Frolic’s Top 10 Food Posts of 2023
If 2023 proved anything, it was how much we love lists, local food and oxtails.
No. 10: 10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Raising Cane’s
Photo: Terri Inefuku
Published July 18, 2023
The Louisiana chain has multiplied across O‘ahu since we brought you the original version of this post in 2018—and in this completely revamped update, so have our tips.
No. 9: 10 New & Coming Eateries on O‘ahu: January 2023, Part 1
Photo: Maria Burke
Published Jan. 5, 2023
Eleven months later, see who’s opened and who’s still working on it.
No. 8: You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Okazuya on O‘ahu
Photo: Stephanie Kuroda
Published July 25, 2023
Readers islandwide named their top picks among local-style classics that never go out of style.
No. 7: You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Chinese Roast Pork 燒肉 Shops on O‘ahu
Photo: Thomas Obungen
Published Oct. 18, 2023
After Nam Fong closed, we asked the reader-verse: Who makes the best roast pork on O‘ahu? The IYKYK crowd delivered.
No. 6: AYCE Nights: My Favorite All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Spot in Honolulu
Photo: Maddy Chow
Published March 17, 2023
This is what happens when you put the words “all-you-can-eat” in front of “sushi”—and yes, this place really exists.
No. 5: You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Shave Ice on Oʻahu
Photo: Melissa Chang
Published June 20, 2023
The poll that winnowed O‘ahu readers’ top picks from a field of more than 50.
No. 4: You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Roast Duck Shops on O‘ahu
Photo: Mari Taketa
Published Oct. 4, 2023
Both townies and west-siders won big in the results of this reader poll.
No. 3: Finally, Amazing Jerk Chicken and Oxtail at Downtown’s New Irie Jerk
Photo: Gregg Hoshida
Published Sept. 6, 2023
When Kadeen Goldcamp’s Jamaican takeout opened right upstairs from Frolic’s office, it was the start of a reinvigoration of Downtown’s lunch scene by small local players.
No. 2: My 12 Favorite Restaurants Off the Strip in Las Vegas
Photo: Thomas Obungen
Published Feb. 22, 2023
This post was so popular that Thomas Obungen has flown back to the Ninth Island to update his list. Just kidding, he’s visiting his family there (and updating this list).
No. 1: Don’t Sleep on the Oxtail or Curried Goat at Jr’s Jamaican Jerk
Photo: Gregg Hoshida
Published July 6, 2023
For the first time in our history, the most viral post of the year is about curried goat—in Wahiawā. Put this place (and its oxtails, too) on your list along with Shige’s Saimin, Kilani Bakery, Barrio Café, Hawaiian Vinegar Co., Mānoa Honey and Mead, Uber Factory, Pua Cake Studio and other places in this ever more delicious town.
