May The Fourth Be Tiki at Rumba Seattle 5/4/16

Chewbacca and a Tiki Drink at Rumba
Chewbacca and a Tiki Drink at Rumba

If you didn’t already know, the sci-fi fans of the world have proclaimed May 4th to be May the Fourth Be With You Day, celebrating the coolest movie ever: Star Wars!

I grew up with Star Wars and it is indeed my favorite movie of all time. I still have all my action figures from back when I was a kid! With the release of The Force Awakens, Star Wars might be bigger than ever!

May 4th landed on a Wednesday this year and every Wednesday is Tiki Night at Rumba. Rumba had a great idea: combine Star Wars and Tiki! A special menu was created that had Star Wars and Tiki themed drinks. Here were some of drinks…

The Boba Fete, which was a Blue Hawaiian with Boba balls in it.

Vader’s Brainz, which came in a big Darth Vader mug. It’s made for six people.

The Mai Tai Fighter, which was Just a Mai Tai with a cooler name.

This was the full menu…

Rumba's May The Fourth Tiki Menu
Rumba’s May The Fourth Tiki Menu

My good buddy Rob was up from Portland so we decided to get our Star Wars on!

Rob giving the Live Long And Prosper Hand Sign
Rob giving the Live Long And Prosper Hand Sign

Rob was just kidding. He’s a Star Wars fan!

I wanted to combine Tiki and Star Wars, so I wore my favorite Aloha shirt and had my 1977 Chewbacca action figure as my co-pilot sitting in my pocket.

Ray with Chewbacca in his pocket
Ray with Chewbacca in his pocket

My old pals Chris and Hanjing live close by, so I invited them along. We grabbed a table at Rumba to get our Star Wars on!

Round 1

We all ordered off the special Star Wars menu.

Our server was Ally and as you can see, she had Star Wars spirit! Or would it be the Force?

Our server Ally bring us our Star Wars Tiki drinks
Our server Ally bring us our Star Wars Tiki drinks

Rob and Hanjing ordered the Boba Fete…

Rob taking a picture of me taking a picture of him
Rob taking a picture of me taking a picture of him
Hanjing Solo with her Boba Fete
Hanjing Solo with her Boba Fete

I got the Red Kyber Crystal Swizzle…

Ray taking a picture of Rob taking a picture of Ray
Ray taking a picture of Rob taking a picture of Ray

Chris decided on the Shryiwook Sour…

Chris with his Shryiwook Sour
Chris with his Shryiwook Sour

Check this out: they wrote Star Wars on top of Chris’s drink!

Star Wars written on Shryiwook Sour
Star Wars written on Shryiwook Sour

We all tasted each other’s drinks and they were all very tasty.

Here’s a picture of Rumba’s bartenders hard at work…

The bar at Rumba during May The Fourth
The bar at Rumba during May The Fourth

Round 2

After tasting Rob’s Boba Fete, I decided I needed to order one.

Ray's Boba Fete
Ray’s Boba Fete

Rob and Hanjing were still working on their drinks.

Chris was ready for another, so he got the Mai Tai Fighter…

Chris enjoying a Mai Tai Fighter
Chris enjoying a Mai Tai Fighter

As I was enjoying my Boba Fete, a party of six sitting at a table next to us ordered the Vader’s Brainz. I had to get a picture…

A party of 6 enjoying a Darth Vader's Brains
A party of 6 enjoying a Darth Vader’s Brains

Round 3

Around the time Chris and I were finishing up our drinks, Kate (the manager of Rumba) came over to say hello…

Kate The Manager of Rumba with Ray
Kate The Manager of Rumba with Ray

I told her everything was great and she asked if we wanted some more drinks. How could I say no? I’m from Pennsylvania, so I ordered the Philadelphia Fish House Punch…

Ray with a Philadelphia Fish House Punch
Ray with a Philadelphia Fish House Punch

The Philadelphia Fish House Punch was so good that Chewie wanted some!

Chewie with the Philadelphia Fish House Punch
Chewie with the Philadelphia Fish House Punch

Chris asked if he could get a Sazerac. Kate said “Of course!”

Chris drinking a Sazerac at May The Fourth Rumba
Chris drinking a Sazerac at May The Fourth Rumba

Chris got his Sazerac and was blown away. We all took a taste of his drink. We were all blown away! It was the best Sazerac I ever had. Chris agreed with me.

After 3 rounds of delicious Star Wars themed Tiki drinks, it was time to call it a night. I can’t stress how great our drinks were. It will be another year until May the Fourth comes around again, but remember every Wednesday is Tiki night at Rumba. See you all there!

All of us celebrating May The Fourth at Rumba
All of us celebrating May The Fourth at Rumba

Here is my official write up on Rumba.

 

2 thoughts on “May The Fourth Be Tiki at Rumba Seattle 5/4/16

  1. christopher blodgett

    Ray,
    Just to correct the Sazerac, it was actually a Latin Quarter. They said since it was a Rum restaurant they’d make a Rum based Sazerac with was called a Latin Quarter. It’s true a Sazerac is a much more recognizable name. Just thought I should post the correction in case people try to order it. 😉

    Cheers and until next time!
    -Christopher

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