Is Hot Dog on a Stick’s New Spam Corn Dog Da Gateway Spam?
Mainland people no like Spam as much as Hawai‘i people. Could dis be da game-changer?
Cheap Eats
Roll With It: Eighty Chicken Sandwiches Is a Cult Sensation in Kahuku
Only 80 sandwiches and only on Saturdays and Sundays.
We Tried All 5 Fried Rices at ‘Aiea’s Queen Street Cafe & Grill
Because how could we resist? Here’s how they compare.
Plant-Based Spam Musubi: Try ‘Um Before You Knock ‘Um
A tale of two faux meat musubi that we’d order again. And again.
Foodie Field Trip: 3 Food Trailers to Check Out in Kahuku This Summer
Load up on corn dogs, chicken sandwiches and Korean shave ice at this one-stop smorgasbord of food trailers on O‘ahu’s North Shore.
The Cookie Lady’s Cookies Will Not Be Elevated
A new owner brings The Cookie Lady’s crisp and light cookies, born in Waipahu, to 808 Center in Honolulu.
Roll With It: Merienda Serves Up Refined Roadside Filipino Fare on Maui
Find lumpia shanghai, Filipino style breakfast, sisig tacos and more on a stretch of HI-30 in Lahaina.
April 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts
A roundup of the stories you deemed most drool-worthy and shareable.
Legit Banh Mi Lands on Top Floor of 808 Center in Honolulu
Le’s Banh Mi is a classy new Vietnamese bakery with perfect baguettes and sandwiches.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 7 Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on O‘ahu
Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12) with one of our favorite versions of the childhood classic.
You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Manapua on O‘ahu
From Waipahu to Chinatown and beyond, these shops sell your favorite meaty buns.
Reader Poll: Vote for Your Favorite Manapua on O‘ahu
Tell us your fave by midnight this Thursday and check back next week for the results!
First Look: Mr. Dough Has Soup Dumplings and More Near Ala Moana
The former MW Restaurant space is now home to the Hong Kong-based chain specializing in sheng jian bao.
Where Are They Going? Fave Eateries at Kaka‘ako’s ‘Ohana Hale Marketplace
Doors close for good on this experimental tiny-business incubator on April 16. We checked in with as many as we could to find out their plans.
Farmers Market Finds: Miniature Vegan Pancakes at Lōkahi Kailua Market
These little plant-based Pan Keikis are your new favorite bite-sized comfort treat.
We Asked Frolic Foodies for Their Fave Fried Rice and Got 35 Different Answers
Of course we expected Side Street Inn and Elena’s. Not expected: a pie shop in Wahiawā, three poke counters and a ritzy steak house.
Two-Minute Takeout: U-Kitchen Bento Shop in Kalihi
Enormous and reasonable bento plates plus Japanese sandwiches, inari bombs and musubi are the hallmarks of this hidden gem.
6 Places to Get Chicken on the South Side of Kaua‘i
Chickens are everywhere on the Garden Isle: smoked, in adobo, karaage-style or as puffy chicken skin crisps.
Personality Quiz: Which $12 Happy Hour Pizza at Kaka‘ako’s Moku Kitchen Is You?
It’s a scientifically unproven fact: Your pizza order reveals more about your personality than you might think.
Two-Minute Takeout: Waipahu’s Leeward Drive Inn
When all plates come with fried saimin and mac salad, they must be from this plate lunch icon.
A New Casual Dining Concept Joins International Market Place
Kūhiō Ave Food Hall takes over the Waikīkī mall’s ground-level space with gourmet smash burgers, Taco Tuesdays and more.
Got’z Grindz Now Has Poke Bowls and Ochazuke in Kāne‘ohe
We revisit a neighborhood gem known for jam-packed musubi, garlic noodles and lemon peel gummies.
