Who’s coming: Eat the Street Pork Fest
Get ready for some major pig-out grinds at Friday’s Eat the Street. August’s pork fest features everything from bacon-flavored shave ice to BLT frites. We can’t wait!
Also at this month’s event, Aloha Festivals will be kicking off its festivities, selling wristbands and ribbons and offering keiki activities. Blaine Kia will also be performing with his halau. Malama Card discounts will apply for those who purchase an Aloha Festivals wristband or ribbon.
When: Friday, August 31, from 4-9 p.m.
Where: 555 South St. in Kaka’ako (at Halekauwila, kitty-corner from Restaurant Row)
Admission: Free
Parking: On-site and street parking
Here’s the lineup:
Aloha Pops
Contact: 808-286-4699; @AlohaTricycle (Twitter); alohatricycle.com
On the menu: Piggy Pop (salted, buttered, caramel bacon); lilikoi; butter pecan pop
Malama Card discount: Buy two Aloha Pops, get the third for a $1
Baja Style Mexican Food
Contact: 808-291-2096; @bajastylehi (Twitter)
On the menu:TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Beyond Burgers
Contact: beyondburgers@gmail.com; Beyond Burgers Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with caramelized onions, grilled bell peppers and our homemade garlic aioli; Southern-style BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders (slow-cooked, pulled pork sandwiches topped with our homemade coleslaw, BBQ sauce, garlic aioli); homemade iced tea; homemade fruit-infused lemonades (strawberry or watermelon); Arnold Palmer (1/2 tea, 1/2 lemonade of your choice)
Malama Card discount: $1 off drinks. Limit two per card
Bobalicious
Contact: 808-591-7711; Bobalicious Boba Drinks on Facebook
On the menu: Boba drinks (honeydew, strawberry, li hing pineapple, mocha); Boba Waffle Bakeds (hot dog, mozzarella, pork link sausage)
Malama Card discount: Buy any menu item, get the second for half off
Cake Works
Contact: 808-946-4333; 2820 S. King St.; cakeworkshi.com
On the menu: French macarons
Malama Card discount: Specialty bacon macaron for $2
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Contact: cheeseburgerland.com
On the menu: BBQ Pig Burger, Island Pig Burger, Pig Poppers, Kalua Pig Plate, Deep-Fried Stickers with Bacon
Malama Card discount: $1 off an entree with purchase
Cooking Fresh For You
Contact: 808-594-8224; cookingfreshforyou.com
On the menu: Stuffed pork chop (bone-in pork chop stuffed with bacon, spinach and cheese, topped with a porcini mushroom and gorgonzola cheese sauce on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes); Trio of Sliders (BBQ pulled pork, BLT with guacamole aioli, kalua pork with cheese sauce); Braised pork with caramelized pear and onion relish on a bed of quinoa with side salad;
Malama Card discount: Free drink with purchase of any food plate
Crawfish R Us
Contact: Crawfish R Us Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Louisiana crawfish; Headless Shrimp; Crab Rangoon; crawfish or shrimp with Portuguese sausage
Malama Card discount: Buy a pound of crawfish, get free soda
EAT Honolulu
Contact: Eatery at Gentry Pacific Design Center 560 N. Nimitz Highway; 808-538-0597; eathonolulu.com; @EATHonolulu (Twitter); EAT Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: Waialua Chocolate-Dipped Sugar Spice Bacon Strips
Malama Card discount: TBD
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: De Whole “Baboy” Sampler Plate (Lechon Kawali, Dinuguan, Pork Silit, Pork Adobo); Pork Adobo Fried Rice Omelet; Chicken Manok Adobo; Banana Lumpia with Chocolate Drizzle
Malama Card discount: Free soda with purchase
Fairycakes
Contact: www.fairycakeshawaii.com; @fairycakes808 (Twitter)
On the menu: Sweet Pork Cake Pie; Banana Cream Cake; Angel Berry Dessert Cakes
Malama Card discount: Buy 6 cupcakes, get one free
Five-O Ribs
Contact: 808-228-9188; www.FiveORibs.com; Five-O Hawaiian Style Smoked Ribs on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Hawaii’s Fried Musubi
Contact: 808-391-3835; @friedmusubiHI (Twitter), Hawaii’s Fried Musubi on Facebook
On the menu: Fried Spicy Bomb Musubi and Mama’s Fried Chicken Combo; Fried Hawaiian Style Ahi Musubi and Mama’s Fried Chicken Combo; Fried Classic Spam Musubi and Mama’s Fried Chicken Combo; fried desserts
Malama Card discount: Buy three desserts, get an order of free fried Oreos
Hula Shrimp Co.
Contact: Hulashrimp@yahoo.com
On the menu: Kalua pork ice cream
Malama Card discount: TBD
Il Gelato
Contact: 501 Sumner St.; 808-542-9276; Il Gelato Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Gelato/sorbetto (Maple Bacon Gelato, Gianduia, old-fashioned chocolate, Kona coffee, Tahitian vanilla, raspberry sorbetto, mango sorbetto)
Malama Card discount: Buy two scoops of gelato, get the waffle cone for free
Inferno’s Wood Fire Pizza
Contact: 808-375-1200; infernospizzahawaii.com; @infernopizzahi (Twitter)
On the menu: Pizza slices
Malama Card discount: TBD
Island Sandwich Creations
Contact: 808-636-0667
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Isle Creations
Contact: 808-258-9304; Isle Creations on Facebook
On the menu: Pupu (Bacon & Oyster Kabob, Deep-fried avocado stuffed with lobster, Deep-fried Oreo with ice cream, Kalua Pig Lumpia; Kalua Pig Sliders); Plates (yakitori chicken, kalua pig & cabbage, furikake garlic chicken); smoothies
Malama Card discount: TBD
Jawaiian Irie Jerk
Contact: 808-388-2916
On the menu: Jerk pork served in Coco bread; jerk pork plate
Malama Card discount: 10 percent discount with $10+ purchase
Kettle Corn Hawaii
Contact: 808-306-2444; kettlecornhawaii.com; Kettle Corn Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: Various flavors of kettle corn
Malama Card discount: Buy two large bags, get a small bag for free
Koi Catering & Takeout
Contact: 808-845-4564; 2028 Dillingham Blvd. (formerly Pu’uwainani’s Plate Lunches)
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: Buy three entrees, get a free dessert
Kona Ice
Contact: kona-ice.com/ohana; Kona Ice Ohana on Facebook
On the menu: Bacon-flavored shave ice. Other flavors (strawberry, blue raspberry, banana, cherry, pink lemon sour, li hing mui, mango, pina colada, root beer, French vanilla
Malama Card discount: $1 off King Kona (large) shave ice
Le Crepe Cafe
Contact: 808-988-8400; www.lecrepecafe.com; @lecrepecafe (Twitter); Le Crepe Cafe Hawaii on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Leonard’s Malasadas
Contact: 808-737-5591; leonardshawaii.com; Leonard’s Bakery on Facebook
On the menu: Malasadas (original, cinnamon, li hing); Puffs (custard, dobash, haupia); Pork & Beans Cupcake; Pork Pockets
Malama Card discount: $1 off purchase of a dozen malasadas (original or puffs)
Liquid Pleasure
Contact: 808-780-9288 or email streetgrindz@gmail.com
On the menu: Smoothies, shakes, frappes, espresso
Malama Card discount: 50 cents off any drink on menu
Local STOP
Contact: @localstop (Twitter); Local Stop on Facebook
On the menu: Loco moco burgers; King Kamehameha burgers; manapua
Malama Card discount: Free drink with purchase of featured item
Nikkei
Contact: 808-330-6334; 67-109 Kealohanui St. in Waialua; @nikkei330 (Twitter)
On the menu:Pork marinated in wine then slowly cooked with garlic, onions and carrots. Served over rice with side salad;
ceviche (thin slices of fish cooked in lime juice, chile, red onions and cilantro, served with sweet potatoes and drizzled corn); Seco beer base sauce with two different kinds of chile, red onion, garlic, bell peppers and your choice of meat; Saltado sauteed your choice of meat, red onions, bell peppers, soy sauce and topped with cilantro
Malama Card discount: TBD
OnoPops
Contact: 808-354-2949; www.onopops.com; @OnoPops (Twitter); OnoPops on Facebook
On the menu: Onopops in various flavors (peanut butter ice cream with candied bacon, avocado ice cream with cracked black pepper and candied bacon; Cacao Nib Crunch, lightly salted milk chocolate ice cream studded with chunks of locally grown cacao nibs candied into a brittle with Maui Brand raw cane
Malama Card discount:50 cents off Onopop
Otsuji Farm
Contact: 808-368.1135; otsujifarm.com
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Paul’s Poppers
Contact: 808-351-7583; Paul’s Poppers on Facebook; paulspoppers.com
On the menu: Pork jalapeño cheddar popper; spinach and artichoke popper; bacon macaroni and cheese popper
Malama Card discount: Spend $10, get $1 off purchase
Pomai Kulolo
Contact: Pomai Kulolo on Facebook
On the menu: Hawaiian food plate, slushes, poi, haulolo, haupia, kulolo
Malama Card discount: Purchase four items, get $1 off
Ronnie’s Express
Contact: 808-384-2295
On the menu: Bacon-wrapped scallops; bacon-stuffed oysters; prime rib
Malama Card special: TBD
Shogunai Tacos
Contact: shogunaitacos.com; @Shogunai_Tacos (Twitter); Shogunai Tacos on Facebook
On the menu: Osaka Jo; The Macon Spicy Bacon Taco; South of the Border; Zeus’s Glory; Damascus; Moroccan Pomme Frites
Malama Card discount: Free drink with combo purchase
Simply Ono
Contact: 808-728-0441
On the menu: Okinawan shoyu pork; kalua pig; baked macaroni & cheese with pancetta; kalua pig sliders; spicy ahi poke, warm bread pudding with creamy vanilla sauce; sampler plate (Okinawan shoyu pork, spicy ahi poke and chocolate-covered bacon)
Malama Card discount: Free bottled water with purchase of sampler plate
SL2 Delectables
Contact: 808-371-3359; @sl2delectables (Twitter); SL2 Delectables on Facebook
On the menu: Chinese tacos; SL2 Kau Yuk (pot roast pork with a Napa cabbage slaw topped with a gochujang cream drizzle); Black bean pork hash; dim sum (crispy gau gee, SL2 Siu Mai, Chinese BBQ, SL2 St. Louis-style char siu ribs); Chinese dried scallop soup
Malama Card discount: Spend $20 and get a free order of Crispy Gau Gee (3 pieces)
Soul Patrol
Contact: 808-735-7685; pacificsoulhawaii.com; @pacificsoul (Twitter); Soul Patrol on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
Street Frites
Contact: TBD
On the menu: Bacon Part Deux with our BLT Frites (thick-cut, twice fried Belgian-style fries sprinkled with our homemade bacon salt, topped with fresh shredded lettuce, diced Kahuku tomatoes and then finished off with a ton of crisp bacon)
Malama Card discount: $1 off any fry cone
Sweet Revenge
Contact: 808.282.0234; sweetrevengehonolulu.com; Sweet Revenge Honolulu on Facebook
On the menu: The King (banana bread pudding, peanut butter, banana jam and maple-glazed bacon); Pork Shepherd’s Pie (roast pork, gravy, corn and baked crisp mashed potato top); Chicken Pot Pie (buttery crust, chicken, gravy, potatos and carrots); Chocolate Haupia Pie (coconut mousse and chocolate mousse on Oreo crust); Persian Lime Pie (graham cracker crust and fluffy lime mousse); Apple Pie (buttery crust with crumb topping and cinnamon apples)
Malama Card discount: Free drinks with purchase of three pies
3 Ladies
Contact: TBD
On the menu: Fruita e Porca Stew (Peruvian pork stew with apples, lime and chili peppers); Pork Watercress Soup (pork simmered with fresh local watercress); Kahuku Corn Chowder (Kahuku corn cooked with smoked ham); BBQ Pork Ribs Stew (grilled pork ribs simmered in a stew)
Malama Card discount: Free bottle water with purchase of soup in a bread bowl
Tin Hut BBQ
Contact: 808-492-8676; www.tinhut-bbq.com; Tin Hut BBQ on Facebook
On the menu: Pulled Pork Plate; Loco Moco with Pulled Pork; BBQ Pork Ribs
Eat Local dish: Buy a plate meal, get a drink free
Why’z
Contact: 808-454-7954
On the menu: Seafood Harvest with Island Pork Sausage; Sampler Platter (half crab cake stuffed lobster, Dinosaur Bone, sliced steak, shrimp scampi); Dinosaur Bones
Malama Card discount: TBD
Wow Wow Waffle (new to Eat the Street)
Contact: 530-638-4969; Wow Wow Waffle on Facebook; @wowwowwaffle (Twitter); www.wowwowwaffle.com
On the menu: Street Waffle + Powder Sugar; Street Waffles ‘2 Fer / 2 Go; Spicy Bacon, Cheddar and Jalapeno Waffle; Kalua Pork Waffle; Huli Chicken + Bacon Waffle; Tropical Treat Waffle (real whipped cream, macadamia nuts, apple banana); Local Spread Waffle (lilikoi butter, real whipped cream, macadamia nuts); Belgian Chocolate Torpedo with strawberries; Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich; fresh pressed drinks (lilikoi lemonade, pineapple lemonade, organic pomegranate green tea/lemonade
Malama Card discount: TBD
Xtreme Tacos
Contact: 808-954-5477; www.xtremetacos.com; @xtremetacos (Twitter); Xtremetacos on Facebook
On the menu: TBD
Malama Card discount: TBD
See our past Eat the Street coverage:
Eat the Street Spicy Fest
Eat the Street Garlic Fest
Eat the Street Tomato
Eat the Street Bacon
Eat the Street Kapolei
Eat the Street Mililani
Eat the Street It’s a Luau
Eat the Street Winterfest
Eat the Street Black Saturday
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
