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| - Mahalo Nicole for finding this place, and I have to say this place is a gem! I have to admit, it was quite a drive from Henderson to get here, but I wasn't disappointed at all.
Kauai Cafe is tucked away next to a gas station at the Smith food and drug shopping center on Tropicana and Hualapai, and has one of the cleanest open kitchen I ever seen in Las Vegas.
I made a big mistake of coming here after the gym, because I was damn hungry, and went off ordering a bunch of stuff. One of the best things about Yelp is how our members will post menu of most establishments, and what caught my eye the most was their Kauai friend chicken. Don't get me wrong, I almost change my mind a few time because of the other mixed plates specials, but I'm glad I didn't.
From what I notice, Kauai Cafe will let you make a choice between white rice, fried rice or fried noodles at no extra cost. I ended up with the fried rice, and it was loaded with spam, char sui, peas, carrots, and green onions, and of course it was made to order. The rice was a little too sticky, but hey...we're from Hawaii, and it was okay. The mac salad was good, and ate of all of it, but the Kauai fried chicken was a HOME RUN! Think of a Huihui brine Chicken, with a Manapua man fried chicken crust. It was juicy, and had a slight huihui chicken sweetness to the meat, but how the Heineken beer was infused into this recipe was ingenious. I have to rate this chicken a 5 star winner, and I would drive 30 miles one way just to eat this again.
I also ordered the Portuguese bean soup ( $2.50) and it was better than Island Flavor, it was okay but I wouldn't order it again.
What dropped my rating down from a five to a four was the Madasada. Don't get me wrong the bugga was good, and had the perfect crust (which is nearly the same as Leonard's in Honolulu) which had a slight crunch to it, and lightness for most of the madasada, but the very middle was still cold. I believe they keep the madasada dough in the cold storage, and it wasn't completely thawed out, but I still enjoyed it, and for some reason the Madasada was still good and moist the next day. Yes,if they fix this....watch out Island Sushi, there could be someone in Las Vegas who might top you folks on Hawaii's favorite doughnut. Again, it's a very easy fix for them to do, and my rating will shoot to a high five if get let it sit for a little while.
I'm a fan of this place, and will make another drive to check them out again.
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