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Permalink Reply by Calvin on August 6, 2009 at 9:47am

Side Street Inn
1225 Hopaka St.
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph 591-0253

Really good food, the prices are a bit high, but that’s because the portions are big, its family style so you should go with a group of people. Don’t forget to try the Pork Chops and Fried Rice.

Permalink Reply by Calvin on August 6, 2009 at 9:47am

Amuse Wine Bar (Honolulu Design Center, second floor)
www.amusewinebar.com
4:30-10:30 p.m. daily
1250 Kapiolani Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph 237-5428

Great place to sample wine.

Permalink Reply by Sean Lloyd McGuire on July 13, 2011 at 9:14pm

Gyu-kaku is across the street too.

Permalink Reply by Calvin on August 6, 2009 at 9:48am

Henry Loui’s2850 Paa St.
Honolulu, HI 96819
Ph 833-3728

Nice little restaurant karaoke bar.

Permalink Reply by Mike Gonsalves on August 6, 2009 at 5:29pm

These all seem like good choices. I would favor the Honolulu Design Center location, just because I have never been there. :-)

Permalink Reply by Calvin on August 7, 2009 at 6:31pm

Hey Mike. Yeah the Amuse Wine Bar would probably be the best place to talk story; the other two places can get a little noisy at times. My last day on swing shift is next Thursday (Getting off Friday morning), Saturday night I have family plans, but I should be free most other evenings, what’s your schedule like? I’ll shoot an e-mail to the other two guys who showed an interest in getting together to see what’s up with them.

Permalink Reply by Kaimana on August 12, 2009 at 3:01pm

Well, there's not a lot of options in Hilo, and this probably isn't helpful to many people (being that it is in Hilo, and anyone who goes to Hilo probably knows about it already), but Cafe Pesto is one of the few places I actually enjoy going out to eat. Expensive (like everything else in Hawaii) but very good.

The "Fresh Catch Stromboli and Seafood Combo" is something I still dream about at night.

Encore is pretty good for just regular Japanese food. Not so much for sushi, but for noodles, tempura, etc. And they have incredible desserts that I usually end up taking home.

Permalink Reply by Calvin on August 13, 2009 at 8:11am

Hey Kaimana, thanks for the posting, this is exactly the kind of restaurant information I was looking for. It’s been a bit more than a few years since I’ve been to the Big Island, but now when I go back, I’ll definitely know where to go.

Permalink Reply by Armen Martirosyan on August 14, 2009 at 2:27am

JJ Dolan's on Bethel street in Downtown is pretty good. Great Pizzas, and good selection of beers. You also can't go wrong with the beers at bar 35.

As far as eateries, I second Side street Inn, but would also recommend The Shack.

Permalink Reply by Kaimana on August 24, 2009 at 5:19am

I can't believe I forgot to put the seafood buffet at the Hilo Hawaiian hotel on here. $30 per person sounds a little pricey, but it's really very good. I only went once (when my mom was visiting, and paying for my meals) but I distinctly remember very good ahi sashimi, and some kind of very good poke. Which, at a buffet, is quite nice. Also, crab, shrimp, etc. I'm pretty sure it's only on Fridays and Saturdays, or maybe just one of those nights, and the other night is a different buffet.

Permalink Reply by Calvin on September 4, 2009 at 1:25am

If you guys like Thai food, you should check out Kookie’s Thai Kitchen, 1326 Middle St, by Fort Shafter. The beef waterfall salad is out of this world and if you really like spicy, try the green papaya salad. The only bad part is that parking kind of sucks, they only have four parking stalls behind the restaurant so most of the time you need to look for street parking. But the food makes the parking hassle worth it.

Permalink Reply by Calvin on September 23, 2009 at 12:26am

Kunio Restaurant in the Waikele Shopping Center has some really good japanese food. I had the sushi, butter fish and hot sweet sake, it was really good.

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