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and creative smoothies, homemade soups and bagel sandwiches. Sit inside among the
retro art and music, or in the back garden splashed with both sun and shade. The kitchen
closes at 2pm., but drinks flow till 5pm.
Hanapepe Naturals
HEALTHY $
(
335-5100; Awana Rd; meals $4.50-6.50; massage $70-105; 9:30am-6pm;
) A fabulous
little health food shop serving vegetarian bowls of soup and stir-fries, kale salads, tofu
wraps and an entire menu of juices and smoothies. Their main business is bulk spices,
teas and dehydrated foods, which they sell in health-food shops islandwide. The owner-
operator is a gifted massage therapist and Ayurvedic practitioner. Ask about treatments.
Lappert's
ICE CREAM $
Hawaiian ice-cream chain started its operation right here along the highway at this quaint
little roadside shop and factory. They are way too big for Hanapepe-based production
now, but that humble shop still scoops the goodness and remains the business's
headquarters, as it has since 1983.
Bobbie's
HAWAII REGIONAL $
(
334-5152; 3620 Hanapepe Rd; mains from $6.95; 10am-3pm Mon-Wed, 10am-2:30pm &
5-8pm Thu-Sat)
A small storefront greasy spoon lunch counter offering burgers, pulled
pork sandwiches, fried shrimp and teriyaki chicken plates, as well as BBQ chicken on
Friday nights. It's not good-for-you food, but it does taste pretty damn good.
Da Imu Hut Café
CAFE $
(
335-0200; 1-3529 Kaumualiʻi Hwy; meals $7-11; 10am-1:30pm & 5-8pm Mon-Fri)
Set in a
rather warehouse-sized Quonset hut on the highway, Da Imu is famous for its Monday-
night Hawaiian buffets, but they serve up fried and teriyaki chicken dinners and
Hawaiian-style BBQ pork combo plates every night. This is the perfect place to pick up
lunch ($6.95) for a drive up to the canyon or a beach picnic.
Wong's Chinese Deli
BAKERY, DELI $
(1-3543 Kaumualiʻi Hwy; mains $7.50-9; 9:30am-9pm Tue-Sun)
This small Chinese counter
cafe with a rather sprawling attached dining room allows you to pick and mix one to
three dishes from their steam table. They do beef broccoli, lo mein, sweet-and-sour pork
or chicken, and have crispy duck hanging under heat lamps too.
