After a long day on the plane…. literally a REALLY long day… probably 14 or 15 hrs in airports and on planes…. we cleaned up and got dressed at the hotel and headed out for a snack!
First up?
A Hawaiian Classic. Fresh from the Pacific Ocean. Simply prepared with sweet Maui Onions, green onions, alae salt and Kikkoman Shoyu
Probably the best poke I’ve ever eaten… this was the FIRST thing we put in our mouths here in Hawaii and it was FREAKING AMAZING!! I was daydreaming about this ALL freaking week..and now that I’m BACK, I’m STILL drooling and fantasizing about this sexy bowl of raw tuna!
Macadamia nut encrusted mahimahi fillet served with a tropical Lilikoi-mac nut butter sauce.
The fish was good and the veggies were very fresh but the sauce was a bit killer to me. A bit too buttery and wayyy too much… should’ve gotten it on the side. The mahi itself was very tender and cooked to a nice flakiness…
I usually don’t like seared tuna but this was perfectly seared… just a very very paper thin sear on he outside and beautiful fresh raw tuna on the inside. DELISH
Afterwards we walked around but then took a quick nap back at the hotel.. [like I said before, long day of airports and planes…We were up since 430am NYC time… which is 1030pm the day before Hawaii time and we had gotten INTO honolulu around 430pm the next day [their time] that’s a LONG, FREAKING. TIME!] We woke up later and wanted some drinks and more snacking… we heard that Tiki’s was a nice place to be… it was also right next to our hotel so off we went :D
Z decided to get his Jack on the Rocks in one of their signature mugs… and I ended up getting a Fire Goddess Martini… [Pama Pom Liquor & Cranberry Juice]
We were a bit hungry so we decided to get a few bar/lounge snacks… they had open mic night so we were grooving to some nice singing, enjoying the night [kinda wet out] while we ate and drink.
Kalua Pig Quesadilla
A favorite since we opened in 2002 – try it and you’ll understand why. Taro tortillas filled with kalua pig, pepper jack cheese, and Kahuku corn relish served with guacamole and salsa
Nice and piggy. I loved these. Def ate more than my fair share… needed more guacamole though [hint hint] The tortilla was nice blue corn one… or at least they were blue, har har, very good… would’ve loved it if there was more pig and more cheese!!! The thicker the better but these were squishy and yummy on the inside!
Guava Glazed Baby Back Ribs
A four bone rack of St Louis Style Baby Back Ribs grilled & basted with our own signature guava barbecue sauce.
These were a bit on the sweet side, obviously, from the guava, but it was SO delicious… so tender that it just fell off the bone. Lickity yum and fatty.. okay maybe a few parts were WAY too fatty but SO delicious.
Hawaiian Ahi Poke
Fresh Yellowfish tuna cubed and seasoned with Hawaiian ogo Seaweed, Soy Sauce and Sesame Oil. ON a bed of Organic Baby Arugula from the east side of Oahu. A local favorite!
After having the poke at Lulu’s just earlier, it was so freaking good, this was a bit too heavy on the sauce… still fresh and tasty though, just more on the salty side.
Tiki’s Famous Coconut Shrimp
Jumbo Shrimp Rolled in Crispy coconut and served with a sweet chili sauce and Asian slaw. Made famous here, copied everywhere!
Z was SO excited about these… he’s never had coconut shrimp before and was always scared that they were just frozen ones from Costco… [like at Joe’s] but the menu convinced him that this MAY JUST BE the place to get them.. since they were “made famous here” — which is why I tweeted them asking if they were fresh hehehe…
Two GREAT places that we would go back to again and again for drinks and snacks and a guaranteed good time! The staff is great and so is the atmosphere!
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