Page 10 - Dining Out - Sep 19 2021

Local dining legacy lives on at Waimalu eatery
Story by KYLE GALDEIRA Photos by
LAWRENCE TABUDLO
Nearly two years after taking over Kabuki Restaurant & Delica- tessen at Waimalu Shopping Center, owner John Afong and his veteran team are navigating the uncharted waters caused by the pandemic.
The restaurateur explains that “business slowed down, but we have our regular faith- ful customers, as well as new guests every day, and our hosts and managers are adapting to the new health and safe- ty mandates. You can check in with a vaccine card or QR
code through the Safe Travels Hawaii app, so there’s that extra option for dine-in customers. Plexiglass in place for safety and we’re operating at less than 50% capacity, so we’re doing ourparttokeepeveryonesafe.”
Yosa Nabe ($18.50) is one of Afong’s favorites featuring an assortment of seafood, chicken, tofu and fresh vegetables in a tasty broth.
Guests can also build a lunch plate from more than 20 different items (prices vary), including cone sushi, which diners de- scribe as “ginormous, it’s huge!”
Deep-fried halibut is another customer favorite, as are mari- nated chicken and konbu maki
— a seaweed wrap with pork, carrots and gobo — that are daily specials rotated through- out the week.
Sushi chef Masa Nagamine
Nama Chirashi Bowl ($26.95)
Prime Rib
Breakfast Lunch Dine In
Take Out
OPEN DAILY 7AM - 3PM
1311 N. KING ST. • 808-913-2131
538 CALIFORNIA AVE. • 808-762-9247
MONDAY SPECIAL “Grilled Hoisin Chicken” $13
PHONE ORDERS ONLY FROM 8AM Limited Supply - Call in advance to reserve!
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY SPECIAL “Chicken w/ Fresh Mushroom & Gravy” $12
MONDAY & TUESDAY SPECIAL “Ora King Salmon” $20 with Aburi Garlic Mayo”
FRIDAY & SATURDAY SPECIAL
“Chirashi Bowl” $25
with salmon, ahi, hamachi, scallop, tobiko, unagi and choice of spicy poke or shoyu poke
BBQ RIBS
(BEST SELLER)
GARLIC SHRIMP
PULEHU
SHORT RIBS
*GARLIC AHI
SMOKED MEAT
GARLIC CHICKEN
(SAUTEED)
TERI CHICKEN
(GRILLED)
*POKE (SPICYORSHOYU) ANY 2 CHOICE COMBO *Call for availability
MINI REG
$12 $15
$12 $15 $12 $15
$12 $15 $12 $15 $12 $15
$12 $15
$13 $16 $15 $22
“TRUST US SPECIAL” $22 (BBQ RIBS + GARLIC SHRIMP)
“SURF & TURF SPECIAL” $22 (PULEHU SHORT RIBS + GARLIC SHRIMP)
“BIG BOY COMBO” $22 (BBQ RIBS + PULEHU SHORT RIBS)
*“K SPECIAL” $22 (BBQ RIBS + SPICY POKE)
“LUNCH BOX” $23 (BBQ RIBS + PULEHU SHORT RIBS + SMOKED MEAT)
“KKG BENTO” $23 (BBQ RIBS + PULEHU SHORT RIBS + GARLIC SHRIMP)
FRIEDSAIMINCOMBO(CHOICEOF1ENTRÉE) $18 FRIED SAIMIN $7 KRAZY RICE (SPICY BBQ FRIED RICE) $5 KRAZY RICE SUBSTITUTE PER SCOOP $2 DRINKS $2.50
852 MAPUNAPUNA ST. • PH# 808-476-5888 MON – SAT 10am-2:00pm • CLOSED SUNDAYS
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Family Meal To Go!
Fried Noodles Salad: Mac or Tossed Korean Fried Chicken or Chicken Katsu Beef Stew
or Beef Curry Rice with Furikake
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487-2460 X3
Ideal Meal for a
Hungry Family of 4
*Please order at least 1 hour in advance of pickup
$49.95
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Yose Nabe ($18.50)
A la Carte