JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT

JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT
HONOLULU, HAWAII

JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT

1137 11TH AVENUE

HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816

808-388-2917

www.jawaiianiriejerk.com

Literally stumbled into Jawaiian Irie Jerk Restaurant while looking for somewhere to eat lunch in Kaimuki.  I saw the menu on the wall next to Hog Island Smokehouse.  The restaurant is in the same location as the old Mexitlan Kitchen which did not last a year I think.  Great little spot at the entrance to Bella Mia and doorstep of the Himalayan Kitchen.  We entered and were greeted by a nice woman who seated us and brought us menus and water.  I could hear the Jamaican accents in the kitchen so I felt we would get a good taste of the Island.  We started with the Spicy Jerk Wings ($7.95).  These are very dark wings that have been marinated in Jerk spices and then cooked on the grille.  The meat fell off the bone.  Good flavor with not too much heat.  For heat, the waitress brought out a serving

of hot sauce that she said included "Ghost Peppers".  Be careful she said.  I added the hot sauce to the wings and "bam".  Blew my head off in a good way.  Great flavor and huge heat.  While the wings were good, they just did not seem fresh.  Don't know if this is the way they should be as I have never had Jamaican wings before.  The star of our lunch was the Seafood Chowder ($6.95 bowl).  Shrimp, Fish, Scallops, Root Vegetables and other seafood simmered in a non-dairy jamboree.  This was a great soup.  Full of flavor and richness.  Entire family loved it.  My daughter devoured most of it and did not want to share.  The Blackened Chicken Bites ($7.95) was an attractive plate of chicken tenders covered in a pineapple relish.  I liked the sweetness of the pineapple with the spices on the chicken.  The Jamaican Jerk Chicken Plate ($13.95) is filled with marinated chicken that is finished on the grille.  You can taste the spices and the grille.  I added that Ghost Pepper sauce and again hit the roof hot in a good way.  The Jerk Chicken is served with a nice rice and peas plus Ital Stew.  The stew is chucks of cassava with carrots and curry sauce.  You also get a Fritter that had very little taste.
I would and will return to Jawaiian Irie Jerk Restaurant.  Want some more of that hot sauce and a bowl of the Seafood Chowder.

JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT

JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT
LOCATED BEHIND BIG CITY DINER IN BUILDING WITH HOG ISLAND SMOKEHOUSE,
BELLA MIA AND HIMALAYAN KITCHEN

11TH AVENUE ATRIUM 

OPEN AIR RESTAURANT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF BELLA MIA

JAWAIIAN IRIE JERK RESTAURANT IS BEHIND BIG CITY DINER

INTERIOR WAS CLEAN AND COOL

SAME MENU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER (CLICK TO ENLARGE) 

COMPLIMENTARY BREAD AND BUTTER

BLACKENED CHICKEN BITES WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

SPICY JERK WINGS

SEAFOOD CHOWDER IS ONE OF THE BEST IN HAWAII

OPTIONAL HOT SAUCE WITH GHOST CHILIES.  VERY HOT BUT ADDICTING

JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN - SERVED WITH RICE N' PEAS, ITAL STEW AND FRITTER

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

We discovered Pikes Place Chowder during our last visit to Seattle.  I wanted to take my friend so we walked up the hill from Pike Place Market and found the little hole in the wall chowder heaven.  The place was the same as I remember with the exception of a huge line.  The line could be because they had just won The Peoples Choice for Best Chowder for 2011.  We stood in line and then ordered from the huge chalk board above the cash register.  Went with a cup of the standard New England Chowder ($4.95) and the Four Cup Sampler ($10.95).  We both loved the New England Chowder best.  The Sampler included a Smoked Salmon Chowder, Seafood Chowder, Scallop Chowder and Manhattan Style Chowder.  I liked the Smoked Salmon Chowder best out the the four samplers.  This is good hearty chowder and I would highly recommend a visit here.

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER FOUR CUP CHOWDER SAMPLER

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER IS THE PLACE FOR AWARD WINNING CHOWDER

SMALL INDOOR SEATING AREA THAT ALWAYS IS FULL

READ THE MENU BOARD AND ORDER AT THE COUNTER

VARIETY OF CHOWDERS, SANDWICHES AND SALADS

PIKE PLACE CLAM CHOWDER

FOUR CUP CHOWDER SAMPLER

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER

Seattle, Washington

On a cold and rainy June day in Seattle we set out to warm up with a nice bowl of chowder.  Thank goodness we saw a small ad that described a small place with award winning chowder.  Pike Place Chowder is a gem in the Emerald City.  We arrived as the small five table restaurant was just about to open and were the first customers of the day.  We ordered the New England style Clam Chowder which was voted the "Nations Best" at the Great Chowder Cookoff in Newport, Road Island.  The chowder was great, creamy and full of good size clams.  Shirley tried the Seafood Bisque which included Nortwest halibut, salmon, calamari with Oregon Bay shrimp in a creamy tomato-pesto broth.  It was also very good.  To top off the lunch we shared a Dungeness Crab Roll.  This was awesome.  Nothing but crab, a tiny bit of mayonnaise and lettuce served on a fresh baguette with cocktail sauce.  Fresh and delicious.  I highly recommend Pike Place Chowder.  It is located on a small side street about a block from Pike Place Market.