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for locals  Any ideas?    1. Click to Upload a photo (10 MB
limit)   1. I'm sorry the great old Polynesian restaurants of
Pontchartrain Beach and West End are gone. I'm left putting
paper umbrellas in my own drinks.      I think the only time
warp places that I know of are steak houses. There is one in
Hollywood with white naugahide banquettes and it's so dim it's
easy to pretend that Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra are in a
corner booth. But in New Orleans it is a place like Charlies
Steak House.      1 Reply     1. re: collardman        Yes, the
Bali Hai is long gone, but oft remembered. Oh, the stories that
I could tell.        As for something retro, I am just flat at a
loss. There is no (that I know of) Trader Vic's in NOLA, and
between us adults, those that exist, just do not have that
charm, especially in the food arena.        Collardman, I have
encountered exactly what you describe, but in Las Vegas and then
in Palm Springs. I could not e