KISSATEN COFFEE BAR - HONOLULU, HAWAII

KISSATEN COFFEE BAR

HONOLULU, HAWAII

I am not a Coffee Bar person.  Never sit in a Starbucks or Coffee House reading, doing work or just hanging out with friends or myself.  I always want to get in and out of a place as fast as possible.  Kissaten (Kiss a Ten) is a place where people hang out for hours or maybe all day.  Place was like a library with young people sitting quietly at their tables with computers, books and Smart Phones.  Not much talking going on.  Everyone locked into their electronics.  Some with headphones and others watching a television showing an endless stream of infomercials and another showing cartoons.  Lots of single young people here.  I now understand the Coffee House thing.  Great place to meet girls if you are single.  We were in for lunch after reading a positive review in the local Dining Guide.  I ordered a bowl of Clam Chowder ($6).  The Chowder was decent but really did not have many clams or clam flavor.  All I could taste was bacon that overpowered the soup.  There was a ton of potatoes in the Chowder which I really don't like.  Not a Chowder that I would order again.  The Kissaten Melt ($9) with Pastrami and Mozzarella Cheese was pretty week.  Not much Pastrami and not much taste.  The Grilled Cheese Sandwich ($6) had a little bacon and thinly sliced apples in it.  I did not taste the apple but it was there.  The Pesto Mushroom Pasta ($10) is a nice plate of pasta.  Wife said it was "actually pretty good and acceptable".  I liked the scenery at Kissaten and think it is a pretty cool little Coffee House. 

KISSATEN COFFEE BAR

KISSATEN IS LOCATED ON PIIKOI STREET.
SAME BUILDING AS KHON CHANNEL 2

UP THE STEPS TO A PRETTY COOL LITTLE COFFEE BAR

SMALL COUNTER TO ORDER AND PICK UP FOOD AND DRINKS

HAND WRITTEN MENU NEXT TO COUNTER

SMALL COUNTER IN BACK WITH CARTOONS PLAYING
ON THE TELEVISION ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR COMPUTERS AND
LOTS OF SINGLE YOUNG PEOPLE HANGING OUT DRINKING COFFEE

BRIGHTLY PAINTED WALLS AND PEOPLE
WITH LAPTOPS EVERYWHERE

KISSATEN MELT WITH PASTRAMI AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE

GRILLED CHEESE WITH BACON

PESTO MUSHROOM PASTA

CLAM CHOWDER WITH BACON AND LOTS OF POTATO

CLAM CHOWDER SHOULD BE CALLED POTATO CHOWDER