Chief's Da Tiki Bar - Bonita, California - Locating Tiki

A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1640	A arriano Posted posted on 04/17/2023 This past Friday some friends and I went to this new tiki bar called Chief's Da Tiki Bar. It's a small place that I believe is run by a Chamorro family. They also run the adjacent JJ's Island Grind restaurant and you can bring in food from there (which is mostly Hawaiian, Chamorro and Filipino style foods). The bar is an interesting mix of what I might call modern Island style tiki bar, and a lot of the decor is standard, mass-produced stuff (masks, fish floats, signs, etc.). So if you go there expecting a "traditional" tiki bar, you're probably going to be disappointed. There are several TV screens, but they seem to mostly play Charmorro music videos. The drinks and food are both very good, and overall there's a fun vibe to the place.
A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1640	A arriano Posted posted on 04/17/2023 Whoops, forgot to post the address: 4154 Bonita Rd, Bonita, CA 91902

This past Friday some friends and I went to this new tiki bar called Chief's Da Tiki Bar. It's a small place that I believe is run by a Chamorro family. They also run the adjacent JJ's Island Grind restaurant and you can bring in food from there (which is mostly Hawaiian, Chamorro and Filipino style foods).

The bar is an interesting mix of what I might call modern Island style tiki bar, and a lot of the decor is standard, mass-produced stuff (masks, fish floats, signs, etc.). So if you go there expecting a "traditional" tiki bar, you're probably going to be disappointed. There are several TV screens, but they seem to mostly play Charmorro music videos.

The drinks and food are both very good, and overall there's a fun vibe to the place.

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