Big Bambooz: Livin' the Dream!
When I was booking my reservations to vacation in St. Thomas, I envisioned myself relaxing at a tropical tiki hut on the water enjoying the tropical breeze, snacking on some conch fritters, sipping a Pina Colada listening to rhythms of Bob Marley music emanating in the background.
Well... I found the place... Big Bambooz bar & burger joint in Red Hook - It's where you wanted to be! Surrounded by mangroves & palm trees, open air dockside dining doesn't get better then this. Their authentic island tiki shack - complete with palm thatch roof & bamboo structure - serves up tropical fare by native chefs. The open grills aroma beckoned us to order their local chicken roti, conch sauteed in butter sauce, surf-N-turf burger (jumbo prawns over a succulent black Angus burger) & the panfried coconut encrusted grouper with a side of plantains over a bed basmati rice...Yummmm!
While enjoying our exceptional lunch, a local fisherman strolled through the dinning area with a 56.8lb. Mahi Mahi (No kidding... I asked him how much it weighed) and a basket of Grouper! ... We all knew where we were going to dinner... Just when I thought we were ready to blow this shack, a wave of locals & tourists filled the deck around the tiki bar for their famous happy hour with $1.50 beer & $2.50 well drinks..
Know wonder why it was packed...The alcohol was cheaper then bottled water... Now that's what I call a Happy Hour! The music set the tone for the vibes that kept us there mingling with locals and other tourists it was the melting pot of eclectic personalities that let us relax into the island atmosphere at Big Bambooz!
Can't get to the 4-7 happy hour??? No problem mon... it's the only place in Red Hook that offers a second happy hour from 12am- close with late nite food, drink specials and live entertainment! While the blonde-haired dreadlock bartender - Joel was serving up a local drink concoction called "Pain Killer" the Bohemian bartender - Gus was entertaining the crowd with his fire show! They rocked us off our bar stools onto the dance floor till the wee hours of the morning! Before dancing out the door I bumped into the proprietors, Lisa & Geno. We asked them,"how is it to live in paradise?"... They replied, "It's like that Tom Cruz movie Cocktails..."
Livin the dream!
Join us for happy hour 4-7 & 12- close 7 Days Lunch/Dinner 10am-3am. MC/V/ATM
