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Originally Posted by racerman88
If it is just authentic Hawaiian food that you want to try, skip the overpriced luau.
We always go to Ono family cafe up the street from the Rainbow Drive inn at 726 Kapahulu Ave.
We did the Luau at the Polynesian cultural centre a few years back and the show was nice but the food was so so b/c they are cooking for hundreds of people.
I would suggest visiting the Polynesian cultural centre to check out the show, but eat elsewhere
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If you look like a local, you get treated nicer than if you are a tourist. Lol
They thought we were locals and were very friendly to us. When some obvious tourists came in, they were not as friendly. Seated them and dropped the menus on their table.
If you have a rental car, check out the lagoons at Ko'Olina on a weekday. Lagoon #4 has the bigger parking lot.
Make sure you go to Pearl city first on the way there to pick up some take out so you have something to eat while you are at the beach. We bought take out from L&L Korean BBQ.
There is a Walmart in Pearl city too if you need matts or sunscreen |
I sensed that vibe when I was last there. They sat us down, left my fiancee and I for a while just as I wanted to ask whether they had any poke. When I finally flagged them, they just bluntly said "no. Check Ono
Seafood up the street". So I left and checked the other Ono out.
OMG POKE WAS SO GOOD. Had that then had some malasadas to wash the fish down. Good lord what a meal.