Kapu Kai - Cucamonga, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt davenport a cartoon rack of red

a cartoon rack of red ribs with exposed white bones sits on a round white grill grate

Bold yellow brush-stroke text below reads "CRUEL SUMMER" in a jagged

Forty air-conditioned lanes gave North Jersey families a year-round escape

holding up a red and white can labeled "BEER

1994" below

Kapu Kai - Cucamonga, CA - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt davenport a cartoon rack of redKapu Kai transformed a stretch of Cucamonga into an exotic Polynesian escape during the height of America's tiki bar craze in the 1960s. This legendary establishment brought the mystique of the South Pacific to Southern California's Inland Empire, complete with bamboo architecture, tropical cocktails, and the intoxicating sounds of Hawaiian steel guitar. As one of the region's premier tiki destinations, Kapu Kai became a cultural phenomenon where