Jimmy Hula’s

As my first time visiting this establishment, which is less than .2 miles from my house, I must say I am very disappointed and question the judgement of anyone who previously recommended it. I was recommended a po’boy sadwich. I intently committed a spelling error as a way to describe how it was; minimal contents, and over salted. The Cole slaw that came with it was plain and uninviting. The employees are really nice.

This place is the best!!! Interesting tacos, burger options, fries, and holy moly, the island crisps are killer. When my husband and I have free time for lunch or dinner, we frequently choose this cheap taco joint over pretty much all other restaurant options. I love all of the tacos – not a single one has been disappointing. Their volcano sauce is good on tacos, fries, everything.
Also, although they don’t list their desserts anywhere, order the island crisps. They are sort of like a sopapilla – fried tortilla chips in cinnamon and sugar and coated in caramel sauce. So so so so good.

Killer tacos with habanero sauce and zucchini fries. Busy and fun environment. Service was fast and the food was good. The tacos are better with blackened fish!

This place is awesome!!! First time here, services was awesome and the food was great!

A fun little taco and burger joint with some well made, and more importantly fresh made, food for a reasonable price. I went with a group of friends and we got burgers, fries, zucchini fries, and fish tacos. They make the burgers exactly how you want them, the fish tacos are made fresh and covered in these flavorful salsas and toppings. The fries are made fresh and coated in made to order spices, and the overall experience is relaxed. We had a great time and each of us four enjoyed our meals, definitely go here.

Only stop here if you are 25 or under. The order system is similar to Chipotle. The guacamole was so garlicky I could hardly stand to eat it and I love guacamole. The tacos are mainly lettuce and again even the salsa was strong garlic taste. I will not be returning.

The Diablo burger sauce was so hot, my lips remained numb during my ride from the restaurant back to my house. I was not warned how deadly the sauce was and they slather it onto the burger beyond a reasonable amount. I only took about 4 bites before tossing the burger into the trash.
My stomach turns upside down just looking at the site of this restaurant.

Finally tried this place out and it was delish! I got a fish taco and zucchini fries and they were both delish!!! The lava sauce is amazing!!! Can’t wait to take my hubby and kids to try it out!!!

I love this place! Great ambience and amazing food at great price. Every time I drive up to Orlando, I make sure I stop by Jimmy Hula’s. They play an amazing playlist of rock-​steady reggae and have a great tropical-​like selection of beers (Kona’s, Sweetwater’s), which are my favorites. I wish they had one in south Florida but for now on, they are up in Orlando and the winter park area so I’ll continue to go.

Very cute atmosphere and friendly staff. The Mission Beach fries were good but burgers were very bland and I like a greasy burger, but the grease tasted a bit rancid.

Food was hot and tasty and came quick enough. I liked the atmosphere, and the décor. The price is just right too. I will come back on future trips when I see my daughter at college.

This was a great place for lunch. The food was tasty and moderately priced.
The atmosphere was great. I spent a lot of my high-​school years at the Sebastian inlet, and it reminded me of some of the cafes on the beach there.

Probably the best tacos near UCF. The steak chimichurri tacos will change you forever. Definitely a two-​taco kinda place if you’re hungry, maybe three if you’re starving.
Super laid back vibe, food comes in a basket with some chips. Tables made from surfboards, booths are old van seats. Solid beer selection and a surprising amount on tap. The steak chimichurri tacos are my absolute fav, but I’ve worked through the chicken/​fish options and those are delicious too. Zucchini fries are good & the onion rings are borderline addictive.
Good place to go if you’re over Lazy Moon and not feelin’ Chipotle.

This Jimmy Hula’s is very close to the UCF campus so I used to come here often when I lived on campus a little over a year ago. I hadn’t been to back since I moved further away from campus so I decided it was time to come back for some great food.
I usually order the voodoo fish tacos which are amazing, but I was feeling like having a burger so I ordered the Burnt Reynolds instead. I also ordered mojo fries to share with my fiancé.
–Burnt Reynolds– It’s a burger with an egg, bacon, American cheese, ketchup, and chips on it. The burger was really tasty, my fiancé ordered the same thing and he loved his. There is just something about a burger with an egg on it that is amazing. The party was cooked perfectly and the bacon was nice and crispy (but not burnt).
–Mojo Fries– These are usually my favorite but the last couple of times I came here about a year ago they were overly salty and they were too salty on this visit as well. I would recommend them but they are way too salty, they are really good when they aren’t so heavy handed with the salt.
Overall, the burger was great but the fries were super salty. I wouldn’t recommend the fries but I would recommend the burger. The employees themselves are okay, they’re not very nice but they’re not flat out rude. The service is okay. The place is decorated to look like a cute beach house/​shack.

Great fish tacos and burgers. Quick, easy meal that is tasty and unique. Service is usually great too.
Favorites are the tree hugger (vegetarian taco) and the baja.
Clean and fun atmosphere.

Jimmy Hula’s has a chill atmosphere and great fish tacos. Nice outdoor seating with beach music really compliments this place.
As for the food, I would recommend trying Malibu Fish Taco or Killer Fish Taco both blackened. The Killer fish taco tops the list as my favorite taco here. Fresh fish inside flour (or corn on request) tortillas topped with cheese, crunchy cabbage and habanero sauce that has just the right bit of kick to it! Unfortunately, the past two times that I’ve come here, my side of tortilla chips were stale. After reading some of the other reviews, it sounds like I may be able to sub out fries for the chips. I also made a mental note to give one of the burgers a try next time.
With all the new competition in the restaurant arena at UCF, I hope this Florida-​based restaurant survives. Prices are a little higher which may not fit a college student’s budget.

Burt Reynolds burger was amazing. It was cooked correctly. The lettuce and bacon on it were super fresh. I love biting into this burger. The chips inside weren’t a big thrill but it worked out. Jimmy churri tacos were yummy too! I have to visit again to try out more. Food is great for the price also. Cool, live music on weekends :)

After hearing that Jimmy Hula’s went downhill by one of my fellow Unilocalers. I chose to go there tonight since I had to go pick up my daughter’s dog and did not feel like cooking today since I remembered they has a patio area.
When I arrived I just sat down at a table outside since I was not about to take a dog inside to order. After about 10 minutes one of the servers noticed me and brought me a menu and took my drink order. They have a great selection of beer but I am stuck with my unsweet tea with lime. When she returned I had decided on the Voodoo, Wipeout and Street Taco. I also ordered the Mojo Fries. She asked for my credit card which seemed odd and came back with my order all rung up. I said, «How did you know I did not want anything else?» and she just laughed and said «I’m sorry» and walked away.
In about 5 minutes my fries arrived but not my tacos. The Mojo fries were nicely seasoned and the dipping sauce had a good flavor but was a bit watery for fries. If I had been brought some silverware I might have tried pouring the sauce over the fries but I had no such luck. About 10 minutes later my tacos arrived but by then my remaining fries were already cold.
I started with the Voodoo taco which has «crispy» fish, lettuce, pineapple mango and voodoo sauce. To start, the fish was not crispy but flavorful. The waitress recommended the crispy but the shell was soft and not crispy. It was a good tasting taco but rather messy so be prepared to use a lot of napkins. The Wipeout was next and it has Steak and Shrimp, fries, Jack cheese salsa, avocado and Baja sauce. First off the avocado was just one big hunk on top of the taco. With that said I gave up trying how to figure out how to eat it with each bite and just ate it by itself. The meat was mostly shrimp and just one small piece of steak. It had a good flavor but I would have preferred a balance of meat and the avocado in each bite. Last was the Street Taco and I chose the pork version with Guacamole, cilantro, onion, Cotja and Crema served on a toasted corn taco. Unfortunately the taco shell was not toasted. The pork was dripping wet and the shell was soggy. The flavor was again good BUT it was a mess to eat.
I had been here 3 other times with my wife and I have to admit that the attention to detail has slipped quite a bit since my last visit here. The servers had NO sense of urgency and unless the people asked for something, they were content to just keep walking. One of the girls actually looked unhappy as she was wiping down the table next to me. I smiled at her just to see her reaction and she just rolled her eyes and turned her head. I said nothing. Since none of the girls even thought my dog would want something to drink I got her water bowl from the trunk of my car since it was right on the other side of the railing, tied asked the girl at the counter for some water for my dog not entering the building.
Would I recommend them is the question… If you are just looking for a place to have finger food and enjoy a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, it is great. The food is not as good as it used to be but it still pretty tasty. The staff however does not seem very concerned about making you feel special because they are just going through the motions from what I saw. This is NOT the same experience I had my last visit here and that was disappointing. I will not be coming back to this location and would not recommend it to people actually expecting customer service.
I know I saw a new Jimmy Hula’s open up by Gator’s Dockside and will give that location a try since it is newer. I suspect that since this location is close to UCF that they are used to getting away with providing bad service to the college kids and not being held accountable. I on the other hand feel that this is a sign that they have a new manager since I was last here that does not hold his staff accountable. That is a shame because it is the closest Jimmy Hula’s to me.

‘Twas a lazy Sunday afternoon, and the hunger had arisen. Tacos were craved, and so it was to a place called Jimmy Hula’s that I was brought to.
The very first thing I noticed was the sheer lack of parking at the establishment, in general. Ultimately, we had to park in the adjacent Tilted Kilt’s parking lot, leading me to wonder if we were going to get booted or get in some sort of trouble for it.
Entering the restaurant is kind of like entering a Margaritaville or something, but way more relaxed, and mellow. It’s not the largest establishment there is, but there appeared to be a decent amount of seating, as well as a bar that could seat maybe like 8 – 10.
Ordering is done at a counter to which the food is then brought to your given number. At around $ 4 a taco, I did think they might have been a hair on the pricey side, but when the food arrived, and I saw just how stuffed the tortillas were, I could kind of justify the price. I ordered a Voodoo (fish) and a Pipeline (pork), and they were both fully stuffed tacos.
Overall, I found the quality of the tacos to be pretty much, three star quality. They may have been stuffed to the gills, the amount of garnish kind of took away from the flavor of the proteins. Especially in the Voodoo, where it was mostly taking bites out of lettuce and mango salsa with hints of warm fish. Between the two tacos, the Pipeline Pork was the superior.
The queso was pretty good though, as Jimmy Hula’s serves it thick. I don’t like quesos that are too souped down, and have a high risk of dripping all over you. Positive points for this.
Beer is cheap, and as an Atlanta resident, I like seeing that they serve Sweetwater. There are times when I want to be adventurous and try new beers, and then there are days in which I just want something I know I like, and go with that. It was the latter kind of day when I visited Jimmy Hula’s, and I was glad to see Sweetwater on tap.
Overall, three stars is pretty sufficient on how I felt about Jimmy Hula’s. The prices aren’t egregious, the beer is comforting and cheap, and the food was just okay. Bonus points that the car wasn’t booted or towed next door. It’s however a comfortable setting, which there is something to be said about such, and I might not seek this place out again, but at the same time, I don’t think I’d really object if someone driving decided to stop here either. It’s worth a second shot, at least.

This was the best burger I had on our trip. I had the Burnt Reynolds (without bacon.) I can’t tell you how excited I was when I picked up my burger and yolk began dripping out! One of my biggest complaints about burgers with a fried egg is that the yolk is completely cooked/​hard. This egg was cooked perfectly. The burger would have been perfect if I had ordered it without ketchup too. The ketchup was a bit too sweet and overpowering. It was hard to taste the egg over the ketchup. I’m not sure if they normally but that much ketchup.
My children both had soft tacos and enjoyed them. My husband had the inferno and said it was good.
My hubby and I shared an order of the Mojo fries. The lime went well with the saltiness of the fries. They were accompanied with a miso dipping sauce. I enjoyed the fries without the sauce. My husband on the other hand loved the fries with the sauce.
A fun beachy spot to grab burger or a taco.