurant so big boats don't go by anymore and now they just pull it to amuse themselves. The effects of my Paralyzed Polynesian had started to kick in and I cam really close to asking if I could pull it but I chickened out. 

For dessert I ordered the Fu Manchu. I think it works as a dessert drink due to the fact that one of its ingredients is coffee. It's also got some kind of sweet syrup in it so it reminds me a little bit of Bailey's. 

Recent Birthday at Psycho Suzi's

So glad to celebrate my recent birthday at Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge with Dale. We got there shortly before 5 and were able to score a table on their most awesome patio deck which overlooks the Mississippi River. Before 5 p.m. it's seat yourself on the patio however after this time you need to see the hostess.

We settled in and ordered drinks. Dale got a Pabst Blue Ribbon and I went with one of my favorites, the Psychotic Suzi. I tried getting a selfie of myself with my cocktail but Dale kept messing with me.

For an appetizer we ordered the poutine tots which the menu describes as "house sausage gravy served over tater tots with Nordeast Minneapolis made cheese." So satisfying. 

For dinner we got the Hawaiian Surf pizza. For dessert Dale  ordered coffee but I went ahead and got the Fu Manchu which has a little coffee in it.

Now, on my last visit to Suzi's I discovered that they have a dock. You follow a little path out behind the restaurant down to the river bank. It's really more of just a landing as there is no actually dock in sight. There were a couple of kayaks beached on the shore. I saw the people in them paddle up just before we left our table. 

This was a wonderfully enjoyable, laid back birthday with just Dale and myself. Equally as fun but quite a contrast to my birthday last year which involved a few more people.

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Psycho Suzi's - Fu Manchu

Friday, January 27, 2017

I started with a Fu Manchu. Dale wasn't in a drinking mood so he went with an iced tea.

The Fu Manchu is one of my new favorites having only tried it on my last visit to PS's. I love the drink menu description:

"Only one foo will do, in this not so foo-foo fighting beverage. Special Kung Fu flavors of Jamaican rum, coconut, and Hawaiian coffee."