Comments on: Trader Vic’s is now Shrimpy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lensman http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-474578 lensman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:51:45 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-474578 HAHAHA!!! HAHAHA!!!

]]> By: hilaliya http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-474223 hilaliya Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:17:46 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-474223 Yes Mark, from Salmiya, there was also one in Bibi AlSalem complex. A running joke among my NES friends at the time: "Captain D's for Diarrhea." I guess it was the Shrimpy of its time. Yes Mark, from Salmiya, there was also one in Bibi AlSalem complex.

A running joke among my NES friends at the time: “Captain D’s for Diarrhea.”

I guess it was the Shrimpy of its time.

]]> By: passing by http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473780 passing by Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:07:49 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473780 to whoever remember Hungry Bunny, did you like? do you miss it? well, you will feel the same about Shrimpy if it's gone, so enjoy it while you can. "it is wise to find out who we are, before we copy someone else" to whoever remember Hungry Bunny,

did you like? do you miss it?

well, you will feel the same about Shrimpy if it’s gone, so enjoy it while you can.

“it is wise to find out who we are, before we copy someone else”

]]> By: Sami http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473706 Sami Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:19:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473706 I am with you guys for the local food, but its sad that Trader fails I totally agree with you guys who said, Trader cannot survive without the cocktails, music and dancing!!! they are like the golden couples but to bad we don't have that in Kuwait... Zaydoun You are a God sent, totally agree. And DeRed there aynt no Trader Vics without the Pukka Pukka I am with you guys for the local food, but its sad that Trader fails
I totally agree with you guys who said, Trader cannot survive without the cocktails, music and dancing!!! they are like the golden couples but to bad we don’t have that in Kuwait…

Zaydoun You are a God sent, totally agree.

And DeRed there aynt no Trader Vics without the Pukka Pukka

]]> By: Magnolia http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473705 Magnolia Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:42:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473705 Traders Vics was closed, because the mother branch didn't renew the franchising contract, and thats because all Traders Vics branchs should have the same theme. Which the Kuwaiti Branch couldn't satisfy. Hard Luck to them =) Traders Vics was closed, because the mother branch didn’t renew the franchising contract, and thats because all Traders Vics branchs should have the same theme. Which the Kuwaiti Branch couldn’t satisfy.

Hard Luck to them =)

]]> By: DeReD http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473701 DeReD Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:21:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473701 You can't be Trader Vics without Tikki Pukka!! It was only a matter of time till it closed down. Tikki Pukka Tikki Pukka Tikki Pukka! You can’t be Trader Vics without Tikki Pukka!!

It was only a matter of time till it closed down.

Tikki Pukka Tikki Pukka Tikki Pukka!

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473693 Mark Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:27:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473693 Was that in Salmiya, Baghdad street? Was that in Salmiya, Baghdad street?

]]> By: hilaliya http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473691 hilaliya Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:47:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473691 You guys remember 'Captains D's' from before the invasion? You guys remember ‘Captains D’s’ from before the invasion?

]]> By: Apprehensive http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473688 Apprehensive Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:10:23 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473688 A7san! My experience was very annoying; unfriendly waiting and a snob for a head chef? That was new to me! I never knew a restaurant could be this weird until I went there. Food sucked; quiet environment; and prices shot uo high! Good riddance A7san! My experience was very annoying; unfriendly waiting and a snob for a head chef? That was new to me! I never knew a restaurant could be this weird until I went there. Food sucked; quiet environment; and prices shot uo high! Good riddance

]]> By: Lucky_Boy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473684 Lucky_Boy Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:28:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473684 It was a mistake that they shutdown the old shrimpy, glad to know they are correcting it. It was a mistake that they shutdown the old shrimpy, glad to know they are correcting it.

]]> By: AJ http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473636 AJ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:29:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473636 zaydoun well said . totally agree. trader vics without the cocktails was doomed right from day one. zaydoun well said . totally agree.
trader vics without the cocktails was doomed right from day one.

]]> By: bumo http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/trader-vic%e2%80%99s-is-now-shrimpy/#comment-473632 bumo Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:22:09 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8204#comment-473632 I gotta try Shrimpy's new marag simach/ribyan. I gotta try Shrimpy’s new marag simach/ribyan.

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