CINO – Ward, HI
Chan and I had a new year’s celebration meal with two dear friends of ours at Cino. Cino is a newish restaurant located at one…
Lam’s Kitchen – Chinatown, HI
Lam’s Kitchen recently reopened after a renovation – I didn’t even know they were closed for renovation! Then again, I don’t make it out to…
Mixed Plate Friday
Soon’s Kal-bi Drive-In Bento Combination Plate | $15.95BBQ Beef, Fried Chicken, Meat Jhun, Mandoo, Bean Sprouts, Cabbage, and Rice Soon’s Kal-bi Drive-In has been around…
Recipe: Rice Paper Kimbap
You read that right, rice paper kimbap! What a genius idea, I saw this on TikTok (obviously) but to add cred to the recipe, it…
Hong Yeon – Moilili, HI
Back for another visit to Hong Yeon, if you remember my previous post, I came here when they first opened for their $10 jajjangmyun deal!…
Homemade Naengmyun
You read that right. Homemade naengmyun! Well sorta. We basically bought the kit from the store and cooked it up ourselves…but, there’s a catch! Chan…
Mixed Plate Friday
2025 Christmas Seafood Boil I actually made my family a seafood boil back in late October when it was a brother’s birthday. For some odd…
Yakiniku Like – Ke’eaumoku, HI
Yakiniku Like is a newish restaurant near Ala Moana. This is a chain restaurant from Japan and they offer up premium meats at a good…
Merriman’s – Honolulu, HI
New year means a new meal with one of my nearest and dearest friends. This year, we decided to try a new restaurant (new to…
Totoya – Kaimuki, HI
Totoya opened a few months ago with pretty big fanfare, I didn’t dare go because of the long lines! They are a super small shop…