Now normally I try to avoid kid menus, but the idea of paying $60 for my kids to pick at their meal brings out the devil on my shoulder - there he sits, smugly convincing me that French fries served with mac and cheese is a perfectly acceptable and nutritious meal for my growing girls. $30 for an overcooked fish entrée slathered in butter is bad enough when you’re paying for just you and maybe your partner, but throw in a couple of children and you start eyeing the kids menu, which is usually just the standard fare of chicken fingers, burgers and pasta with butter. As a mom, these places have no appeal, even if they have great views. As Hawaii's main industry is tourism, most restaurants seem to cater to a clientele that will come only once or twice, so they focus on island ambiance and big Mai Tai's instead of quality food. I DETEST the abundance of mediocre restaurants serving overpriced and poorly cooked food. The only problem is going someplace that knows how to prepare that fish. Restaurants and fish markets on the mainland may officially tell you that their catch of the day was just flown in and is fantastically fresh, but when compared to the local fish you find in Hawaii - fish that really was caught that day - you can see, smell and taste the difference. I am also always impressed with how much better the fish tastes in Hawaii. If you've never had one, they’re worth a trip to Hawaii all by themselves. Oh wait! I forgot about the apple bananas, which are tied with the papayas on my love list. And the papayas! Sweet and fragrant, ripened on the tree as they should be, they are the ultimate tropical treat as far as I'm concerned. Pineapple sweetened in the field is a completely different fruit than what you find in your local grocery here. And then I remember, Hawaiian restaurants are for tourists.įirst let's talk about the love: I ADORE all the fresh and ripe tropical fruits that are so hard to come by on the mainland. ![]() I am always left wondering why, in a state full of farms and surrounded by fresh fish, are most of the restaurants so lacking. They're full of fried foods and overpriced entrées. ![]() As a mom, I'm always disappointed with the quality of food in family restaurants on the islands. I'm leaving Oahu and the smaller islands out of this culinary conundrum as I hear Oahu has a pretty great food scene and I've never been to Molokai, Lanai or the other smaller isles (although I'd love to go). I have a love/hate relationship with eating in Kauai, Maui and Hawaii (the Big Island).
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