Legendary Tiki Bar Trad’r Sam Has Closed Indefinitely, Ownership Dispute Clearly Afoot

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Legendary Tiki Bar Trad’r Sam Has Closed Indefinitely, Ownership Dispute Clearly Afoot

The freaky tiki bar Trad’r Sam is by all accounts the oldest continuously operating tiki bar in SF, but it’s currently “closed until further notice,” and court records show a hurricane of a legal battle is underway for control of the establishment.Long before there was a Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel, the Richmond District tiki bar Trad’r Sam was putting paper umbrellas and excessive garnish on their Polynesian-themed cocktails, starting in 1…