Built in 1961.

This development consisted of two 2-story buildings with a courtyard and pool in-between. 16 units total (1783-1797 Loma Vista St., Riverside, CA 92507).

A one-bedroom here on opening went for $85 a month.

Today, the structures remain with their stone wall front facades, but the pool has been filled in and the cool mid century fence with alternating colored rectangles has been replaced with a generic black fence.

The tiki in front is long gone and the name has undergone a few changes as well.

Its current name and commercial status remains unclear as of 2025 but all signs of tiki decor appear to have been removed.

There were apparently 4 Hula Hut Drive-In locations: Whittier, El Monte, Anaheim, and Fullerton.

They were popular as teenage hangouts, especially for early 1950s hot-rodders.

These pre-tiki joints are described much like Mel's Drive-In in the film American Graffiti, but with a Polynesian theme twist -- and carhops dressed like hula girls.

This Hula Hut in Whittier was frequented by Dean Moon, the famous hot rod pioneer. They even had a car club called the "Hutters" named after the Hula Hut.

Originally opened by Bill Blair and known for its hula sign and sexy menus.

Later purchased and re-named Bill's Drive-In.

This pre-tiki establishment was opened on April 12, 1939 by Niel Murphy.

It was across the street from the RKO Studios backlot. The RKO Forty Acres (1927-1976) was best known as Forty Acres and "the back forty," it was also called "Desilu Culver," the "RKO backlot," and "Pathé 40 Acre Ranch," depending on which studio owned the property at the time.

The Coral Isle featured murals by Frank Bowers, decorative matting, and bamboo everything. The house specialty was chicken dinners.

Harold La Van took over Coral Isle in July 1941 and by this time it had transitioned to serving Chinese food and tropical cocktails. La Van had operated a previous cafe in Venice, the Bambu Hut as well as the Rhumba Cabana in Santa Monica. La Van expanded the Coral Isle in 1944. It was soon taken over by brothers Phil and Lou Stein and their partner Bob Sassner, then Bob Axelrod in September 1946.

In 1956 it became the sophisticated Culver House.

Located at what used to be Bandits’ Grill & Bar. Opened May 6th, 2025 by Pizza Man Dan with the concept that all food and drink will be $9.99.

To accomplish this, the cocktail menu is limited to 9 choices, and all drinks are pre-batched.

Build-out of bar was done by Bamboo Ben.

Notable features include hidden Easter Eggs with a pizza theme worked into the tiki art and design elements. There is also a huge wall-sized "Vision Screen" television that plays surf footage or other videos.

999 Tiki Bar is located 2 blocks east of House of Bamboo, a more traditional Tiki Bar. House of Bamboo had setbacks during the construction phase (now slated for a late Summer 2025 opening) and even though the project was started earlier, 999 Tiki Bar was a relatively easier build-out and seized the title of "Camarillo's First Tiki Bar". Still, there seems to be room for both concepts as 999 Tiki Bar caters to a family crowd and House of Bamboo will be aiming for an adult audience.