September 4, 2016
Kahai Street Kitchen
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Opakapaka ($11.25 special, $13.75 regular) Note: The Opakapaka plate will be sold at the special price throughout the month of September — so get yours now! If you didn’t know, Kahai Street…
September 4, 2016
Bird of Paradise
In the middle of Ewa Beach and its ever-expanding community of new houses and businesses is Hawaii Prince Golf Course, a breath of fresh air with expansive landscape views of green grass and whimsical trees that line the premises. With…
August 28, 2016
Aloha Gourmet Food Trucks Hawaii
There are many things to be excited about when it comes to Aloha Gourmet Food Trucks Hawaii. Not only is this innovative concept changing the way locals eat, throw a party and fund-raise, but the idea to unite various top-notch…
August 28, 2016
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
If the increase in morning traffic hasn’t tipped you off already, school is back in session, and with that comes droves of hungry college students and, of course, University of Hawaii (UH) sports. At what might be the most convenient…
August 21, 2016
Scratch Kitchen & Meatery
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: “Milk and Cereal” Pancakes ($10) There are so many elements that build upon Scratch Kitchen & Bake Shop’s cool-factor. Like a perfected recipe, the eatery has a collection of well-thought-out “ingredients” that…
August 14, 2016
Teishoku Restaurant
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Broiled Misoyaki Butterfish Teishoku ($12.95) The beauty of teishoku, or set meals, presents itself in each refined dish that is placed before diners. One part of the set can be a handful…
August 14, 2016
Spicy Pavilion
For the love of all foods fiery red, explosive in flavor and tingly to the taste buds, Spicy Pavilion has got you covered. The newest addition to Chinatown Cultural Plaza, the restaurant is owned by Gary Tu, his wife Wendy…
August 7, 2016
Minamoto Kitchoan
Minamoto Kitchoan manager Yayoi Akana comments on how Grace Dew products look almost like expensive jewelry, as each piece of the naturally flavored fruit confection glimmers in a glass display case at the establishment’s Ala Moana Center location. The prestigious…
August 7, 2016
Kozo Sushi
Why limit yourself to a single component of sushi when you can have all of them in one item? The simplicity of nigiri — down to the perfect molding of sushi rice and the neatly placed cut of fish —…
July 31, 2016
Little Village Noodle House
A large menu doesn’t have to be intimidating, especially if you know that no matter what you order, each item will be as delectable as the next. That is just the case at Chinatown’s Little Village Noodle House. The extensive…