Best Crispy Gau Gee: Our Top 5
This classic post follows a hunt for the best of the beloved party pleaser.
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Reader poll: Vote for your fave crispy gau gee
Deep-fried envelopes of ground pork, crispy gau gee are a hot commodity at every potluck: Show up with a box and a bucket of hot mustard and you'll be the life of the party. Just like our inaugural poll that…
Reader poll: Vote for your fave meat jun
Ahh, meat jun. When Jason Chin and Gregg Hoshida tried 18 meat jun plates to come up with their Top 5 choices, they didn't expect it to generate such heated discussion on Facebook. With 133 comments and a whopping 227 shares,…
Best late-night happy hour: Our Top 5
Frolic is looking for contributors! If you love to eat, know the local food scene and have an idea, email editor@frolichawaii.com A full-time student at the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business, Corina Quach knows all too well the…
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
Best Downtown Honolulu Power Salads: Our Top 5
Frolic’s latest reader Top 5 ranking is all about the lightness of being.
Best Loco Mocos in Hawaiʻi: Our Top 5
A self-described food nerd ranks the classic dish across the state.
The Best Chicken Katsu on O‘ahu: Our Top 5
The best of the best for crispy, juicy, saucy and OMG good.
Best Eggs Benedicts: Our Top 5
A ranking of the best eggs bennies on Oʻahu, with bonus yolk porn videos.
Best Fried Chicken: Our Top 5
Since no mo’ no Chicken Alice, these five picks are Lee Tonouchi’s next best choices.
Our Top 5: The Best Crab-tastic Dishes on O‘ahu
Here’s our National Crab Day salute to the sweet crustacean.
Our Top 5: Restaurants for Chinese New Year
Picks from dining on a budget to living lux.
Our Top 5: Affordable takeout sushi
Editor's note: It's a rapidly changing world, so while information in this post was accurate at the time of publication, call before you go to check current opening status, hours and prices. New Year’s resolutions can be pretty typical: Spend…
Our Top 5: Roast pork
By Liana Fang Special to Frolic Hawaii Liana Fang is 22 years old and helps her parents run their business, Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery on Maunakea St. She loves to eat and cook. I live and work in…
Our Top 5: New wave townie brunches
For a busy professional, weekends can’t come fast enough. Although I often dream of making grand weekend plans, sometimes my biggest weekend joy is very simple. It’s going to brunch. What makes a good brunch? To make my Top 5, there must…
Our Top 5: Ramen in Hawai‘i
I owe my addiction to ramen to Yotteko-Ya. The small shop at McCully Shopping Center was my initiation into the world of true ramen, and it left me hungry to try more. But as I tried bowl after bowl at…
Our Top 5: New-wave shave ice
Okay, fam. It’s getting hot, real quick, and we need to chill. Time to take a dip into something refreshing. Something cool. Something delicious. These new-wave shave ice treats are just what we need! Loaded with mochi, popping boba, fruit…
Our Top 5: Affordable Sushi Omakase in Honolulu That Won’t Break the Bank
Editor’s note: It’s a rapidly changing world, so while information in this post was accurate at the time of publication, call before you go to check current opening status, hours and prices. The mere sight of a well-marbled…
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