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Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee
ANNE LEE
speaks with Kau Kau Grill owners MILES OYASATO and
TY TAKISHITA
and head chef RYAN SOUZA
Photos by
ANTHONY CONSILLIO
I’m not exactly sure how to describe Kau Kau Grill: industrial bougie or hidden epicurean plate lunch? It’s
located in industrial Mapunapuna, but locals have been coming here forever, and I understand why. This is not your typical plate lunch place, this is gourmet.
When talking to the owners Miles Oyasato and Ty Takishita, I wanted to know how this eatery made such gour- met food at affordable prices. Miles and Ty started the concept cooking in their backyard for friends and family and added to the team head chef and local
fisherman Ryan Souza. With this blend of talent and passion, the end result is the highest quality of kau kau at afford- able prices.
AL: What’s the history of Kau Kau Grill?
MO: The name came from eating and drinking with family and friends. I have always wanted to open a restaurant. I actually worked at Shige’s Saimin in Wa-
hiawa and then went on to the first Ruby Tuesday in Mililani. Ty has many years of experience running food trucks and working in restaurants beginning in high school, and Ryan is a great fisherman. The fish that he prepares is flawless; no white lines on the ahi poke. The food that we make is food that we want to eat. We make what our friends and family have shared with us for many years, so we know you will enjoy what we prepare.
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