Roy’s Restaurant has launched sunset menus at its Hawaii Kai and Waikiki Beach Walk locations.

The Hawaii Kai Sunset Pau Hana menu starts with furikake big-eye ahi tataki and Waimanalo baby greens, followed by an entree of petite filet mignon and Kauai prawn scampi, and dessert of pineapple upside-down cake with vanilla bean ice cream.

The menu is available from 5 to 7 p.m. daily, at a cost of $45. Call 396-7697.

In Waikiki, the Sunset Hour menu is offered between 5 and 6 p.m. daily, starting with a poke trio, an entree of a 4-ounce filet mignon accompanied by garlic-butter jumbo shrimp and mac n’ cheese spaetzle, followed by dessert of Roy’s signature molten chocolate souffle with raspberry coulis and vanilla bean ice cream. Cost is $46. Call 923-7697.

About last week: Sorry to all who headed down to Bonchon and found it closed after I had written about its yummy Korean-style fried chicken. Corporate honchos here for the soft opening decided at the last minute to extend the reduced soft-opening hours another week to prepare staff.

Due to the interest, the food court eatery cut its soft opening short over the weekend and is now open during full mall hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.

For those irate over making the drive from Honolulu —which in a townie’s eyes is like going to Pluto and back —one west side reader offered some perspective after I wrote that I wished these restaurants were in town. She emailed: “We want more of the in-town restaurants on the Ewa plain. So many times we ‘settle’ for anything rather than fight the miserable traffic in and out of Kapolei and Ewa Beach. It’s like living in a drought area. Have pity. Don’t envy us.”

Last word of warning: just because Bonchon is a fast-casual restaurant doesn’t mean the chicken is ready to go. It’s all cooked to order and the double-fry process that makes the chicken so light and airy takes a minimum of 20 minutes. So if there’s a line you may be in for a long wait.