Who’s coming: Eat the Street Bacon
Eat the Street happens Friday, Nov. 21, a week early this month because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Get ready to pig out on this month’s theme — bacon!
Here are some highlights:
• Making their ETS debut this month are the champions of Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, Aloha Plate. The team of Lanai Tabura, Adam Tabura and Shawn Felipe will be cooking up this special menu for Eat the Street that includes
– “Aloha Friday” – roast bacon and fried egg with onions cherry tomato salad and steamed rice
– Home-style venison chili with smoked pork belly, an over-easy egg and steamed rice
– Pineapple and Taro Brand poi parfait with cane sugar and strawberries
– Lanai’s virgin pineapple mai tai
• Onda Pasta will feature a special panini pop-up (see menu below)
• This month’s #grinderzchoice contest will be for the best bacon dish starting at 4:30 p.m. and Ashley Lilinoe will be performing live from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Here’s the lineup and menus. (More menus to be added as received.)
All Kine Grindz
Contact: 808-368-4799; habilitat.com/all-kine-grindz.html; All Kine Grindz on Facebook
On the menu: BBQ chicken, steak, kalbi, spicy pork, spicy tuna bowls, pulehu ribs, crab cakes, garlic shrimp, seafood platters and surf and turf
Aloha Pops
Contact: 808-286-4699; @AlohaTricycle (Twitter); alohatricycle.com
On the menu: Popsicles (caramel bacon fudgesicle, brown sugar pumpkin crunch, pineapple li hing)
Baja Style Mexican Food
Contact: 808-291-2096; @bajastylehi (Twitter)
On the menu: Chicharrones Baja style; crisp corn tortilla cones filled with refried bacon pintos and topped with melted cheese; fire roasted jalapenos wrapped in bacon; homemade cheese sauce layered with pintos and salso over corn chips and topped with bacon; grilled shrimp and bacon
Beyond Burgers
Contact: beyondburgers@gmail.com; Beyond Burgers Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Specialty burgers and hotdogs
Blue Truck Teppanyaki
Contact: 808-389-6808; Blue Truck Teppanyaki on Facebook
On the menu: Steak plates, noodles, spicy tuna bowls and more
Buenos Antojitos
Contact: 808-674-7125; buenosantojitos.com
On the menu: Puerto Rican cuisine including stews and empanadas
Cake Works
Contact: 808-946-4333; 2820 S. King St.; cakeworkshi.com
On the menu: Various flavors of macarons
Cooking Fresh For You
Contact: (808) 286-6484; 4469 Malia St.; cookingfreshforyou.com
On the menu: Fresh, healthy plate lunches and salads
Eat Honolulu
Contact: (808) 538-0597; 560 N Nimitz Hwy.; eathonolulu.com
On the menu: Chocolate-covered bacon
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
What’s on the menu: Bacochoconana, a sweet apple banana lumpia with a strip of bacon and a milk chocolate drizzle; crowd favorite pork adobo fried rice omelette; Elena’s combo plates: pork adobo, chicken adobo, dinuguan, sari sari, gisantes, lechon special; Shanghai sweet apple banana lumpia.
Five-O Ribs
Contact: 509-668-0000; www.FiveORibs.com; ryan@fiveoribs.com; Five-O Hawaiian Style Smoked Ribs on Facebook
On the menu: Juicy baby back ribs
Flavors of the World
Contact: 808-636-0667
On the menu: Plate lunches inspired by cuisines from around the world
Hawaii’s Fried Musubi
Contact: 808-391-3835; @friedmusubiHI (Twitter), Hawaii’s Fried Musubi on Facebook
On the menu: Fried musubi; Mama’s Fried chicken; fried desserts
Hawaiian Fresh Farms
Contact: 808-321-1567; Hawaiian Fresh Farms on Facebook
On the menu: Grass-fed burger; line-caught fish and chips; fresh fish tacos and more
Hula Shrimp
Contact: Hulashrimp@yahoo.com
On the menu: Garlic shrimp, guava chicken, pulehu steak, more
Il Gelato
Contact: 501 Sumner St.; 808-542-9276; @IlGelatoHawaii (Twitter); Il Gelato Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Gelato: Bacon spicy pecan gelato, gianduia (chocolate/hazelnut), Tahitian vanilla, sea salt caramel; acai sorbetto; pitaya sorbetto; mango sorbetto; pitaya and acai bowls; smoothies; affogato; root beer float
Kau Kau Grill
Contact: 755 Kapahulu Ave.; 284-8293; Kau Kau Grill on Facebook
On the menu: BBQ baby back ribs; garlic ahi; smoked meat with onions; Pulehu beef short ribs; garlic shrimp; poke bowl (shoyu, spicy or Hawaiian style)
Kiawe Pizza
Contact: Kiawe Pizza on Facebook
On the menu: Individual pizzas baked to order
Kohnotori
Contact: 2626 S. King St; 808-941-7255; Kohnotori on Facebook
On the menu: Grilled chicken yakitori; takoyaki Japanese octopus croquettes
Koi Catering
Contact: 808-845-4564; 2028 Dillingham Blvd. (formerly Pu’uwainani’s Plate Lunches)
On the menu: Gourmet plate lunches
Laverne’s
Contact: 808-678-1678; Laverne’s Restaurant and Catering on Facebook
On the menu: Hawaiian combo plates
Liquid Pleasure
Contact: 808-780-9288 or email streetgrindz@gmail.com
On the menu: Smoothies; shakes; frappes; espresso
Local STOP
Contact: @localstop (Twitter); Local Stop on Facebook
On the menu: Local-style plate lunch
Mimi’s Place
Contact:Mimi’s Place on Facebook
On the menu: Peruvian cuisine
Munchiez
Contact:Munchiez on Facebook
On the menu: Comfort foods you crave
Na Ono
Contact: 808-690-2705; Na Ono on Facebook
On the menu: Fresh-roasted local corn with various toppings
No Ka Oi Cookie Company
Contact: 808-489-2642; nokaoicookiecompany.com; No Ka ‘Oi Cookie Company on Facebook
On the menu: Cookie ice cream sandwiches (chocolate vanilla, Kona coffee, mint chocolate chip, Oreo, green tea); chocolate chewy brownies; brownie a la mode; old-fashioned root beer floats
Olay’s Thai
Contact: 808-487-4001; Olay’s Thai Food Express on Facebook
On the menu: Spicy bacon fried rice; various curries; pad thai; basil stir fry; spring rolls; stuffed chicken wings; lemongrass fried chicken; summer rolls; satay chicken; garlic pork sticks
Onda Pasta
Contact: 808-321-7630; ondapasta.com; Onda Pasta on Facebook
On the menu: The Tiber Catch (seared opah, caramelized onions, salad greens and caper fennel aioli on ciabatta); Zozzone (Italian sausage with mozzarella, sauteed red peppers, salad green and garlic aioli on ciabatta); Polpette (handmade bacon meatballs with fresh pomodoro and melted Provolone on ciabatta); grilled veggies on ciabatta
OnoPops
Contact: 808-354-2949; www.onopops.com; @OnoPops (Twitter); OnoPops on Facebook
On the menu: Gourmet, locally sourced pops in a variety of flavors
Otsuji Farm
Contact: 808-368.1135; otsujifarm.com
On the menu: Fresh dishes made with produce from Otsuji Farm
Paul’s Poppers
Contact: 808-351-7583; Paul’s Poppers on Facebook; paulspoppers.com
On the menu: Spinach artichoke, three cheese jalapeno, pepperoni pizza, caprese, mac-n-cheese, turkey, lobster bacon mac, bacon crab rangoon, bacon jalapeno mac-n-cheese, chocolate decadence, lilikoi cheesecake.
Pop Pop Donuts
Contact: 808-664-3287; poppopdonuts.com; @poppopdonuts on Twitter; Pop Pop Donuts on Facebook
On the menu: Mini donuts with a variety of toppings and syrups
Petit Suisse
Contact: 808-258-8835
On the menu: Bacon truffle mac and cheese; tomato caprese; dream pumpkin bliss
Simply Ono
Contact: 808-728-0441
On the menu: Local plate lunched and Japanese favorites
Soul Patrol
Contact: 808-735-7685; pacificsoulhawaii.com; @pacificsoul (Twitter); Soul Patrol on Facebook
On the menu: Soul food, including buttermilk fried chicken, cheesy grits & collard greens, blackeye pea chili, slaw and cornbread
Street Frites
Contact: TBD
On the menu: Thick-cut Belgian style fries with more than 10 dipping sauces, including our spicy Garlic Rooster sauce, “Seoul Frites” (fries tossed in a Korean garlic chili glaze with a side of kim chee mayo)
Sweet Revenge
Contact: 808-282-0234; sweetrevengehonolulu.com; Sweet Revenge Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Various sweet and savory pies
Tin Hut BBQ
Contact: 808-492-8676; www.tinhut-bbq.com; Tin Hut BBQ on Facebook
On the menu: Savory smoked BBQ meats
Tsukenjo’s
Contact:
808-597-8151
On the menu: Local-style plate lunches
Uncle’s Kitchen
Contact: 808-208-0679
On the menu: Deconstructed musubi; loco moco; curry; fresh poke; Pocho; Korean Dynamite
Why’z/Ronnie’s
Contact: 808-454-7954
On the menu: Plate lunches
Wow Wow Waffles
Contact: 530-638-4969; Wow Wow Waffle on Facebook; @wowwowwaffle (Twitter); www.wowwowwaffle.com
On the menu: A variety of fresh made waffles and toppings; fresh-pressed lemonades (lilikoi, blackberry lavender, strawberry, pineapple li hing, strawberry li hing, classic); Mason Jar lemonades
Wurst Wagen
Contact: info@wurst-wagen.com; Wurst-Wagen on Facebook
On the menu: Authentic German sausages; pretzels and more
