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Hula's Modern Tiki

Phoenix, AZ
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4700 N Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ
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Opened in 2009
Mon 11am-10pm
Tue-Thu 11am-11pm
Fri 11am-midnight
Sat 10:30am-midnight
Sun 10:30am-10pm
hulasmoderntiki.com
(602) 265-8454
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Hula's Modern Tiki

6.6

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Decor 6.4
Drink Quality 7.2
Drink Selection 7
Food Quality 7.9
Food Selection 7.7
Mood 5.9
Music 4.9
Service 8.3
Tikiness 5.3
Tilt 6.4
Vibe 5.9

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Humuhumu’s description

Hula's Modern Tiki opened in Phoenix in late 2009, and comes from the same minds behind the hit Hula's restaurants in Monterey
Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room
Monterey, CA
Bar & Restaurant
7.8
 and Santa Cruz
Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room
Santa Cruz, CA
Bar & Restaurant
8
. The concept here is a bit different—while the Monterey and Santa Cruz locations have more of a surf-meets-tiki feel, the aesthetic here is a mix of midcentury modern and tiki.
The dominant feature of the space is a massive, hexagonal window that looks straight out of a '70s sci-fi film set (the building actually dates to 1965). The interiors are all sleek, but executed with a variety of organic materials to bring a sort of barely-primitive feel. The indoor area features a large bar, and there is outdoor dining.
There is at least one large Tiki tOny tiki. Tiki mugs, especially from Munktiki, fill cases around the restaurant. Volcano bowl drinks are available, and drinks are served in glassware with the Hula's tiki logo. Like the other Hula's locations, it has won raves for its food.

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John S. james
John S. james is a semi-regular at Hula's Modern Tiki.
October 17, 2021, 4:44 PM
Hula’s has moved to N. 7th St. as I understand the rent was going up on the Central Avenue location. Although I enjoyed the idea of a tiki bar across the street from one of the largest Catholic churches in the valley, I suppose it is time for things to move on. The new location offers the same fine food although their idea of a mai tai is not mine. If you have family members who are yuppie, or visitors from out of town, this is a good place to start if you want to introduce them to Tiki culture in a soft and easy way.
CWGross
CWGross has visited Hula's Modern Tiki.
August 26, 2019, 11:34 AM
At it current location, Hula's is a fairly typical restaurant/bar with cement walls and ceilings, visible ducts, and garage doors opening to the patio. There's some Witco Tikis on the walls and an actual Tiki room in the back, but we didn't get seated there. Decent food, decent painkiller. No branded merchandise, but that's not a problem. Wouldn't bother going again.
ScubaRoberta
ScubaRoberta has visited Hula's Modern Tiki.
June 13, 2019, 3:31 PM
This is a very contemporary bar for the trendy yuppie 20 something-year-old‘s. Not incredibly tiki like. We live very close by, and don’t go often because we find a disappointment as far as the tiki bar goes. The least they could do is bring in some good tiki mugs and more tiki decor. Just too yuppie for me !!
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  • Ricky Flash
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