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| - I absolutely enjoy this festival. It reminds me so much of Hawaii's outdoor marketplace sans the beach. Clearly, Tempe Beach Park is just a name.
We head on to Island Noodles right when we got there. "I just want noodles and vegetables. No chicken!", my son exclaimed. It's a little on the salty side. As long as its not greasy, it's all good.
Then, hubby wanted a plate lunch. Okay, I don't get why Aloha Kitchen can't get efficiency down with their service at this festival. Love their food, but the line is outrageous! Off we try this new Paradise Hawaiian who's got two fast line going. He ordered the BBQ chicken and Mandoo (pot sticker) plate.
For something sweet, my cutie pie wanted some malasadas (Portuguese doughnuts) covered with cinnamon sugar as well as my son being covered after eating them. It doesn't have the custardy flavor I expected.
I picked up an undercooked rice spam musubi. Yuck! We all shared the food as we sat on a retaining wall with no shade.
We browsed around the different vendors of shirts, jewelry, pottery, Hawaiian art and artifacts, to island cookies.
Saturday-elaborate entertainment with the biggest crowd.
Sunday-less entertainment with less crowd.
Pick your day and you'll enjoy this free festival. Aloha!
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