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| - Uh, why did I just find out about this place now? This place is awesome!
Now, okay, the outside is scary looking. Scary looking as in it looks like a dump. But, inside, my friends, is delicious Hawaiian food (the sign does, however, state they serve Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese AND American).
Like the outside, the inside of the restaurant is not fancy. At all. The walls are covered with pictures of famous Hawaiians and newspaper clippings referencing the Hawaiian population in Las Vegas. It's cute and I thought it gave the place character.
The tables are spartan but the menu is extensive. They have boiled peanuts on the menu but I was unable to order them as they had just run out. I give them a pass on that because boiling peanuts takes a freakin' long time. I've done it, it sucks. Oh well, next time.
I ordered the Mix Plate which is $10. The Mix Plate includes kalbi, chicken katsu, kimchi, rice, and macaroni salad. The chicken katsu was an enormous cut of chicken that was both moist but not greasy. The kalbi, although a little sweet, was perfectly cooked and not too fatty. The macaroni salad tasted 100% homemade. The kimchi portion was small but tasty. And, to top if off, I received two giant scoops of white rice. Oh, and by the way, the portions are enormous.
My companion had the Hawaiian plate (around $10) that includes lau lau, kalua pork, and two huge scoops of rice. It was the biggest serving of lau lau I've ever seen. It was also the tastiest. The kalua pork was also delicious and moist, but not as fantastic as the lau lau. The lau lau is definitely a winner.
Also, because we didn't expect such large portions, we ordered a side of Spam musubi (it's like Spam sushi) for $3.95. A side includes two pieces and we scarfed it down. I would likely go to Hawaiian Hale just for the musubi. Yum.
The best part about this place, however, is the homey feeling. Our servers were the sweetest ladies and we all watched an episode of "House Hunters" that was playing on the restaurant's T.V. Just, totally casual, like you're at a friend's house. I'll definitely be back for the tasty, artery-clogging food and HGTV bonding.
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