Kalua pig (left), pork lau lau (right)
Although I enjoy Hawaiian food, I do not often eat it. It has been many, many years since I was last at Ono Hawaiian Foods. Most of the times that I have passed by, I have seen a line outside the restaurant’s door and that has proven to be a deterrent. At other times, I could not find parking near enough to the restaurant — so I did not stop in.
On a recent afternoon, I drove past and discovered no one waiting outside for a table and I found a parking space right out front. Granted, I had to put coins in the meter, but hey, it’s a small price to pay. I brought along a friend who had not really experienced Hawaiian food before so we were able to sample a wide variety of dishes — lau lau, poi, lomi salmon, kalua pig, squid luau, chicken long rice and the fried ahi. I was going to attempt ordering the salt meat with watercress and a couple of other dishes, but then I would be overindulging and in desperate need of a nap afterward.
The food served here is at once comforting, and in a way, soulful; if you grew up here you would understand what I mean.
Ono Hawaiian Foods
726 Kapahulu Avenue
Telephone: 808.737.2275
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