STRIPSTEAK Waikiki, from award-winning chef Michael Mina, is introducing few new offerings just in time to kick off your holiday celebrations. “At STRIPSTEAK Waikiki, we are always looking at ways to evolve our menu, keeping it interesting and enticing to…
Young’s Fish Market has been serving up local foods with a strong Hawaiian influence since 1951. The eatery has two locations — Honolulu’s City Square, and a second, recently opened restaurant in Kapolei Commons. Wilfred and Charlotte Young launched the…
If you’re craving great taste as well as convenience, Obento Rinka offers high-quality traditional Japanese grab-and-go bento. Located on South Beretania Street, it offers enough bento options to satisfy a variety of tastes. Want something meaty? The Roast Beef Bento…
Fresco Italian Restaurant, located in Hilton Hawaiian Village, specializes in cuisine that exemplifies the traditional tastes of Italy yet features influences from the Pacific. A perfect example of this cross-cultural cuisine can be found in Fresco’s multi-course Taste of Hawaii…
Plastic water bottles may be convenient, but they are an environmental nightmare. In the U.S. alone, we go through 50 billion plastic bottles per year or 100 million plastic water bottles per day. Only about 9 percent of those bottles…
The aptly named Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant has been keeping diners happy for nearly 20 years. The secret to their longevity? “We have good customers,” says owner Lisa Lum. “They always come back.” And come back they do. At…
What does the phrase “comfort food” mean to you? For Chrissie Kaila Castillo, owner of Cafe Kaila, comfort food is “like a hug on a plate. … Something that is both hunger satisfying and also warms your soul.” Perhaps most…
If you’re on the west side and looking for someplace to kick back, relax, and enjoy a quality drink, The Bar at Hokulea offers a variety of libations to quench the most refined of tastes. Located at Four Seasons Resort…
When it comes to noodles, Honolulu has more than its share of ramen and saimin joints. But what if you want something a little different? Joy Cup Noodles Mean specializes in Chinese-style noodle dishes. “To our knowledge, we are the…
It’s no trick. On Halloween night, M.A.C. 24/7 is offering a special treat called Graveyard Grindz. Come Oct. 31, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., patrons can enjoy an all-you-can-eat extravaganza for only $26. Among the offerings are a nacho…