Page 5 - Dining Out - Feb 20, 2022

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1. King Cake Donuts with Lilikoi filling ($12 for three pieces)
2. Kauai Shrimp Po’ Boy Sandwich with housemade chips ($25)
3. Jambalaya-Inspired Risotto ($30)
team and bringing the good energy back.”
Mahina & Sun’s execu- tive bar czar Christian Taibi brings his experience in the New York nightlife scene to the restaurant’s expansive bar, that serves as the pool- side restaurant’s centerpiece.
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packed with vibrant tropi- cal juices as a housemade “fassionola” syrup with fresh strawberries, lilikoi, pome- granate and pineapple is cou- pled with Plantation over-proof rum to bring out the tropical flavors before this eye-catch- ing cocktail is dressed with fruit and garnishes.
Bijou ($16) and Sazerac
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Absinthe Frappe ($16) kicks off the Mardi Gras-in- spired cocktail specials as this “refreshing palate cleanser” creates a refreshing licorice flavor. Uncle Iz Fizz ($16) is a gin-based cocktail featur- ing Kupu Gin from Maui with fresh orange syrup, coconut cream and citrus all shaken into a meringue that floats when seltzer is added.
The Hurricane ($16) is
($16) are full-bodied, simple cocktails that are great af- ter-dinner drinks headlined by gin and sweet vermouth, and rye whiskey and lemon citrus, respectively.
“We’re really excited about serving these cocktails, and the history of New Orleans cocktails is part of the fabric of mixology around the world,”
Mahina & Sun’s at Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club
412 Lewers St., Honolulu
808-924-5810
mahinaandsuns.com
8 a.m.-noon breakfast; noon-10 p.m. lanai happy hour; 5:30-10 p.m. dinner (9 p.m. last seating)
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