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A list of restaurants by type of cuisine is on Page 80; by neighborhood on Page 81. ingredients, carefully prepared and reasonably priced. Consider the flaky sole, lightly breaded and crisped, with a butter-lemon-caper sauce and delicate rice; or quail with a rich, wild taste and a bright red sauce. Desserts include a cake made with olive oil and cracked black pepper, served with blue cheese ice cream. Note: It’s BYOB here, with a small corkage fee. ——— Medical Arts Building, 1010 S. King St.; 591-1809; www.leguignol.org. Dinner (closed Monday-Tuesday). $$$-$$$$
LEGEND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Dining at Legend is an immersion experience: Most weekends after 11 a.m. there’s a line out the door at this immensely popular Chinatown temple of dim sum, and once you’re seated, you’ll rub elbows with locals, tourists and waitstaff in and around the close-packed tables. The commitment pays off in what is arguably the finest selection of dim sum on the island. Recommended: joong
(sweet rice richly laced with roast pork); shrimp or scallop look fun; chive dumplings; bean curd-wrapped fish, baby corn and mushroom; egg custard tart. ——— Chinese Cultural Plaza, 100 N. Beretania St.; 532-1868. Lunch, dinner. $$
LICIOUS DISHES For a gourmet dose of healthful raw vegan cuisine, Sylvia Thompson’s meal packages can’t be beat. Advance ordering is required, and pick-ups are Fridays for meal packages intended to carry you through three to five days of worry-free dinners. In October Thompson will open Greens & Vines at 909 Kapiolani Blvd., a sit-down restaurant serving such dishes as Lemony Zucchini Bisque with Shaved Fennel, Tomato Soup with Avocado Concasse and veggie sushi. The belief behind raw food is that cooking at temperatures above 118 degrees destroys beneficial enzymes and some of the nutritional content in food. Thus, food is not really cooked. When baking is
called for, foods are dehydrated to create crackers and breads made mostly from nuts and seeds, with natural oils and juices as binders. Some of her dishes can be found at Kale’s Natural Foods and select farmers markets. ——— 650 Iwilei Road; 536-9680; www.e-liciousdishes.com. $$
LIKE LIKE DRIVE INN The blasts from the past don’t stop at this no-frills coffee shop. On the menu: chilled fruit cups, grilled cheese, deviled eggs, liver with bacon or onions, malts, Green River (lemon-lime drink) and … Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup? Things are much the same since James and Alice Nako opened the place in 1953, and the diner, specializing in local plate-lunch and American standards, is still going strong as a late-night and breakfast-anytime spot. Recommended: the famous lemon chiffon pie, saimin, deluxe burgers, loco moco, fried rice, banana pancakes, French pancakes
(rolled with guava jelly). ——— 745 Keeaumoku St.; 941-2515; likelikedriveinn.com. Open 24 hours. $$
LILIHA BAKERY & COFFEE SHOP The home of the original Coco Puff, famous chantilly cake (a top seller since the 1950s) and a menagerie of other confections also offers a round-the-clock dine-in counter. Choose from old-fashioned favorites such as pancakes, grilled butter rolls or cornbread, cheeseburger deluxe, Portuguese sausage and eggs, loco moco, grilled mahimahi and beef stew. ——— 515 N. Kuakini St.; 531-1651; www.lilihabakeryhawaii.com. Open 24 hours (closed Mondays). $$
LITTLE VILLAGE NOODLE HOUSE Kenneth and Jennifer Chan’s fresh take on Chinese has been a hit with downtown business folks and Chinatown
Bringing Family & Friends Together for 18 Years in Hawaii
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