Hula’s Island Grill
622 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey
(831) 655-4852, hulastiki.com
Take away the lion attacks, the volcano eruptions, and the tsetse fly infestation from the fantastical jungle adventure board game Jumanji, and what you really get is a story of people just looking for a good time. Silly players, don’t they know tiki bars exist? The bartenders at Hula’s get it. They take all the flavors, aromas and colors of far-flung tropical locales and distill them into a cup. Deadly encounters with wild animals and spelunking in jungles are overrated anyway. Hula’s knows the best adventures are drinkable and look like scorpion bowls, mai thais and a generous splash of blue Curaçao.
