Eating My Way Through Hawaii, USA

Marugame Udon:  I've had Marugame Udon in Japan before, and I really missed it.  Before going to Hawaii, I found out there is a Marugame Udon in Waikiki!  I told Math Teacher that we would be eating there every meal, everyday.  He said I was crazy.  Yes, and we went THREE times!  By the third time, however, we finally realized the portion size in USA was bigger than in Japan.  So we over-stuffed ourselves.

Tan Tan Udon, sweet potato tempura

Kitsune Udon, zucchini and egg tempura

Creamy Broth Udon, crab and zucchini tempura

Udon Motto

Tane Vegan Izakaya:  OMG good.  If we were to return to Hawaii, we would definitely go back to this restaurant.  We were not sure if it was the skills of the chefs, or the quality produce the restaurant procured, but mango tasted more mango-y, eggplant more eggplant-y, and blueberries more blueberries-y.  I've never had such good cream cheese in a Philadelphia Roll.  So flavorful, so creative.  So we ended up going there TWICE!  We basically ordered almost every food items off the happy hour menu.

Front Entrance

Cocktail and Mocktail

Roast Brussel Sprouts

Philadelphia Roll

Agedashi Tofu

Gyoza

Happy Hour Nigiri Sampler

Hand roll

Ube Cheesecake

Cocktail and Mocktail

Hand rolls

Happy hour nigiri sampler

Smoked Beets

Eringii

Ube Cheesecake

Island Vintage Coffee and Island Shaved Ice:  the coffee was meh.  We tried shaved ice because that was something every tourist did in Hawaii. Very refreshing on a hot Hawaii day, and I was surprised there were hidden deliciousness inside the ice.  (I had thought it'd be all ice).

Island Latte

Mango Shaved Ice

Teishoku:  after Bishop Museum, we walked about ten minutes to this local shopping plaza.  No tourists at all, and that was why Teishoku was delicious.  Simple, mom and pop food.

Broiled Butterfish Misoyaki

Vegetable Tempura

The Sunrise Shack: the coffee was bad. We ended up throwing it away. The smoothie bowl was delicious. Healthy, too. A great way to start a morning.