Eat Here, Not There: Hawaiian Food

Photo by Edwin Goei There’s an authentic Hawaiian charm that the new ‘Ai Pono Cafe in Costa Mesa has that other Hawaiian plate-lunch joints in Orange County do not. A lot of it has to do with where it’s located: tucked away in an industrial area...

Garlic shrimp at Giovanni’s. Photo by Edwin Goei Like everyone else, you’re going to O’ahu for the sand and the surf. But as the most populous Hawaiian island, O’ahu also packs food options that are as endless as the traffic to those beaches. Seek...

Yes, we Forkers drink a lot and get to charge it to the company. I usually spend my allotted amount on drinks that has a lot of fruit juice in it. That and variations of gin and tonic. Because well, I like gin and tonic. So without further ado,...

Best plate lunch around. Photo by Edwin Goei A scoop of rice. Macaroni salad. Fried chicken. Disassemble a typical Hawaiian plate lunch to its components and you’re left with things that, by themselves, aren’t very special. But put them together...

Stacks Pancake House, the slowly growing local chain that started in Dana Point, has cornered the market on Hawaiian-style breakfasts—morning meals that still see pancakes and eggs, but will also inevitably involve Spam and Portuguese sausage. The...