Tonga Hut: L.A’s Oldest Tiki Bar

Front entrance to Tonga Hut, L.A’s oldest tiki bar in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Patrons sip drinks among greenery, colored lights, Polynesian tchotchkes and _of course tikis _ at the bar in the Tonga Hut, L.A’s oldest tiki bar in North Hollywood.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A patron and bartender Nikki Popkow at the bar in the Tonga Hut, L.A’s oldest tiki bar in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Trevor Annicharico mixes drinks for patrons at the bar in the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Trevor Annicharico at work at the bar in the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A Polynesian-themed fountain at Tonga Hut, L.A’s oldest tiki bar in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Decorations over the bar in the Tonga Hut in Hollywood.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Polynesian-themed wooden bar stools at Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Polynesian artifacts on the wall in Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Bartender Trevor Annicharico putting on the music from the jukebox at the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Polynesian-themed artifact by the entrance at Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)