May 5, 2012
Kit n Kitchen
If you’re a fan of the edible fungus — button, crimini, portabello, shiitake, oyster, porcini … some delicate, others quite meaty — you know that mushrooms lend themselves well to nearly any dish, adding an earthy flavor and unique texture.…
April 28, 2012
Thai Village
This place has it all Thai’d up for veggie lovers. “We can accommodate people who don’t eat meat or fish,” says Thai Village owner Mang Sisounthone. “They just have to let us know.” Yes! At versatile Thai Village, nearly everything…
April 21, 2012
YuZu
When most of us hear the word sushi, we conjure up visions of raw fish paired with rice. And while there’s a plethora of sushi places here on the island, one Japanese eatery has its own ideas about sushi. Think…
April 14, 2012
808 Yong's BBQ
You know the old saying about books and their covers. It also can pertain to restaurants. When an eatery has the word “barbecue” in its name, a non-meat-eater may not even bother to enter its doors. But don’t be too…
April 7, 2012
Nagoya Ramen
Rice is nice, but for slurping, twirling fun, there’s nothing to rival noodles. A go-to dish again and again, noodles just hit the spot any time of day. Whether it’s Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian … the list goes…
March 31, 2012
IHOP
Spring is in the air, and I’m not talking hopping bunnies or the delicious scent of tropical flowers intoxicating the sidewalks. I’m talking about the bountiful yield of perfectly ripe fruit in my Fruit Bowl ($7.30) at IHOP on Kuhio…
March 24, 2012
JJ's Bistro & French Pastry
JJ Praseuth Luangkhot, Chef JJ for short, is doing what he loves at JJ Bistro and French Pastry. “I just enjoy cooking,” he says simply. And it shows. His dishes are creative, reflect his Laotian roots with French flair, are…
March 17, 2012
Sekiya's Restaurant
On a never-ending quest for vegetarian options at Island eateries, sometimes non-meat eaters have to be downright sleuths. Even though a restaurant may offer meatand fish-free dishes, the manager may not think of the establishment as a so-called “vegetarian” restaurant,…
March 10, 2012
Seafood Village Chinese Cuisine
Navigating nearly any restaurant’s menu for the first time can be a challenge for vegetarians, to say the least. But when the menu describes the dishes in a different language, it’s so alien that doubt and confusion can send you…
February 18, 2012
Big City Diner
Guy Fieri would love this place. Big City Diner has everything that makes a diner a diner: eggs, pancakes, French toast, burgers and fries, wings, salads, chili, ribs, happy hour, a late-night menu and lots of local faves. But there’s…
