On Sunday we celebrated 2 of our nephews (Kanaloa and Kahaku) birthdays at Kailua beach followed by a BBQ at Kahele’s parents house. I was able to capture just a few pics at the beach. It was so hot and crowded that while everyone was swimming I stayed in my nice breezy spot under a huge tree where I was able to read my book.
For years I’ve walked by this cafe and I’ve never tried it. Today Kahele picked me up for lunch and I told him that I really wanted to try it out, so without knowing what to expect we headed over. The minute I walked in I loved the place. I didn’t even know how the food or the service was, but the decor and feel of the restaurant totally won me over.
I mean how cool is this place! It’s like walking into a time machine and heading right back to mid-century. All of the Elvis, Audrey, Marilyn, I love Lucy… amazing! And they played the Grease soundtrack while we ate. Now I think that all my meals should be eaten with the Grease soundtrack playing in the background 😉
Everywhere you turn there’s just some random piece of furniture, stuffed animal, quote, picture that you can’t help to smile at. I mean, this chair right next to the popcorn machine?
This cute little bar that sits about 5 is located at the very back of the restaurant, sort of like… “hey we need a bar, but don’t have any room for one so let’s just stick baby in the corner”.
Not too sure if this stage is just for show or if they actually have live entertainment. OMG if I find out that they have Karaoke and you’re able to perform on this stage I’m going back!
Another random bar/podium. Not sure what it’s purpose is but it oddly fits right in with the restaurant.
All of the vintage posters made me want to watch some oldies. I think this weekend I may have to make some time for Audrey or Marilyn. Maybe, Seven Year Itch? That sound good to me!
Our table had the retro decor and even had Trivial Pursuit cards to keep us busy while waiting for our food. I wish we had more than an hour but I had to get back to work.
The food was really good. Nothing fancy but really tasty. I had the Pizza with a Plantation Iced Tea and Kahele just had to have the Diner food- Bacon burger, french fries and a chocolate malt.
Be prepared that this restaurant is a little pricey for the simplicity of the food. We ended up spending $43 on just what’s pictured above. But for the experience, I feel like it was worth it.
Rock Island Cafe
131 Kaiulani Ave
Honolulu, HI 96815
A few months ago the bottom floor to the Waikiki Shopping Plaza was turned into a food court decorated to replicate the alleys of Yokota, a lot of locals are referring to it as Ramen Road. I’ll be doing a post of the entire floor a little later because it really is a cool looking place that offers so many different Japanese dishes. But for now, I must focus on one of the restaurants that I’ve tried there. Tsujita, known for their long lines in their L.A. and Japan locations and frequented by many celebrities, has gained popularity because of their thick broths simmered down for hours. I don’t know what they put in their broth but from the first taste I was hooked. I love the style of the “dip” noodle, the noodles presented separately from the broth and dipping, slurping, chewing and savoring every flavor. So yummy!
I love the earthy, woodsy feel of this restaurant. It definitely transports you to Japan for the duration of your meal, which it nice when you’re eating there on your lunch break from work.
I was pretty hungry so I went for the Ajitama Tsukemen (Tsukemen with soft boiled egg) as well as their Spicy Tuna Bowl. I enjoyed both! If you ever get around to visiting this Ramen Road it’ll probably be hard to decide between their 16 vendors, but I can honestly say that this place is good and worth a try.
2250 Kalakaua Ave.
Honolulu, Hi 96815
307 Lewers St.
Honolulu, HI 96815
Life has been pretty busy. I wish I had more time to sit at my computer and blog- it’s the one thing that really helps me escape, this and reading a book or watching a good movie. Honestly it’s so hard to get a good amount of downtime to do either.
I love this picture of Aria! She started a little cold last week so obviously she was very grumpy so I’m glad I caught one of the rare moments when she was happy. She’s constantly wanting to be carried, she’s had a runny nose that had her throwing tantrums because she was so irritated and there have been a few sleepless nights. It’s so sad and at times frustrating. Of course I can’t blame baby but when I have to get things done sometimes I just have to put her in her crib and let her cry while I try to do as much as I can. I’ve been feeling like a zombie for almost a week now.
Last week Friday was my son Maui’s homecoming football game and senior night. They won!!! He played so well and it was nice that so many of my family members were able to show up and support him. This Saturday is their last season game before heading off to the playoffs. Hopefully they can make it pretty far (fingers crossed).
We very rarely take pictures with all 6 of us in it. Even in this picture my mom is included lol. Maybe for Christmas this year we’ll get some professional ones done with all of us.
On Saturday Tea went to my niece’s birthday party. My cousin let my niece invite a few of her closest friends and had someone come over and give an art lesson. They were all taught to draw the same thing- a picture of a mermaid. Tea sent me this photo of her painting. Kahele and I were so confused on what we were looking at lol. Kahele saw a blue volcano with orange lava flowing into the sea and I…. sort of agreed with him hahaa! But when Tea came home she explained that the blue volcano is actually the mermaid’s hair and the orange is her tail! Do you see it now?! She loved it so much that she wants to paint all the damn time now. Maybe she has a future, she’s way better than her father and I am for sure.
Sunday BBQ was so relaxing! The weather was so pretty and the sunset and rainbows were gorgeous.
Well, that’s pretty much been whats been going on in my life as of late. Hopefully I’ll have a new post soon!
