Comments on: Hawaiian Style Cafe, Waimea http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/ A food blog from da Big Island of Hawaii Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41737 Steve Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:45:00 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41737 I may have to do a roadtrip... haven't eaten there in two years and I'm overdue. Best breakfast/lunch place on the island! Yum! I may have to do a roadtrip… haven’t eaten there in two years and I’m overdue. Best breakfast/lunch place on the island! Yum!

]]> By: Waimea Girl http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41334 Waimea Girl Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:46:56 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41334 Loco Moco at Rainbow Drive-Inn??? Sorry to report - it doesn't come close to Hawaiian Style Cafe....not by a mile even! And you are right - their gravy is instant kind....yuk..... Oh and you just HAVE to try their Hawaiian plate....good grief....make sure you have someone to share it with....so good!!! Can't go wrong there! Loco Moco at Rainbow Drive-Inn??? Sorry to report - it doesn’t come close to Hawaiian Style Cafe….not by a mile even! And you are right - their gravy is instant kind….yuk…..

Oh and you just HAVE to try their Hawaiian plate….good grief….make sure you have someone to share it with….so good!!! Can’t go wrong there!

]]> By: Waimea Girl http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41333 Waimea Girl Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:44:35 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-41333 Whoa there...."luau stew" is not beef stew....at least not at Hawaiian Style Cafe...it is made with pork and luau leaves and a touch of salt - that's it...pure and simple...maybe has chicken or pork broth, kinda soupy and oh so good!! It is one of my favorites....eat it with either poi or rice and "chilipepper water" - the best! And their "simple breakfast" of eggs, rice and bacon - HUGEMONGOUS....I mean like you know how when you go eat an egg and bacon breakfast at any other restaurant - they present the eggs and rice with (if you're lucky) 4 pieces of bacon...not here - it's like a crane goes and grabs a half pound of bacon and puts it on the plate....I'm totally serious!!! If you've never experienced Hawaiian Style Cafe - you MUST put it on your list of things to do. You MUST. And...the price is right. Whoa there….”luau stew” is not beef stew….at least not at Hawaiian Style Cafe…it is made with pork and luau leaves and a touch of salt - that’s it…pure and simple…maybe has chicken or pork broth, kinda soupy and oh so good!! It is one of my favorites….eat it with either poi or rice and “chilipepper water” - the best!

And their “simple breakfast” of eggs, rice and bacon - HUGEMONGOUS….I mean like you know how when you go eat an egg and bacon breakfast at any other restaurant - they present the eggs and rice with (if you’re lucky) 4 pieces of bacon…not here - it’s like a crane goes and grabs a half pound of bacon and puts it on the plate….I’m totally serious!!!

If you’ve never experienced Hawaiian Style Cafe - you MUST put it on your list of things to do. You MUST. And…the price is right.

]]> By: Pomai http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-40218 Pomai Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:40:58 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-40218 Whoah, dat plate truly is fit to feed a "Tita Moke". lol My heart nearly jumped out of my chest just looking at it! James, what do think of the Loco Moco at Rainbow Drive Inn in Honolulu? Personally, I think their brown gravy is horrible, but plenty of people rave about it as being one of the best. Just thought I'd ask a Loco Moco enthusiasts such as yourself. Hawaiian Style Cafe is the kind of place Guy Fieri needs to visit if he ever stops by the Big Island for a "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives" taping. Whoah, dat plate truly is fit to feed a “Tita Moke”. lol My heart nearly jumped out of my chest just looking at it!

James, what do think of the Loco Moco at Rainbow Drive Inn in Honolulu? Personally, I think their brown gravy is horrible, but plenty of people rave about it as being one of the best. Just thought I’d ask a Loco Moco enthusiasts such as yourself.

Hawaiian Style Cafe is the kind of place Guy Fieri needs to visit if he ever stops by the Big Island for a “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives” taping.

]]> By: Chris http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-39235 Chris Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-39235 I was just looking online for recipes for Loco Moco and came across your sight right away. What a pleasant surprise to see that you had a post about this cafe. My wife and I just visited the islands in April and spent a lot of money on some expensive meals. You Hawaiians know how to pick a tourist's pocket :) Our most memorable (and cheapest) meal was at Hawaii Style Cafe. It was my first chance to try the legendary Loco Moco and I jumped right in with both feet and ordered what they called "The Big Mok." When it was served to me I could not believe the amount of food that was in front of me. I think it was like two each of Spam, portuguese sausage, pork sausage and eggs, plus a platform of rice large enough to accommodate such a load. I am happy to report that I ATE THE WHOLE THING!!!! We were driving around the island that day and had plans to stop in Hilo for lunch. Not necessary - that breakfast held us through until dinner. We could really tell that this was a local hangout but were made to feel very welcome. The service was friendly and well timed. If I can get back to Hawaii I will be back to Hawaii Style Cafe. I was just looking online for recipes for Loco Moco and came across your sight right away. What a pleasant surprise to see that you had a post about this cafe. My wife and I just visited the islands in April and spent a lot of money on some expensive meals. You Hawaiians know how to pick a tourist’s pocket :)

Our most memorable (and cheapest) meal was at Hawaii Style Cafe. It was my first chance to try the legendary Loco Moco and I jumped right in with both feet and ordered what they called “The Big Mok.” When it was served to me I could not believe the amount of food that was in front of me. I think it was like two each of Spam, portuguese sausage, pork sausage and eggs, plus a platform of rice large enough to accommodate such a load. I am happy to report that I ATE THE WHOLE THING!!!! We were driving around the island that day and had plans to stop in Hilo for lunch. Not necessary - that breakfast held us through until dinner.

We could really tell that this was a local hangout but were made to feel very welcome. The service was friendly and well timed. If I can get back to Hawaii I will be back to Hawaii Style Cafe.

]]> By: micah http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-38820 micah Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:40:43 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-38820 hey - i found your blog earlier tonight and i've pretty much been reading nonstop for about two hours now. man, that all looks like some great great food. i found it by googling "real hawaiian food". :) i've never been to hawaii, but while i was sitting around here tonight, i was thinking about dinner and i thought to myself that hawaii must have some great food because of the different cultures meeting there. i figured it had to be more than pineapple chicken, yanno? glad i found it - everything looks fantastic. i need to figure out how to make some of this stuff! that moco loco especially looks damn good. i live in rochester, ny, and you might not know that we have a local dish pretty close: garbage plate. mac salad, home fries, burger on top, some chili-type gravy, mustard, onions, and hot sauce. so you see, moco loco sounds like my kinda thing. ;) anyway, thanks for enlightening me. now to go learn myself some recipes (http://www.lindysonorecipes.com/ seems a good start)! micah hey -

i found your blog earlier tonight and i’ve pretty much been reading nonstop for about two hours now. man, that all looks like some great great food. i found it by googling “real hawaiian food”. :) i’ve never been to hawaii, but while i was sitting around here tonight, i was thinking about dinner and i thought to myself that hawaii must have some great food because of the different cultures meeting there. i figured it had to be more than pineapple chicken, yanno? glad i found it - everything looks fantastic. i need to figure out how to make some of this stuff!

that moco loco especially looks damn good. i live in rochester, ny, and you might not know that we have a local dish pretty close: garbage plate. mac salad, home fries, burger on top, some chili-type gravy, mustard, onions, and hot sauce. so you see, moco loco sounds like my kinda thing. ;)

anyway, thanks for enlightening me. now to go learn myself some recipes (http://www.lindysonorecipes.com/ seems a good start)!

micah

]]> By: Anonymous http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-36962 Anonymous Thu, 08 May 2008 22:16:20 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-36962 Peggy & Leland, sun1fun@earthlink.net, www.kalaheoinn.com We're the owners of the Kalaheo Inn, on Kauai; (www.kalaheoinn.com) whenever we're on the Big Island we just gotta grind at the Hawaiian Style Cafe, at least once. You won't be disappointed...... try it you'll like it! Peggy & Leland, sun1fun@earthlink.net, http://www.kalaheoinn.com

We’re the owners of the Kalaheo Inn, on Kauai; (www.kalaheoinn.com) whenever we’re on the Big Island we just gotta grind at the Hawaiian Style Cafe, at least once. You won’t be disappointed…… try it you’ll like it!

]]> By: Peggy & Leland http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-36961 Peggy & Leland Thu, 08 May 2008 22:11:05 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-36961 We're the owners of the Kalaheo Inn, on Kauai; whenever we're on the Big Island we just gotta grind at the Hawaiian Style Cafe at least once. You won't be disappointed...... try it you'll like it! We’re the owners of the Kalaheo Inn, on Kauai; whenever we’re on the Big Island we just gotta grind at the Hawaiian Style Cafe at least once. You won’t be disappointed…… try it you’ll like it!

]]> By: Roland http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-35616 Roland Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:14:47 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-35616 James, You SO rock. I going find this place - camera in hand. Mahalo for doing what you do. (We just pau episode #25 - unreal, yeah?! And Nevada distribution starts in the Fall!) Roland James,
You SO rock. I going find this place - camera in hand.
Mahalo for doing what you do.
(We just pau episode #25 - unreal, yeah?! And Nevada distribution starts in the Fall!)
Roland

]]> By: Mike Swanson http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-34902 Mike Swanson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:24:49 +0000 http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/hawaiian-style-cafe-waimea/#comment-34902 Hawaiian Style Cafe cooks up a storm of taste, flavor, & specials that make the drive up to Waimea worth my time. Sorry to the locals, but its my new home away from home when i hit that "Big Island". Its all about that Kalua Hash, got ta have it --- it fills me up & last a long time. Ok! I know there's a lot of other good food their so i'll just have to get back that way for some more testing....Aloha to All. Ps. Last meal was 3/18/2008 Hawaiian Style Cafe cooks up a storm of taste, flavor, & specials that make the drive up to Waimea worth my time. Sorry to the locals, but its my new home away from home when i hit that “Big Island”.
Its all about that Kalua Hash, got ta have it — it fills me up & last a long time. Ok! I know there’s a lot of other good food their so i’ll just have to get back that way for some more testing….Aloha to All.

Ps. Last meal was 3/18/2008

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