Who’s coming: Eat the Street Mardi Gras
Laissez les bon temps roulez! Good times roll at Makers & Tasters this Friday as Street Grindz introduces a brand-new theme for the popular food truck rally. Eat the Street: Mardi Gras is one of the rare times we Aloha State denizens can load up on our favorite creole eats!
When: Friday, Feb. 26 from 5 to 10 p.m.
Where: 1011 Ala Moana Blvd. (at Ward)
Admission: Free
Parking: See updated parking map
Lot 1 (Ward Ave & Ahui St) – $5 per car
Lot 2 (Ahui & Ala Moana Blvd) – Metered parking, FREE after 6pm
Lot 3 (Kewalo Basin Park) – $1 per hour
Lot 4 (First Hawaiian Bank) – $2 after 5 p.m.
Lot 5 (Ilalo & Ohe St) – $10 per car
Highlights of Friday’s street food fest:
• Live entertainment by David Asing 6-8 p.m.
• Army Music Hawaii 6-8 p.m.
• Use your Hawaii Perks card for $1 off every $9 spent at a single food vendor. Show signed Hawaii Perks card at time of purchase
• Happy hour 5-7 p.m.
• Hashtag #eatthestreet
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: Local favorites
Aloha Pops
Contact: 808-286-4699; @AlohaTricycle (Twitter); alohapopshi.com
On the menu: Specialty homemade popsicles with uniquely local flavors
Bao Taon
Contact: @BaoTaon on Instagram
On the menu: Specialty bao sliders
Beyond Burgers
Contact: beyondburgers@gmail.com; Beyond Burgers Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Specialty burgers and hotdogs
Featured item: Fresh oysters
Bill’s Kitchen
Contact: 283-6892; Bill’s Kitchen on Facebook
Featured item: Purple and gold Mardi Gras Burger
The Corn Project
Contact: The Corn Project on Facebook
Featured item: Corn with Cajun aioli
Country Shave Ice
Contact: 1215 Center St, Kaimuki; @CountryShaveIce on Instagram
On the menu: Locally sourced shave ice with homemade syrup flavors like strawberries and cream, lilikoi, green tea, haupia sweet potato
Earth & Turf
Contact: Grow Aloha – Earth n Turf on Facebook; www.growaloha.org
On the menu: Organic portobello mushroom dishes like risotto cakes, poppers and more
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
On the menu: Elena’s pork adobo fried rice, gisantes, chicken adobo, sari sari, dinuguan and pork adobo combo, and the crowd favorite lechon special. Featured item: Banana Lumpia Foster
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 and more
Girls Who Bake Next Door
Contact: 808-983-9989; @girlswhobake (Twitter); The Girls Who Bake Next Door on Facebook
On the menu: Homemade cupcakes, desserts and treats
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
Hawaiian Twisted Tater
Contact: Hawaiiantwistedtater@yahoo.com
On the menu: Deep-fried spiral cut potatoes with creative toppings and dressings
Hawaii’s Fried Musubi
Contact: 808-391-3835; @friedmusubiHI (Twitter), Hawaii’s Fried Musubi on Facebook
Featured item: Garlic Cajun Shrimp Musubi
Hula Shrimp
Contact: Hula Shrimp on Facebook
On the menu: Local favorites and garlic shrimp plates
Il Gelato
Contact: 501 Sumner St.; 808-542-9276; @IlGelatoHawaii (Twitter); Il Gelato Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Gourmet gelato, pitaya and acai bowls, sorbetto smoothies, gelato drink specials
Featured item: Bourbon gelato
Kiawe Pizza
Contact: 808-364-7599
On the menu: Wood-fired artisan pizzas with fresh local toppings
Featured item: Andouille sausage pizza
Koi Catering
Contact: 808-845-4564; 2028 Dillingham Blvd.
On the menu: Local favorites
LaLa Land Food Truck
Contact: LaLa Land Food Truck on Facebook, www.lalalandfoodtruck.com
Featured item: Jambalaya Andouille Mac & Cheese
La Roux
Contact: La Roux Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Beignets, shrimp and crawfish boil, gumbo, jambalaya
Mega-Load Burgers
Contact: 808-518-1540, Mega-Load Burgers on Facebook
Featured item: Pineapple Jambalaya Rice
Musukawas
Contact: Musukawas on Facebook
Featured item: Catfish Musubi
No Ka Oi Cookie Company
Contact: 808-489-2642; nokaoicookiecompany.com; No Ka ‘Oi Cookie Company on Facebook
On the menu: Fresh baked cookies, desserts and sweets
Nosh
Contact: Nosh on Facebook
On the menu: Brazilian cheese bread called pao de queijo
Olay’s Thai
Contact: 808-487-4001; Olay’s Thai Food Express on Facebook
On the menu: Thai curries and noodle dishes
Paul’s Poppers
Contact: 808-351-7583; Paul’s Poppers on Facebook; paulspoppers.com
On the menu: Deep-fried gourmet wontons
Pop Pop Donuts
Contact: 808-664-3287; poppopdonuts.com; @poppopdonuts on Twitter; Pop Pop Donuts on Facebook
On the menu: Fresh miniature donuts with various toppings and glazes
Pt. Suisse Crepes
Contact:808-351 5871; @PtSuisseCrepes (Twitter); Pt Suisse Crepes on Facebook
Featured item: Cajun Shrimp Crepe
Sea & Soul
Contact: Soul Patrol on Facebook
Featured item: Maine lobster roll, seafood dynamite fries, roasted garlic langoustine BLT rolls
Shaka Shrimp
Contact: Shaka Shrimp on Facebook
Featured item: Lemon butter shrimp with Louisiana sausage
Smokin Wings and Things
Contact: Smokin Wings and Things on Facebook
On the menu: Signature wings, paninis and pupus
The Sugar Hut
Contact: The Sugar Hut on Facebook
Featured item: King’s Cake macarons
Tea on Fleek
Contact: Tea on Fleek on Facebook
On the menu: Signature iced tea blends and lemonades
Tin Hut BBQ
Contact: 808-492-8676; www.tinhut-bbq.com; Tin Hut BBQ on Facebook
On the menu: A variety of meats seasoned and smoked low and slow for hours
Uncle’s Kitchen
Contact: 808-208-0679
On the menu: Spicy ahi, spicy kalua pork, dynamite chicken, curry loco moco, kimchee pork flavored musubis
Waimanalo Country Farms
Contact: Waimanalo Country Farms on Facebook
Featured item: Hurricane Lemonade
Wieners Gone Wild
Contact: @WienersGoneWildHawaii on Instagram
On the menu: The Wild Wanger: Hawaii’s Biggest Wiener, Bacon & Brie Wiener and other gourmet-inspired wieners
Wild Candy Bacon
Contact: @WildCandyBacon on Instagram
Featured item: Bacon Pancake Dunkers
Wow Wow Lemonade
Contact: 530-638-4969; Wow Wow Waffle on Facebook; @wowwowwaffle (Twitter); www.wowwowwaffle.com
On the menu: Fresh-pressed lemonades (lilikoi, blackberry lavender, strawberry, pineapple li hing, strawberry li hing, classic; Mason jar lemonades
