i picked up the recent Best Dining in Hawaii magazine. i flipped through a few pages and put it down. if you’re a company with a big advertising budget, you will get nominated for the best restaurant in hawaii. i’m not interested in magazines like that. for me, it’s not advertising budgets, it’s about good food. if you want to make a magazine and claim the best of hawaii, please be honest and put the real best. i call these tourist traps!
genki sushi in hawaii always has a long line out the door. i went there once and will never go back there again. not the best quality and not the best prices. if you want good sushi, go to Imanas, Gaku, or Mitch’s. you will pay more, but you will eat the best sushi in hawaii. and no, these companies don’t spend money advertising because they don’t have to.
i also went to Miyako at the New Otani Restaurant before. not the best quality, and not the best prices. another place i will never go again. want the best shabu shabu, go to Imanas. nothing else even comes close.
here’s my advise for japanese tourists coming to hawaii to experience the great food. don’t look into these tourist trap magazines. the best places in hawaii don’t need to advertise to become successful. this island is very small and word of mouth is pretty fast. if you see big advertisements in big magazines, that’s a sign to stay away.
as for me, i always go exploring and the other day, i found a great plate lunch place. it’s right near my house and i haven’t been there for a long time. walked in and found out they have a new menu of filipino food! i love filipino food!
i ordered the chicharrones, which is roast pork. and i ordered the dinuguan, which is pork in pork blood.
my combo plate at $7.95, this was the best plate lunch i’ve eaten in a long time. it’s a once a week mandatory choice for me.
so once again, if you don’t go, you won’t know. gosh, i’m getting hungry now!
