Osoyami bar and grill
Enjoy pau hana and reminisce with your friends at Osoyami Bar and Grill with options like Parmesan pepperoni fries ($9) that are crispy, savory and nostalgic. It’s hard to find diners that have vegan options, but Osoyami delivers with an extensive vegan menu. Choose from the vegan Western burger ($12) that comes with a vegan housemade burger, vegan cheddar cheese, crispy frazzled onions and barbecue sauce, or try the vegan Pokechos ($16) which have a “spicy ahi poke” that’s made with tomatoes, wonton chips, kabayaki sauce and green onions.
Osoyami Bar and Grill
1820 Algaroba St., Honolulu
808-200-0514
@osoyami808
“Throwback alley” at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
Every first and third Friday of the month, chef Blake Kajiwara hosts a pop-up at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani called ThrowBack Alley. A tribute to Kajiwara’s childhood, ThrowBack Alley’s menu changes every month, and for January, it’s the SHHHMOKE Meat Chili Plate ($17) that features a tasty, smoked meat chili with two scoops of rice and mac salad. The combo ($24) comes with two pieces of cornbread and a Hawaiian soda. To take home, there’s the Green River yuzu lemon peel gummy bears ($6 for 8 ounces) or Kajiwara’s li hing boiled peanuts ($6).
ThrowBack Alley
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani’s Splash Bar
120 Kaiulani Ave. Honolulu
Splashbarwaikiki.com
808-931-8653
@splashbarwaikiki
Tasty crust restaurant
Located in Wailuku, Tasty Crust Restaurant offers classic favorites, like the hamburger steak ($10.35) or the beef tomato ($10.35) that comes with two scoops of rice and mac salad. Other options include the tuna melt ($7.25) or the teriyaki beef ($7.15) that comes with fries. Tasty Crust also serves breakfast favorites like fried rice with one egg ($7), or its “world famous pancakes.” Choose from banana ($6 for two pieces), blueberry ($7 for two pieces) or mac nut pancakes ($8 for two pieces).
Tasty Crust Restaurant
1770 Mill St., Wailuku
tastycrustrestaurant.com
808-244-0845
Kountry kitchen (Kauai)
Kountry Kitchen in Kapaa has breakfast options that will satisfy from beginning to end. Sip on a lavender latte ($6.50) to start, before indulging in morning favorites. Options include the corned beef hash and eggs ($23) that comes with hash browns, rice or fruit, and cornbread or white/wheat toast. Sweeter choices include the ube French toast ($18) that comes with two slices of homemade Hawaiian sweetbread, ube cream, toasted coconut and homemade coconut syrup. If you’re dining for lunch, the patty melt ($16) includes USDA choice ground beef between two slices of white bread with American cheese and butter braised onions.
Kountry Kitchen
4-1489 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa
808-822-3511
kountrystylekitchen.com
@kountry.kitchen