What Color You Like? Da Secret Meaning of Shave Ice
What does your favorite shave ice flavor reveal about you?
Local-Style Eats
What $10 Gets You: Ala Moana Center
It's lunchtime and you're hungry. What are your options?
Best Fancy-Kine Spam Musubi: Our Top 5
Da bestest non-traditional Spam musubi on O‘ahu.
Here’s Why Saimin Is So Good
It's way more than the sum of its parts.
Take Five: 5 Spam Musubi to Tuck into Your Keiki’s Lunch Box
Musubi Café Iyasume sells up to 23 kinds of Spam musubi. Here are five different versions—safe and more adventurous—for your kids to try.
Best Okazuyas on O‘ahu: Our Top 5
Where to find the tastiest okazu plates on Saturday mornings.
Things That Made Us Go Mmmmm At The New Foodland Farms In Pearl City
Foodland Farms puts the SUPER in supermarket with the addition of a sports bar, okazuya and burrito station in its new 45,000-square-foot location.
Readers Poll: Here’s Your Top 5 Meat Jun on O‘ahu
How do the results stack up against Frolic Hawai‘i’s own Top 5?
Iyasume Makes Up to 23 Kinds of Spam Musubi
Did you even know the world needed 23 kinds of Spam musubi?
Our Go-To: Fried Chicken in Honolulu
From old school to new wave, these are the Frolic team’s faves.
Reader Top 5: Best Mac Salad on O‘ahu
It may be simple, but one scoop can make or break a plate lunch. Who’s the master of the mac?
Battle of da Chili Dog Plates: Round 2
You asked for it, so we're comparing original Rainbow Drive-In vs. Richie's Drive Inn.
Adela’s Country Eatery: Find Fresh Noodles Made with ‘Ulu, Kalo, Ube and Moringa at this Kāne‘ohe Hole In The Wall
The noodles resemble ramen, but the preparations are Italian-ish, with a good dose of Filipino and other local flavors.
Ice Cream and Malassadas Worth the Drive to Lā‘ie
New Zealand-style ice cream cools you off and Penny's has the best malassadas on the island.
Tomahawks and Tees: Aloha Steak House in Waikīkī Has a Beachy Vibe
This is the Zetto Restaurant Group’s budget-friendly take on North Shore grub.
Broke da Mouth: Da Spam Power Rankings
I tried 15 flavors of Spam. Which one going reign supreme?
Penny’s Malasadas in Lā‘ie and Kahuku Fry the Lightest Malassadas on the Island
Surprise: the best malassada is on the North Shore.
The ones you're hungriest for: Our top 5 Top 5 food rankings
If you've checked out Our Top 5 page, you've seen our most recent rankings. But these only scratch the surface: In five years of Frolic, we've eaten waaay more than what you see there. Our most popular Top 5 posts…
We Tried It: A Step-By-Step Attempt at Making Chef Morimoto’s Udon Noodles
Make your own udon at home with the Iron Chef’s recipe.
Asato Family Shop Has Opened a Sherbet Store in Town
Now you can grab a pint from Neale Asato's brick-and-mortar.
Best Kalihi Plate Lunch: Dad’s Top 5
Part 2 of Frolic’s father-daughter series spotlights Kelli Shiroma’s dad’s fave local plates.
Best Kalihi Plate Lunch: My Top 5
Part 1 of our father-daughter series spotlights Kelli Shiroma's faves. Tomorrow: Kelli's dad's Top 5
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