Recommendations for Hawaiian plate lunch, cake noodle

[launate]

Hello, this is my first post here.

I'm a kama'aina transplant, planning to visit home next month for about 9 days. We've got most of what we want to eat mapped out, but I have a couple of categories unanswered:

1) Hawaiian plate lunch. Kalua pig, lau lau, lomi salmon, poi, squid luau, you know da kine. Wheah fo' get da bes'?

2) Chinese cake noodle. Pan-fried noodles, crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, cut into squares and smothered with meat, seafood, veggies, and lots of brown sauce. Was thinking McCully Chop Suey but do you know someplace better?

We will have a car, but preference is for someplace between Chinatown and Kahala (unless it's so ono, you gotta make the drive!)

[craigwatanabe]

What is a Kamaina transplant? I take it you were born and raised here then moved to the mainland the returned? That would make the only sense.

Anyway squid luau...there's a hole in the wall right at the end of North King street near where Middle street hits it. Go odea for some ono Hawaiian grinds like squid luau.

I'm not Chinese but oh man Yen King made some outstanding cake noodles in the northern style with black bean oyster sauce.

[1stwahine]

Anyway squid luau...there's a hole in the wall right at the end of North King street near where Middle street hits it. Go odea for some ono Hawaiian grinds like squid luau.

Leong's closed down several months ago. Helena's on N. School Street makes an authentic Squid Lu'au. Infact, all her Hawaiian Foods are authentic. There's some pic's located here on the threads. If you do a search that pz took dining at Helena's for lunch. I'll check to see if I can find um. :)

If not. You gotta search yourself. :D

Auntie Lynn

[Pomai]

Honolulu's Hawaiian Food Resources:
Helena's Hawaiian Food (http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/2004/06/helenas_hawaiia.html)
1240 North School Street (Kalihi area a.k.a. "God's Country")
(808) 845-8044

Haili's Hawaiian Food (http://www.hawaiianfoods.com/)
1020 Auahi (in Ward Farmer's Market; stop by Tropics while you're there)
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 593-8019

Ono Hawaiian Food (http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/25/special/art4c.jpg)
726 Kapahulu Ave. (near Waikiki)
(808) 737-2275

Young's Fish Market (http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/images/p1010626.JPG)
1210 Dillingham Blvd. (famous Laulau!.. backside of City Square, formerly GEMS)
(808) 841-4885

Yama's Fish Market (http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/2005/02/yamas_fish_mark.html)
2332 Young Street (Makiki area)
(808) 941-9994

I don't care for cake noodles, so no recommendation from me on that one.

[1stwahine]

People's Cafe on Pali Hwy. next to Pali Longs in Downtown Honolulu. :D
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/food038.jpg

Auntie Lynn

[1stwahine]

From Waipahuuuuu! Hi-Way Inn!
(some of da pictures of Food Porn of Auntie PUpule.com)
http://www.auntiepupule.com/blog/index.php?id=330

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/birthday224-1.jpg
Shot-ribs Pipikaula

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/birthday225-1.jpg
Na'au Pua

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/birthday223.jpg
Lomi Aku

Auntie Lynn

[Lei K]

I recommend Ono Hawaiian Food, Pomai already posted the info. Oh man, I get hungry even thinking of it.

[craigwatanabe]

Leong's closed down several months ago. Helena's on N. School Street makes an authentic Squid Lu'au. Infact, all her Hawaiian Foods are authentic. There's some pic's located here on the threads. If you do a search that pz took dining at Helena's for lunch. I'll check to see if I can find um. :)

If not. You gotta search yourself. :D

Auntie Lynn


Leong's closed!!! Oh man another hole in the wall gone. That was good squid luau. Is that the same Helena's near Farrington HS?

[1stwahine]

Leong's closed!!! Oh man another hole in the wall gone. That was good squid luau. Is that the same Helena's near Farrington HS?

Yep! Auntie Helena moved due to the site being renovated and built for the New Car Delearship in Kalihi. Moa cheaper to lease in Kalihi but das onadda story. ;)

Auntie Lynn

[1stwahine]

While trying to find Pz's pictures of Helena's, I came across "Cake Noodles Thread" http://hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=5131&highlight=lunch

I found da pictures!!!!! :) Yippppeeeeee!!!!!
http://hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=4603&page=1&highlight=lunch

Now I hungry. :p

Auntie Lynn :D

[craigwatanabe]

Lumpia Lumpia Lumpia...i Need Lumpia, Can't Live Without Em!!! :d

[1stwahine]

Lumpia Lumpia Lumpia...i Need Lumpia, Can't Live Without Em!!! :d

A sneak preview just for you Craig Watanabe! My Golden Lumpia in the back ground. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/lumpia.jpg

[craigwatanabe]

A sneak preview just for you Craig Watanabe! My Golden Lumpia in the back ground. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/lumpia.jpg


I see a bunch of lower torsoes in the back ground but those lumpia simply look so ono!

[D'Alani]

[QUOTE=launate]Hello, this is my first post here.

:

1) Hawaiian plate lunch. Kalua pig, lau lau, lomi salmon, poi, squid luau, you know da kine. Wheah fo' get da bes'?

2) Chinese cake noodle. Pan-fried noodles, crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, cut into squares and smothered with meat, seafood, veggies, and lots of brown sauce. Was thinking McCully Chop Suey but do you know someplace better?

I would go to Helena's or Highway Inn for the Hawaiian food. Supposedly On On Restaurant have the best cake noodle but I never had it so I can't say.

[speedtek]

For a good cheap Lau Lau plate is Masa's Massive. When it is on sale it is $3.50. The best part it is not too salty. I cant eat at Ono no more the slat kills me the next few hours. I have to drive 2 quarts of water to get rid of the salt jitters.

House of Dragon and Aiea chop suey have great cake noodle. My favorite at House of Dragon is the Seafood Combination Cake Noodle with black bean sauce. the noodles is crispy on the outside and chewy inside. I hate soggy noodles which I find at most other chinese restaurants. you can have any topping you want on the cake noodles.

Mixed vegatables (and you can add pork or beef or chicken)
Seafood Combination
Beef Broccoli

They can also make it with Black Bean sauce. which enhances the flavor and makes it different.

[pzarquon]

Masa's is great, Helena's is wonderful. Excellent in different ways.

My wife loves oyster sauce chicken on cake noodle. We often go to Ken Fong's on Smith St. in Chinatown. I'm fond of Mini Garden up the block at Hotel, but their 99 Ranch location is -- according to some -- even better. Also Double Eight and Glowing Dragon in Chinatown, but they're closer to average.

I'm hungry now!

[1stwahine]

Masu's
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Looking Inside Masu's
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Inside Masu's
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/dance070.jpg
Masu's Hawaiian Plate Special

[Erika Engle]

NOW look what you've done!
I'm ono for Hawaiian food, Chinese food and lumpia (not all Filipino food, just lumpia.)

(sigh)

I second Auntie's nomination for People's Cafe downtown, (the pipi kaula is SOO good, I wish they gave more!) ... but also for Masu's (which I've written about and where I've eaten myself silly).

I don't know if they have cake noodle, but Little Village Noodle House on, Smith St.? ... is beyond words (in a REALLY good way). They've got a Web site where there is often a discount coupon. Nate should do a search of local food reviews to get the scoops on Hawaiian plates (every pun intended) and cake noodles.

http://www.littlevillagehawaii.com/

[pinakboy]

Honolulu's Hawaiian Food Resources:

Young's Fish Market (http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/images/p1010626.JPG)
1210 Dillingham Blvd. (famous Laulau!.. backside of City Square, formerly GEMS)
(808) 841-4885



Young's got excellent Hawaiian plate if u don't need the whole luau experience! lol :D da laulaus always fresh coz i kno mah moddah used to work dea gathering intel fo me!! ;)



Royal Palace Restaurant
4510 Salt Lake Blvd in the Stadium Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
(Moanalua, Central Oahu, Oahu) Ph: (808) 487-6662

Royal Palace has a $8.95 Lunch Buffet from 11am-2pm Daily 7 days a week.

It has all the crispy skin chicken, cake noodle, choisum, and oyster sauce gravy u can eat plus other entrees like da local faves of beef broccoli, spicy eggplant, sweet sour pork, gaugee, fried shrimp, soup, and desert like almond float, watermelon etc... Well worth the $8 bucks!! :D

[Leo Lakio]

Mmmmm...Masu's, Ono......I've been to both - can I just say:
Lucky You Live Hawai`i !!!

[Miulang]

Mmmmm...Masu's, Ono......I've been to both - can I just say:
Lucky You Live Hawai`i !!!
Leo...next time you come up to North Seattle, try the food at North Shore BBQ (N. 105th/Holman Road, about midway between Hwy 99 and Greenwood Ave). Gavin the owner used to own some L&L franchises in Hawai'i but moved up here. He has some mighty tasty mochiko chicken, mahimahi, chicken katsu and for hot days like we've had this week, real Hawaiian shave ice! Gavin's wife says they brought their machine from Hawai'i. They have all the syrups (not Malolo though), plus the azuki beans, vanilla ice cream, condensed milk, li hing mui poweder, chocolate syrup...The shave ice reminds me of what I used to eat small kid time from Azeka Store in Kihei, when they were across from Kalama Park.

Miulang

[Leo Lakio]

Leo...next time you come up to North Seattle, try the food at North Shore BBQ (N. 105th/Holman Road, about midway between Hwy 99 and Greenwood Ave). Gavin the owner used to own some L&L franchises in Hawai'i but moved up here. He has some mighty tasty mochiko chicken, mahimahi, chicken katsu and for hot days like we've had this week, real Hawaiian shave ice! Gavin's wife says they brought their machine from Hawai'i. They have all the syrups (not Malolo though), plus the azuki beans, vanilla ice cream, condensed milk, li hing mui poweder, chocolate syrup...The shave ice reminds me of what I used to eat small kid time from Azeka Store in Kihei, when they were across from Kalama Park.

Miulang
Yours is the third recommendation I've heard for this place - especially the mochiko chicken; gotta get there soon, I guess! Mahalo.