Trader Vic's

Trader Vic's
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurant
FoundedNovember 17, 1934; 89 years ago (1934-11-17) as Hinky Dink's
FounderVictor Jules Bergeron, Jr
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
United States
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
ProductsMai Tai
Websitetradervics.com
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland

Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States. Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic". He was one of two people who claimed to have invented the Mai Tai.[1] The other was his amicable competitor for many years, Donn Beach of the "Don the Beachcomber" restaurants.

  1. ^ "Trader Vic put mai tai on the lips of millions". San Francisco Chronicle. November 11, 2004.