Hawaii is known for a varied cuisine with an Asian heritage that goes back 100 years. Japanese, Chinese (all varieties), Korean, Filipino. Wait. There’s more. Hawaiian, Indian. Portuguese. French. Italian. Sometimes, all on the same menu. Hawaii is in the middle of the ocean so you’d expect seafood to dominate. It does. Kinda. Pacific Rim … Read More »

Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. That’s simply another name for “local kine grinds.” We got your basic fast food folks all over the islands. REAL food is for real local folks. What’s local food? And where do you get it? Don’t misunderstand. Local folks like burgers and fries. Pizza, too. An island heritage with many cultures means … Read More »

It’s great when a fine restaurant wins an award. That means you’re not the only one who likes the place. When a restaurant wins award after award, and does so year after year, it must be a great restaurant, right? What happens when the restaurant stops winning awards? Something tells me that a restaurant that … Read More »

Lest you think of this piece as a advertisement for McDonald’s, rest assured it’s not. McDonald’s is good. They’re consistent, but they’re not the best fast food place around. The Ultimate Cheeseburger at Jack-in-the-Box rules this household. Wendy’s French fries and chicken nuggets are the best around (now that KFC doesn’t do nuggets anymore). And … Read More »

What can you say about dining Chinese that hasn’t been said already? Every Chinese restaurant menu has at least 400 or 500 items. There’s always Duck. And Noodles. And my review of Imperial Beggar’s Chicken at the Hilton. Imperial Beggars? The Hilton Hawaiian Village is just that. It’s a village. A self contained corner of … Read More »

Hawaii’s “local” cuisine is as varied as our island culture. Except there’s not so much culture when you eat local. Loco moco. Zippy’s. Kalua pig and lau lau. Two scoop rice. Macaroni salad. Local grinds. What’s your favorite local place and local plate. Sound off with the Top Local Restaurant Poll… Is Sam Choy’s really … Read More »

If you said James Bond, you got it half right. The “shaken, not stirred” is in reference to Bond’s penchant for dry martinis. Name the famous secret agent who also loves sushi? Buckaroo Banzai, of course. Who else? What you may not know is that Buckaroo Banzai not only loved sushi (do you have a … Read More »

Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. That’s simply another name for “local kine grinds.” We got your basic fast food folks all over the islands. REAL food is for real local folks. What’s local food? And where do you get it? Don’t misunderstand. Local folks like burgers and fries. Pizza, too. An island heritage with many cultures means … Read More »