December 29, 2015
J-shop
For 40 years, Hideyoshi Takasawa has been providing imported goods from Japan to local retail clients, including restaurants and hotels. About a year and a half ago, he decided to bring these treats to the masses, opening J-Shop on Young…
December 20, 2015
Morton's The Steakhouse
In the 1970s, when Klaus Fritsch was in the process of changing the menu of the restaurant he worked at in Montreal, he sent out a hamburger for his co-worker Arnie Morton to sample. Soon, Morton came into the kitchen…
December 14, 2015
Canton Seafood Restaurant
With nearly five years of business under its belt, Canton Seafood Restaurant has earned perhaps the highest accolade that a Chinese restaurant can get: approval by visitors from China. “A lot of Chinese people say that they love our restaurant…
December 7, 2015
Pho My Lien
Walter James, financial adviser at Pho My Lien, is one person who certainly is not complaining about the rainy weather we’ve been having lately. After all, it’s been bringing in a ton of customers — even more than usual —…
November 29, 2015
Odori-Ko
When the shopping center where their parents’ longstanding restaurant was located was going to be shut down for redevelopment, brother and sister Hiro Takei and Rie Takei Akita couldn’t bear to see it close. So they relaunched the eatery with…
November 22, 2015
Seafood Village Chinese Cuisine
With the holiday season now in full swing, that means an uptick in get-togethers with friends and colleagues. And, if you’re looking for a good deal for your next lunch gathering, Seafood Village Chinese Cuisine has you covered with its…
November 15, 2015
Hung Won Seafood Restaurant
The menu at Hung Won Seafood Restaurant largely is influenced by traditional Chinese cuisine — the subject of which the chefs are bonafide experts. Two of the chefs are originally from China, and later worked at another local Chinese restaurant.…
November 8, 2015
House Of Wong Restaurant
If you’ve been wondering where China Garden Restaurant in Waikiki went, we found it: It reopened as House of Wong Restaurant and set up shop on Kapahulu Avenue about two months ago. At the new eatery, owner Michael Wang says…
November 1, 2015
New Eagle Cafe
Little else is quite as comforting as classic diner food — especially when that diner also features local-style favorites — and New Eagle Cafe’s staying power proves that. The eatery first debuted in the 1950s, before coming to its current…
October 25, 2015
Canton Seafood Restaurant
According to Canton Seafood Restaurant manager He Gong, the Keeaumoku Street eatery seeks out the highest quality produce and meats that it can find to create its Chinese cuisine. Gong explains that the restaurant prepares its dishes in the traditions…
