People often ask "What are your favorite places eat when you go home?" After 1) Mom's house and 2) Mother-in-law's house, the list is actually pretty short. A friend of mine spent Thanksgiving in Hawaii and asked me for a list of plate lunch places. And I was glad to hear that she and her husband were very happy and full on their trip.
So here's the list I gave her. Keep in mind that this is down-home, "onolicious" Hawaii comfort food at its finest--think "Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives". Don't go for the "Hawaiian Fusion, " date-night ambiance, or even indoor dining (in some cases). That is the realm of sit-down restaurants and an entirely different list.
So here's the list I gave her. Keep in mind that this is down-home, "onolicious" Hawaii comfort food at its finest--think "Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives". Don't go for the "Hawaiian Fusion, " date-night ambiance, or even indoor dining (in some cases). That is the realm of sit-down restaurants and an entirely different list.
The (very) short list of our favorites are: 1) Rainbows, may it live forever
2) Zippy's, for 'chain' plate lunch and chili 3) Grace's especially since it's next to Dave's ice cream and the Marujyu Market (where you can get fresh Hawaiian food--lau-lau, lomi salmon, long rice...but I digress) 4) Elena's in Waipahu, 5) Giovanni's Shrimp Truck 6) Ichiban in Wailuku, Maui and
7) Hamura Saimin in Lihue, Kauai.
Click here for locations, phone numbers, and our very non-scientific assessment. They must be doing something right because every time we go there they are still in business and bustling!
2) Zippy's, for 'chain' plate lunch and chili 3) Grace's especially since it's next to Dave's ice cream and the Marujyu Market (where you can get fresh Hawaiian food--lau-lau, lomi salmon, long rice...but I digress) 4) Elena's in Waipahu, 5) Giovanni's Shrimp Truck 6) Ichiban in Wailuku, Maui and
7) Hamura Saimin in Lihue, Kauai.
Click here for locations, phone numbers, and our very non-scientific assessment. They must be doing something right because every time we go there they are still in business and bustling!
