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Saturday, December 4, 2021

SIDE STREET INN

SIDE STREET INN
1225 HOPAKA STREET
HONOLULU, HI  96814
808-591-0253

My first visit back to Side Street Inn since COVID was incredible.  While the place has been totally remodeled, the great food and service remained the same.  I cannot say that I am a fan of the remodel as I loved the old school look and feel of the old place.  I am however a huge fan of the food here.  As a Foodie and food blogger I often get asked "what are my favorite restaurants in Hawaii".  Believe it or not this is a tough question for me.  I really don't have many favorites that jump out at me.  Side Street Inn is the exception as it is one of my top five restaurants in Hawaii.  Heck it may be the top one or two.  On this visit we went for Chef's Colin's Classics.  We had eight people so I wanted to order the portion for 6-8 people.  The waitress said that the portions are large and the 3-4 person portion would be enough for eight of us especially if we were adding other dishes.  Cannot believe it but she was right.  For $120 the entire table was satisfied and filled up plus there were boxes of leftovers.  Great food and a great deal.  Everything here is delicious.  I love the Farmers Salad, Pork Chops, Boneless Kalbi, Steamed Fish and Ribeye.  Sad to see they took the Seared Ahi off the menu.  Would have loved some fresh Ahi.  Desserts here should not be missed.  They are all great!

SIDE STREET INN

TOTALLY REMODELED LOOK 

LIVE MUSIC

ONE OF MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS IN HAWAII

SIDE STREET INN MENU


SIDE STREET INN CLASSICS

SPECIALS

EDAMAME

FRENCH FRIES

FARMERS SALAD

BEST FRIED RICE IN HAWAII

SIZZLING RIBEYE STEAK

SIZZLING BONELESS KALBI

PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS

SIGNATURE SPICY CHICKEN

WHOLE STEAMED SNAPPER

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CRUNCH

BREAD PUDDING

 

Thursday, June 14, 2012

SIDE STREET INN - THE ORIGINAL ONCE AGAIN

SIDE STREET INN
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Enjoyed another great meal with some out of town guests at the Side Street Inn on Hopaka Street.  Really like this original location versus the newer restaurant on Kapahulu.  Something about the old school feel of the place with tables and chairs that don't match, boxes stacked in every corridor   and no frills decor.  I like the valet parking right in front.  It cost $3 but is worth the convenience.  Something about the place makes me want a cold beer every time I walk in the door.  The waitresses are always on top of it here.  Always checking your drinks and making sure you have enough food on the table.  The Side Street Inn is a perfect place to eat Family Style.  Order a bunch of plates and share.  We started with the Spinach Salad ($13.50) with Hau'ula vine-ripened tomatoes, bacon, egg, cheddar cheese and house made balsamic dressing.  This is my favorite Spinach Salad on the Island.  Followed up the salad with the Kalua Pork Sliders.  Soft Chinese style buns stuffed with Smokey Kalua Pork and pineapple.  Served with a sweet sauce.  The Award Winning Side Style Famous Fried Rice ($12) is the bomb.  Best Fried Rice on the Island served with generous portions of Char Siu, Portuguese Sausage, Bacon, Peas, Carrots and Green Onion.  The Edamame ($8) is boiled in Hawaiian Salt brine and served with lots of garlic.  The Sizzling Rib Eye Steak was a little over $20.  Prime Beef served pupu style.  Sliced and served on a sizzling platter with delicious mushrooms and grilled onions in a house Garlic Butter.   The Pan Fried Island Pork Chops ($22) were pretty good this time.  Meaty pieces of pork seasoned and pan fried to a golden brown.  Served with good old Ketchup.  Absolutely loved the Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch ($7.50).  Milk chocolate and peanut butter combined with crumbled wafers that the waitress said were house made.  Served with my favorite Roselani Vanilla Ice Cream from Maui.  The Molten Lava Cake ($10) was the chocolate bomb.  Only problem is that everyone was so stuffed by the end of dinner we couldn't finish the thing.  Wish I had it now a day later.  

HAWAII'S BEST  SPINACH SALAD
KALUA PORK SLIDAHS

GARLIC EDAMAME

AWARD WINNING SIDE STYLE FAMOUS FRIED RICE
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH
MOLTEN LAVA CHOCOLATE CAKE

SIZZLING RIB EYE STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS
 PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS