Who’s coming: Eat the Street Black Saturday
This month’s Eat the Street will be an eating and shopping affair, with 29 food trucks or street food vendors and 11 retail vendors converging in Kaka’ako for five hours of food and fun.
The event — which takes place on Saturday, instead of the normal last Friday of the month — was planned so people don’t have to deviate too far off the shopping path, says organizer Poni Askew. Retail vendors include Drift Clutches & Handbags, Wanko Wanko (t-shirt scarves), Peaches N’ Cream, Lupes South Pacific Collection, Freelance Clothing, Genuine Guava, Mighty Eighty: Eight, Miki Nola, One One Jewelry, Kings of KauKau and Light Sleepers (selling t-shirts).
As part of this month’s theme, all participating food vendors will offer a menu item that’s $5 or less, along with regular dishes. Four new trucks join the mix, including India Cafe, Kai’s Pasteles, KavaBoy and Korean Fresh Grill.
When: Saturday, Nov. 26 from 4-9 p.m.
Where: 555 South St. in Kaka’ako (at Halekauwila, kitty-corner from Restaurant Row)
Admission: Free
Here’s the lineup:
All Kine Ice Cream Truck
Contact: 808-635-9987; @allkine (Twitter); All Kine Ice Cream Truck on Facebook
On the menu: Ice cream cookie sandwiches; brownie-marshmallow sundae; Bananas Foster; ice cream cones
Special $5 or less item: Chocolate fondue with whipped cream; Three skewers: Marshmallow, pound cake and strawberry
Malama Card discount: $2 for scoop and cone
Aloha Ice Cream Tricycle
Contact: 808-286-4699; @AlohaTricycle (Twitter); alohatricycle.com
On the menu: Holiday flavor is vanilla bean candy cane
Special $5 or less item: A selection of mini pops in four of our most popular flavors: La cucaracha coconut, pineapple li-hing, chocolate toffee and pineapple coconut
Malama Card discount: Buy two Aloha Pops and get a free tasty-mini pop
Beyond Burgers
Contact: beyondburgers@gmail.com; Beyond Burgers Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Slider burger (our home-seasoned quarter-pound Kulana beef patty topped with caramelized onions, our homemade BBQ sauce and other custom toppings; bacon-wrapped hotdog served with our own seasoned onion/bell pepper medley and a garlic aioli sauce; homemade strawberry lemonade and watermelon lemonade; iced tea
Special $5 or less item: BBQ pulled pork slider topped with our homemade coleslaw
Malama Card discount: $1 off drinks. Limit three per card
Bobalicious
Contact: 808-591-7711; Bobalicious Boba Drinks on Facebook
On the menu: Honeydew, strawberry, mocha and li hing pineapple bubble drinks for $4
Special $5 or less item: Hot dog waffle dog and mozzarella cheese waffle dog, both for $3
Malama Card discount: Buy any menu item, receive the second for half price
Chicago Eatz
Contact: 808-482-0493; @ChicagoEatz (Twitter); Chicago Eatz on Facebook
On the menu: Full-size, Vienna Italian beef sandwiches; Full-size Kronos gyros
Special $5 or less item: Cubbies-size Kronos gyros; Vienna Italian beef; & Vienna Chicago dogs — choose two for $5
Malama Card discount: Free drink with any purchase
Cooking Fresh For You
Contact: 808-594-8224; cookingfreshforyou.com
On the menu: Tex Mex quinoa salad with tomato-basil dressing, Asian Persuasion nachos, Thai beef salad, Michi’s sirloin steak plate
Special $5 or less item: Insane Stix: jumbo prawn stix with garlic cilantro sauce ($1.75 for one, mix and match $3 for two); Southeast Asian pork sausage stix ($1.75 for one, mix and match $3 for two)
Malama Card discount: Free drink with any $5 purchase
Fairycakes
Contact: www.fairycakeshawaii.com; @fairycakes808 (Twitter)
On the menu: Whoopie pies; lemon bars; other desserts
Special $5 or less item: One Whoopie Doo, one mini brownie bite and one lemon bar bite
Malama Card discount: Buy four Whoopie pies, get one free
Grandma G’s Kitchen
Contact: 808-542-2042; has booth at various farmer’s markets around Oahu
On the menu: Corn chowder; veggies & dip; other Grill’T sandwiches
Special $5 or less item: Grill’T Kalua pork sandwich
Malama Card discount: Buy two Grill’T sandwiches, receive $1 off
Hawaii’s Fried Musubi
Contact: 808-391-3835; @friedmusubiHI (Twitter), Hawaii’s Fried Musubi on Facebook; see Catherine Toth’s blog about Hawaii’s Fried Musubi
On the menu: Hawaiian-style ahi musubi and Mama’s fried chicken combo; spicy bomb musubi & chicken combo; classic Spam musubi & chicken combo; fried desserts; plantation iced tea
Special $5 or less item: Mama’s fried chicken (3-4 pieces for $5); chocolate-covered fried Spam or bacon ($4)
Malama Card discount: Free bottle water with combo purchase
Hokulani Bake Shop
Contact: 808-536-2253 (Restaurant Row location); hokulanibakeshop.com; Hokulani Bake Shop on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Special $5 or less item: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Hula Shrimp Co.
Contact: Hulashrimp@yahoo.com
On the menu: TBD
Special $5 or less item: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
India Cafe (new to Eat the Street)
Contact: 262-1800; indiacafehawaii.com; @IndiaCafeHawaii (Twitter); India Cafe Curry Factory on Facebook
On the menu: Chicken tikka masala platter with chana masala (chick peas); raita salad vegetarian platter with spicy eggplant, chana masala and/or okra curry; curry pork plate with coconut cabbage and raita salad
Special $5 or less item: South Indian chicken curry bowl ($5); vegetarian curry bowl ($5)
Malama Card discount: Buy a plate, get a free extra veggie entree
Inferno’s Wood Fire Pizza
Contact: 808-375-1200; infernospizzahawaii.com; @infernopizzahi (Twitter)
On the menu: Pizza slices: Baby portabella with white trufle oil; shinsato guava-smoked pork with Maui onion
Special $5 or less item: All slices $5 or less
Malama Card discount: Buy three slices of pizza, get a free drink
Kai’s Pasteles (new to Eat the Street)
Contact: 720-515-5247; Kai’s Pastele Shop on Facebook
On the menu: Pastele taco; pastele burrito; pastele chimichanga; pastele nachos; pastele; pastele stew; gandule rice; bacalao salad
Special $5 or less item: 5 for $5 pupu special: Two pastele tacos; small nachos & a drink; cheese quesadilla with bacalao salad; pastele & gandule rice; panadija
Malama Card discount:
KavaBoy (new to Eat the Street)
Contact: 808-256-KAVA; kavaboy.com
On the menu: Kava Oreo cream cheese pops; kava brownies; kava mochi crunch; plain/flavored kava drinks
Special $5 or less item: Kava chili and cornbread
Malama Card discount: Buy one flavored kava drink, get the second drink free
Korean Fresh Grill (new to Eat the Street)
Contact: 310-849-9311; @KFreshGrill (Twitter); Korean Fresh Grill on Facebook
On the menu: Korean BBQ tacos; burritos, cilantro-lime rice plates; sliders (all with choice of Korean BBQ steak, BBQ chicken or grilled fish)
Malama Card discount: TBD
Lava Wok
Contact: Lava Wok on Facebook
On the menu: Garlic fries or cheese fries; grilled pork skewer and egg rolls; soy milk in a bag
Special $5 or less item: Chicken nuggets & fries combo $5
Malama Card discount: Buy two bags of soy milk, get one free
Le Crepe Cafe
Contact: 808-988-8400; www.lecrepecafe.com; @lecrepecafe (Twitter); Le Crepe Cafe Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Crepes filled with various sweet and savory fillings
Special $5 or less item: Cranberry Craze ($4), with cranberry compote, brown sugar, melted butter and crushed pecans
Malama Card discount: Buy two crepes, get the third at half off
Lickety Split
Contact: 808-227-6499; Lickety Split Oahu on Facebook
On the menu: Vanilla soft-serve sundaes in cones
Special $5 or less item: Cups and cones ($3); sundaes ($5)
Malama Card discount: 50 cents off banana royale
Local STOP
Contact: @localstop (Twitter); Local Stop on Facebook
On the menu: Pastele stew and andule rice; malasada burgers
Special $5 or less item: Panedesia ($3)
Malama Card discount: $1 off malasada burger
Luscious Desserts
Contact: 808-371-0802; luscioussweets@hawaii.rr.com
On the menu:
Special $5 or less item: Chocolate banana cupcake with banana buttercream; lush cup cookie; lilikoi pie bar
Malama Card discount:
Madre Chocolate
Contact: 808-377-6440; madrechocolate.com
On the menu: Various chocolates
Special $5 or less item: $5 pupu: Choco-Coco-Banana (chocolate-dipped Big Island apple bananas, rolled in toasted Maui coconut)
Malama Card discount: Purchase five bars, receive $5 discount
Onopops
Contact: 808-354-2949; www.onopops.com; @OnoPops (Twitter); OnoPops on Facebook
On the menu: Various flavors of Onopops
Special $5 or less item: Onopops in white chocolate pomegranate, organic white chocolate and Waimanalo pomegranates swirl
Malama Card discount: 50 cents off any Onopop
Paul’s Poppers
Contact: 808-351-7583; Paul’s Poppers on Facebook; paulspoppers.com
On the menu: Spinach and artichoke popper; cheddar cheese burger; and our new bacon macaroni and cheese popper
Special $5 or less item: Turkey, jalapeno cheddar cheese popper
Malama Card discount: Buy two orders of poppers, get $1 off your purchase
Shogunai Tacos
Contact: shogunaitacos.com; @Shogunai_Tacos (Twitter); Shogunai Tacos on Facebook
On the menu: Jeju nachos; Osaka Jo taco; Seoul food taco
Special $5 or less item: Porky Pig nachos; Texas chili nachos
Malama Card discount: Free drink with purchase of a combo
Simply Ono
Contact: 808-728-0441
On the menu: Smoked meat with onions; lobster bisque; seared ahi with sesame wasabi shoyu sauce (pending availability); spicy ahi poke bowl (pending availability); warm bread pudding with creamy vanilla sauce
Special $5 or less item: Baked macaroni & cheese (pancetta, fire-roasted red peppers, edamame and mascarpone cheese)
Malama Card discount: Free muesli
Soul Patrol
Contact: 808-735-7685; pacificsoulhawaii.com; @pacificsoul (Twitter); Soul Patrol on Facebook
On the menu:
Special $5 or less item: Carolina pulled pork slider on buttermilk biscuit (two for $5)
Malama Card discount: $1 off $11 or more; $2 off $22 or more; $3 off $33 or more
Tiki Truck
Contact: @tikitruck (Twitter); Tiki Truck on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Special $5 or less item: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Xtreme Tacos
Contact: 808-954-5477; www.xtremetacos.com; @xtremetacos (Twitter); Xtremetacos on Facebook
On the menu: Xtreme Taco Sampler
Special $5 or less item: Ceviche shooter; mini nachos
Malama Card discount: 5 percent off purchase $10 or more
See our past Eat the Street coverage:
Eat the Street Dia de los Muertos
Eat the Street Eat Local
Eat the Street Mililani
Eat the Street Spicy
Eat the Street Garlic
Eat the Street Pig Out!
Eat the Street May
Eat the Street April
Eat the Street Japan
Eat the Street Kaka’ako
Eat the Street debut
