Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian
A wet/soggy crust is never something I want in a pizza slice. It doesn't need to be cracker dry but I prefer slices where you can hold them up and not have them completely sag and drop toppings. The Pizza Mamo Supreme was NYC-style; wide slices that you can fold . The crust was outstanding; they use really high-end flour.
Thanks for correcting me on JJ's vs. Cafe Laufer; both are missed. I had dinner at Tiny Pyramid in the old Gentry Pacific Center in Iwilei a few nights ago and was happy to see the pastries from JJ's again.
I stopped by Feast and their lobster roll still is really good.
747FC ; this week's Crave section in the Star-Advertiser has lobster rolls on the cover. Reviewed are:
Feast - Manoa
Wicked Main Lobster - Waikiki
Royal Lobster - Waikiki
Bogart's Cafe - Monsarrat/Diamond Head
Mariposa - Ala Moana
Jolene's Market - Various
Good to hear of the great roll at Feast. Will try again.
Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian
June Recap:
Upscale
Kaimuki - Miro Kaimuki. I'm patting myself on the back a bit as I've always been leery of the single prix fixe menu and have not dined as I am a somewhat picky eater when it comes to seafood. My gourmand friend invited me to have dinner with him and I decided to act like a grown-up and be open to trying everything served to me and ended up liking it very much. My impression of the restaurant and cuisine is very high.
Iwilei - Tiny Pyramids - the folks from JJ's in Kaimuki are now over in the Gentry Pacific Center. Four of us dined there; we ordered different variations of their four course prix fixe menu and we all were very happy.
Midrange
Manoa - Feast (Dinner) - Still the best lobster roll in Honolulu. I also liked the hamburger steak plate.
Kakaako - Panya Bistro and Bakery. Nice place for a casual lunch or dinner. I had a Thai-style skirt steak salad that had a lot of juicy meat.
Casual
Beretania/Makiki - Grace's Inn - My favorite place for chicken katsu plate lunch.
Beretania/Makiki - Teruya's Andagi - Great stop before the beach for a bento and the andagi are not oily at all.
Keeamoku- Le's Banh Mi and Paris Cafe & Banh Mi. I went to both and give a slight nod to Le's (although Paris is really good too)
Chinatown - Pizza Mamo - reviewed separately
Aiea - Young's Kalbee. This was the highlight of my trip. Outstanding meat jun and kalbi.
Kaimuki - Duk Kee - Decent basic Cantonese. Stay away from their Singapore Noodles, though.
Kaneohe - Got'z Grindz - Awesome place to get various types of musubi; I took some to a potluck and was a hero.
Chinatown - Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery - Pro tip. Their website says they open at 7 am; I showed up around 10 minutes before then and they were taking orders so I didn't have to wait. When I left, there were already about four or five people in line.
Malasadas
I'm taking a half box from Pipeline home with me.
I've been dying for a great Banh Mi since my favorite Bale shops on Ft. Street Mall (Original owner) and Kahala Mall closed. Was recently in LA, and had a Banh Mi that was OK, but did not satisfy. Will be checking out Le's on your recommendation! Thank you! (Is there any parking at their building?)
FYI in case anyone is interested:
https://www.honolulumagazine.com/leg...r-in-honolulu/
Duk Kee is my wife's go-to place for Wo won ton min.