It was a tad embarrassing when the boy and I walked and started looking at the menu. I gazed the menu board and hand held looking for some Hawaiian fare. "WTF", I thought to myself as none could be located. I sent the boy back outside to tell me what the front of the business said. I asked the gentleman behind the counter, how long that had been around, he said, " We have been here since 2004. The boy came back inside and said, "Dad, we are in the wrong place." It was then I realized we were in a China-a-gogo and not the Kauai Cafe.........Awkward.
Starting over again, we went one business over and ended up in the right place. Now...I knew I was in the right place. Cool tunes and good vibrations, we were able to eat. It looks like a stand and order king of establishment but we were told to find a seat. From them on we sat as our order was taken and drinks refilled. The service was friendly and we hung out for a while chit chatting.
The menu looked awesome with all manner of tasty island eats. The boy went Chicken Katsu. It came with the Mac salad and rice, but you can get fried noodles instead. The chicken was deliciously moist and well protected in it's crunchy panko shell.
It went with a Kauai Cafe signature dish called "Da Surf Rider." This plate was awesome! It contained coconut shrimp which were of decent size. One of the more tastier coconut shrimps I have eaten. Continuing on the plate had macadamia nut crusted scallops. These were not huge but also very tasty. Then there is the teriyaki beef. Thinly sliced and a true compliment to surf and turf presentation. The mac was good and the fried noodles were da bomb!
Absolutely looking forward to going back!