Category — Eating out in Hawaii

It’s been a catch and release kind of week. Meaning, we haven’t been able to bring anything up worthy of the dinner table recently. On most days the only bite I get is of whatever I have for lunch. So sad.

However, there have been a couple hook ups. At the first beach (picture above) I brought up a little eel in the afternoon. Disappointed without any fish, we tried some simple handpole fishing and picked up a kupipi…

and a bunch of mamo. All went quickly back into the water to enjoy another day.

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When I’m in central Oahu I go to Highway Inn for my Hawaiian food fix. However, when I’m in town I often stop by Yama’s Fish Market on Young Street.

We always get the same thing here. He gets the #3 – Lau Lau, Lomi Salmon, Poke & Haupia ($9.00).

I get the #12 – Kalua Pig Cabbage plate ($5.85) and a side order of shoyu poke.

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Have you ever tried these famous crepes from Harajuku, Japan? I’ve known about them for a while but didn’t get a chance to try them the last time I was in Tokyo. I’m so glad that they came over to Hawaii to do a food demonstration this month!
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I don’t usually think of the supermarket as a lunch destination, but the other day I was talked into trying one of the sandwiches from Safeway. I was a little skeptical, but it turned out to be pretty good. I got the California Dreamin’ (turkey, lettuce, tomato, bacon, avocado) on wheat bread.

And for dessert…lychee. I do have to point out it wasn’t just any ‘ol lychee but Big Island lychee. There’s a big difference, especially in the pocketbook. This one I got was about $5.50/lb. The local Oahu or other imported ones usually go for a couple dollars less a pound.

I don’t think I’ll splurge on these too often, but let me tell you – they were so sweet and juicy! If you ever get the chance, give ‘em a try.

The next time you find yourself in Aiea near Pearl Kai Shopping Center, consider dropping by the newly opened Off The Wall restaurant for a bite to eat.

I dropped in with my family for lunch the other day and we really enjoyed ourselves. First we walked up to these menus by the cash register.

At lunch time you order and pay at the counter, then find a seat. They’ll bring your food over to you when it’s ready.

With all the plate lunch options we had the choice of white or brown rice and mac or toss salad. I love that you can get brown rice and toss salad if you want to go healthier. Off The Wall also has a selection of salads if you’re really watching your diet.

On to the good stuff, here’s what we got…
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The other night we went out for dinner with our Tokyo friends who were still in town. They wanted to eat some local food so we called around. Our first choice wasn’t open for dinner that night so we decided on Side Street Inn instead.

First up we had the wing zings as you see in the photo at the top. We also ordered the steamed clams with garlic sauce (you can ask for it if you don’t see it on the menu).
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Don’t bother helping me up.

I fell off the healthy food bandwagon since summer started and foresee many more hurdles with the eating healthy thing considering it’s grad party and well…just plain regular partying season for the next month or so.

On a recent trip out for dinner, we went to a local fave – Liliha Bakery. When I say Liliha Bakery, I’m sure most people think of their famous coco puffs. Or for those who venture to sit at the counter maybe the hotcakes are what you drool over. But me, I dream about biting into the perfect Liliha Bakery butter roll.

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What is a review on a place called Fat Boy’s Local Drive-In doing on Made Healthier?! I know, I couldn’t bring myself to eat at Fat Boy’s for a very long time. But it seemed like everyone around me, especially this year, has been telling me about how much they enjoy eating here. And they all said, don’t let the name put you off. So when Fat Boy’s recently opened a new restaurant in Waipio, I finally and reluctantly gave it a go.
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Sorry for the increase in “Eating Out” posts. I haven’t had as much time to cook this week. But I did manage some new recipes that I have coming up in the next several days. Until then, some raw fish.

I think I’m going to start shopping more often at Don Quijote. Especially if I can come home with these delicious and affordable snacks. Here we have unagi sushi, maguro sushi, and shoyu poke. This and a salad and/or miso soup makes for a great dinner!

I’ll be leaving soon to go off on an adventure for a little while. I won’t be gone too long, and when I come back I’ll hopefully have lots of pictures and stories to share. If you leave a comment during this time, I promise to get to it just as soon as I can. In the mean time I’ve scheduled some posts to go up while I’m away from the computer. Enjoy!

Highway Inn is where I head off to whenever I’m craving Hawaiian food or beef stew in particular. And if I’ve been eating healthy during the past week I have no guilt at all in stopping by for a combo plate. The picture above shows my usual order, beef stew combo ($8.75). It comes with beef stew, pipikaula, haupia, rice or poi, and mac salad or lomi salmon. I really like the beef stew’s creamy texture, tangy taste, and soft pieces of beef. Although I often stick to this usual order, Highway Inn offers so much more.
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