Hawaii Dining Out 26 Jun 2011

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The Chinese Connection Hong Kong meets Hawaii at Seafood Village in Waikiki, where authentic Chinese cuisine fuels diners’ cravings.

See page 4 | Lawrence Tabudlo photo

Executive chef Sonny So and manager Johnson Ma present Seafood Village’s Dinner Party Menu ($24.95) featuring, from left, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp & Scallop, Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables, General Tso’s Favorite Chicken, Honey & Walnut Shrimp, Chinese Salad with Oriental Dressing and Crab-Country Style (center).

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ono, you know

By Alana Folen | Photos by Leah Friel

Retreating to a

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filled with So, come along with me and enter into the world of scallops. You won't be disappointed at what you'll find at the following “Ono, You Know” hot spots.

Atlantis Seafood & Steak

am not a picky eater by any means — and never have been. In fact, when asked on the spot, it’s hard to come up with a food that I don't like. However, having said that, there are a few edible creations I haven't explored to their full culinary potential, one of those being scallops.

This week I made it a point to broaden my horizons and expand my palate beyond its comfort zone, and immerse myself into a scallop sanctuary of sorts.

Boy, was I missing out on some of the most delectable foods to come from the sea. No matter how they’re prepared, these crustaceans are so rich, sweet and tender that you won't know what hit you.

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Above: The editor is ready to devour a forkful of Atlantis Seafood & Steak’s Ocean Seafood Pasta ($24.95)

Mention the words “surf and turf” and you’ll hear my stomach growl just a little (OK, a lot), but really who doesn't love some steak and seafood in their lives? You don't have to ask me twice!

This week, I ventured to the heart of Waikiki to what was once the former Waikiki No. 3 Theater — now transformed into Atlantis Seafood & Steak aka a culinary paradise on earth.

The staff here is friendly and patrons are free to seat themselves, whether you wish to dine under a ship's majestic frame or out on the lanai overlooking beautiful Waikiki.

Manager Frank Bennett introduced me to an endless selection of seafood and steak specialties, but I couldn't help but develop an affinity for the Ocean Seafood Pasta ($24.95). This best-seller features a mountain of pasta mixed with caramelized

scallops

onions, garlic, oregano, basil, Burgundy Paesano Ristorante Italiano wine and Roma tomatoes simmered for two Being half Italian, it's without a doubt to three hours to create a special sauce. that genuine Italian cuisine holds a speThen a cluster of fresh manila clams, cial place in my heart, and therefore, shrimp, scallops and mahi mahi is added to the dish to make for a festive feast straight – See page 16 from the sea. Delicious!

“While the Ocean Seafood Pasta is a universal favorite, it seems like the Japanese tourists love the Togarashi Jumbo Scallops ($25.95),” Bennet says.

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or nearly 20 years, Seafood Village has called the lower level of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa home. The location, which used to house a night club, offers a unique atmosphere and shape that features three private dining rooms, and remains a favorite with visitors from around the world and kamaaina alike.

Even the late Michael Jackson left a note of gratitude near the entrance during one of his visits to Hawaii. If the King of Pop’s taste in food was as impressive as his musical talent, Seafood Village will no doubt have customers moon walking with delight.

The eatery has found a way to ride the wave of change in Waikiki. As new buildings spring up and an Americanized form of Chinese cuisine proliferates the dining market, Seafood Village continues to prepare dishes in the “Hong Kong” style. The majority

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The Chinese Connection Hong Kong meets Hawaii at Seafood Village in Waikiki, where authentic Chinese cuisine fuels diners’ cravings.

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Executive chef Sonny So and manager Johnson Ma present Seafood Village’s Dinner Party Menu ($24.95) featuring, from left, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp & Scallop, Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables, General Tso’s Favorite Chicken, Honey & Walnut Shrimp, Chinese Salad with Oriental Dressing and Crab-Country Style (center).

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Where: Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa, 2424 Kalakaua Ave. #103, Honolulu

Hours: Open daily, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (lunch) and 5 to 10 p.m. (dinner)

Call: 971.1818

Notes: $3 validated self-parking and $4 valet parking at the Hyatt.

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of the staff hails from Hong Kong, and according to executive general manager Steven Matsuno, customers appreciate the authenticity of the experience as a whole.

Its recipe for success includes using the freshest seafood selections available and offering traditional Chinese recipes presented in a simple yet elegant fashion. Executive chef Sonny So brings decades of experience to the kitchen, and is the driving force behind the authentic recipes and their presentations.

Dining Out stopped by Seafood Village recently to get the scoop from Matsuno and manager Johnson Ma.

party menu options are available?

Matsuno: We offer multiple menu options to satisfy any party’s need, we have had a lot of graduation parties lately, it’s been graduations galore! We can help with everything

DO: With the emergence of so many “Americanized” Chinese restaurants, how does Seafood Village remain true to its roots?

Matsuno: We feature Hong Kong-style cuisine, and we’ve been here close to 20 years. I like to say it’s a taste of Hong Kong within the heart of Waikiki in the Hyatt Regency. We have live fish, live prawns, live lobster and live Dungeness crab. It’s a great place to celebrate anything, whether it’s two people or 200. Chinese food lends itself to a party atmosphere; everyone shares and has fun.

DO: When groups dine in at Seafood Village, what sorts of

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from anniversaries to birthdays and retirement parties. For $24.95 per person, groups with a minimum of four people can indulge in one of our dinner party menu sets that includes Chicken Salad with Oriental Dressing, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp and Scallops, Country Style Crab, Honey and Walnut Shrimp, General Tso’s Favorite Chicken, Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables, Steamed Rice and Mango Pudding for dessert. We also feature lunch menu sets starting at $10.95 per person for groups with a minimum of 10 people.

Ma: We offer a good deal for parties, especially at lunch. We have a lot of return customers.

Matsuno: It’s nice to come into Waikiki and experience what we have to offer.

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DO: In addition to the party meal options, which a la carte items are customer favorites?

Ma: The Peking Duck ($28) is very popular.

Every time we prepare it for the customer, they always exclaim “wow!” Also, they love the walnut shrimp — it’s very popular. This location is very convenient for when people need a break from the world class shopping that surrounds us. It’s a great destination.

DO: Are there any menu specials customers should take advantage of?

Matsuno: We are offering a Tea-Smoked Jumbo Kahuku Shrimp ($23.95) that uses oolong tea leaves, which are deep-fried to bring out all the flavor. The shrimp are cooked and tossed in with the tea leaves, and the

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result is a unique combination of taste and texture. Another special item is the Kalua Short Ribs ($18.95) that come bathed in a Chinese vinegar and chili sauce. It’s so good!

DO: Is it true that Seafood Village is home to some great dim sum?

Ma: I believe we have one of Waikiki’s best dim sum selections available. In Mandarin, dim sum means “touch the heart,” and our selections do just that. A lot of our Mainland guests know about it and keep coming back every time they visit. It’s made to order and extremely fresh.

DO: How is the parking situation at Seafood Village?

Matsuno: Parking is $3 with validation in the Hyatt, and even if you choose to valet, it’s just $4 and we’ll do the rest!

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1 A decadent spread of dishes from the dinner party menu ($24.95 per person)

5 Executive chef Sonny So turning up the heat.

6 General Tso's Favorite Chicken

2 Manager Johnson Ma with the Honey and Walnut Shrimp

7 Bacon Wrapped Shrimp and Scallops

3 Country Style Crab

8 Tea-Smoked Jumbo Kahuku Shrimp ($23.95)

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n the past six months since its inception, 4Kings Kitchen has proven to be a mecca for locals and tourists alike who crave upscale plate lunches at an affordable price. This family-friendly, neighborhood establishment has been booming with business — with items such as the Red Wine Braised Chops ($9) and the Not Your Normal Loco ($11) selling like gold.

Now the time has come when owner and chef Kapo Kealoha will give 4King's fanatics much more to look forward to.

“We've had a lot of return customers who have pretty much ran through a large chunk of the menu,” Kealoha says. “We always knew this was going to happen, but we're surprised by how soon it came —

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expanding the menu is something we always wanted to do.

“We also added two new house-made salad dressings to the menu, the Wild Boar & Blue Cheese Dressing, featuring Hawaiian smoked wild boar bacon with creamy cheese crumbles, and the Hawaiian Honey & Balsamic Vinaigrette.”

Don't fret, all your original favorites will still be there, in addition to a handful of other remarkable dishes, including Smoked Rack of Baby Back Ribs ($12), Pulehu New York Steak Plate ($14), “Garden Isle” Bone-In Short Ribs ($14) and “Primo” Fish-n-Chips ($10).

All entrees also come with a choice of white or brown rice and a choice of MA‘O Farms Sassy Mix Salad or homemade kimchi and cucumber kimchi.

“I started working with ranchers on Kauai to incorporate Kauai-raised, grassfed beef on the menu, so we're really proud to offer this to our customers,” Kealoha states.

Be ready, the next time your appetite finds you at 4Kings Kitchen, come with a hungry stomach — mouthwatering local grinds await!

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here's always fun to be had at Shakey's Pizza. Between the Monday-Friday Happy Hour from 3-6 p.m., the five flat-screen TVs in the dining room and a game room stocked with video and arcade games, you could find something to do at Shakey's every day of the week.

And that's not even to mention the food. Shakey's pizzas are piled high with tasty toppings like the Big Island BBQ pizza that comes with ham, jalapeno, sausage, sweet pineapple and bacon (small $10.49; medium $17.49; large $22.99). And then there's the Rustic Chicken pizza with Alfredo sauce, mushrooms and fresh cilantro (small $10.49; medium $17.49; large $22.99). Or try the make your own pizza option (small $7.99; medium $14.99; large $19.99; plus extra for additional toppings). And for a

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For Wiljohn C. Ho of Waipahu and Britt Takashima of Pearl City, it was the Shakey's Special (medium for $17.49) and the salad bar that drew them in.

Britt Takashima: “The salad bar is great; It's a big plate and you can just pile whatever you want on there. The Shakey's special has pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms and black olives.”

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hen describing Eggs ‘n Things, general manager Michael Skedeleski does not immediately mention the restaurant’s award-winning fresh Ahi Steak or fluffy pancakes. Instead, he emphasizes the eatery’s focus on local flair and fresh ingredients.

“The motto from 1974 was ‘serving quality food in a spirit of Aloha,’” Skedeleski recalls. “It’s (Eggs ‘n Things) a breakfast restaurant with local Hawaii flair, which focuses on using the freshest ingredients and serving food with the Aloha Spirit. We don’t store much of anything; we get everything delivered fresh daily.”

Husband-and-wife team Jerry and Jan Fukunaga opened Eggs ‘n Things in March 1974. Jerry, Skedeleski recalls, used to work at the Original Pancake House located on Dillingham, and was encouraged by the restaurant’s owner to start his own business.

“He saw that Jerry had a lot of talent and drive,” Skedeleski says. “Jerry put more of a local twist on it (at Eggs ‘n Things); he tried to implement fresh fish in his dishes. That became our

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thing —local flair— whereas Pancake House was more of a continental chain.”

Since it first opened, Eggs ‘n Things has moved from its original site on Ena Road to its current location on Saratoga Road. Many changes have occurred since its creation, according to Skedeleski.

“When we moved to this location (Saratoga), the hours changed,” he says. “The old hours were from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m.; that was because that other location was close to a lot of bars and

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The change in location also draws different crowds to the eatery.

“We don’t have that late night bar/club crowd,” Skedeleski says.

“We have a lot more of a traditional, family-style crowd. In the morning, there’s a lot of families and couples; in the evenings, it’s mostly tourists.”

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Another menu favorite is the Spinach, Bacon & Cheese Omelet ($10.95), made with three fresh eggs and a choice of Cheddar, Mozzarella or Pepper Jack cheese. Two other popular dishes include the Strawberry Whip Cream Pancakes with Nuts ($10.75) — five buttermilk pancakes topped with strawberries, whipped cream and macadamia nuts — and the Portuguese Sausage & Eggs ($8.95).

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Hawaii,” Skedeleski explains.

“What we’re most famous for is our In addition to its unique menu, Eggs ‘n Fresh Ahi Steak & Eggs,” he says. “It was Things offers a variety of daily specials. one of Jerry’s original dishes and we “We (currently) do Sweet Bread use fresh island ahi. That dish recently French Toast with Fresh Pineapple, won Food Network’s ‘Best Breakfast in Whipped Cream & Macadamia Nuts

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“Almost every day, we do Sweet Bread French Toast with a different fruit on it — blackberries, blueberries, pineapples.”

The eatery also prides itself 4 on bringing back former menu favorites — such as the Smoked Pork Chops & Eggs ($9.95) — and creating different versions of popular restaurant favorites, like the Loco Moco ($9.50).

“We’ve been playing with different versions of the Loco Moco during the evening,” Skedeleski says. “We do a ‘Hawaiian Moco’ with Portuguese sausage, sautéed onions and mushrooms on top of a regular Loco Moco.

We also do a ‘Maui Moco,’ where we add fresh-diced Maui pineapples.”

Besides its expanding menu, Eggs ‘n Things faces more changes in the near future. Starting this October or November, the restaurant will be opening its second location at the Aston Waikiki Circle Hotel. Skedeleski hopes the new location will decrease the restaurant’s wait time and cater to another niche.

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o the ocean we go! Locals and tourists have been setting sail for Fresh Catch, an island-style Seafood & Meat Deli serving up the freshest in local cuisine. Chef and owner Reno Henriques opened the doors to this nautical-themed, onestop poke picnic and tailgating deli four years ago in Kaimuki, and since then opened up a second location in Kaneohe last year.

With 30 different types of poke, marinated meats, sashimi platters, lau lau, patele, beef stew and more than 15 types of seafood plate lunches gracing the menu, Henriques, a local boy who graduated from Saint Louis School and the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Ore., loves creating island favorite upon island favorite and treats each customer as if they were family, with the warmest aloha.

Dining Out couldn't resist the charm of this local establishment, or the Ahi Katsu, Furikake Salmon and the Spicy Hawaiian Poke, for that matter, so all aboard, mateys, it's time to reel in one Fresh Catch!

2 food (laughs). Smoked Meat and Onions, Kalbi Beef, Beef Stew, Lau Lau, Patele, Ox Tail Soup, Tripe Stew and then a bunch of fish dishes. When it comes to the fish plates, I love using plenty of mayonnaise, and I started pairing it with the Ahi Katsu and Furikake Salmon. When I first started this restaurant I only had three items on the menu — I was trying to keep it simple and small — and every day I would feature a new special. Slowly I began to see what was working and the Furikake Salmon started taking off (sold 200 plates per day), so I made that and other top sellers a part of the daily specials.

DO: Fresh Catch is definitely bringing in the customers, no question about it. How did this establishment come to be?

Henriques: Actually, it wasn’t always a goal of mine to open my own restaurant, but I love to fish DO: Now that’s impressive. Of course, you only — and if I’m not fishing, then I’m diving. I’ve also had some expe- serve fresh fish here. Where do you obtain your fish?

Henriques: We get our fish from the auction rience experimenting with making poke. So when this place block every morning and sometimes I’ll cook up was available, I said, “why not?” some of the fish that I catch while fishing or diving. and I guess the rest is history.

DO: Fresh Catch offers daily and weekly chef speDO: You obviously have cials, including its most popular Ahi Katsu ($10.25) something special going on and Furikake Baked Salmon ($10.50). What are here and have built up quite a some other favorites?

Henriques: The Deep Fried Ahi Belly ($10.50) is a reputation. Yet, what can new customers expect upon setting daily special with a butter garlic heavy cream sauce. All of our fish lunches also are accompanied foot into the establishment?

Henriques: Good local-style by two scoops of rice and green salad. When it

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comes to our weekly chef specials, our We d n e s d a y special, the Crab Stuffed Roll Ahi is ($11.50) really popular.

It consists of ahi and crab meat wrapped up in nori like sushi, and then it’s panko deep fried, topped with our secret and sauce furikake. It’s a little similar to the ahi katsu. If

you love meat, you’ll enjoy the Smoked Meat and Onions ($10.50) — a daily special — where we smoke our own pork and sauté onions, and top it with our special teriyaki sauce. It’s served with two scoops of rice and potato salad. Our Fish-n-Chips ($10.50) is another daily special. It features mahi mahi or cod fried in our own beer batter and paired with seasoned fries and potato salad.

Everyone also comes for our poke bowls. We charge 50 cents per scoop of rice and the poke is priced by weight. You can really customize your poke bowl.

Henriques: Yes, you know, fish prices are always fluctuating, but I try to keep everything here at a set price — so no matter if the fish price goes up, my prices will always stay the same. We have 32 different types of poke, from your basics like ahi poke to aku poke, spicy poke, shoyu poke, shrimp poke and crab poke.

What makes us different is that we offer the whole spread. We even have ake poke that no one really makes anymore. Our poke usually ranges from $9.99 to $13.99 from quarter pound up to two pounds.

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DO: Fresh Catch is literally your one-stopshop for all your local favorites. What is your personal favorite on the menu?

Henriques: Well, everything on the menu is considered to be my favorite, but if I had to choose just one, I guess it would have to be the Smoked Meat and Onions.

DO: You’ve really personalized the restaurant and made it your own, by hanging personal family photos from previous fishing trips on the walls. Describe the atmosphere of the restaurant.

Henriques: It’s really casual. It’s almost like Fisherman’s Wharf with the nets, buoys and floaters hanging, and the old school pictures from young kid time — we really added a personal touch. Being a fisherman, I love to cook, so it’s great to be able to do what I love for a living.

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DO: Breakfast is served during the weekends. What can early birds find here?

Henriques: We have an Ahi Loco Moco, Smoked Meat Fried Rice, Kalbi and Eggs or Mahi Mahi and Eggs, and we also make a Banana Rum French Toast.

DO: Everything is delicious here! Tell us, what’s the secret?

Henriques: It’s all in the sauce, but I can’t give away the secret recipe (laughs). But it’s a gourmet dipping sauce that we also sell in Longs, and we’re planning to make our dipping sauce available at other stores as well. We also have a creamy salad oriental dressing that’s really ono, too.

DO: The portions are large and the prices are very reasonable, wouldn’t you agree?

5 Fresh Catch Where: 3109 Waialae Ave. (Kaimuki) and 45-1118 Kamehameha Hwy. (Kaneohe)

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1 Assortment of Fresh Catch’s salad dressings and sauces 2 Owner and chef Reno Henriques 3 Fish-n-Chips ($10.50) 4 Wednesday special Crab Stuffed Ahi Roll ($11.50) 5 Smoked Meat and Onions ($10.50) 6 Deep Fried Ahi Belly ($10.50) 7 Family photos grace the wall

Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Website: www.freshcatch808.com

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agoda Restaurant is an unexpected hideaway that offers a tranquil atmosphere. As you sit overlooking a Japanese garden, koi pond and waterfall, it might be easy to forget that the restaurant is located right in the center of downtown Honolulu.

Pagoda has been a musteat destination for local and tourists alike since 1964, thanks to unbeatable ambiance and its seamlessly Sandwich ($10). fused Asian, Hawaiian and Dinner offers even more Western dishes. Now under variety, and depending on new management since the which night you come in, could you choose from a completely different menu than the night before.

All dinners are an all-you-can-eatbuffet ($30.95 for adults and $14.95 for children).

Wednesday and Thursday nights offer fusion dinners that include roasted garlic chicken and fish with spinach and shiitake mushrooms. Friday dish1 es out Hawaiian food favorites like end of last year, Pagoda still kalua cabbage. serves up its eclectic menu On Saturday nights, stop with even more variety that in for seafood night. One of head chef Jason Takemura the popular dishes on has created.

Saturdays is island fish preTakemura has added to pared Molokai style, the breakfast and lunch steamed with ginger, mushmenus, says restaurant room, Chinese parsley and manager Tracy Yadao. For shoyu. breakfast, which is served a “We use the freshest fish la carte, stop in for Kalua Pig we can find,” says Yadao.

Hash ($9), Eggs Benedict “Mahi mahi and solvasa are ($12) and Loco Moco the ones that we most com($8.50). For lunch, also a la monly use.” carte, customer favorites Sunday nights feature include Oxtail Ramen ($12), Japanese food, including Prime Rib Sandwich ($11) miso butterfish, teriyaki and Grilled Teriyaki Steak chicken and udon.

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On Sundays, Pagoda offers a brunch all-you-caneat buffet ($25.95 for adults and $12.95 for children).

Patrons can leisurely enjoy a mid day meal with prime rib, Alaskan snow crab legs, shrimp and vegetable tem3 pura, omelettes and Belgian waffles. The brunch has experience like no other. — Pagoda has private treebeen so popular that start“We have great service, house seating areas that ing July 2, Pagoda also will great food and a beautiful can fit eight to 20 people, offer Saturday brunch. dining experience,” Yadao and keiki are even allowed Between the food and the says. Bring the whole family to help feed the koi. setting, Pagoda offers an

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1 Sunday brunch ($25.95) features tasty crab legs and more.

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At Sushi Ichiban on Waialae It is milder, doesn't over-consume Avenue, chef Marc Kusaka has the fish, helps complement the introduced its Sashimi A platflavors,” adds Kusaka. ter, which highlights not only The vibrance of the sashimi the presentation of the sushi and sushi also is heightened cuisine, but also the high qualithrough conversation regarding ty of the fish itself. the meal, something Kusaka “Most recently I came from seems to enjoy.

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“My job brings happiness, interIchiban) gave me a great oppor- Nathalie Walker photo acting with people and seeing tunity here to run the sushi finely cut fish, including aji, kampachi, their reactions to the fish. I like to counter, order the fish and help with salmon, tako, hamachi, maguro, toro, serve what I like to eat.” the menu,” says Kusaka. “I've been tako and more. A hidden formula that around a lot of high quality restaurants, so I've been trying to bring that quality here, trying to get everyone in our community more familiar with higher quality fish.”

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1 Three of Max’s most delicious appetizers 2 Max's Teaser ($7.95) 3 Chicken Chicharon ($5.95) 4 Tokwa con Lechon ($9.95) Lawrence Tabudlo photos

s you peruse this tantalizing issue of Dining Out, Max’s of Manila is rolling out a new pupu item that’s sure to please your palate.

Max’s — the immensely popular Filipino cuisine eatery with locations along Dillingham Boulevard and in the Waipahu Shopping Plaza — now offers Chicken Chicharon ($5.95) on its menu. The crispy chicken-skin dish is similar to Filipino favorite Pork Chicharon — also known as pork rinds — and comes served with a vinegar garlic dip. Talk about a chicken-skin 1 moment.

The Chicken Chicharon can also be found in one of Max’s new take-out packages that go perfectly with a day at the beach, or family gettogether. The KO Package ($15.99) features some of the restaurant’s favorite finger foods and includes 16 pieces of chicken (legs and thighs), Lumpiang Shanghai and the 2 Chicken Chicharon. The Quick Picnic Package ($26.99) includes Max’s Whole Chicken, Lumpiang Shanghai and a choice of Pancit all bundled in one of Max’s Eco Bags.

Also, Max’s Teasers ($7.95) offers a pupu sampler for diners with hearty servings of Lumpiang

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When I asked owner Janet Lam for a popular vegetarian dish on the Maple Garden Restaurant menu, she replied “Vegetarian Duck.”

Um, OK. Now, I’m pretty sure those web-footed creatures are omnivorous, but that, of course, isn’t what she meant.

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which specializes in Northern Chinese Szechuan cuisine, simulates duck using no meat or meat products. For Vegetarian Duck, mushrooms and bamboo shoots are wrapped in bean curd and then sliced ($9.50). It's one of the restaurant’s best-selling vegetarian offerings. It’s a simple dish, not spicy, but the flavors and textures complement each other and the result, in color, does resemble roast duck.

Some vegetarians out there

may not understand this scenario. If someone chooses not to eat meat, why would they want to eat something that looks like meat?

There is at least one good reason. Some carnivores choose a vegetarian diet for health reasons, but they crave the meat they used to eat.

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Paesano Ristorante Italiano is one of my top picks when my stomach is yearning for some onolicious grinds straight from my fatherland.

Owners Billy Rattanasamay and wife Nila opened the doors to the restaurant's first location in Manoa Marketplace in 1992, and in 2008 opened a second location in Waimalu Plaza Shopping Center.

And while the array of out-of-this world pastas runs the gamut here, seafood lovers marvel in the Scallops and Shrimps Alla Bolla (small portion $21.90, regular portion $26.90).

“The Scallops and Shrimps Alla Bolla features four jumbo shrimps and six pieces of jumbo scallops,” says Paesano executive chef Gerry Quach.

Served on a bed of linguine, the scallops and shrimps are seasoned with the perfect amount of garlic, white wine and butter.

The dish is then decorated with colorful sugar snap peas, making it the perfect dish

to satisfy your palate.

Yet, before you fill yourself up with this tantalizing entree, I highly recommend you and your special someone share a taste of the Scallop Casino ($15.90).

This is one appetizer that some may say supersedes the rest, as it offers diners five decadent pieces of pan-seared scallops garnished with heavenly morsels of garlic, bacon, onion and fresh basil, then sprinkled with a touch of white wine, lemon juice and savory butter.

Chinese cuisine. With two establishments under their belt, part-owners Colin, Darlene and Aaron Fong draw in a bounty of customers to both their South King street and Kahala locations on a daily basis.

With my sights set on all things scallop, head chef of the Kahala establishment Cheung Lam Lau cooked up alluring plates of Scallop with Sugar Snap Peas and the famous Seafood Taro Basket.

Paesano Ristorante Italiano Primarily served family-style, Scallop Waimalu Plaza Shopping Center, with Sugar Snap Peas ($12.95) consists of 98-1277 Kaahumanu St. and Manoa an exotic blend of scallops and sugar snap Marketplace, 2752 Woodlawn Drive peas sauteed with garlic and a special 485.8883 (Waimalu), house gravy. Trust me, the smooth texture 988.5923 (Manoa) of the scallops pairs perfectly with the zesty crunch of the peas. If you''re crazy Golden Duck Chinese Restaurant about scallops, I will bet this dish will soon Upon setting foot into Golden Duck turn into a must-have when dining here.

Chinese Restaurant, diners are greeted by Now, enter the Seafood Taro Basket the appealing aroma of Hong Kong-style ($13.95). As one of my personal favorites,

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1 Atlantis Seafood & Steak’s Ocean Seafood Pasta ($24.95) 2 Golden Duck’s Scallop with Sugar Snap Peas ($12.95) 3 Paesano’s Scallop Casino ($15.90) 4 Golden Duck’s Seafood Taro Basket ($13.95) 5 Atlantis Seafood & Steak’s Deep Fried Ocean Wrap ($12.95) 6 Paesano owner Nila Rattanasamay

this dish features a symphony of shrimp, scallop, fish, squid and Chinese peas nestled nicely in a crispy taro basket, and doused in a flavorful garlic and ginger sauce.

“Both of these dishes are available for lunch and dinner, and both are doing really well,” Darlene says. “Our scallops are always fresh and everything is served made-to-order.”

Dim sum fanatics, listen up: Golden Duck Kahala also recently launched its dim sum menu, available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Prices range from $2.88 to $3.88 with more than 30 varieties of dim sum to meet your fancy. Speaking of scallops, why not sample the Fresh Scallop Look Fun Roll?

Golden Duck Chinese Restaurant 4230 Waialae Ave. and 1221 S. King St. 737.7188, 737.7288 (Waialae Avenue) and 597.8088 (South King Street)

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hen Cindy and Ken Wong opened Anytime Café in February 2010, the couple wanted to create a place where people could come any time of day to satisfy whatever craving they may be having.

The end result is a menu filled with comfort foods from all corners of the globe. For example, Baked Meat Sauce Spaghettini ($10.95) can be found on the same page as Baked Unagi with Fried Rice ($12.95), Oxtail Soup ($11.95) and a very tasty Loco Moco ($10.95). Another page is strictly mouthwatering burgers and sandwiches – the kind you’d expect to find in a classic 1950s diner – while following pages are dedicated to classic Italian favorites like Mushroom Risotto ($10.50), Chicken Parmesan ($10.50), Seafood Alfredo ($9.95) and Baked Vegetable Canaloni ($10.50). There is even a page stocked with Asian delicacies like shrimp dumplings, Honeydew Snow Ice ($6.50) beef brisket and tendon, fish balls and pigs feet, all swimming in a homemade soup base and wonton noodles specially ordered from Canada, of all places.

“We wanted to have a casual place where everyone can find something they want to eat,” says the cheery and vibrant Cindy Wong, adding that her personal experience with a picky eater inspired the varied menu.

“My son is only 10 years old, and when we go out to eat, he always wants pizza, pasta. Me and my husband, we like other food like Chinese and Japanese,” she says.

“This way, if you come to this café,” she continues, “you can order anything you want. My son can eat what he wants, I can eat what I want, and my husband can have what he wants. Everybody can come here and find something they like to eat.”

Anytime Cafe introduces new and improved menu atrons of Anytime Café may notice a few changes this week at the popular Market City Shopping Center eatery. For starters, there is a brand-new menu to peruse, complete with photos of every dish that is listed in its glossy pages.

“Our new menu is done and on its way here from Hong Kong. We can’t wait to see it!” says Cindy Wong, who runs the year-old restaurant with her husband, Ken. Another happy addition is the inclusion of more dinner offerings like the Bone-In Pork Chop ($14.95), which previously had been available as a limited-time special.

“Before, we never had a set dinner,” says Wong. “This dish is very popular, which is why we wanted to put it on the new menu.”

The dinner’s popularity comes as no surprise. To begin with, the 10- to 12-ounce pork chops are special ordered from a local meat company, ensuring that the meat is fresh and of the best quality.

“Since the Bone-In Pork Chop is so fresh, we don’t need to use any special seasoning. We just use a little salt and pepper,” Wong notes.

The pan-fried pork chops are served with a mushroom cream sauce over a bed of pasta with vegetables and choice of soup or salad on the side.

“It’s really good, very tender, and with the sauce, it is really good,” Wong adds.

Turn the dinner into a full-fledge meal with an order of Thai-Style Pork Cheeks ($6.95), an appetizer of marinated pork cheeks served with a spicy dipping sauce.

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More than just sensational sushi

ushi fanatics are going gaga over G Sushi, a Kaiten-style sushi establishment conveniently located at Market City Shopping Center, where customers can select from a variety of sushi selections and other Japanese favorites that pass by each table on boats afloat on water.

Owner Lisa Yuan says each piece of sushi is handcrafted to perfection and made fresh to order by top-notch sushi chefs.

“We offer so much more than just your typical sushi,” Yuan explains.

“There's something here that everyone can enjoy.”

Yes, indeed. Patrons’ growing appetites have been seeking out G Sushi's Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab

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($5.99), Seared Aji Hotate ($3.59) and Sweet Potato Croquette ($2.39), to name a few.

“These have proved to be very popular items,” Yuan says. “They've been on the menu for a while now, but people still love them.”

The Seared Aji Hotate

features seared scallop topped with a special sauce of mayo and masago on a bed of rice. This entree pairs nicely with the Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab, which seafood lovers find irresistible. The crab itself melts in your mouth and is accompanied by a medley of fresh greens and sliced carrots to brighten up the masterpiece.

Finally, sink your teeth into G Sushi's Sweet Potato Croquette. Diners enjoy the smooth texture of the sweet potato while also relishing the crispy, lightly fried exterior that's drizzled with just the right amount of katsu sauce to give it that extra kick.

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want on the boats right away, you also can order straight off the menu and the chefs will be more than happy to prepare your meal to order. Don't forget to save room for decadent pieces of sashimi and piping hot bowls of saimin as well.

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foodie fare that come in strawberry, mango and yogurt. suggests indulging in a heaping bowl of “When you eat (the popping bobas), Honeydew Snow Ice ($6.50). they pop in your mouth and it’s very “The snow ice is similar to local shave juicy,” Wong says. “It’s a fun treat for the ice, but shave ice is just plain ice, where customer.” our snow ice already has the flavor in the ice block,” she explains of the Anytime Café creamy, ice cream-like concoction from Market City Shopping Center Thailand that comes in five additional 2919 Kapiolani Blvd. flavors that include strawberry, green 735.3888 Open 10 a.m.-midnight tea, taro, milk and mango.

“Even though one order is very big, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-midnight when you eat it you don’t feel full,” says Saturday and 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday Ample free parking available Wong, adding, “We also put toppings on it,” like fruit jellies and popping boba – From page 17

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By Chef Chai Chaowasaree | Serves 1

• 3 teardrop tomatoes • 3 pieces baby zucchini • 2 pieces fresh shiitake mushroom, cut in quarters • salt and pepper, to taste • 1-2 tablespoons butter

Ingredients : • 1 boneless chicken breast • 2 tablespoons Sun-dried

Tomato and Goat Cheese Filling • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 3 cloves garlic • 3 pieces pearl onions • 1 ounce dry white wine • 1 cup chicken stock

Preparation: • Cut a small pocket in the chicken from top to bottom, enough to be able to stuff the goat cheese filling.

Be sure to not cut too deep or create a hole, the cheese may leak out when cooked.

• In a sauté pan on medium heat, add vegetable oil and chicken skin-side down and cook for a couple minutes or until light brown, then turn over.

• Add garlic, pearl onions,

and cook for a minute; deglaze with white wine and chicken stock. Add tomato, zucchini, mushroom, salt and pepper and let it simmer until the chicken is cooked all the way (about 3-5 minutes).

When the chicken is done you should have very little sauce in the pan. Turn off the heat and add butter. Stir until the butter is incorporated into the sauce.

• Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or pasta.

March Menu for Four Chinese Chicken Salad • Wintermelon Soup Mongolian Pork Chop • Beef and Broccoli Pepper Salt Shrimp • Ma Po Tofu Steamed Rice $49 for Four (reg. $65) with this coupon served daily; valid until 7/15/2011

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735-5544

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Ham and Scallop Soup • Chinese Chicken Salad • Peking Duck • Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger & Onions • Walnut Shrimp • Capitol Pork Chops • Boneless Chicken Cake Noodle • Rice Chef’s Dessert of the Day

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Steamed Mussels in White Wine & Herbs •

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LET US DO THE COOKING!

Father’s Day Special Menu

Thursday, July 14 6:30 pm

We deliver!

See our menus at:

-Peking Duck with Steamed Buns -Peking Duck Braised E Mein

• Chinese Chicken Salad • Wok Seared Shoyu Prawns • Maine Lobster with Ginger Scallions • Mongolian Pork Chop • Garlic Shanghai Bok Choy $199 Table Ten (Reg. $229) (limited to two tables on Saturdays & Sundays) served until 7/15/2011

with this coupon expires 7/31/2011

Bastille Day

Call us at 521-1837

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941-2835 KIDS EAT FREE

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Floating Island, Vanilla Bean Sauce

Dim Sum

Served 7am Daily

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1500

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1936 S. King St. Local Japanese Style Dining Dinner 5 - Midnight • Late Pupus 10 - 2am

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WHERE TO DINE Ige’s Restaurant & 19th Puka

AMERICAN

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4 Kings Kitchen

Breakfast

2671 S. King St. 951-5464

Lunch

2284 Kalakaua Avenue 922-6868

After Midnight

d.k Steakhouse

Alcohol served

2552 Kalakaua Ave., Waikiki Marriott Beach Hotel 931-6280

98-761 Oihana Place, Aiea 486-3500

Tropics Bar & Grill

Larry’s Bakery

2005 Kalia Road Hilton Hawaiian Village (Ali‘i Tower) 949-4321

Atlantis Seafood & Steak

Dinner

La Palme D’or Ala Moana Center - Mall Level Mountain side, next to Shirokiya 941-6161

4369 Lawehana St. (across Target in Salt Lake) 422-0059

Willows, The

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Located inside of Zippy’s

Panya

BAKERY

711 Queen St. 597-8880 1111 Bishop St. #4 536-8363 Ala Moana Center 946-6388 Royal Hawaiian Center 791-2969

Fendu Boulangerie

Eggs n’ Things

2752 Woodlawn Dr. Manoa Marketplace 988-4310

343 Saratoga Road 923-EGGS (3447)

Catering

Napoleon’s Bakery

901 Hausten St. 952-9200

Friday, July 1, 2011 6pm - 9pm • $35 pre-sale tickets • $40 at the door • Craft, Select, and Belgian Beers • Pupus by Executive Chef Jay Matsukawa • Lucky Draw Prizes Tickets can be purchased at Willows or Tamura’s Fine Wine locations.

952-9200

Featuring our

New!Included Salad Bar with Entrees

BYOB

Fresh Broiled Salmon

no corkage fee

with Mediterranean Sauces, Basmati Rice, Pita Bread and Greek Salad. www.thefatgreek.net

Check out our Daily Specials Private Parties and Fundraisers * LIVE Entertainment *

RESTAURANT & 19TH PUKA 98-761 Oihana Place, Aiea • Ph: 486-3500 www.igesrestaurant.com

Waialae - 734-0404

Waikiki - 941-3444

Ala Moana - 949-2120

3040 Waialae Ave. (Corner of St. Louis & Waialae) Open Daily 11am-10pm

1831 Ala Moana Blvd.

(Between Ilikai & Kobe) Open Daily 11am-10pm

Ala Moana Food Court Mall Hours

AUTHENTIC KOREAN DISHES Lunch Specials & Plates starting at $5.99

4th of July Special

Happy Hour 4-7pm All American Beers $2.00 Soju - $4.95 Appetizers starting at $4.95

July 1-4, 2011

20% off all purchases that total $33.00 or more (Excludes special orders cakes & wedding cakes)

today thru 7/2/11

Ala Moana Center • Mall Level

www.sushisan.com

(Mountain side, next to Shirokiya) www.lapalmedor-usa.com 941-6161

Open Daily 11am – 9pm • 1411 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1 • (808) 944-0670

Shabu Shabu

SUMMER IS PARTY TIME

50% OFF valid Sun, Mon & Tue with ad Expires 7/5/11.

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HO HO Chinese Cuisine

Tuesday, June 28

590 Farrington Hwy Kapolei Marketplace

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1604 Kalakaua Ave • 951-9370

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Melveen Leed Brothers Cazimero Sista Robi & Jeff Rasmussen Hapa’s Nathan Danny Couch

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692-9880

Call For Group Rates!

9 50 15 95

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Pork Hash Manapua Special Shrimp Half Moon Steamed $1.25 Dumplings $.70 Baked $1.35 $.70 Manapua Station • Open Mon.-Sat. 6AM • Sun. 8AM

WHERE TO DINE A Catered Experience

CAFE

BUFFET Camellia Buffet

Anytime Cafe

930 McCully St. 951-0511/0611

Market City Shopping Center 2919 Kapiolani Blvd 735-3888

Ho Ho Chinese Cuisine

Koko Cafe

590 Farrington Hwy 692-9880

Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road 955-0555 Call for eligibility details.

949-4321

Makino Chaya Aloha Tower Mkt place 585-6360 Westridge Mall 486-5100

CATERERS

Yakiniku Camellia Buffet 2494 S. Beretania St. 944-0449

Chin’s Chinatown Restaurant

94-1068 Ka Uka Blvd.

677-7744

1023 Maunakea St. 521-4492

Kahai Street Kitchen

Chin’s Harbor View Restaurant

237 Kalihi Street, 845-0320

1 Aloha Tower Drive, #283 538-9881

Duck Yun

CHINESE

820 W. Hind Dr. Aina Haina Shopping Center 373-1303 or 373-4632

California Wok Ala Moana Shopping Center, Ground Level (between Macy’s & Radio Shack) 947-1332

Golden Duck 1221 S. King St. • 597-8088 4230 Waialae Ave., Kahala 737-7188

Canton House Restaurant

1132 Cafe

162 N. Hotel St. 521-3788

999 Bishop Street • 526-1777 1132 Bishop St. Ste.131 • 521-1837

Canton Seafood Restaurant

Golden Palace Seafood Restaurant

923 Keeaumoku St. 955-3388

111 N. King St. 521-8268

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“Cuisine of the Philippines” 801 Dillingham (next to Costco) Since 1945

94-300 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu (next to Savers)

951-MAXS (6297) www.maxsofmanila.com

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Offer good through June 30th.

D I N I N G O U T | J U N E 2 6 - J U LY 2 , 2 0 1 1 | 2 1

WHERE TO DINE Happy Day Chinese Restaurant

Lung Fung Chinese Restaurant

3553 Waialae Ave. 738-8666

5724 Kalanianaole Hwy. 377-5566

New Liu’s Chop Suey

new

Mandalay (The)

Hee Hing Restaurant

Angelo Pietro Honolulu 1585 Kapiolani Blvd. #110 941-0555

Bibas

Nice Day Chinese Seafood Restaurant

1055 Alakea St. 525-8585

449 Kapahulu Ave. 735-5544

FAMILY DINING

Kam Shopping Center 1620 N. School Street, #120 847-1234 / 841-8668

Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road 955-0555 Call for eligibility details.

Liliha Square 524-1628

Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant

Maple Garden / Yen King

Ala Moana Shopping Center 1450 Ala Moana Blvd.

4th Floor - Ho’okipa Terrace 947-8818

Little Villlage Noodle House 1113 Smith St. 545-3008

Fresh Catch

On at McCully ON ON On 1110 McCully St.

909 Isenberg St. 941-6641

at McCully

946-8833

Mini Garden Orient & Vegetarian Cuisine

Seafood Village Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa

2065 S. Beretania St. 946-3828

Street Level, 2424 Kalakaua Ave, #102 971-1818

45-1118 Kam Hwy 235-POKE (7653) 3109 Waialae Ave 735-POKE (7653)

I Love Country Cafe 885 Queen St. 4725 Bougainville Dr. 783-7901

KAHALA LOCATION NOW SERVING DIM SUM Huge 20 oz, PRIME RIB juicy, succulent Served with baked potato, corn o’’brien, soup or salad $19.95 This Monday and every Monday - 5 pm till all gone!

PRIME RIB MONDAYS Game room, balloon sculpturing, Chris da Clown, drawing contest, Free keiki meal with every adult entree KEIKI TUESDAYS Every Tuesday 15% Discount Seniors 62 and over with ID SENIOR WEDNESDAYS 2 pounds Snow Crablegs for the price of 1 pound $19.95 DOUBLE SNOW CRAB THURSDAYS Live entertainment, Sam’s Ono Hawaiian Plate, $3 pints of Aloha Beer, 50% off pupus in the bar 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

ALOHA FRIDAYS • Sam’s Clam Chowder • Island Green Salad • Grilled Ribeye Steak and Maine Lobster STEAK AND LOBSTER SATURDAYS $59 for two Toss Island Greens • Three Entrée Selections Dessert FAMILY SUNDAYS $19.95 per person *Lineup of week’s events will change on July 3, 2011 580 Nimitz Hwy. 545-7979

FREE $15

GIFT CERTIFICATE

with Take-out orders of $100 or more

Live Whole Main Lobster

Monday,

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July 4 , 2011 th

w/ entree purchase

Complete dinners served 11 AM till Midnight

Prime Rib of Beef BBQ Hickory Smoked Ribs Roast Tom Turkey

FREE Side Chinese Chicken Salad

16 $ 1395 $ 1295 $

95

Dinners Include

w/any entrée purchase w/ad. exp. 6/30/11 Dine-in or Take-out. Offer good at King St. and Kahala

4230 Waialae Ave., Kahala 737-7188 • 737-7288

1221 S. King St. 597-8088

MON-THUR 10AM-10PM/FRI-SUN 10AM-11PM

10:30AM-11PM EVERYDAY

“All you can eat” salad bar, Corn on the Cob, Strawberry Cake and more!

Portuguese Sweet $ 95 Bread Combo

9

HAPPY BUFFET SPECIAL 955-1764 Open 24 Hours 1860 Ala Moana Blvd. Validated Parking

$

18.98

5:30pm - 9:30pm

• Snow Crab Legs • Crab Meat & Miso Soup • Roast Beef & Beef Steak at Teppanyaki • Pork Spare Rib • Mahi Mahi Steak • Chicken Teriyaki • Pizza & Pasta Salad • Shrimp Dumpling • Breaded Oyster • Shrimp Tempura • Half Shell Green Mussel • Vegetable Egg Roll • California Roll & Sushi • Garlic Ahi & Salmon • Calamari Steak • Fried Rice & Fired Noodle • Fruit & Salad Bar • 30 Kinds of Dessert... and much more!!

KOREAN CUISINE • LUNCH $15.95 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM • DINNER $22.95 2:30 PM -10 PM Kal Bi, Sirloin, Chicken, Sashimi Spicy Pork, Oysters (Fri/Sat/Su) *DISCOUNT EXCLUDES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESWITH THIS AD. EXP. 6/30/11.

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KAMA‘AINA SPECIAL! 2380 Kuhio Ave • Tel: 923-2260

930 McCully St. • 951-0511/951-0611

LOBSTER & PRIME RIB BUFFET

• PRIVATE PARTY ROOM • CONVENIENT PARKING

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$2/2 hr. parking Miramar at Waikiki Mon-Fri 5:30-10pm

LOBSTER & PRIME RIB DINNER

20% OFF

1 Coupon per group. Must have valid ID. Not Combinable with other discounts.

Discounts off regular adult price. No online or photo-copied coupons. Expires 7/31/11.

WHERE TO DINE IHOP Waikiki - 1850 Ala Moana Blvd • 949-4467 Waikiki - Kuhio & Lewers • 921-2400 Pearl City - Times Sq. SC • 486-4467 Kaneohe - Windward Mall • 235-4467 Hilo - Prince Kuhio Plaza • 959-2600

JJ Bistro & French Pastry 3447 Waialae Ave.

739-0993

Kani Ka Pila Grille 2169 Kalia Rd, Outrigger Reef on the Beach

Tanaka Saimin

Panya Bistro • Bakery • Bar

888 N. Nimitz Hwy #103 524-2020

Ala Moana Center, Mauka - Mall Level 946-6388

924-4990

Wailana Coffee House

Rainbow Drive Inn Kit N Kitchen 1010 University Avenue 942-7622

1860 Ala Moana Blvd.

955-1764

3308 Kanaina Ave. 737-0177

Zippy’s

Restaurant Epic

Call the one nearest you.

1131 Nuuanu Ave. 587-7877

Kenny’s Restaurant 1620 N. School St. 841-0931

Kenny’s Express Hawaiian BBQ 2nd Floor, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center 922-9333

FILIPINO

Le Cacao Bistro

Shakey’s Pizza Parlor

3441 Waialae Ave.

Waipahu Town Center 94-060 Farrington Hwy., #D3 677-1919

626-5368

Max’s Of Manila 94-300 Farrington Hwy 801 Dillingham Blvd.

951-6297

FREE Furikake French Fries

with purchase of any Plate Lunch and this ad.

Not to be combined with any other offer. Exp 7/8/11.

akfast Also Serving Bre 11am Sat & Sun 8am–

Daily

losing 3:00 p.m.-C

NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 45-1118 Kam Hwy 235-POKE (7653)

3109 Waialae Ave. 735- POKE (7653)

www.freshcatch808.com Free meal valid for kids 12 and under on “Just for Kids” menu.

Dinner Menu

2 Choice Teishoku Combo

Not valid with any other discounts, coupons or specials.

Dine-in only.

$

16.75- $20.75

See Store for Details

Come hungry.

Leave happy.

Served with rice, miso soup, two side dishes, and pickles.

Choose from • Fried Oyster • Ebi Fry • Ahi Sashimi • Broiled Salmon Diced Steak • Miso Butterfish • Karaage • Pork Ginger Sizzling Hamburger Steak • Tempura • Tonkatsu and many more!

Bentos and assorted musubi available daily as well as ala carte specials

ALA MOANA BLVD. • KUHIO AVE PEARL CITY • KANEOHE • HILO Ala Moana (Free Parking)

OPEN 11 am - 9 pm Lunch 11 am - 5 pm Dinner 5 pm - 9 pm Hamburger Steak Plate $5.95

Closed Sundays (previously Bob’s Giant Malts & Bar-B-Que) Same Owners & Same Delicious Food 4510 Salt Lake Blvd. • Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 (next to Ice Palace at the Stadium Mall)

Japanese Home Style Restaurant “Hinone Mizunone” Please enjoy the KAMADAKIGOHAN cooked completely by “Ogama”.

Open Daily 10am–9pm Bar-B-Que Chicken Plate $5.95

487-6600

Catering Available

1345 S. King Street Corner of S. King St. & Sheridan St. Close to Ala Moana Shpg Cntr & Wal Mart

942-4848

TEL.

www.fujio-food.com

KYOTO RAMEN “YOTTEKO-YA” Homemade broth made from a blend of pork, chicken & vegetables simmered for over 10 hours BUSINESS HOURS SPICY PAITAN CHASHU RAMEN TOPPED WITH 5 SLICES OF OUR HOMEMADE CHASHU www.mccullysc.com • Ample Parking Available in Basement off Pumehana Street 1960 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 214, Honolulu, HI 96826 • 946-2900

Lunch: Mon-Sun Dinner: Mon-Sat Sun/Hol

11:30AM - 2:00PM 5:30PM - 10:00PM 5:30PM - 9:00PM

(LAST ORDER: 15MIN BEFORE CLOSING) CLOSED WEDNESDAYS D I N I N G O U T | J U N E 2 6 - J U LY 2 , 2 0 1 1 | 2 3

WHERE TO DINE FINE DINING

Top of Waikiki

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Bali Steak and Seafood Hilton Hawaiian Village (Rainbow Tower) 2005 Kalia Road 949-4321

Greek Marina

Sam Choy’s BLC

Koko Marina Shopping Center 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy. 396-8441

580 N. Nimitz Hwy. 545-7979

Aloha Tower Market Pl. 585-0011

735-8488

NOW OPEN 24 HOURS

Authentic & Original Vietnamese Cuisine

All You Can Eat!!!

All Day Special Short Rib, Seasoned Short Rib, Rib Eye, Seasoned Beef, Brisket, BBQ Chicken, Tripe, Pork Belly, Spicy Pork, Tongue, Also includes Seafood Pancake & Korean Miso Soup

NEW DISH SPECIAL BUY ONE, GET ONE

BYOB

50% OFF Open Everyday 10am-10pm / Except Sun & Wed 10am-9pm

Sam Sung Plaza • 655 Keeaumoku Street #108 • 949-2890

NIGHTLY 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Teriyaki Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.95 Daily Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23.95 Sukiyaki Steak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20.95 Teriyaki Steak & Chicken Combo . .$21.95 Kama‘aina & Military Discount Available (with proper ID)

1841 Ala Moana Blvd.

Between Ilikai & Hilton Hawaiian Village

Dinner served from 5:30 nightly. Valet parking available. Not valid with any other offer.

Cash Sale Only (With Coupon)

5% OFF

Excludes set menus; Roast Pork, Roast Duck, Char Siu & other specials. Not to be combined with any other offer. Expires 7/31/11.

.25 .25 $ .25 $1 .00 $

Hot Dog & Drink Hamburger Saimin Chili Plate

Liliha Square by Times Supermarket

524-1628

•Limit 5 items each

•No phone orders

Whneirne gs

at the Colony Surf

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in Breathtak

Dim Sum Take Out Special! 8am-11:30am

Zack Shimizu Kool Guitar/Vocals, experience the gentle crashing waves, pure ocean breezes and awesome beauty of Hawaii.

Happy Day Chinese Restaurant 3553 Waialae Avenue

Must present coupon Expires 7/31/11

Excludes set menu; Roast Pork, Roast Duck, Char Siu & other specials.

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674

$

(Dine-in Only)

Weekly Special (Regular $8.99) Coupon required. One set/coupon/person.

Some restrictions apply.

Expires 7/24/11

•While supplies last

PLEASE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS

5% OFF(Charge) •10% OFF(Cash)

www.paesanohawaii.com

3308 Kanaina Avenue

Celebrating 10 Years!

Dim Sum & Reg. Menu Dine In Special!

2752 Woodlawn Drive

Anniversary Specials will be sold only at the parking lot tent

New Menu Changes Monthly!

10% OFF(Charge) • 15% OFF(Cash)

98-1277 Kaahumanu St. (across from Safeway)

Saturday, July 16th (10am-5pm) Sunday, August 14th (10am-5pm) Saturday, September 17th (5pm-9pm) Sunday, October 16th (11am-7pm)

1st Sunday Champagne Brunch!

Nice Day Chinese Seafood Restaurant

738-8666

$

Sunday July 3 rd!

Hong Kong Dim Sum & Regular Menu Items

MANOA 988-5923

Da Bestest

See You 1st

Credit Card Sale Only (With Coupon)

WAIMALU 485-8883

Adult $19.95 Child $16.95

Expires 6/30/11. Must Present Coupon.

2919 Kapiolani Boulevard • Market City Shopping Center

Manoa Marketplace 2752 Woodlawn Dr. 988-5923

3040 Waialae Ave. 734-0404 1831 Ala Moana Blvd 941-3444 Ala Moana Food Court 949-2120

1250 Kapiolani Blvd.

237-5429

2440 Kuhio Ave. 922-5555

Paesano Ristorante Waimalu Plaza (across Safeway) 98-1277 Kaahumanu St. #119 485-8883

The Fat Greek

Stage Restaurant

Hy’s Steak House

10% OFF

Romanos Macaroni Grill Ala Moana Center Hookipa Terrace 356-8300

GREEK

Chai’s Island Bistro

941-4444

ITALIAN

Waikiki Business Plaza 2270 Kalakaua Ave. 923-3877

Restaurant Row • 599-3860 Waikiki Beach Walk 440-7910

…Only at Michel ’s ~ FREE VALET PARKING ~ ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY ~ 2895 Kalakaua Ave. • 923-6552 • www.michelshawaii.com

FOR BANQUETS & PRIVATE PARTIES CALL 728-3463

Dim Sum2.95 $ starts @

Special Graduation Menu $238.00 PER TABLE OF 10 Roasted Meat Appetizer Platter Seafood & Seaweed Soup Dynasty Style Golden Fried Chicken Chef Special Style Tenderloin Steamed Fish Filets with Ham & Vegetable in a Lotus Wrap Tea-smoked Tiger Shrimps Veggie with Albalone Sauce Pan Fried E-Mein Dessert - Mango Pudding “Best Chinese Restaurant on the island!”

- Martin Yan

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! $88 Lobster Dinner for 4 MON-THURS ONLY Soup of the Day • Live Maine Lobster (1.25lbs.)

Signature Fried Chicken (Half) • Pork Ribs w/Chefs Special Sauce • Sautéed Fish Fillet w/ Seasonal Vegetables • Steamed Rice • Dessert

PERFECT FOR ANY WEDDING OR EVENT

8,000 Square Foot Restaurant • 32 ft. long stage • 7 private rooms • Sound & projection video system Seafood Restaurant Affordable Elegance

Open 10:30am to 10:00pm Ala Moana Shopping Center (above Macy’s)

R E S E R VAT I O N S (808) 947-8818

jadedynastyhawaii.com

WHERE TO DINE Z Pizza

Hanaki Restaurant

Kochi

Ward Centre Auahi St. Shops 596-0066

Restaurant Suntory

Manoa Marketplace 2756 Woodlawn Drive 988-1551

1936 South King St. 941-2835

Royal Hawaiian Shpg Cntr 3rd Flr. 922-5511

151 Hekili St., Kailua 230-8400

Hifumi Japanese Restaurant Chinese Cultural Plaza 536-3035

Hinone Mizunone

JAPANESE

1345 South King St. 942-4848

G Sushi Market City Shopping Center 2919 Kapiolani Blvd. #23 732-9661

Kobe Japanese Steak House 1841 Ala Moana Blvd.

941-4444

100 For 10 People

$

Available Daily for Dine-in or Take-out

Seaweed Tofu and Pork Soup Deep Fried Crispy Whole Chicken Salt and Pepper Shrimp Pork Chop w/Orange Sauce Steamed Fish Fillet w/Black Bean Sauce Vegetable w/Garlic NEW! Beef Vegetable Noodle Kids Menu for Steamed White Rice $3.99

Cannot combine with other discounts

Sansei Seafood Restaurant Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort 2552 Kalakaua Ave, 931-6286

Makino Chaya

Sekiya’s Restaurant & Delicatessen

98-150 Kaonohi St. 486-5100

2746 Kaimuki Avenue 732-1656

High Quality at Affordable Prices!

$

RECEIVE A

6 DISCOUNT

on a Second Dinner OR A $ Call for info on our SPECIAL

Lungfunghawaii.com • Open Daily 11am-9pm 5724 Kalanianaole Hwy • Niu Valley Shopping Center LOTS OF FREE PARKING

3 DISCOUNT

when Dining Alone

FREE LOBSTER

Must present coupon (No take outs) Not valid with any other discount offers.

Expires 7/8/11

LOBSTERS $11.99

377-5555 or 377-5566

with purchase of 1-Entree

SUSHI BAR SPECIAL

15% OFF Best “Japanese Style” Shabu Shabu in Hawaii

Kozo Sushi Kahala Mall 738-KOZO Keeaumoku 946-KOZO Moiliili 951-KOZO Pearlridge 483-6805 Pearl City 455-6805

WITH COUPON Not to be combined with other special offers. Beverages excluded.

Expires 7/8/11

50% OFF

2850 Paa St. (near Airport and 99 Ranch Market) 833-3728

Buy Two Entrees or Buffets Get 3rd one at 50% OFF! Valid Monday thru Friday dinner only. For up to 20 people. Not to be combined with any other offer or discounts.

NO

w/coupon. Exp. 7/2/11

M-Sat 11am-2pm Dinner Nightly 5pm-10pm Validated Parking

1221 Kapiolani Blvd. 597-1655

SHRIMP TEMPURA LUNCH SPECIAL $8.95

Also Available Curry & Steak Monday-Sunday 10:30am-2:30pm, 5pm–10pm

3579 Waialae Avenue 737-8820

Ask about our extended MSG hours for Graduation.

Party Room Available for 20-80 people Open Daily 10am to 9:30pm FREE Ample Parking @ FHB after hours

Maple Garden/Yen King 909 Isenberg Street • 941-6641 www.MapleGardenHawaii.com

Summer Rolls $3.49 Offer valid on dine-in orders only. Must present coupon.

Cannot be combined with other offers or coupons. Exp 6/30/11

Military w/ID receive 10% OFF facebook.com/phomylienhawaii

WESTRIDGE SHOPPING CENTER • 488-4900 (Next to Makino Chaya) 98-150 Kaonohi St., Aiea Mon-Sat 10am-10pm • Sun 10am-8pm

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WHERE TO DINE Sushi San

Sushi Ichiban

1411 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1 944-0670

3579 Waialae Ave. 737-8820

KOREAN

Yakiniku Million 626 Sheridan St. 596-0799

Frog House Restaurant 1604 Kalakaua Ave. 951-9370

Sumo Ramen

Tanaka of Tokyo

Kaneohe 234-6868 Kapolei 693-8808 Market City 737-1868 Kamehameha Shp Cntr 848-8186 Pearl Highlands Cntr 456-8082 99 Ranch Mapunapuna 833-3139

East, in King’s Village, 922-4233 Central, in Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 922-4702 West in Ala Moana Cntr-Hookipa Terrace 945-3443

Richo

MEDITERRANEAN

3008 Waialae Ave. 734-2222

The Pyramid Restaurant

Sikdorak Korean Restaurant Sushi Company

Sam Sung Plaza 655 Keeaumoku St., #108 949-2890

Ton Ton Ramen

1111 McCully Street 947-5411

95-050 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu 677-5388

FREE PIZZA! BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE (Reg. $8.95each)

Build your own 10” pizza with unlimited toppings.

Celebrate Your Graduate’s Achievement!

Create Your Own Graduation Menu from $10.95 per person.

Pupu, Custom, Hawaiian & Prime Rib Menus also available!

Chinese Restaurant

East Honolulu

1110 McCully St. • 946-8833

Aina Haina Shopping Center 373-1303 or 373-4632

Dinner Menu for 4 $39.95 Oyster Sauce Chicken Pork Chop Pepper Salt Stuffed Tofu Minute Chicken Cake Noodle Rice

Also available Pasta • Burgers • Salads • Sandwiches OPEN TIL MIDNIGHT!

MARKET CITY SHPG CNTR 735-3888

ON ON at McCully (Corner of McCully & Young St.)

*Take out only, w/coupon; not to be combined with any other offer. Expires 7/15/11.

2919 Kapiolani Blvd., #218

758 Kapahulu Avenue 737-2900

Available for events booked through August 31, 2011.

Dinner Menu for 5 $49.95 Hong Kong Chicken Spicy Pork Eggplant Mushroom Egg Fu Yung Beef Sour Cabbage Minute Chicken Cake Noodle Rice

12.99

$

Minimum 25 guests, delivery fees may apply.

Shrimp Scampi

Won Ton Noodle

ton ton ramen FINE

RAMEN

Call

HOUSE

Here’s some of our most popular catering dishes:

Special noodles topped with chinese parsley and green onion. 1lb of oxtail in every order.

!

NEW

$10 95

228

$

Special Price for Table of 10 Chicken Salad Imperial Scallop Soup Peking Duck with Bun Salt & Pepper Shrimp Seafood w/Vegetables in Taro Basket Steamed Fish Fillets w/Ginger Scallion Black Mushroom with Baby Pak Choy Steamed Rice, Dessert

525-8585

• Chinese Chicken Salad..............$30/sm.pan • Korean or Yakitori Chicken......$33/sm.pan • Chow Mein..................................$15/sm.pan

www.themandalayhawaii.com Mon - Sun 10:30am to 9:00pm Excluding all coupons and other discounts. Dine-in only.

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• BBQ Beef Tri-Tip..........................$45/sm.pan • Mahi Mahi....................................$28/sm.pan • Sweet & Sour Pork......................$36/sm.pan

Best d Foo Greek wn! o in T

(Limit 1 per customer.

Not combinable with other offers.

Equal or lesser value.) Exp. 7/31/11.

841-0931

Kam Shopping Center • Open 6am Daily

94-050 Farrington Hwy. • Waipahu, HI 96797

1055 Alakea St.

Find menus and $5 coupon at www.ononhawaii.com

NO MSG ADDED!

JULYIAL Oxtail Ramen SPEC Soup base made from pork, chicken and beef bone.

677-5388

677-7744 to order or visit www.acateredexperience.com for more info.

Live Lobster with purchase at On On only

Dinner Menu for 6 $59.95 Oyster Sauce Chicken Shrimp Pepper Salt Bat Jun Tofu Sweet Sour Pork Beef Broccoli Minute Chicken Cake Noodle Rice

NEW TUES-SUN 6AM-11AM

20% OFF

SENIOR DISCOUNT 60+ older, applies to breakfast only

$2.99

BREAKFAST SPECIAL 1-scoop fried rice, 1-egg (any style), 2-bacon

YAKINIKU

Since 1989

MILLION 596-0799 626 SHERIDAN ST. (backside of Walmart) SUN, TUE, WED, THUR 6 AM - 12 MID

FRI & SAT 6 AM - 2 AM

MON 11 AM - 12 MID

396-8441

Koko Marina Shopping Center

WHERE TO DINE MEXICAN

OKAZUYA

El Charro Mexicano Aiea Restaurant 99-115 Aiea Heights Drive 488-9727

SHABU SHABU

Souvaly Thai Cuisine

Fukuya Delicatessen & Catering

Shabu Shabu Bangkok

2710 S. King St. 946-2073

“Thai Style” Hot Pot 949 Kapahulu Ave. • 732-7666

803 Kam Hwy. 455-5888

VIETNAMESE

Shabu Shabu House

Wahoo’s Fish Taco

“Japanese Style” Hot Pot 1221 Kapiolani Blvd. #108 597-1655

PACIFIC RIM

940 Auahi St. #140 591-1646

3660 on the Rise

MOCHI

THAI

3660 Waialae Ave. 737-1177

Made In Hawaii Foods 2071-A South Beretania St. 947-9022 98-718 Moanalua Rd. 484-0052

Pho Kitchen 2919 Kapiolani Blvd.

735-8488

Bangkok Chef Pho My Lien

1627 Nuuanu Ave. • 585-8839 2955 E. Manoa Rd. • 988-0212 900 N. Nimitz Hwy. • 536-8570

The Ocean House Restaurant 2169 Kalia Rd., Outrigger Reef Hotel 923-2277

98-150 Kaonohi St. 488-4900

CHEF KAPO’S

FAMOUS MOCHIKO CHICKEN It took years of practice to perfect!

HAPPY HOUR FRIDAYS 5:30-11pm

50% OFF Upscale American Bistro Plate Lunch

Mon-Sat 9am to 7:30pm; Sun 9:30am to 6pm • 1111 McCully Street • 947-5411

951-KING (5464)

OPEN: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm

Parking: turn into driveway between Kokua Market & 4 Kings

DRAFT BEERS

Parking along left side of Bldg and right side of bldg all stalls except 1-10

2671A S. King St.

CAST YOUR VOTE NOW

OFFICIAL ‘ILIMA AWARDS PEOPLE’S CHOICE BALLOT

Important rules: One ballot per person. You must vote in all categories.

Vote only once for any restaurant. Do not vote for the same restaurant in multiple categories. Do not vote for ‘Ilima Star Circle winners – These restaurants have won 10 or more ‘Ilima Awards and are considered permanent awardees. They include: Alan Wong’s Restaurant, Roy’s Restaurant, Ryan’s, Starbucks and Zippy’s.

Send your completed ballot

by July 13, 2011 to: ‘Ilima Awards, Diamond Head Theatre 520 Makapu‘u Avenue Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96816 or vote online at staradvertiser.com

BEST RESTAURANT BEST NEW RESTAURANT (opened 07.01.10 – 07.01.11) BEST CASUAL RESTAURANT

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser 'Ilima Awards are among the islands' most prestigious restaurant honors.

BEST FINE-DINING RESTAURANT BEST NEIGHBOR ISLAND RESTAURANT (please indicate the name of the restaurant and the island it is located on)

Winners are selected in various categories: Show Stoppers - voted by Diamond Head Theatre audiences Critic’s Choice - selected by Star-Advertiser food experts People’s Choice - VOTED BY YOU WITH THIS BALLOT Ballots are tabulated by N&K CPAs, Inc. Winners will be announced in the ‘Ilima Awards dining guide in the Star-Advertiser on Friday, October 7.

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Owner Lisa Lum opened for business more than 10 years ago and never ceases to greet customers with a warm and friendly “hello� and delicious food to match. Happy Days is located at 3553 Waialae Ave. and open from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., daily. Call 738.8666.

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