Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Chili Sauce
This is a very niche post. I really enjoy the chili sauce packets from Panda Express, it’s not like sriracha so I wasn’t sure where I can find it myself. I know Lee Kum Kee makes the chili sauce for Panda Express but I don’t know if it’s then just Panda’s proprietary product you know? I decided to buy this hot sauce in the store even though it has the word sriracha in it and guess what? It’s close enough for me! To me it tastes like the Panda Express chili sauce so woohoo! I gotta buy more bottles now lol.
Holy Grail Donuts (4 pack) | $18.00
From top left; clockwise: Hail Mary (cardamom, rose), Hot Single (local honey, flakey sea salt), Original Sin (real maple, smoked coconut and Hawaii sea salt), Hot Single (again)
After dinner in Ward, I wanted to treat Chan to Holy Grail since he has never tried before! I had to eat the hot single while it was hot because these folks make it fresh! Chan really liked the hail mary, I wasn’t around when he tried the other flavors. I better ask how he liked them not fresh. Pretty pricey at $18 for 4 donuts and of course their register system automatically asks for tip. Sigh. Also FYI, they do not take cash.
Ba-Le Sandwich Shop Phoggie | $14.00
U.S. wagyu beef, house-made “pho” mayo, thai basil, red leaf lettuce, shaved onions, cilantro, fresh jalapeno, pho dipping broth
I’ve loved the Phoggie sandwich for many years but haven’t been able to try it in a while. They sell it here at the UHM campus and also at La Tour Cafe. While I’m sure the La Tour version is fancy, it costs $5 more there than at UHM. I’ll go for UHM! We watched a student order it and ask for extra mayo…what a great tip! What a game changer, this is one messy sandwich to eat especially since you gotta dip it in the pho broth! So delicious, definitely worth the price! My coworker at it two days in a row lol.
$18 for 4 donuts??!? And auto tip? I’ll pass.
Hmmm. UHM seems to have good food. I go to KCC now as a student with perks such as free bus/skyline rides, free admission to HOMA, $9.50 movie tickets, and free on campus parking. However, it is a rather sad feeling campus. Not at all vibrant. There is the 220 Grille which sometimes has food but very limited days/hours and the fancy sitdown restaurant. I go on Mondays and Wednesdays and it seems that Mondays has nothing open except Oli’s in the student center – but even they close early.
I am in a ceramics class. Good teachers but can you believe they don’t have any working kilns? Is that crazy or what? So our work is just piling up waiting for a kiln that has been promised but still not on site. I bet UHM has working kilns and student work being pumped out.
those donuts look good and they were hot? I’ve bought really pretty ones from Purve that were hot fresh off the fryer and by the time I got to the office, all the icing melted and made a mess. Kinda wonder why they don’t say anything when you’re buying that it’s too hot for the icing.
yummy mixed plate friday! I gotta try holy grail next time I’m back