Just came back from a great 6 days vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii. On this trip we found quite a few different places to eat and they were all good & "gotta go back" places! If you like traditional Hawaiian food, then you must go try Helena's, which Adam Rich of "Man vs. Food" did when he was in town.
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| Bowl of Poi, Lomi Salmon, Lau lau |
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| Luau Squid |
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| Fried Butterfish collar, Short ribs Pipikaula style, Kalua pig |
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Terri & me with Craig Katsuyoshi (Helena's grandson)
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Since this was kind of Terri's 1st trip to Hawaii, a "must-do" is eat saimin! And, what better place to eat it than at Saimin Palace! This restaurant has been here for at least 30 yrs. and it's still good & popular after all these years!
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| BBQ Pork sticks, Saimin, & mustard sauce |
Another of my favorite things to do is "sight-seeing" at Ala Moana Shopping Center (ok, ok so it's more like shopping, not sight-seeing!). This time we decided to eat lunch at the newly remodeled dining/food area at Shirokiya Dept. store. The variety of food available is enormous! It was really hard to decide what to eat, but here's what we chose:
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| Pork Belly Bento Box |
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| Shoyu-flavored Ramen |
Later that night we dined at Alan Wong's Pineapple Room (at Macy's, Ala Moana...like I said, lots to see & do there!). Since we were still full from our lunch, we decided to just share appetizers:
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| Red wine for me & Pineapple Tea for Terri |
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Ho Farms Tomato Salad w/Hawaiian Island Goat cheese &
Vanilla Li Hing Mui Dressing |
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| "Da Poi Cup"- Hanalei Poi, Kalua pig & Lomi tomato |
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| French Fries & Foie Gras Honey Dipping Sauce |
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Hawaii Sweet Gold Pineapple Beignets &
Vanilla Caramel Sauce |
Well, that's what we did for the 1st part of our trip...more to come!
Yours truly, Karen
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