Umami Super Bowl Food

Umami believes you don't need an expansive Super Bowl spread if you have the one perfect food executed to perfection.  To wit:

Chili Dog -
Because Sometimes, You Get What You Need 

Chili Dog.  Hebrew National Beef Franks.  Chili Mix Chili.  Mozarella and Cheddar Cheeses.  Onion.  Tabasco.  Beer (off-camera, but you know it's there).  Good stuff.  Too bad the game was crappy.  Bruno Mars, however, was awesome - great show - look for it on YouTube.

Max and Lucy's Teri Glazed Salmon

Umami has been hunting for new Brown and White Food haunts, since a bunch of his favorite lunch spots have closed over the last year.  One of his new favorites is Max and Lucy's, near the Honolulu Circuit Court near the ominously named Lawyer's Building.

Today, though, Umami was in a healthy mood and, so, ordered the Teri Glazed Salmon ($10) plate.

Umami Goes Healthy

Generous piece of salmon with a mild teri glaze.  Brown rice.  A curiously bland pasta salad (not recommended).  A guilt free lunch.  But the Brown and White fare is better.  Will post some pics . . . stay tuned.

Max and Lucy's
568 Halekauwila St

Honolulu, HI 96813
Neighborhood: Downtown

(808) 547-3663

Moena Cafe Corned Beef Hash

Lazy Saturday, but Umami was inspired to get up and out for breakfast at Moena Cafe.  Was reasonably sure that Elle would be game, since Moena is one of Elle's faves for breakfast.

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Corned Beef Hash

Plenty of tempting menu items, but the girls at the next table had the Corned Beef Hash ($12.50) and it looked too good to pass up.  It's a huge portion of diced corned beef, potato, onion and comes with two any style eggs.  Enough for two actually.   Maybe enough for two breakfasts for two, with some toast.

Good stuff.

Moena Cafe

Koko Marina Shopping Center

7192 Kalanianaole Highway, Suite #D-101

Honolulu, HI  96825

Longhi's Sunrise Pasta

Sunrise Pasta

Basically, carbonara repurposed for breakfast by the inclusion of sausage.  Rich, filling, a bit pricey ($16) for what you get, but it is a nice breakfast nonetheless.

Longhi’s Ala Moana
Ala Moana Shopping Center
1450 Ala Moana Blvd #3001, Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 947-9899

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Subpreme - Chicken Pesto BLT

It's a been a while since Camille began running the Kailua Racquet Club kitchen and got too busy to bring her truck out.  Interesting that no one has really made an effort to take "her" space near the main State library.  Today, though, this newcomer popped up . . .

Not Really a Food Truck

Not really a food truck; more like a food trailer, Subpreme does variations on Vietnamese Banh Mi and Italian Sub sandwiches.

Today's Menu . . . 

Umami opted for the Today's Special - Chicken Pesto BLT ($8.50).  It took a while to come out, which surprised Umami because he thought it would be a cold sandwich that could be rather easily assembled.  Instead, turns out to be a nice warm sandwich, which melts the gouda to gooey perfection.

So good!

Tasty pesto aioli, bacon, lettuce, tomato, melted gouda, chicken on a Bale mini-French roll.

Needs More Bacon

Only quibble?  Needs more bacon!  (But, then, what doesn't?)  Umami will be back to try the other menu items . . . Honey Ham and Smoked Gouda . . . . mmmmmm!

Subpreme will trying Mondays near the State Library.  Regular locations are Tuesday and Thursday on Cooke Street near Imperial Plaza, Wednesday and Friday on Keeaumoku near Sorabol.

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Chicken Shawrma

Elle made Chicken Shawrma and Umami reaped the benfits of a huge lunch of leftovers!  Chicken, rice, salad, naan (geographically somewhat anomalous, says Umami, but still good combo), yogurt garlic sauce spiked w sriracha.  Good stuff!  Umami wonders if there's any left in the fridge . . .

Leftovers . . . yuuummmm!

Senpai: Fried Mahimahi

Decent sized piece of Mahi, two scoops brown rice, toss salad bachelor style (lettuce w dressing of mayo and ketchup).  For $8.50.  A typically healthy Umami lunch

Very straightforward Mahi plate 

Eponymous Golden Duck Plate

Golden Duck Plate

This is the Golden Duck Plate ($9.75) from, well, Golden Duck.  Clockwise from upper right:  Cold Ginger Chicken, Roast Duck, Fried Rice, (Char Siu) Pork Chow Min, Crispy Gau Gee (center).  All on an old school melamine plate.  Curiously, the Fried Rice and Chow Min are under salted, but it's nothing a little shoyu and mustard won't cure.

Golden Duck
1221 South King St
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 597-8088

Silliness

This is the Chicken Cutlet Plate from Anykine Grill :

Silly!

Okay, the extra scoop of mac salad is a gift from Tree-nah, who, inexplicably, does not eat mac salad(!).

Anykine was supposed to be closing at the end of April, but, as of May 1, was still in business.


Anykine Grill
1148 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 526-3030

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Super Cha Cha Cha!

Umami and Elle celebrated a Cinco de Mayo last night at Cha Cha Cha Salsaria, or, as Umami likes to call "ChaX3."  Food there is a fun mix of Mexican and Carribbean flavors.  It also has a large tequila and rum menu, which is neat.

Umami went for the Super Cha Cha Cha plate ($14.95), which has two enchiladas, one beef and one chicken, and a soft flour chicken taco.  With refried beans and rice (hiding under the taco), it makes for quite a spread.  The kicker here is that the shredded beef has some real chile flavor . . . nothing mild here!  It would make an excellent beef chili.

With a generous sized House Margarita ($5.50) and nice table by the water, it's a fine evening.

Cha Cha Cha Salsaria
377 Keahole St., #C-1A (near The Shack)
Honolulu, Hawaii  96825
808-395-7797
http://www.chachachasalsaria.com/