Me: "That's the closest Hawaiian restaurant by our house."
My mom: "What is Hawaiian food?"
Me: "Umm. It's a lot of Asian food you've had before. Except there always seems to be macaroni salad on the side."
My mom: "What do you mean?"
Me: "You know! Like kalbi. WIth macaroni salad."
My mom: "What else?"
Me: "Uhh, chicken teriyaki. With macaroni salad."
My mom: "Is that it?"
Me: "Well they have some unique things. They have something called Kalua pork. It comes with macaroni salad too."
So I'm going to be completely honest. I don't even totally know what Hawaiian food consists of. I stopped by once to get lunch to go and ordered a 2-item combo with Kalua pork and tonkatsu. I really appreciated that you could substitute white rice for brown at no additional charge.
The joint's in what looks like a deserted strip mall and the windows are extra tinted to the point where you're not sure if you're in Detroit or southwest Las Vegas, so I'm not ever sure if it's open or not. Either way, it's good to know we have some dining options in our neck of the woods.
P.S. Oh! I forgot to mention there was macaroni salad in my to go order. ALOHA.