Who’s coming: Eat the Street Japan
This month’s Eat the Street food truck rally will serve as a fundraiser for Japan, with 32 trucks and street food vendors not only creating unique, Japanese-themed dishes, but in some cases, donating a portion of their sales to the American Red Cross Japan relief fund.
When: Thursday, March 31 from 5-9 p.m.
Where: 555 South St. in Kaka’ako (at Halekauwila, kitty-corner from Restaurant Row)
Admission: Free
Parking: On-site and street parking
Organizer: StreetGrindz.com (Poni Askew), partnering with Kamehameha Schools, Kamehameha Schools Malama Card and Nonstop Honolulu
All food trucks and vendors will offer Malama Card discounts. To get a free card, visit the Malama Card booth at Eat the Street; download a free Malama Card app on your iPhone; visit the mobile website at m.malamacard.com; print a temporary card at home; or get one from a participating merchant.
Now for the lineup:
Aloha Ice Cream Tricycle
Contact: 808-286-4699; @Cafeteaparlor (Twitter); An Oasis at Mission Houses Museum Cafe & Tea Parlor on Facebook
On the menu: RB’s ice cream ($4)
Malama Card special: 10 percent off watermelon ice cream
Baja Style Mexican Food
Contact: 808-291-2096; @bajastylehi (Twitter)
On the menu: Crispy shrimp quesadilla, chimichanga, chile relleno, jalapeno tacos, crispy beef tacos, nachos
Japan-inspired dish/item: Pescaditos (baby smelt) with a nori salad
Malama Card special: Buy four tacos, get one free
Camille’s on Wheels
Contact: 808-282-1740; @Camillesonwheel (Twitter); Camille’s on Wheels on Facebook
On the menu: Mexican paella, tacos and coconut tres leches cupcakes
Japan-inspired dish/item: Paella with shichimi
Malama Card special: Coupon for free taco and drink on future visit
Cholos Homestyle Mexican
Contact: Cholos Homestyle Mexican on Facebook
On the menu: Burritos, quesadillas, tacos, taquitos, tamales, and rice and bean bowls
Japan-inspired dish/item: Ahi furikake taquitos (three taquitos on a bed of cabbage with wasabi aioli)
Malama Card special: Buy four tacos, get one free
Dixie Grill
Contact: 808-485-2722; www.dixiegrill.com
On the menu: Pulled pork sandwich, Philly and beef brisket sandwiches, peel-and-eat shrimp, gumbo, red velvet cupcakes
Malama Card special: Free house sweet tea with purchase of an entree
Elena’s Home of Finest Filipino Foods
Contact: Elena’s Restaurant in Waipahu 808-676-8005; www.ElenasRestaurant.com; @ElenasFilipino (Twitter), www.facebook.com/ElenasRestaurant
On the menu: Pork adobo fried rice omelet, beef vegetable lumpia, banana lumpia, pork adobo, chicken adobo, gisantes, lechon, pansit
Japan-inspired dish/item: All proceeds of banana lumpia go to Japan fundraiser
Malama Card special: Coupon for $5 off at Elena’s restaurant
Fairycakes
Contact: www.fairycakeshawaii.com; @fairycakes808 (Twitter)
On the menu: Cupcakes, whoopee pies, brownies and more
Japan-inspired dish/item: Furikake Rice Krispie treats. All proceeds from this dessert go to Japan.
Malama Card special: Buy six cupcakes, get one free
Gogi Korean Tacos
Contact: www.eatgogi.com; @eatgogi (Twitter); Eatgogi on Facebook
On the menu: Gourmet, Asian-Mexican fusion comfort food
Japan-inspired dish/item: Japan Dog, a garlic-shoyu hot dog topped with street-style yakisoba on a sweet roll. Donating 20 percent of sales, plus we’ll have a “tip the truck for Japan” bowl at Eat the Street
Malama Card special: Buy six tacos, get one free
Hank’s Haute Dogs
Contact: 808-532-4265 (Kaka’ako) or 808-532-4265 (Waikiki); hankshautedogs.com; @hankshautedogs (Twitter); Hank’s Haute Dogs on Facebook
On the menu: Grilled Kukui Portuguese Sausage with brown mustard and grilled onions
Japan-inspired dish/item: All proceeds from Eat the Street will be donated for Japan relief. Plus at Waikiki and Kaka’ako locations, from April 1-14, all sales of Hot ‘O Doggu, (topped with miso mayo, hoisen-ginger mustard and takuan) will be donated to Japanese relief
Malama Card special: “We’re giving a “Malama” discount to everyone,” Hank’s owner Henry Adaniya says. Normally, the Portuguese sausage dog goes for $5.50, but it’ll be sold for $5 at Eat the Street
Hawaii Hotdogs
Contact: 808-780-5995; @hawaiihotdogs (Twitter); Hawaii Hotdogs on Facebook
On the menu: Various hot dogs and Polish sausages
Japan-inspired dish/item: Japanese-flavored topping for our hot dogs
Malama Card special: Free bag of chips with purchase
Hula Shrimp Co.
Contact: Hulashrimp@yahoo.com
On the menu: Guava chicken and ribs, pulehu beef, seared ahi, Kahuku shrimp
Japan-inspired dish/item: Honshu Sukiyaki, thin-sliced beef sauteed with sesame oil and served with Onoyaki ponzu sauce, bean sprouts and shiitake mushrooms
Malama Card special: Buy a combo plate and receive a free bottle of water
Jawaiian Irie Jerk
Contact: 808-388-2916
On the menu: Jerk chicken, jerk pork and ital
Japan-inspired dish/item: Donating proceeds from Jamaican Sorrel (a hibiscus and ginger drink). Ten percent of food sales going to Japan
Malama Card special: $1 off every purchase $10 or more
Jus’ Right Kettle Corn Popcorn
Contact: 808-351-8024; @Jusrightpopcorn (Twitter)
On the menu: Kettle corn (cooked live), li hing-infused kettle corn
Malama Card special: Buy five 4-quart bags, get another free
Le Crepe Cafe
Contact: 808-988-8400; www.lecrepecafe.com; @lecrepecafe (Twitter); Le Crepe Cafe Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Crepes that can be filled with any of the following: fresh strawberries, bananas, chocolate, whipped cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, cheese, turkey, spinach, basil, green onions, tomatoes and eggs
Japan-inspired dish/item: TBD
Malama Card special: One free drink with a minimum purchase of $5
Lickety Split
Contact: 808-227-6499; Lickety Split Oahu on Facebook
On the menu: Old-fashioned, soft-serve ice cream.
Japan-inspired dish/item: No special dish, but will give 5 percent of sales to American Red Cross for Japan relief
Malama Card special: 50 cents off brownie sundae
Local STOP
Contact: @localstop (Twitter) Local Stop on Facebook
On the menu: Fusion cuisine, Puerto Rican with Korean and Japanese with Filipino
Japan-inspired dish/item: Teri beef bowl on a mound of chicken gandule rice
Malama Card special: 10 percent off total purchase
Malia’s Pasteles and Poke
Contact: 808-497-6941; www.maliaspastelesandpoke.yolasite.com; Malias Pasteles and Poke on Facebook
On the menu: Pasteles, pastele stew, bacalau
Malama Card special: $1 off every $10 purchase
Melt
Contact: melthonolulu.com; @melthnl (Twitter)
On the menu: Kabocha and bacon melt: Kiawe-roasted kabocha and bacon with gouda; beef curry; and tomato soup
Japan-inspired dish/item: Kabocha and bacon melt and beef curry. Plus, all sales of tomato soup will be donated for Japan relief
Malama Card special: Free water with $15 purchase
Onopops
Contact: 808-354-2949; www.onopops.com; @OnoPops (Twitter); OnoPops on Facebook
On the menu: Various flavors of Onopops
Japan-inspired dish/item: Ume Thai basil Onopop
Malama Card special: 50 cents off each Onopop
Ronnie’s Express
Contact: 808-384-2295
On the menu: Local food, fresh fish
Japan-inspired dish/item: Five different sliders (crab, ahi, beef, pork and chicken accompanied with a selection of Japanese sauces and flavored aiolis)
Malama Card special: Buy four sliders, get one free
Shogunai Tacos
Contact: shogunaitacos.com; @Shogunai_Tacos (Twitter); Shogunai Tacos on Facebook
On the menu: Kampai Chicken and Moroccan Pomme Frites
Japan-inspired dish/item: Osaka Jo, a Japanese taco (pork marinated with ginger, shoyu and lemon, and topped with furikake and sprouts). A dollar from every Osaka Jo sold goes to the relief effort
Malama Card special: Free drink with a purchase of a combo
Simply Ono
Contact: 808-728-0441
On the menu: Somen salad, spicy tuna donburi, shoyu pork, wild mushroom macaroni and cheese, seared island ahi with spicy sesame wasabi sauce, teri miso fresh island shuutome, seared ahi nigiri with creamy wasabi sauce
Japan-inspired dish/item: All of the above. Plus, will donate $5 from every shuutome dish to the Japan fundraiser
Malama Card special: $1 off surf and turf combo plate
Soul Patrol
Contact: 808-735-7685; pacificsoulhawaii.com; @pacificsoul (Twitter); Soul Patrol on Facebook
On the menu: Buttermilk fried chicken, BBQ spare ribs, Carolina pulled pork adobo sandwich, cornbread, black-eyed peas
Japan-inspired dish/item: Togarashi-spiced catfish po’boy with spicy homemade pickled Japanese cucumber relish
Malama Card special: $5 gift certificate for Soul Restaurant with any purchase
Stacy’s Laulau and Grinds
Contact: 808-354-5346; stacyslaulau.blogspot.com
On the menu: Lau lau and other Hawaiian and local stews and plates
Japan-inspired dish/item: Spicy ahi poke bowl
Malama Card special: Free drink with a purchase of $10 or more
Summer’s LavaDogs
Contact: 808-699-0008, Summer’s LavaDogs on Facebook
On the menu: Nathan’s hot dogs
Japan-inspired dish/item: A Japanese vinegar-shoyu sauce on an all-beef hot dog with onions and possibly tofu and furikake. A portion of sales will be donated to the Japan cause
Malama Card special: 10 percent off entire purchase
Sweet Lealani Treats
Contact: 808-482-0493; sweetlealanitreats.com; @lealanitreats (Twitter) Sweet Lealani Treats on Facebook
On the menu: Novelty Ice cream and Cold Stone Creamery ice cream from a push cart.
Japan-inspired dish/item: Mikiwaya mochi ice cream for $4, with $1 going to Japan relief
Malama Card special: Free glow bracelet with any purchase
T.A.S.T.E. Tasty Asian Style Taco Eatery
Contact: 808-429-0818; T.A.S.T.E. on Facebook
On the menu: Asian-style tacos
Japan-inspired dish/item: Ribeye with a homemade teriyaki marinade, served with a homemade wasabi dressing
Malama Card special: Buy three tacos and get one free. Can be redeemed before May 31 at Beretania location only. Offer limited to one per person
Tacos Vicente
Contact: 808-356-9111; www.tacosvicente.com; @TacosVicente (Twitter); Tacos Vicente on Facebook. Visit www.wheresvicente.com to see where truck is located.
On the menu: Authentic Mexican tacos, burritos and quesadillas
Japan-inspired dish/item: Tokyo Bowl with rice, choice of meat and a special teriyaki, jalapeno, shoyu glaze
Malama Card special: Buy four tacos, get one free. One per customer per visit
Why’z
Contact: 808-454-7954
On the menu: Local favorites and fresh island fish
Japan-inspired dish/item: Fresh seared ahi salad bowl
Malama Card special: $1 off of any fish item
Xtreme Tacos
Contact: 808-954-5477; www.xtremetacos.com; @xtremetacos (Twitter); Xtremetacos on Facebook
On the menu: Five tacos (spicy beef, smoked chicken, BBQ pork, shrimp ceviche and Falaco), and a new crispy chicken burrito. We’ll have a sampler plate for $7.50, which includes mini versions of our five tacos
Japan-inspired dish/item: All sales of Mexican edamame go to Japan
Malama Card special: 5 percent off food bill
Zarie’s Mediterranean Cuisine
Contact:@zariesfood (Twitter); Zaries on Facebook
On the menu: Chicken, beef or veggie kebabs with homemade pita and choice of five Mediterranean salads
Japan-inspired dish/item: Iced Moroccan mint green tea
Malama Card special: Buy all five dips and get $6 off total
Zsoli’s Chimney Cake Hawaii
Contact: 808-631-8070 (Neighbor Island); www.chimneycakehawaii.com; @chimneycakes (Twitter)
On the menu: Fresh-baked Hungarian chimney cakes topped with cinnamon, pecans, coconut macaroons or chocolate and rainbow sprinkles
Malama Card special: $1 off a chimney cake (one per card)
