Fat Boy’s

By Dave Kajihiro

Let the name speak for itself!  FAT BOY’S.  I think the drive-in is called that because the food is so good you’ll definitely eat a lot and gain weight.  For healthy eaters, they offer brown rice and toss salad as options.  Either way, the food is good.  I personally like white rice and macaroni salad, the more mayo the better.  Yummm! 

Fat Boy’s is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  I haven’t visited the Kailua location yet but when you walk into the Waipio location the first thing you’ll notice is just how clean and neat the place is kept.  They have an open kitchen so you can watch them cook and wash the dishes too!   

For breakfast, I recommend their fried rice omelet plate.  It comes with their special fried rice wrapped in an egg and homemade corned beef hash topped with an egg for $7.25.  Or you can order their three egg omelet with your favorite meat, green onions, and cheese for $6.25.

For lunch and dinner, I recommend ordering a mixed plate that comes with two scoops of rice and either toss or macaroni salad.  You can choose any two items ranging from garlic chicken, beef stew, curry, teriyaki chicken, kalua cabbage, pork chops, chili, to many more, for $7.50.  If you like bentos, they have a garlic chicken bento for $3.75 and the Fat Boy’s bento that comes with garlic chicken, spam, teri beef, mahi, and a hotdog for $5.75.

If you like local kine grinds, check out Fat Boy’s!

Locations:

Fat Boy’s Waipio
Address: 94-1221 Ka Uka Boulevard, Waipahu, HI 96797 (Next to Costco)
Phone: (808) 680-7520

Fat Boy’s Kailua
Address: 301A Hahani Street, Kailua, HI 96734
Phone: (808) 263-2697

Now Open!! Oahu’s Hawaiian Restaurant

Oahu’s Hawaiian Restaurant – “The Gathering Place”  is now open at:

7318 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA.  

Monday thru Friday – 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday – 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Live Hawaiian music:
Every Friday & Saturday nights 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

(425) 263-9049

 

Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant 2nd Location Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!!

Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant in Everett, WA. will be expanding and opening a second location.  Per Diana Nakihei from Bobby’s, the new location should be opening in 3 weeks. This location is planned to be open until 2am for those that want that late night snack. Bobby’s was featured on the Food Network.

Their new restaurant will be located at 13014 Highway 99, Everett, WA 98204.

Visit www.bobbyshawaiianstylerestaurant.com

Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe

By Steve Kajihiro
Photo by Bridget Rodrigues

Oregon is famous for their beautiful coastline and waterfalls. Nestled between all of this beautiful scenery is a restaurant that will fill your belly and instantly take you back to the Islands.

This restaurant is Noho’s Hawaiian Café. Noho’s Hawaiian Café is decorated with surfboards and other Island décor which projects an Island-style vibe that made me feel at home.  

More importantly, the food at Noho’s is simply “onolicious,” delicious for those who need the translation. Noho’s kalua pig was “broke the mouth” good. The ahi poke was one of the best I have ever tasted. I also had the pleasure of trying Noho’s shoyu chicken, noodles, and their awesome macaroni salad. What can I say; everything I tried was authentic “onolicious” local Island-style food. There are a lot of wannabe Hawaiian-style restaurants out there but Noho’s is the real deal.  

I had the pleasure of meeting Noho on a recent trip to Portland and let me tell you, Noho never forgot where he came from.  He still remembers what the Aloha spirit is all about. Noho, your hospitality really made everyone’s trip to Oregon one to remember.Mahalo!!  Check out Noho’s, you will not be disappointed.

Noho’s Hawaiian Café

Clinton:

2525 SE Clinton Street
Portland, Oregon 97202
(503) 233-5301

Medford:
703 East Main Street
Medford, Oregon 97504
(541) 245-6919

Beaverton:
3484 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, Oregon
(503) 352-0842

For more information, visit their website at www.nohos.com.

Nico’s Pier 38

By Allen Ishida 

When I am in the mood for expertly prepared fresh seafood, I will often drive down to Nico’s Pier 38 restaurant which is conveniently located next door to the new Honolulu fish auction where owner Nicolas Chaize gets his restaurant’s catch-of-the-day and other fresh fish on the daily menu.  Local musicians often entertain guests while they are eating or waiting for takeout orders in the casual dining atmosphere of the covered outdoor seating area. I personally like the furikake pan-seared ahi cooked just past the sashimi stage of “doneness” with a ginger, garlic, and cilantro sauce on the side.  Read more

Bravo Restaurant and Bar

By Dave K.

If you are looking for great Italian food, Bravo Restaurant and Bar is the place to go. As soon as you sit down at your table, they bring you a basket of garlic butter bread rolls. They are gooood! On their menu they have items ranging from salads, pasta, veal and eggplant parmesan, calamari, to a variety of pizzas. Read more

Ray’s Kiawe Broiled Chicken

By Dave K.

When you visit Haleiwa Town on Oahu, Hawaii, you have to stop at Ray’s Kiawe Broiled Chicken. It is located along Kamehameha Highway next to Spagettini Restaurant. You can’t miss it as it is literally a tent and trailer parked alongside the road in the middle of Haleiwa Town. Just follow the aroma of the smoke from the rotisserie chicken cooking on the open fire. A whole chicken is $9.00, side order rice is $1.00 and soda or juice is 75 cents. Read more

DA’ Kitchen Express – Kihei, Maui – Hawai’i

By Dave K

DA’ Kitchen Express is a fast food restaurant located in the Rainbow Mall along South Kihei Road on Maui.  It is a cozy place with about ten tables.  It is fast food style, so you order your food at the counter and sit at the tables.  They serve local foods ranging from chicken katsu, teri beef, laulau, to mahi mahi sandwiches.  Prices range from $5.75 to $11.75 a Read more

Koho Grill and Bar – Kahului, Maui – Hawai’i

By Dave K

I went to Maui for a business trip and, as always, the first priority is finding a place to eat breakfast.  We went to Koho Grill and Bar, located in the Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center.  The restaurant is five minutes from the Kahului Airport.  This was my second visit to this restaurant.  It has a tropical atmosphere and is clean and neat.  Right away the waitress knew we were from Honolulu as she said, “What, you folks from Honolulu on your way to a meeting?”  I don’t know how she knew, but it might have been the aloha shirts with pens in our pockets, long pants, cel phones and dress shoes that gave us away.  Ha! Ha!  She was very friendly as she sat us down at a table in the back of the restaurant and handed each of us a menu.  They have Read more

Golden House Chinese Cuisine Restaurant – Mukilteo, WA

By Steve Kajihiro

When I first moved to Washington, I met the owner/chef Charlie over at Golden House Chinese Cuisine Restaurant. Charlie came over to our table and introduced himself. He told us that he used to live and own a restaurant in Hawai’i.  Anyway, the food there reminds me of chinese food back home in Hawai’i.  He has cake noodle, just like back home.   I normally get the cake noodle with beef broccoli.  They also have one of my favorites, (cold) ginger chicken but I think you have to call them early for that dish.  Anyway, the honey walnut prawns is also a winner.

So, the next time you are in the area.  Stop by and check out this place. This place reminds me of the Chinese food by home in Hawai’i.

In my opinion, Golden House is an 10 out of 10 in Chinese Restaurants in the area.  It’s becasue they serve good food and they make you feel at home.  Good friendly atmosphere.

Golden House Chinese Cuisine

12030 Mukilteo Speedway
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Phone: (425) 438-8833

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