Looking for loaded plate lunches? These picks are sure to leave you in a food coma.
Fort Ruger Market
While Fort Ruger Market is famous for its poke bowls, the biz also offers a variety of Hawaiian and mixed plates.
The A Plate ($24.95) includes pork laulau, kalua pig, pipikaula, lomi salmon and haupia, while B Plate ($21.95) features beef stew, pork laulau and lomi salmon. And, don’t sleep on the lechon kawali ($21.95), which includes the business’s signature crispy fried pork belly topped with tomatoes and onions and served with vinegar sauce.
Fort Ruger Market
3585 Alohea Ave., Honolulu
808-737-4531
Instagram: @rugermarket
Zippy’s
The Kanak Attack plate ($15.95 in Honolulu) is an April special at Zippy’s and is available on select days (April 14, 21 and 28).
This limited-time combo includes chicken katsu, hoki fish, red hot dog, Portuguese sausage and teri beef over a bed of rice.
Zippy’s
Various locations
zippys.com
Instagram: @zippys
Queen St. Cafe
This Aiea business is currently open for takeout only. Choose from popular options like kiawe grilled steak ($14), furikake garlic chicken ($13) and fried pork chops with mushrooms and onions ($14). All plates include two scoops of white rice, brown rice or garlic mashed potatoes, and a choice of tossed greens, pasta salad or mac salad. Customers often choose combo plates, which feature two entrées of your choice on the menu. Spicy ahi poke with furikake garlic chicken or firecracker chicken ($18) is one of the most popular combos.
Note: The business requires all customers who enter to wear a face mask.
Queen St. Cafe
Aiea Town Square
99-080 Kauhale St. Ste. C1, Aiea
808-484-2708
Instagram: @queenstcafe
Str’Eats of Aloha
Located on Sand Island Access Road, Str’Eats of Aloha is known for its generously portioned plate lunches. Popular choices include salmon katsu overload ($20.50) — breaded salmon topped with secret sauce, imitation crab, green onions, fish cake, spicy mayo, unagi and furikake — and guava pork belly ($14.50). All plates are served with two scoops of rice, tossed greens and a Hawaiian bun.
Check out any featured daily specials. Honey macadamia chicken karaage ($14.50) is a newer special, but it’s already a hot seller.
Str’eats Of Aloha
111 Sand Island Access Road Ste. R2, Honolulu
808-763-6275
Instagram: @streats_Of_aloha