Ono's Hawaiian Food

they probably have the best hawaiian food in town. always consistent from back in the day, although their prices have gone up considerably. i remember paying only like $9 for a kalua pig plate and now it's $14. i ordered the lau lau/kalua pig plate just because i wanted both although i had a hard time eating all of it. that's okay, the kids helped me. i wish they put butterfish in the lau lau cause i like the saltiness of the fish. the kalua pig is sooo good, tasty and moist. i love the maui onions with rock salt and the pipikaula. yum! lomi lomi salmon could have been a little saltier. i always enjoy eating here although it's not often enough. always satisfied, enjoy! cheers!

Okonomiyaki Chibo

the first time i went to this restaurant was for a friend's birthday and i was quite impressed. i recently went back for another friend's birthday and was equally impressed. my two friends had the garlic chicken. they grilled the chicken along with mushrooms and zucchini and slivered garlic pieces. they also give you a dipping sauce of ponzu and tsuri daikon. a complete meal comes with salad, rice, miso soup and pickled vegetables. what a great deal for around $13.00. i had okonomiyaki with tako and beef. it was cooked perfectly with just the right amount of sauces on top. very filling, for the price of around $10.00.

i had to add another picture of their fried ahi. i asked for it medium and sure enough it came out just that way. the sauce was a ponzu mixture and underneath was baby bok choy. the fish is topped with a tomato salsa mixture. very good! if you go for dinner the prices almost double for the same thing! imagine that. aside from the interesting conversation in the booth next to us, this place is a thumbs up! enjoy eating out sometimes. cheers!

The Mermaid Bar

i've always wanted to try this place in neiman marcus, but never really had the chance to as they don't really cater to children. i finally got the chance to go with a couple of work friends for one of their birthdays. it's a very small place, not much seating with made to order salads, sandwiches and soups. i love soup and sandwich kinda places. the first thing we ordered was the soup of the day, cream of crab soup. very delicious, it reminded of of cream of mushroom soup. it wasn't as rich as you may think, although we were wondering where the crab was in all of it. then i ordered the mediterranean sandwich. it was shaved chicken, arugula, hau’ula tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, pesto aïoli on ciabatta. it was really good, the chicken, very moist and the pesto aioli was a perfect match. the sides were potato chips, pickle spear and homemade cole slaw. my friend ordered the grilled turkey sandwich which we had split. it wasn't as good as the mediterranean. turkey was also moist, with grilled onions and cheese on toasted bread. my other friend ordered the greek salad. i didn't try it, but she said it was good. the only thing i thought was a little weird for greek salad was the salmon topping. the one side of the menu you can choose your own made to order salad. you choose your green and you can pick up to 7 toppings. i will definitely have to try that next time. this place sorta reminds me of the downstairs neiman marcus cafe. same type of food. 4 stars. enjoy. cheers!