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scoop of Dave's ice cream and azuki beans. Service is smiley, but slow. Also at 1430 Koa
St opposite the Ala Moana Center mall.
Rainbow Drive-In
LOCAL $
(
www.rainbowdrivein.com
; 3308 Kanaina Ave; meals $4-9; 7am-9pm;
) Started by a
Hawaii-born US Army cook after WWII, this classic drive-in is wrapped in rainbow-
colored neon. At the takeout counter, construction workers, surfers and gangly teens or-
der all the local favorites:
loco moco,
teriyaki burgers, plate lunches, sweet-bread French
toast and more. Free parking.
Ono Seafood
SEAFOOD $
(747 Kapahulu Ave; mains $7-12; usually 9am-6pm Mon & Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun)
At this ad-
dictive, made-to-order
poke
shop, show up early before they run out. Half-and-half rice
bowls let you sample two varieties of
poke
, including ever-popular spicy ahi and
tako
(octopus) with
shōyu
(soy sauce). Look for the blue awning outside. Limited free parking
is available.
Diamond Head Market & Grill
LOCAL $
(
www.diamondheadmarket.com
;
3158 Monsarrat Ave; meals $8-17; market 6:30am-9pm, grill
7am-10:30am & 11am-9pm;
) Step inside this neighborhood market with a bakery and
gourmet deli for beach picnics, or walk up to the takeout counter outside by the picnic
tables for
char siu
pork and wasabi ahi plate lunches, portobello-mushroom burgers and
tropical-fruit pancakes. Free parking.
Iyasume
JAPANESE $
(
www.tonsuke.com/eomusubiya.html
;
2410 Koa Ave; dishes $2-7; 6:30am-4pm)
This hole-in-
the-wall kitchen keeps busy making
musubi
(rice balls) stuffed with seaweed, salmon
roe, sour plums and even Spam. Other rare specialties are Japanese-style curry and
salmon-roe rice bowls. In a hurry? Grab a
bentō
boxed lunch with
mochiko
(batter-fried)
chicken to go.
Veggie Star Natural Foods
HEALTHY $
