I remember Don recommending Cafe 8 1/2 (or something like that), an Italian restaurant in town. They closed before I ever got to try there, but I believe the owner opened a new place called Soffritto on Pauahi Street. Whether the owner is the same, I went to Soffritto’s recently. In addition to Italian food, they also serve Cajun food there. The pictures I saw on yelp made me want to check out the place. Unfortunately, they’re only open for lunch on weekdays. (They were open Saturday nights, and we tried to go recently, but they were closed. When I asked the owner about this, he said he no longer opens on Saturday. He said he’s getting a wood fire oven, though and will open on Saturday evenings in the near future.) I was on vacation so I recently went down for lunch. The verdict? Continue reading “Restaurants (2019)”

To start things off, here are some comments of the places I went to on a recent trip to Seattle and LA: Continue reading “Restaurant Reviews (Non-Hawai’i)”

A thread for discussion about food that don’t fit in the restaurant thread. Continue reading “General Food Thread”

I was going to start a thread on your favorite ramen, but the dish I wanted to write about isn’t ramen. Still, if you asked me about my favorite ramen dish, I’d mention this dish. I’m talking about Continue reading “Best Noodle + Broth Dish”

I’m not sure if we had a thread on pizza before, but I thought of this because I think I recently ate my favorite pizza. Continue reading “Favorite Pizza”

Thread about Restaurants in Hawai’i. Continue reading “Restaurants Thread (2018-)”