November 8, 2015
Guava Smoked
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Smoked Mixed Plate, with Smoked Pork and Smoked Butterfish Collars ($13; all salad or fried rice, additional $2; add an egg or extra dressing additional $1) When things “go up in smoke,”…
November 1, 2015
Paradise Seafood Market & Restaurant
As the saying goes, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” Well the same applies to Paradise Seafood Market & Restaurant here on land, where you’ll be greeted with a seafood-filled menu waiting to relieve your deep-sea cravings. Complete…
October 25, 2015
Tropical Tribe
What once was a lunch wagon, now operates as a full-service shop serving the very best of sweet acai bowl specialties to locals and tourists alike. Named after native Brazilian tribes that first created the acai bowl, Tropical Tribe has…
October 18, 2015
Cinnamon's Restaurant
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Eggs Benedict with Kalua Pork & Crabcake ($19.95) What could be better than soaking in a Hawaiian sunset overlooking a boat harbor? Enjoying it along with a delicious meal! You can’t go…
October 11, 2015
Odori-Ko
A new location calls for a celebra-tory grand opening at Odori-ko — which is owned and operated by the dynamic sibling duo of Rie Akita and Hiro Takei. The pair assumed control of the eatery from their father, who first…
October 4, 2015
Cafe Grace
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Paniolo Pork ($10.45) As the expression goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Well, at Cafe Grace, where there’s a plate, there’s a bagel — the eatery’s main attraction — and…
September 27, 2015
House Of Wong Restaurant
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S HOUSE SPECIAL: Dungeness Crab, fried with pepper and spicy salt ($23.95 per pound) There’s a new restaurant in the neighborhood, and with it comes well-seasoned menus and experience. House of Wong Restaurant made its…
September 20, 2015
Cake Works
In the adapted word of Julie Andrews, macarons and cupcakes and cookies and cakes, these are a few of my favorite things. And the place to get these cherished items is Cake Works, where Chef Abigail “Abi” Langlas bakes up…
September 20, 2015
Nice Day Chinese Seafood Restaurant
Around 2:30 p.m. at Nice Day Chinese Seafood Restaurant, the lunch rush has settled, and its servers finally are able to sit down and have a bite. Dim sum service had started at 8 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m.,…
September 20, 2015
Wailana Coffee House
At the root of Aloha Week and the larger-encompassing Aloha Festivals is celebrating Hawaii’s rich culture, traditions and, of course, the food that helps make the 50th state so unique. As one of Hawaii’s iconic dining destinations situated at the…