Must eats in Honolulu the way Locals Do
"Honolulu …where there’s a lot more than poke Its about different food locations in honolulu that locals go to These are food that not common to the tourist knowledge when they think of Honolulu"
Author:Iram MartinsReviewer:James PierceOct 01, 20231.1K Shares46.5K Views
"If this place ever closed, people would riot," says Minaka Urquidi, as to why she took over.
Ethel’s Grill
The rather hyphenated restaurant (Japanese-MexicanOkinawan) of her parents, which since 1978 has served sumo wrestlers and politicians. Buttery ahi is sung around the edges, drizzled in a garlicky soy sauce, and served with crisp fiddlehead ferns.
I understand why, based on the tataki alone. More than the sum of its parts, it's simple yet satisfying. Of the restaurant itself, the same can be said. There's a refrigerator covered in family pictures in the tiny dining room and construction workers are cracking hard taco shells to scoop Okinawan taco rice. It's flawless.
The Island-Style Diner
Iram Martins
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James Pierce
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