The Drunk Munk

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Opened March 28th, 2019, The Drunk Munk is located on the corner of 6th Avenue and Stetson Drive, in the building occupied for 21 years by Cowboy Ciao.

Greg Donnally, who owns Drunk Munk with partners Andrew Nam and Scott Hane, brings a decade of experience operating a tiki bar in Scottsdale to the new project.

From 2002 to 2012 Donnally operated Drift Lounge, once located on the other end of Stetson Drive in the current home of Boondocks Patio and Grill.

Drunk Munk utilizes some of the decor from Drift, including a large Moai head on their back bar but was not intended to re-create the old venue.

They have integrated several new features. One lounge area in the restaurant, for instance, looks very similar to that first introduced by the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, CA -- cozy low bench seating with cushions and pillows, stools, and dark-stained wood walls with a Witco outrigger wall hanging next to a 1960s Malm freestanding cone-shaped fireplace.

The 4,600-square-foot restaurant seats 150 in the dining area, along with 50 spots on the patio.