AYCE Nights: My Favorite All-You-Can-Eat Korean Barbecue Spots in Honolulu
My three go-to AYCE KBBQ spots and why they are the best for college students on a budget.
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August 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
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What Is Chinatown’s O’Kims Cooking Up in the Space Next Door?
This stretch of Nu‘uanu Avenue is getting a new grab-and-go spot with sandwiches, desserts and banchan. The question is when will it open?
Here’s the New Sorabol, Just Opened Inside Pagoda Hotel
It’s on the same block as old Sorabol and it is lit—same menu and windows literally everywhere.
Hawai‘i’s Best Korean Shave Ice Is Hidden in a Supermarket
Just past the produce and the latest in Korean aunty fashion, Ke‘eaumoku’s En Hakkore Café serves up a loaded mountain of shave ice with an espresso shot.
Palama Supermarket Is Leveling Up Its Korean Sushi Roll Game
The local chain has all kinds of exciting new stuff rolled up inside rice and nori.
What If Kim Chee Fried Rice and Paella Had a Baby?
The Korean-Spanish mashup is a March special at O’Kim’s Korean Kitchen in Chinatown.
Find 12 Vietnamese Noodle Soups on Piggy Smalls’ New Menu
The Kaka‘ako hot spot just reopened with a new chef and revamped brunch and dinner lineups.
H Mart opens first Hawaii store and food hall
Hoping. Praying. Dreaming. Answering the anticipation of Asian food fans and halmonis waiting for America's largest Asian grocery chain to arrive in Hawaii, H Mart opened its doors at 9 a.m. today, May 28, to a socially distanced line that wrapped…
What's on the menu at Saturday's Korean Festival
Bring out your metal chopsticks — the 17th Annual Korean Festival is at Victoria Ward Park this Saturday, when all things Korean come together from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. During the day, it's all about crafts, vendors and cultural displays. Then…
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day! Are you ready for this?
Today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, because for millions like me, the quintessential American sandwich just never gets old.But there’s always room for variety, so in that spirit here’s a version that’s unconventional, over the top and … well,…
Our Top 5: Fried chicken 2.0
Nearly three years have passed since Diane Seo wrote about her insatiable lust for fried chicken. She laid out her standards for the perfect piece: “It must be juicy and tender, but not overly greasy. It has to be flavorful,…
Something new: O’bop!
I never realized that K-BBQ in a cup, affectionately known by Koreans as “cupbop,” was something we desperately needed in downtown. That is, until Frolic creator Diane Seo tipped me off about this tasty new phenom. Boy am I glad…
‘A Melody to Remember’ is a film only K-drama fans could love
The latest Korean movie to play in local theaters is a real head scratcher. Based on the true story of a world famous children’s choir composed of Korean War orphans, “A Melody to Remember” seems like it should be an…
Hidden gem Maui: Tiffany’s Bar & Grill
Venture to Lower Main Street in Wailuku, Maui and you’ll notice industrial businesses, rundown retail spaces for rent and a lot of bars. If I were by myself I’d probably avoid the area altogether. But luckily for me, a Maui…
Party pics: Taste of Korea 2015
Lovers of Korean culture and food gathered Friday night for the Taste of Korea 2015 at the Japanese Cultural Center. The event featured Korean dishes from MW Restaurant, Sorabol, Lucky Belly, Waipuna Sushi, Haili’s Hawaii Food, Ohana Bento and Sushi…
Hidden gem: Sadie’s BBQ Inn
Korean food is my go-to after a long day at work. There’s something comforting about a hot and spicy kim chee chigae or fatty marinated kalbi with veggies and heaping scoops of rice. I found Sadie’s when a friend recommended…
Something new: Yakiniku Futago
The quiet corner of Kapahulu and Kaimuki avenues has a history of being home to Korean yakiniku restaurants, including Yakiniku Toraji, and more recently, Heijouen. In its latest incarnation, it’s once again gone this route with the launch of Yakiniku…
Taste of Korea 2014
A huge crowd turned out for Monday’s Taste of Korea at the Japanese Cultural Center, which celebrated Korean culture and food, and raised money to build a Korean cultural center in Hawaii. Popular restaurants MW Restaurant, Sorabol, Lucky Belly, Seoul…
Chuggy Bear reveals his hidden gems
I’m always on the hunt for the greatest places to eat around the island, and I’ll taste the entire menu to uncover new and delicious dishes, whether it’s at established restaurants, buzzed-about new spots or even hole-in-the-wall joints that are…
Did this: Taste of Soju and Makoli
The Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce held its first annual Taste of Soju and Makoli Tuesday night at the Japanese Cultural Center. Proceeds from the fundraising event will go towards the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The event…
Choon Chun Chicken BBQ
After the party for The Cocktail Handbook, my neighbors Dawn and Derek Paiva wanted to get some real food. Honolulu Magazine Dining Editor John Heckathorn suggested Choon Chun Chicken BBQ, since it was centrally located and was a spot off…
FUUD: Sorabol the best Korean eats?
I love Korean food. You name it, I’ll probably eat it. And it’s not because I watch Korean dramas. (I don’t.) And it’s not because I love spicy foods. (I do, but my stomach doesn’t.) It’s the big, robust, no-shame…
FUUD: Mama Woo’s Bar-B-Q in Moiliili
Hawaii Kai residents may remember Mama Woo’s Bar-B-Q, a reliable Korean takeout spot that opened in 2003.When the eatery moved to Kaneohe a few years later, loyal customers followed, some making the trek from East Honolulu to the Windward side…
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