GREAT EATS HAWAII

Sunday, October 8, 2017

YUMMY KOREAN BBQ

DILLINGHAM PLAZA

1505 DILLINGHAM BLVD, #106

HONOLULU, HI 96817

808-842-0288

HOURS: Monday thru Saturday 10:30 AM - 8:00 PM / Closed Sunday

www.yummyhawaii.com/our-restaurants/yummy-korean-bbq/menu/

www.yelp.com/biz/yummy-korean-b-b-q-honolulu-2

www.facebook.com/pages/Yummy-Korean-Bar-B-Q/111688202201241

Korean BBQ is everywhere in Hawaii. Seems like every shopping center has a Korean BBQ here. Some are better than others and Yummy does a good job serving up Korean classics. I always go for the Spicy Pork and Spicy Beef. Not that spicy so I always ask for a little more Korean Hot Sauce. With a two meat combo, you get your choice of four vegetables or sides. I love the Cucumbers, Kim Che, Bean Sprouts and Noodles. This meal cost around $13 but it fed me for lunch and then my Wife and Daughter for dinner. I am not kidding this 5lb plate of food fed three of us in one day.

COMBINATION SPICY PORK AND SPICY CHICKEN

HAWAII RAINBOW WAHINE VOLLEYBALL VS CAL POLY

RAINBOW WAHINE VOLLEYBALL VS CAL POLY

STAN SHERIFF CENTER, HONOLULU, HI

Up until we lost the match I was having a great time at the University of Hawaii Wahine Volleyball game vs Cal Poly. We were up two games to zip and ultimately fell in five sets. Started the evening in the Ed Wong Hospitality Suite which is court level. Enjoyed some food, beer, wine and incredible chocolate brownies before the game. So blessed to have a friend give us court side seats which were amazing. Love being up close where you can see and hear everything. Even had a ball hit me in the head while I was holding a glass of red wine. Didn't spill a drop! We wore pink on this night to support Breast Cancer Awareness.

A LIGHT MEAL AND SOME BEVERAGES BEFORE THE MATCH IN
THE ED WONG HOSPITALITY SUITE

SAT AT TABLE ON THE COURT

LOVE THESE SEATS!

DATE NIGHT WITH MY LOVELY BRIDE

Saturday, October 7, 2017

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

DINNER AT HOME

We had one of the Costco Rotisserie Chickens that cost around $6. I was craving Enchiladas so I used the entire Chicken to make Enchiladas. Pretty simple recipe that tasted delicious. I used some of the extra filling to make Chicken Tacos a few days later. You can also use the filling to make a delicious Taco Salad or Tostada. One thing I learned here is not to overcook the chicken once in the pan. If you leave on heat too long, the Chicken will get mushy and you will loose that nice Shredded Chicken texture.

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

CHOP UP ONE COSTCO ROTISSERIE CHICKEN

SAUTE ONION, JALAPENO AND RED BELL PEPPER IN OLIVE OIL

ADD IN GREEN CHILI'S AND MEXICAN STYLE DICED TOMATOES

HEAT THROUGH AND ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

ADD IN THE CHICKEN

ADD IN CORN

STIR IN ONE CAN OF RINSED BLACK BEANS

SPREAD ENCHILADA SAUCE ON FLOUR TORTILLA AND ADD THE FILLING

TOP WITH MEXICAN 3 BLEND CHEESE. I PUT SOME OLIVES IN
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER LOVES THEM

ROLL UP THE TORTILLAS AND PLACE IN PAN THAT HAS BEEN COATED WITH COOKING SPRAY

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS READY FOR SOME SAUCE AND CHEESE

TOP THE ENCHILADAS WITH SAUCE AND MORE CHEESE. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES
FOR AROUND 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL BROWNED ON TOP

FULLY COOKED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

TOP WITH A LITTLE SOUR CREME, OLIVES, GREEN ONION AND CILANTRO

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO - WARD CENTER

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

WARD CENTER (Actually on Auahi Street down from Piggy Smalls and Agu Ramen)

1200 ALA MOANA BLVD

HONOLULU, HI 96814

808-591-2488

HOURS: Monday thru Thursday/Sunday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

https://www.mailesthaibistro.com

www.yelp.com/biz/mailes-thai-bistro-honolulu-3

www.facebook.com/mailesthai/

Happy to see that Maile's has added a second location in town at Ward Center. I am a big fan of Maile's in Hawaii Kai and it is our "go to" Thai Restaurant for the family and out of town guests. Whenever we crave Thai Food we think of Maile's. The Ward location is great with plenty of outdoor seating on our warm Hawaii nights. Indoors is modern, clean and comfortable. On this visit Maile and her right hand gal Janel were both in the restaurant training their new staff. These are two of the most amazing woman in the Hawaii food industry. Both have spent a lifetime working in restaurants in fact I met them over 25 years ago when they were in their teens working at Mekong on Beretania and Paesano's in Manoa. Back then and today they are both so sweet, caring, talented and oh so hard working. Love them! We started our meal with the Thai Salad and this was the first time I tried this dish. Wow...flavor was incredible. Loved the dressing. What a great start. The Hamachi Kama was next and again a surprise as you usually see this on Japanese menus. This fish collar is amazing. While the fish is fried, the meat along the bone is moist and delicious. Janel brought out a Special Appetizer Platter for our group of four. It contained Fish Patties, Calamari, Spring Rolls and Chicken Satay. My fave is always Maile's Spring Rolls but I prefer to eat them wrapped in Lettuce with Mint, Cucumber and House Sweet Sauce as offered on the Appetizer Menu. The Calamari was the surprise here. Lightly battered and fried but not chewy.

Perfectly cooked and delicious with a little of Maile's sweet thai sauce. They Yellow Curry with Chicken when placed over Thai Sticky Rice is downright addicting. I could not get enough of this stuff and loved it. The Thai Fried Rice with Shrimp was good but I love Sticky Rice in Thai restaurants so did not eat much of this. The Ong Choi with Beef is one of our families favorite Thai dishes and Maile's does not disappoint. Love this dish with Sticky Rice too plus lots of Thai Chile Sauce for some heat. The Pad Thai Chicken is one of my favorite dishes. I could eat this stuff every single day. Love it. We were surprised by the dessert which Janel brought for the table. A Thai Crepe filled with Chocolate Sauce and served with Ice Cream. Oh my goodness. Heaven!

Love Maile, Janel and Maile's Thai Bistro. Highly recommend this restaurant and I will be back again this week to enjoy more of their dishes.
Click link below to view updated post on Maile's Thai Bistro;
https://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2018/05/mailes-thai-bistro.html

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO WARD CENTER

INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SEATING PLUS NICE BAR

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO WARD CENTER MENU

MEET MAILE

APPETIZERS

SALADS, SOUPS AND CURRIES

NOODLES, RICE AND VEGETABLES

STIR FRY, SEAFOOD AND FISH

SET MENUS AND DESSERT

THAI SALAD

HAMACHI KAMA

SPECIAL APPETIZER SAMPLER WITH FRIED FISH PATTIES, SPRING ROLLS, CALAMARI
AND CHICKEN SATAY

THAI FRIED RICE WITH SHRIMP

ONG CHOY BEEF

PAD THAI WITH CHICKEN

YELLOW CURRY WITH CHICKEN

THAI CREPE

Sunday, October 1, 2017

YAUTCHA

YAUTCHA - WAIKIKI
INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE
2330 KALAKAUA AVENUE
HONOLULU, HI 96815
808-739-9318
HOURS: Sunday thru Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
www.yauatcha.com/waikiki/
www.yelp.com/biz/yauatcha-waikiki
www.facebook.com/YauatchaWaikiki/

Yauatcha in the new International Marketplace is a beautiful restaurant with soothing colors and an openness that creates a sense of relaxation. We felt welcome here from the time we entered and were greeted by two smiling hostess. The warm feeling continued throughout our meal with employees and management visiting and engaging our table. Our waiter named Michael F was excellent. He took time to go over the menu, make suggestions and personally described each dish as it was placed on the table. The servers who brought the food also described each dish. We decided to go with A Taste of Yautcha ($58) for two of us and Ala Carte for another. I have one big problem with eating Dim Sum and that is I can only eat a little as the stuff really fills me up fast. Our meal began with Pickled Cucumbers that were delicious. I mentioned that I liked them and in minutes more were on the table to enjoy. The Hot and Sour Soup with Chicken was really good and satisfying but something was missing to make this a great soup. The Prawn and Chive Dumpling ($7) from the Ala Carte menu was good as was the Beancurd Prawn Cheung Fun ($12). After one piece of each and the soup I was already getting full and my Daughter reminded me that we had four more courses to go. The Baked Venison Puff was one of the items on the Tasting Menu that caught my eye and I was really looking forward to eating it. It arrived looking beautiful with the brown pastry glistening. The flavor however was a bit bland. This was a bit of a disappointment. The Har Gao, XO Scallop Dumpling and Shrimp Shui Mai were good but I could only take a half bite of each. The Stir Fry Baby Bok Choy with Garlic did not have much of a Garlic flavor but was fresh and cooked perfectly. Loved the Jasmine Tea Smoked BBQ Ribs. The meat fell off the bone and while a bit dry they were delicious. Thought the Kona Kampachi was a bit dry and bland. The Lobster XO ($40) from the Ala Carte menu was delicious. I got a surprise when I ate a Red Bell Pepper off the plate and quickly found out that it was a Spicy Red Chili. Delicious by hot!!!! The desserts for the Tasting Menu were delicious with the entire family loving the Chocolate. Loved the atmosphere and service here and liked the food. Would love to return and try a lot more off the Ala Carte menu.