Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Always wonder what goes on behind the scenes at your favorite restaurant? Well, much credit goes to the many chefs, owners and managers who work diligently day in and day out to make sure Hawaii’s diners have a top-notch dining experience. This week, Dining Out gets the inside scoops from Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant’s chef…
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Chinese Specials Fit for Kings
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant offers regal flavors without the royal price tag. Now through the month of June, two specials not offered on the menu are 50 percent off with the purchase of any other two entrees. Tee Par Duck ($21 with the promotion, $42 regular price) must be ordered at least one day in…
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Royal Chinese Fare in Full Bloom
From when I was a little girl to now, Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant in Ala Moana Hotel continues to be one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. Known for its traditional Cantonese-, Hong Kong-style cooking, Royal Garden also has a reputation for serving food that is fresh, delicious, creative and beautifully presented. The restaurant itself is…
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From Ranch to Restaurant
BY RACHEL BREIT We all know that a delicious meal starts with quality ingredients. That’s why at Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant, owner Calvin Wong goes straight to the farm for fresh chickens. Free-ranging, ranch-raised chickens’ access to the outdoors encourages movement and pasture grazing, which produces a leaner, more meaty chicken that is higher in…
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Sprouting Royal Chinese Delights
STORY BY RACHEL BREIT AND ALANA FOLEN While there is always a place for fusion fare, mixing the best of indigents and cooking styles from vastly different locales, you will not find it at Royal Garden. No, what you will find and savor here is the Hong Kong-style of traditional Chinese dishes, such as Peking…
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Royal Treatment
If there’s one thing that can send vegetarians into a tizzy when dining out, it’s a simple little condiment called oyster sauce. There’s a bit of confusion, and many people, even in restaurants, actually believe there are no oysters used in its preparation, so they may steer you toward a dish that they sincerely think…
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A ‘Garden’ of Eatin’
Since 1984, Royal Garden has allowed locals and tourists alike to escape to a world of traditional Hong Kong-style Cantonese food. Upon entering the pristine, spacious and ornate interior of the restaurant, patrons are often surprised to learn that it has been situated within Ala Moana Hotel for 28 years. The minute they taste the…
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Royal Garden Takes Diners Over the Moon(cake)
Cultural celebrations are often synonymous with not only rich historical context, but also the distinct dishes that generations come to love and cherish year after year. The Moon Festival, noted in the Chinese culture as the lunar harvest festival, is one such celebration that features a signature dish: mooncake, which symbolize the gathering of friends…
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