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Sunday, October 11, 2026

CHILI'S GRILL & BAR

CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
4211 WAIALAE AVE
HONOLULU, HI
808-738-5773

Made an unexpected stop at Chili's after visiting Kahala Mall.  My wife wanted to try the Santa Fe Grilled Chicken Salad which I had before and raved about it.  She loved the salad and was quite impressed with the size.  Enough for two people.  I went for Steak Fajitas after pounding down a ton of Chips along with Queso Cheese, Guacamole and Salsa.  The Chips Trio is a great way to start a meal here and all three were good.  The Queso was our favorite.  Fajitas were excellent and served with the works for a variety of flavors and textures.  While our Steak was a bit overcooked the flavor was still good and when you load up all the extras like Beans, Rice, Cheese and Sour Cream, you get some darn good Burritos or Tacos.
Would definitely return for the Fajitas and the staff here are EXCELLENT.  Great service from the time we entered to being thanked on the way out.
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CHILI'S

CHILI'S MENU






DIP TRIO

FRESH SALSA, HOUSE MADE GUACAMOLE AND SOUTHWESTERN QUESO

SANTA FE GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

FAJITAS FOR TWO WITH THE WORKS

DICED TOMATOES, CHEESE AND SOUR CREAM

PICO DE. GALLO, RICE AND FLOUR TORTILLAS

STEAK FAJITAS

FAJITAS ARE REALLY GOOD

 

MARUJUU JAPANESE HAMBURG & STEAK

MARUJUU JAPANESE HAMBURG & STEAK
1145 12TH AVENUE
HONOLULU, HI
808-260-4967

Loved the feel and vibe of Marujuu as soon as we walked in the door not knowing what to expect.  Entire staff was smiling and yelling a Japanese welcome.  Nice as we had no plans to eat here and had never heard of the place.  Literally walked by on the way to a different restaurant and ended up having dinner here.  Glad we did because the food was good.  I did not care for the Caesar Salad because they use the purple type Spring Mix and not Romaine Lettuce.  The dressing was good just did not care for the lettuce.  A big surprise was when the waitress brought out cups of Onion Soup and told us they offered unlimited refills and also all the rice you can eat with your meal.  Soup was hot and really good.  The Ribeye Steak and Hamburg Combination was great with the Hamburg being the star of the show.  This burger patty was delicious with or without their signature Onion Sauce.  I am telling you, this is one of the best burger patties ever.  I took a bite of the Ribeye and it was good but just kept going back to that incredible burger.  The Deluxe Cheeseburger served in a sizzling hot pan filled with butter was a nice show and photo but I probably would have just preferred eating the burger without the smoking hot butter.  Good though.  Definitely will return here again for that burger patty!

MARUJUU HAWAII

PERFECT LITTLE SPOT IN KAIMUKI


LOVED THE STAFF AND VIBE HERE

SIGNATURE WASHUGYU BURGERS

MARAJUU MENU






WINE AND BEER SERVED

UNLIMITED ONION SOUP

CAESAR SALAD


UNLIMITED RICE

HAMBURG AND RIBEYE STEAK COMBO

HOW TO ENJOY YOUR MEAL

SIGNATURE ONION SAUCE

HAMBURG COOKED TO PERFECTION AND DELICIOUS

CLASSIC WASHUGYU BURGER

SERVED IN STEAMING HOT BUTTER


LOVING MARUJUU HAWAII

 

IZAKAYA MATSURI

IZAKAYA MATSURI
1436 YOUNG STREET
HONOLULU, HI 96814
808-745-5858

Another delicious dinner at Izakaya Matsuri.  This is one of the few restaurants in Hawaii where we ALWAYS leave happy, full and satisfied.  On this visit we ordered some of our favorites like the Hokkaido Crab, Hamachi Kama and Otoro.  We always start off with the House Salad because the dressing is so light, fresh and delicious.  Tried the Spicy Tartar for the first time and it was great.  The Shrimp Tempura were pure perfection and some of the 
best I have eaten anywhere.  Also like to finish dinner here with a few pieces of the fresh Otoro which melts in your mouth.  Truly one of my favorite bites ever.
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