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Oahu Dining Hidden Gems

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Hawaii, like many tourist destinations, has a lot of great places to eat, but also a lot of bad ones.  Knowing where to go, however, is only half the battle.  With Hawaii's isolation, price also plays a major factor.  So when you find somewhere that's great, it's awesome.  But when you find a great place and doesn't cost a lot... Score!  Of course the best resource for finding … [Read more...] about Oahu Dining Hidden Gems

Do You Explore Through Food?

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At last week's Hawaii Tourism Conference, food was a big topic of discussion.  In this case it was how do we use food to lure more tourist to Hawaii?  Food based tourism is already big in other parts of the world, so why not here too?  If you think about it, it makes sense.  Hawaii is famous for its coffee, pineapples, and fresh seafood.  Increasingly, though, Hawaii has become … [Read more...] about Do You Explore Through Food?

The Poke Bowl Obsession

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When it comes to food, Hawaii is known for a number of things.  Shave ice, Kings Hawaiian sweet bread, and Spam musubis come to mind, among others.  Perhaps nothing, though, is spreading across the nation quite like the poke bowl. It seems like just a year or two ago, in fact, that poke bowl shops started popping up all over the place.  California and New York in … [Read more...] about The Poke Bowl Obsession

Aulani Dining

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In my last post I went over Aulani's Accommodations, mainly the Disney Vacation Club villas, so this time around I'll be covering Aulani Dining.  Why?  Well, despite the perception that there's few options, Aulani does have a TON of different dining options ranging from quick-service to upscale fare. 'Ama'Ama To me the best and only sit-down restaurant at Aulani is … [Read more...] about Aulani Dining

The Crab Pot and Rachel’s Ginger Beer

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After our aviation themed day, the wife and I returned to the Seattle Marriott Waterfront to relax and figure out what we wanted to do for dinner.  We were really indifferent/indecisive, so we decided to checkout a place my grandfather had recommended:  The Crab Pot. Ok, I know... The Crab Pot is a really touristy type of place.  I usually wouldn't come to this type of … [Read more...] about The Crab Pot and Rachel’s Ginger Beer

The Pig and The Lady

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As regular readers of Jeffsetter may know, your's truly got his start at this distinguished career fun gig writing guest posts for Mr. & Mrs. J as they planned their trip to Hawaii.  During those guests posts were a lot of dining recommendations, especially for Oahu, one of which, The Pig and The Lady, is where Mr. & Mrs. J met up with Mrs. Island Miler and myself for … [Read more...] about The Pig and The Lady

Country Shave Ice

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Last week I reviewed Ululani Shave Ice, which is a pretty famous shave ice company on Maui, making amazing shave ice with largely all-natural syrups.  This time, however, I'm going to talk about Country Shave Ice, which is a small, relatively unknown shave ice company on Oahu that makes it own syrups, most of which are organic and all-natural. Located in Kaimuki, a short … [Read more...] about Country Shave Ice

Sam Sato’s

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Like I said before in, like in my review of Mitch's Sushi, some of the best food you'll find in Hawaii, are in unlikely and/or obscure places.  Sam Sato's, like Mitch's is in a somewhat obscure location with terrible parking.  But unlike Mitch's, Sam Sato's is an old school, local institution. Located above Kahului, in the county seat of Wailuku, Sam Sato's is buried in … [Read more...] about Sam Sato’s

Moke’s Bread and Breakfast

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After getting back to our car from the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, the wife and I took a 15 minute drive into Kailua town to have breakfast at Moke's Bread & Breakfast.  Kailua is actually home to many famous breakfast places, the more well known ones being Cinnamon's and Boots & Kimos, but in my opinion, Moke's is the best. Located in a side street in central Kailua, … [Read more...] about Moke’s Bread and Breakfast