Chef Peter Merriman is a distinguished restaurateur and culinary pioneer as one of the original founding chefs of HRC–Hawaii Regional Cuisine–a visionary group dedicated to promoting the cuisine of Hawaii and its local agriculture. He’s been serving handcrafted food, directly sourced from local farmers and ranchers, since 1988 and currently operates five restaurants on the Hawaiian [...]
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Ultimate Burger Review – Hawaii’s Best Burger Restaurant
Located in the same complex, Kona Commons, as Panda Express and Taco Del Mar, Ultimate Burger is a welcomed departure from the typical American chain restaurants in Kona, Hawaii. Ultimate Burger–Hawaii’s Best Burger Restaurant–is a local hamburger joint serving fresh, Hawaii-grown ingredients. Executive Chef, Windy Gerardi, created Ultimate Burger’s simple menu that is made from [...]
Kona Hawaii’s “Gourmet Chinese Food” At Panda Express
Chinese food in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is difficult to find as there are only a handful of Chinese restaurants in the area. At the top of the small list a is a popular American restaurant chain, Panda Express, who calls themselves “Gourmet Chinese Food”! Located on Makala Boulevard, in the same strip [...]
Jamba Juice Review (Kona, Hawaii)
We frequented Jamba Juice at the Kona Coast Shopping Center practically every day of our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. It was a quick breakfast stop and refreshing cool-down in the hot Hawaiian sun. Let’s face it, Kona isn’t really a foodie kinda place, and restaurants that were highly rated, like the disastrous [...]
Red Mango Review (Lynnwood, WA)
Located in the Village at Lynnwood Washington’s Alderwood Mall, Red Mango is a top frozen yogurt chain serving tart n’ tasty froyo with loads of tempting toppings. Even though Pinkberry was made famous by US media, the Red Mango chain actually started the whole fro-yo craze in the United States (and South Korea). Read about [...]
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Review (Kona, Hawaii)
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, also known as L&L Drive-Inn or simply L&L, is a chain of restaurants that began in Honolulu way back in 1976. It has since expanded throughout the islands of Hawaii, other US states, and even has locations in Samoa, New Zealand, and Japan. With over 200 restaurants to date and throngs of loyal [...]
Unique McDonald’s Menu Items In Hawaii
We got up extra early one morning during our trip to the Big Island to drive out to Honaunau to (attempt to) swim with the dolphins. Nothing was open at the crack of dawn for breakfast except for the 24-hour McDonald’s in Kealakekua. Eating McDonald’s in Hawaii when we could be eating Loco Moco or Hawaiian [...]
Island Lava Java Review (Kona, Hawaii)
Island Lava Java Bistro & Grill is situated right in the heart of the very tourist-centric Kona Village on the Big Island of Hawaii. We dined at Island Lava Java for breakfast because of the reviews we had read and the fact that it’s situated right on the ocean. Unfortunately, this was a mistake. There [...]
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