9th Psycho Suzi's Visit for 2019

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Union meeting today so I stopped by Psycho Suzi's before hand.

Of course I started out with the Psychotic Suzi.

And had the Hawaiian Surf pizza for sustenance.

My second round was a Crummy Scoundrel but I thought it tasted a little over-sweet this time.

As I didn't get there until around three o'clock it was a bit on the quiet side.  The manager on duty came over and struck up a conversation with me which was very sweet. After I asked her about business lately she replied that it's been rather slow. I mentioned I had been in for lunch a couple weeks ago with Mom and that the patio was packed. She said it really goes in waves and that the last week has been more quiet than usual. We also had a nice talk about our dogs.

By the time I left I felt quite prepared for my union meeting. 

First Psycho Suzi's Visit for 2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Cold, cloudy, but it's always sunny inside Psycho Suzi's. Per usual, I had some time before a union meeting so I headed to the local tiki bar. Also, per usual, I had the Hawaiian pizza and a couple of Psychotic Suzi's. 

Sun came out and as it was setting it cast a lovely golden light over the bar. 

Shazamed a bunch of songs while at Suzi's and put them onto a playlist on iTunes. Will add to it next time I go. 

As this is my first post of 2019 I'll state that one of my new year's resolutions is to get to Lucky Cricket this year. 

Also, was in Phoenix recently with Dale helping his folks move. It was a busy trip and unfortunately we didn't make it to UnderTow. We're hoping to get back sometime in February or March and will make it a point to stop there. 

Post Union Meeting Visit to Suzi's

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Union meeting after work. It ended early so I headed over to Suzi's for some pizza and tiki drinks. The place was decked out for Halloween.

I was delighted to find Exotic A-Go-Go playing. Didn't realize they played other than Friday. I started out with my ever-lovin' favorite Psychotic Suzi. The dry ice really makes it.

The Hawaiian pizza is always scrumptious.

Ordered another Psychotic Suzi.

My bartender was a really nice guy with personality plus. He gave me the wrong ticket when I checked out and was very apologetic. I told him he had taken good care of me and that I was watching out for him too. He told me, "It's teamwork that makes the dream work."

Lunch with Dale at Psycho Suzi's Part 1

Friday, October 19, 2018

Lunch with Dale at Psycho Suzi's which is all decked out for Halloween. He started with beer and I began with the Psychotic Suzi. I've never had it served with dry ice before. That made it pretty fun.

For lunch Dale had an apple/spinach salad with chicken breast added to it. I had the Hawaiian Surf pizza which is made up of Canadian bacon and Pineapple. I was gonna get the mac and cheese with bacon added but they've taken it off the menu. It turns out it was a summer special. Our server, Richard, informed us he was perplexed as to why they did this since baked mac and chesse works nicely for fall and winter as well. I had to agree. No worries though because I LOVE Hawaiian pizza.

Psycho Suzi's

Thursday, September 13, 2018

I ordered the Hawaiian Surf pizza for dinner. My first tiki cocktail was  The Crummy Scoundrel. It's one of my favorites.

My second cocktail was the Paralyzed Polynesian. Haven't had it for a while. I love the hints of hibiscus.

Birthday Week Tiki Tuesday - Joe's Signature Tiki Cocktail

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Yes, I realize I'm really dragging this birthday thing out by making my birthday weekend into a birthday week but I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'm trying to create my own signature tiki cocktail and here is one attempt. It's a version of the hula hula cocktail from Jeff "Beachbum" Berry. In my version I use the the same ingredients as the hula hula cocktail but instead of shaking on ice and straining, I mix the three ingredients in a glass (in this case one of my favorite tiki mugs, see above), add ice and top with tonic water. It's really not bad - very refreshing. As I continue to experiment I think I may try ginger ale next time.

Also, Julie and Regina took Dale and me to see The Meg on Sunday afternoon. It was a lot of fun. Afterward we went to Parkway Pizza and I had a Hawaiian pizza. Today I ate the leftovers. Parkway has amazing pizza.

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.