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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 2018)
APRIL 26, 2018 // 15 Story and photo By RYAN HUME 1 ounce orange juice Orange wedge Ice COLUMBIA BAR FOR COAST WEEKEND T he Tiki Lounge, an annex attached to Charlie’s Chowder House on Marine Drive in Astoria, became a welcome refuge on a recent torrential Sunday afternoon. If you avoided looking at the rain-spattered window and concentrated on the tropical drinks and the kitschy décor of surfboards and tiki heads, you could almost imagine you were toe-deep in the sand, a lucky inhabitant of a warm- er climate. I had not been back to the Tiki Lounge for years, certainly not since it reopened last fall. Both the Chowder House and the lounge now boast new management, new staff and new menus. One new favorite beverage at the lounge, a month-long-and- going holdover on their new Piranha weekly special menu, is the Piranha. The Piranha captures the proverbial Tiki rainbow — silver and gold rum, co- conut, all sorts of citrus — into one chilled pint glass. Just in case you are wonder- ing: Yes, with all that citrus, the Piranha does indeed bite back. Though, as bar man- ager Sean Ake mentioned, measurements are subject to change depending on the customer’s mood. The Chowder House and Tiki Lounge still have de- veloping plans. Look for a new brunch menu to roll out in the near future, and the Tiki Lounge is toying with the idea of pairing classic bowls of cereal with retro Saturday morning cartoons for a side of nostalgia with your Mai Tai or Charlie’s Zombie. PIRANHA 1 ounce gold rum* 1 ounce sliver rum* 1/2 ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 ounce of freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 ounce cream of coconut 1 ounce pineapple juice 1 ounce cranberry juice Y PIZ Z A DA ECIAL! for 22 $ S TU E S Dining Out 503.325.7414 bakedak.com #1 12th Street, Astoria, OR North Coast and Peninsula ILIES FAM OME! C WEL Hungry Harbor GrillE 3 13 Pa c ific Hw y, Do w n to w n Lo n g Be a c h, W A 3 60-642-5555 • w w w.hu n gryha rb o r.c o m –– N OW HIRIN G S EAS ON AL HEL P –– I putter around here all day just to be on time for the Happy Hour! Mon-Fri 4-6pm $1 off Draft Beers or a Well Drink 3 8TH & L, ON THE S EAV IEW BEAC H APPROAC H 3 60-642-7880 RES ERV E NOW FOR M OTHERS DAY DINNER M AY 13 TH 503.755.1818 www.camp18restaurant.com Favorite stop to & from the Coast Seaside 451 Ave U Golf Seaside Course 503-738-5261 seasidegolfcourse@gmail.com Chill a 16-ounce vintage or pint glass (the funkier the better). In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, mix all ingredients, shake and pour into a cold pint also filled to the brim with ice. Garnish with the orange wedge, a kitschy cocktail stirrer or any other matter of vintage bar ephemera, close your eyes, enjoy and consider what books and records you’ll take with you on your next island getaway. *The Tiki Lounge uses Ronrico rums, but any brand of rum will suffice. —Recipe courtesy of Sean Ake, bar manager at Charlie’s Chowder House and Tiki Lounge, Astoria CW A Piranha at the Tiki Lounge in Astoria
