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| - It's amazing (and great) that there is such a large community of transplanted Hawaii folks in Las Vegas, we don't refer to Vegas as the 9th island for nothing. I was here over the holidays and got a chance to eat some pretty tasty food just like you'd get in da islands.
First thing when stepping inside the restaurant is that it "feels" like you're home in Hawaii, I swear it felt just like I stepped into an L&L or a LocoMoco drive in. The next thing i noticed was everyone that was eating in there were ALL former Hawaii residents, all talking to each other, talking about where they when grad from, where they moved from, etc. It's really cool that there's like this network of "locals" far from home.
For our food, I had to try the deep fried spam musubi. I just love the one at Da Kitchen on Maui so wanted to see how it compared. The 808 HMP version is pretty awesome. It has a really good crunch from the panko and I was happy that the coating adhered nicely to the musubi. My only con about it was the musubi had a bit too much going on with the teriyaki sauce and the sriracha-mayo that was on it, the sauces overpowered the flavor a bit too much.
I also ordered a garlic chicken bowl, this was also good. Not as good as the garlic chicken you'd get at places Sugoi or Mitsuken but reminded me more of the Yum yum chicken at aiea bowl or the Korean chicken at Zippy's, which isn't a bad thing. The chunks of chicken thighs were cut a bit smaller which made it a bit easier to eat. I'd say the sauce is more on the teriyaki side instead of the garlic side.
Aunty at the counter that took our order (I think she was the owner?) came over and asked how everything was. I told her if I lived here, I would definitely be hitting this place up a lot. It's a nice piece of "home" while being away.
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