Honolulu (General)

Pho Bistro 2! Perfection

My wife Phuong and I are always on the lookout for a good bowl of Pho.  Our favorite is Bac Nam but I believe we found a new contender for our favorite, and its name is Pho Bistro 2! 
They’re located on Kalakaua Avenue (actually more off of Fern Street, more on this later) just Mauka of [...]


The Counter

Well, I’m gonna get at least one post out!!  It was soon after the Counter had opened that we found ourselves on the night of February 20th anxiously in the mood to try them out.  We were in the mood for something BEEFY, FRIED, and UNHEALTHY.  Just the way my wife Bertha likes her men.  You know [...]


The Old Spaghetti Factory

As I had alluded to in the past, a group of us were doing the GREAT ALOHA RUN (hereafter to be referred to as the GAR)  I had read and heard that before a run, it is good to load up on carbs a few days beforehand.  Things like pasta would be ideal to eat!
The GAR [...]


Koi Catering and Takeout

I’ve been meaning to try this place for quite some time now, and finally had a chance to stop there with some coworkers while we were visiting several sites around the island.  They’re located at 2028 Dillingham Blvd in Kalihi and their hours are Mon-Sat 10am-2pm and they’re closed on Sundays.  They have a website [...]


Jamba Juice’s Acai Bowl (the poor man’s version as compared to Blue Hawaii)

My wife Bernedette and I were in the Pearl City area doing some errands and we were both super hungry but the problem was that we were supposed to eat dinner in a couple of hours.  TWO HOURS!??  That was like FOREVER away, but not so far away time-wise that we could go and eat a huge [...]