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You can search by type of cuisine whether it be:
• Hawaii Regional Cuisine
• American
• Asian
• Contemporary
• Italian
• Greek
• Local or Traditional Hawaiian
• Mexican
• Indian
just to mention a handful. Read Hawaii restaurant reviews written by well-known critics or find out what other diners or the locals are saying. Find latest restaurant openings, know what their specialties are, work out transportation, plan ahead for reservations and be prepared for different forms of payment. It will just not do to get a table at the restaurant du jour, only to find that they do not accept American Express!
Local community food guides
Local newspapers such as the Honolulu Advertiser in Oahu, the Maui News in Maui, West Hawaii Today or the Hawaii Tribune Herald on the Big Island and The Garden Island in Kauai carry newsy and current stories about the latest culinary hot spots and the personalities behind the menus. Most of the newspapers publish an annual restaurant guide with accolades handed for the restaurants garnering the highest votes from critics and readers.
By reading Hawaii restaurant reviews you may come across interesting tit-bits such as finding out that several world-class chefs have set up store in upcountry Waimea on the Big Island. Drawn by the possibilities offered by locally bred lamb and beef, the catch of the day and the freshest vegetables grown on rich, fertile volcanic soil, chefs like Peter Merriman are showcasing the best of the island’s offerings with uncomplicated but inventive dishes such as lamb spring rolls dipped in sweet chili pepper sauce and blackened Kahua ranch beef with melted goat cheese over tomatoes and toasted garlic butter.Hawaiian Food BlogOne of the best food blogs is www.onokinegrindz.net with a wealth of entries since 2004, covering all sorts of food from Kahuku shrimp trucks to the local hangout for Japanese curries to Greek gyros. Not all of the most recent entries are Hawaiian-based as the blogger is quite the traveler, but scanning the archives will give you a good idea of local hangouts and the latest food fads. In one of the more recent entries, the blogger gives tips on the different types of hot pot broth to try at the Ichiriki Japanese Nabe Restaurant in Ala Mo’ana such as :- • shoyu, with soy sauce flavoring• spicy pirikara, made zesty with garlic and chopped red peppers• miso • and kim chi broth, flavored with Korean fermented cabbage kim chias well as the best ways of lightly cooking the meat and the vegetables for the freshest tastes!
Reading through Hawaii restaurant reviews a is time-savings device especially when there are so many places to go to, so much to try out and so little time to do it all in Hawaii. Once you get the hang of who are the better bloggers or food critics, stick with them for a reliable map around the Hawaiian food heaven.
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