This Monthly Food Truck Rally Attracts Eaters from Across O‘ahu to Waikele
What The Truck?! brings 30+ local vendors together for a popular monthly food truck rally like we haven’t seen since Eat the Street.
Author: Eric Baranda
What Happens When Cheesy Pizza Meets Salty, Tangy Filipino Adobo?
We headed to Shay’s Filipino Cafe to try this Italian-Filipino mashup.
Two-minute takeout: TsuruTonTan Udon Noodle Brasserie
It's a delicious landscape out there! As we ride out this pandemic, many of us are trying takeout from places we've never been before. Eric Baranda goes to Waikiki to get udon and bentos from TsuruTonTan in Royal Hawaiian Center.…
More butter beer: Holiday Bar pops up at Ala Moana Center
It's that time of the year again: The Holiday Bar has returned to Ala Moana! Brought to you by the same people that hosted the spooky Ghost Bar in October, the festive Christmas-themed pop-up can be found nestled in the…
Honolulu's newest poke shop makes it fresh by the pound
A new poke shop called Poke by the Pound Hawaii opened Monday on the corner of Nimitz Highway and Kalihi Street. Poke by the Pound offers fresh fish from the boat and other goodies like tako straight from Japan. Like its name suggests,…
Harry Potter cocktails to charm the adults at Comic Con Honolulu
Today, Comic Con Honolulu 2019 kicks off a three-day family-friendly celebration of comics, costumes, fantasy, sci-fi and all things nerdom at the Hawaii Convention Center. As a lifelong fan of comic books and geek culture, anime and comic cons hold a special place…
Finally! Hawaii's getting a Filipino Food Week
After moving to Hawaii during my freshman year of high school, I learned that Filipinos were viewed in different ways. Some saw us as unfashionable FOBs that dressed in loud colors. Others saw us as potential troublemakers with an affinity…
This is kamayan: Filipino-style benefit feast coming 4/27
When I first came to Hawaii, it was a reverse culture shock. I grew up on the mainland, so moving to a place where I was no longer a minority took a bit of getting used to. A part of…
What I found at Target: Frozen poke meal kit
What I found at ... is a series that tests and vets intriguing store-bought food finds. It’s the mainland and global parallel to KaSnack attack!, our series reviewing made-in-Hawaii snacks. What: Authentic Hawaiian Poke, Shoyu Ahi Mix & Serve…
Legit flavors at the cutest poke shop in Manoa
It's worth a drive into Manoa for a new poke shop with shave ice in an old-time Hawaii storefront. Off the Hook grand-opened this past weekend in between Starbucks and Andy's Sandwiches on East Manoa Road across from Manoa Marketplace.…
Is this poke? Poke Bar at Waikiki Beach Walk
The mainland poke craze has morphed Hawaii's iconic dish into a DIY salad bar creation — that's now boomeranged back to the islands. Mainland poke chains have opened on Oahu with customizable choices that go well beyond shoyu ahi and…
This quirky Waikiki izakaya has cheap eats and a DIY dessert ending
Down a lantern-lined alley in the heart of Waikiki, a quaint izakaya full of charm and quirk serves up some of the best Japanese bar food around town. The prices aren't too shabby either with most dishes under $10 and a happy…
Ramen alert: Gomaichi's bowls live on at Menchanko-Tei
It's the end of an era, as longtime ramen shop Gomaichi closed its doors for good at the beginning of 2018. A high-rise condominium is scheduled to be built on their location. In addition, the shopowners' son had graduated high…
Brilliant! New gastropub opens at Ala Moana
Brilliant Ox, a new gastropub, soft-opened last week in the former Pearl Ultra Lounge space at Ala Moana Center. Here's your sneak peek at dishes by chef Brian Gremillion, formerly of Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop in New York City. Brilliant…
Do you know this cocktail speakeasy?
In the heart of Kakaako, on top of a brewpub, is a speakeasy only open on Thursday to Saturday. It's not at street level, it's a little higher up: The Hi Brau Room. The Hi Brau Room 700 Queen St.…
Before you shop, fuel up at Ala Moana's Christmas Bar pop-up
The Christmas Bar is a new pop-up at Ala Moana Center serving festive and holiday-themed drinks – the most popular being a sweet, cream soda-based Hogwarts Butterbeer, finished with a marshmallow fluff foam. They don't have food, however, you're welcome…
Purple alert: There's a new ube bakeshop in town
This new spot in Kalihi's all about the brilliant purple yam. Ube Before Anything Else, aka Ubae Hawaii, is in the City Square Shopping Center on Dillingham Boulevard. Ubae Hawaii 1284 Kalani St. 439-3224 Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 9…
Droolworthy: Steak & Fish Company scallops
Do you ever not expect much from a place, so you get yourself ready for the worst? That’s what we did. Expect the worst from Steak & Fish Company, because it was a tiny place we’d never heard of, in…
Your guide to Comic Con Honolulu 2017
Someone told me recently that I was their best source for the latest news on the nerd stuff they like. That caught me by surprise, so thanks for the encouragement! Why was I surprised? Lately I’ve been feeling my attention…
Our Top 5: Ramen
I owe my addiction to ramen to Yotteko-Ya. The small shop at McCully Shopping Center was my initiation into the world of true ramen, and it left me hungry to try more. But as I tried bowl after bowl at…
Sayonara, Yotteko-Ya
The last bowl. Savoring every drop of the steaming paitan broth. Memorizing the creamy texture on my tongue. Chewing slowly the tender, juicy kakuni meat. Enjoying this meal to its fullest, because it will be my last. Goodbye, Yotteko-ya. The…
Our Top 5: Old-school comfort cheeseburgers
If you haven’t already filed your federal taxes, today’s the deadline. We at Frolic Hawaii would like to do our part to ease the pain. We’ve rounded up our favorite old-school cheeseburgers at local diners, drive-ins and yes, dives —…
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Bakers Cristina Nishioka of Beyond Pastry Studio and Harley Tunac of The Local General store organize a pastry box with 100% of sales donated to groups fighting for Asian American and Pacific Islander rights.
What You’ll Eat at Frolic’s 2021 Poke Fest Presented by Fresh Island Fish
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Guess Who’s Behind the New Pūpū Menu at Downtown’s Bar Leather Apron
Haute cuisine chef Colin Hazama of C4 Table serves up playful, sophisticated bites to go with a revamped drink menu.
Which Birria Type in Honolulu Matches Your Personality?
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Feast and Free at Kapolei Commons
During the entire month of April, get one free $10 Kapolei Commons gift card when you spend $100 or more at any of Kapolei Commons’ 15 eateries*!
The Best Kept Secret in Malassadas Is Zippy’s
News flash: Zippy’s has been making some of the best malassadas around. And jin dui, too!
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