Wallingford’s Luau Polynesian Lounge is replete with items set enticingly afire: bananas foster, frowning tiki torches, and images of blazing coconuts held aloft by bare-breasted hula girls. Luau also hosts the most extravagant happy hour in town, spanning noon to 6pm every day and bringing discounts across the board, from schmancy drinks (kaha mai tais and classic piña coladas for $5) and respectable food (the big kahuna burger and luau salad with shrimp, each $6.95) to $3 drafts and bottles and $4 wells and house wines.
Marti Jonjak—The Stranger’s fashion columnist—has a technical degree in apparel design and works in the garment industry. Her treasured casual-wear aesthetic is both glamorous and trashy, suggesting... More by Marti Jonjak