Comments on: Hilo Lunch Shop

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:51:08 +0000

Hilo Lunch Shop is a winner! I highly recommend their fresh lau laus, the best in Hilo. Also their pipinolish salad keeps you coming back for more. But if tempura is your craving for the day, you have to go to Kawamoto’s. Two kinds of fish, and several vegetable tempuras are offered.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:39:37 +0000

Good info…I used to live Hilo…coming back Oct…I no can wait fo’ sushi like Hilo Lunch Shop’s. No can get in Texas. I rememba how ono da food in dis kine place. I no miss dis one wen I come. I almos’ foget stuff like nori chicken. Pidgin coming back slow…pretty soon mo betta. T’anks fo’ da blog.

By: lwgyffsyph

lwgyffsyph — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:35:20 +0000

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By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:03:45 +0000

yep, absolutely da best…..and i mean everything was so ono…..btw, the have one cold vegetable side-dish with warabi (fern shoots), kamaboko and maybe some onion or something like that…..does anyone have the recipe? it was so good.

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:31:41 +0000

I love Hilo Lunch Shop!! When my grandparents came up to the mainland for Christmas, they used to get one big okazu. We used to eat ‘em around 9.30 pm Seattle time,after we picked them up at the airport. Was so ono, just a small taste of Hilo.

The only other lunch shop that’s still around from hanabata days is Kawamoto Store–the only thing is those corn beef hash patties get smaller and smaller every year. The chicken long rice is so ono there.

By: lance

lance — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:00:04 +0000

Love that place. Always “a must visit” when I go home.

By: James

James — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:35:41 +0000

Kirk, I know what you mean! At my work place, we often buy platters of food from here early in the day, and it’s not just lunch for most of us, but also breakfast.

kelly, tanks for being such one loyal reada brah! yeah, i wish dey still wehn have sushi coz it is good!

Dean, yeah, it gets really packed… I havn’t really tried many other Okazuyas here in Hilo since I usually go here, but I know there are a few other good ones.

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:42:52 +0000

Welcome back James…. I really love the Hilo lunch shop, but your right about getting there early. I once got there at 10am and it was packed. Hilo IMO, is really losing it’s choices in Okazuyas. Hilo Lunch is the best one left.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:18:11 +0000

good to see you post about hilo grinds again brah….I donno brah….i tink hilo get da most authentic local grinds in all da islands….and da hilo lunch shop is one of da originals. Da buggah stay da same from my hannabatta days brah!……dey used to have ono tempura if i remembah….and ono kine cone sushi….always da best aftah early morning surf at Honoli’i brah!

By: Kirk

Kirk — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:49:58 +0000

Hey James - Mmmmm, one thing I really misss about the Islands is the Okazuyas. But we always had to go early to get the good stuff, and most places also closed right after lunch. Bad thing was, if I went to grab my food in the morning, it would all be gone before lunch!