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CraveNadine Eats Hawaii

Waikiki izakaya has an auspicious start

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Ahi toast ($10) of Japanese milk bread and chutoro (optional Kaluga caviar, $18)

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Potato salad is part of the set izakaya menu ($65)

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Chefs Daysen Masuda and Chris Kajioka at the sushi counter

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Chutoro nigiri topped with caviar from the omakase menu

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Colorful chirashi Bara chirashi ($75), which incorporates all seafood available at the sushi bar on a particular day, is among the a la carte items on the menu.