For the best experience, sit at the six-seat bar downstairs in front of their rum collection. The bartenders aren’t very chatty here unless you buy them a shot, and the décor is classic tiki: kitschy wallpaper and slowly moving blacklight projections all over the walls. The general ambience can only be described as chill island vibes. I can’t remember when I first discovered this place, but isn’t that how it goes with your favorite bars?
Ask the bartender for my favorite cocktail, the Macadamia Nut Chi-Chi (you won’t see it on the menu; it falls under “classics”). This drink is all secret ingredients, except for the macadamia nuts, but think tropical and boozy with a bright, clean finish. It’s hand-blended, then poured on the rocks in a classic green head-hunter tiki mug. Also off-menu is my second-favorite drink, a frozen Piña Colada served in the bottom half of a pineapple with an assortment of decorative tiki garnishes, like paper dolphins and plastic monkeys.
