Entries tagged 'cheap eats'
Best 5 Plate Lunch Places on Maui -- Hawaii Classics from Maui Time Weekly
The good folks over at Maui Time Weekly lay out the top 5 plate lunch palaces on the Valley Isle. I have been to Hana Hou in Haiku and can tell you its a superb plate. For the uninitiated, plate...
Eating Hawaii -- Oahu North Shore Shrimp Truck Tour - Romy's
Some serious shrimp eating going on. These folks prefer Romy's to Giovanni's. Your opinion?...
Video Tour of North Shore Shrimp Trucks - Giovanni's: Hawaii's Crustacean Fascination
First in a series. This is Giovanni's, the original shrimp truck. Enjoy! And what's your favorite North Shore shrimp truck and why? Do tell!...
Side Street Inn: Still Delish, Not so Nutrish
I'm mobile posting from the Side Street Inn, a favorite sports bar / dive bar that is the closest thing to Momofuku Noodle Bar that Honolulu has. Food. Reminder -- this post is sponsored by Microsoft and I put...
Getting Fruity Tooty: Edible Incredible's at KCC Farmer Market
(Sorry -- loaded this post up on Saturday to MT but only now getting it up and live. Was a bit too Microsoft Mobile for my own good. Wink, wink. And am only now catching up.) So a lot...
Rainbow Drive In: Bad Moco in Hawaii
Tasty Island is one of my favorite local food blogs. I only wish they would post more. Here they pull a fully contrarian review, dressing down the Rainbow Drive In surf diner for sub-par loco moco (a Hawaii staple,, a...
Hawaii's New Greek in Town: Honolulu's Gets Fat and Wanda Adams Reports
Honolulu Advertiser food queen Wanda Adams is stoked on the Fat Greek, a new casual nabe spot in Kaimuki next to City Mill. We were less stoked. Fish was not as fresh as Olive Tree. Sauces were not as flavorful....
Hawaii Food News: The Other Kilauea Farmer's Market, Cassis, Nobu
Here's the latest tidbits. Over at Planet Kauai, Charley Foster is doing an admirable job of eating his way around the Garden Isle. He opines on the Kilauea Farmer's Market -- no, t he store, not the weekly event --...
Puka Dogs in Waikiki - More Haute Hot Dogs (And Lilikoi Ketchup)
Continuing on the Hawaii high-end hot dog meme, my friend Lesa Griffith at the Honolulu Advertiser comes out with a review of Hank's Haute Dogs (which I blogged about earlier) but adds a mouth-watering review of a second gourmet dog...
Hawaii Food News: Deniro Dines at Nobu, Diamond Head Market Does Breakfast
Robert Deniro made a surprise visit to Nobu Waikiki this past week, dropping in for a bite at the joint he partly owns on a pitstop back from Australia where he just opened ANOTHER Nobu outlet. Deniro is a part...
Maui Time Weekly - Best of Maui Issue 2007
I mentioned this briefly in a recent food news posting. Here's a bit more about the Best of Maui issue for 2007. Best Mai Tai goes to Mama's Fish House in Paia on the lovely, lush North Shore. I can...
Hawaii Food News: Uncle's Fish, Alan Wong's, Epic, Sea Asaparagus
Alan Wong's Restaurant announced what super sous Wade Ueoka would be slinging at the next "Next Generation Dinner" on August 8. These events are killer one-of-a-kind tasting menus with wine pairings that the folks working with Alan whip up to...
Hawaii Food News Roundup: Stage Review,
Here's the latest. The Star-Bulletin gives the Alan Wong's alumni at Stage Restaurant three stars but its hardly a convincing review. At blog Tasty Island, reviews of locally made Portuguese sausages. Yum, Pomai. Grand Cafe Bakery in Chinatown (Honolulu) has...
Hawaii Foodie Roundup: Weekly, Hungry, Eat!
Yet another fabulous edition of our statewide foodie roundup featuring all things edible and readable in Hawaii. A hefty and tasty salad bar in Kailua, Oahu. Maui Tacos' Tex-Mex-Hi coming to you soon. Kaimuki Town takes it down with "Downtown",...
Hawaii Restaurants: Choo's Chews Book Review: Sliced Pig Stomach! Yum!
I've long envied the life of my good friend Dave Choo. A multi-talented writer and editor who works at local magazine shop Pacific Basin Communications, Choo is an encyclopedia of local food insights. Dave has just published a bunch of...
Hawaii Restaurants: Cheap Eats -- Coupons from Restauranteur.com
This interactive dining guide actually has some decent coupons for locals and visitors. Free, of course. Coupons are either half-off for second entree, free desert or complimentary app. Selection is limited but there are some real winners -- Hiroshi Eurasian...
Hawaiirama Foodie Roundup
More edibles for the masses, courtesy of the roving food monkeys at Hawaiirama. Honolulu Weekly happily sails into the Holokai Grill, the new Tiki's Bar & Grill clone in the also new Waikiki Beachwalk. The word? Order mixed drinks. Lots...
Hawaii Restaurants: Book Excerpt, Dave Choo's Chewsy Views
I've long envied the life of my good friend Dave Choo. A multi-talented writer and editor who works at local magazine shop Pacific Basin Communications, Choo is an encyclopedia of local food insights. Dave has just published a bunch of...
Hawaii Restaurants: Book Excerpt from Dave Choo's Tome
I've long envied the life of my good friend Dave Choo. A multi-talented writer and editor who works at local magazine shop Pacific Basin Communications, Choo has somehow wangled gigs as a foodwriter for both Hawaii Business Magazine and the...
Maui Gets a Better Pizza : Flatbread Arriveth in Paia
Granted, you don't come all the way to Hawaii to expect to get great pizza. And for the most part, Hawaii trails in that category. You'll never find a pie from the island ranked up there with the greats of...
Mickey D's Goes Coconuts -- Haupia Pie on the Way
First there was the McTeri Ribs and spam as a breakfast meat. Then we had the taro pie. Now its haupia (coconut cream) pie under the golden arches. Hilarious. And only in Hawaii....
Food Review Roundup: All Over Da Map
Have not done one of these in quite a while. Star-Bulletin: Atlantis Seafood & Steak in Waikiki is mediocre, good for dumb visitors Hawaii Business: Dave Choo thinks Kyoto Osho is mediocre, but good for people who eat at buffets...
Tip #5: How to Save Big Bucks on a Hawaiian Vacation -- Do Lunch
Like the rest of my saving money tips for Hawaii visits, this one is fairly obvious yet astonishingly overlooked. The quickest way to max out your meal expenditures is hit a high-end restaurant for dinner. Of course, it's a lovely...
Lucy's Bar & Grill : When in Kailua...Do As the Locals Do
We were over at the beach in Kailua yesterday and it had been over a year since we had last eaten at Lucy's Bar and Grill. That's about a year too long. Now, I would never say Lucy's has the...
Hawaii Bars: Uncle Bo's
I finally got down to Uncle Bo's last night for a sniff and a few small plates. This place is run by a bunch of 20-somethings with good taste and they make the place fun. The chef is Laotian and...
Downhill Alert: Jimbo's Noodle Shop
We love Jimbo's as do a lot of other folks. It used to be our favorite place to get udon and other Japanese comfort foods. I was partial to the yakiudon with shrimp. But over the past six months the...
Big Island Restaurants: Manago Bay Hotel
This is an excerpt from a book by Jessica Ferracane, "50 Thrifty Big Island Restaurants". Foodies trolling for blue collar grubs should dig in. And a hat tip to the folks at Watermark Publishing who agreed to the excerpts....
Chef's Choice: Daryl Fujita, Orchid's at the Halekulani
Chef Darryl Fujita started out washing dishes at the Halekulani and quickly rose under the tutelage of Chef George Mavrothalassitis at La Mer. Fujita is now the chef of Orchid's and gaining considerable acclaim on his own right. Gourmet...
Big Island Restaurants: 50 Thrifty Eats on Big Island
Note: Sorry for busted links in the image and the text yesterday. Fixed. This is part of a series of five excerpts from a book by Jessica Ferracane, "50 Thrifty Big Island Restaurants". Foodies trolling for blue collar grubs...
Book Excerpt: 50 Thrifty Eats on Maui: Casanova Italian Restaurant
This is part of a series of five excerpts from a book I like very much by Jessica Ferracane and Yvonne Biegel, "50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants". Foodies trolling for blue collar grubs should dig in. And a hat tip to...
