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| - OK folks, I just want to let you know that this is not your fine dining, dress up kind of place. This is where you will be asking for extra napkins, put on some shorts and flip flops and bring a large appetite for some good ole Hawaiian plate food / comfort food. Stop it, don't count calories when you come here. Fill up and exercise after...you nap off the great food.
When Island Flavor opened up in Henderson, the owner was telling me to come over to the regular restaurant on Durango. Today for Grandma's birthday, we came here for lunch!
The place - What is it with all this development south of the 215 between Durango and Jones? What a great deal of good food places coming from this area.
The parking - No problem in this nondescript strip mall. Plenty of parking.
The place - This your basic table and chair dining room that is truly basic because it is made to be eatin and not to be fussin.
The menu - Wow, Ahi Poke, Salads, Fish, Beef Stew, Opakapaka, Oxtail Soup, Chicken Katsu, Pork Chops, Kalbi, Korean Chicken, Rigs, Teriyaki Chicken or Beef, Musubi, Mac Salad, Tons of Rice. This place is heaven for good ole plate food.
The food
Korean Chicken and Kalbi - This is the mixed plate I ordered and the Kalbi is just right. Yank the meat off the bone and it is all tender. Not too much bristle and fat just and plenty of good ole flavor. One of the best. The Korean Chicken is great. Fried and then a wet sauce is added to this that is so tasty with all its oriental flavors. I really enjoy this Korean Chicken. It is basically wings. Love it. Plump and juicy.
Korean Chicken and Teriyaki Steak - The wifey had this and the steak was melt in your mouth.
Loco Moco - Hawaiian breakfast over rice. A huge bowl of goodness is what my son ordered. He can eat a lot but he only ate half as it was so big and he was saving his stomach for dessert.
Island Flavor Salad with Catch of the Day - The daughter ordered this and it was both huge, at least 12 ounces of fish, tons of sald, sweet potatoes and won ton strips. She was starving and could not finish this.
Oxtail Soup - Wow, the soup was good but the oxtails were like soaking in the soup and there was a lot of it. Great taste, fall off the bone and a lot of it too!
Mudd Pie - Ummmm, that crust is the best ono thing I can ever imagine. Is it a crushed oreo that is made into a crust? I don't know. It was a large piece of pie and the Kona Coffee ice cream was good but I did not eat most of it. I instead ate all the crust. That was so delish!
Chantilly Cake - An interesting cake that I cannot really tell you if it is good or bad as my mouth was full of that crust from the Mudd Pie.
Chocolate Ice Cream - The daughter was expecting a scoop and she got like a huge sundae shaped bowl full of chocolate goodness. I did taste it and it was very good for sure!
This place is so good. It is fun, tasty and comfort food at its very best, if you like Hawaiian Plate Food.
GK says, check it out, and if not for the food, for the service because all the people here have the greatest service and make you feel like family!
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