What Are the Best Sellers at Rainbow Drive-In?
Think you know? The rankings switch up at each of the four locations.
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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for March 17-23, 2022
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, join a beach cleanup and make a 4-leaf clover pin this weekend.
Shades of Shave Ice: Kapahulu is Home to Two Old-School Shave Ice Institutions
True-to-form flavors and the finest shave supersede bombucha mounds of ice.
The 22 best burgers on Oahu: Foodmap
I have been a burger fan for as long as I can remember. Ask my parents — no matter where we went, if there was a burger on the menu, that's what I was having. From palm-sized sliders to triple-deckers as big…
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.
Battle of the chili dog plates
Q: Which classic chili with hot dog plate stay mo' ono? For me, growing up in Aiea, Rainbow's has always had kinda that townie mystique. All da kids who lived townside would talk about Rainbow's. One of da dishes dey…
Local food is back
Maybe it was when Waipahu's 72-year-old Highway Inn opened up in Kakaako in 2013. Or when Liliha Bakery expanded to Nimitz Highway the following year. After that, especially in the last few months, things have snowballed: Longtime eateries we grew…
Awesome eats: Rainbow Drive-In mix plate
We’ve been praying for this day to come for a long time and the Gravy Gods have answered. The iconic Kapahulu restaurant Rainbow Drive-In is the next Awesome eats, our pop-up that brings hard-to-access restaurants and shops to downtown for…
Something new: Shimazu Shave Ice on Kapahulu
As the temps start inching upwards of 90 degrees, it’s only natural that Shimazu Store, the popular shave ice spot on School Street, would branch out with a second location to cool us off. And, since it is a local favorite,…
Coming soon: Hawaii’s Favorite Kitchens
Rainbow Drive-In co-owner Jim GusukumaPhoto courtesy of Catherine TothThe iconic Rainbow Drive-In plans to launch a new venture in mid-September, called Hawaii’s Favorite Kitchens, in a space next door to its current Kapahulu digs.The legendary drive in’s co-owner, Jim Gusukuma,…
Great Debate: Curly vs. flat saimin noodles
It’s not breaking news: people in Hawaii love their noodle dishes.And we’re not afraid to debate them, either.Case in point: Nonstop’s Mari Taketa (@nonstopmari) sparked a spirited online debate with her blog about saimin — and how much she doesn’t…
Cat Chat 19: Rainbow’s turns 50
Editor’s note: Catherine Toth is back on Nonstop. Although she’ll be blogging primarily on her own site, thecatdish.com, Nonstop will run some of her posts and also her weekly Cat Chat video segment, which resumes today with her interview with…
Iconic Hawaii eateries
Well, who knew Monday’s blog would be such a talker! But then again, I shouldn’t be surprised. Hawaii has changed so much over the past few decades, it’s easy to find something to miss. Longs Drugs Stores are now owned…
FUUD: Rainbow Dine-In & Take-Out in Waikiki
Years ago, Rainbow Drive-In, the popular plate lunch spot on Kapahulu Avenue, opened Rainbow Drive-In Express on Coral Street in Kakaako, serving its specialties such as loco moco and chicken cutlet to the downtown crowd.But it turned out to be…
Did this: Last day of Duke’s OceanFest
I thought we had done better than yesterday in Duke’s OceanFest 2010.But the scores don’t lie.Our women’s team — we surfed for Outrigger Hotel & Resorts — racked up 96 points yesterday. Today, we barely scraped 76.What gives?Well, first of all,…
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