Food Reviews//Yard House Waikiki

On Friday, I met Erik after work and we headed down to Waikiki for happy hour at Yard House and then on to pick up my new computer!  It was an exciting way to end the work week :).

We've been there a few times before, but as getting downtown is kind of a pain in the butt, it's been months since we have been back.  The food is always delicious and there are tons of beers on tap.  I really appreciate that they have such a huge vegetarian selection on their menu, with an entire listing of Gardein entrees.  

For Friday, we ordered the margherita pizza, spinach cheese dip and Erik insisted on chicken nachos.  It was way too much food, but during happy hour there are several appetizers and pizzas for half off, so we decided we would just take home our extensive leftovers.

I definitely recommend the Yard House, especially as a vegetarian.

Food Reviews // Phuket Thai

I'm a sucker for thai food.  It's the coziest comfort food, all that curry any yumminess.  So when it was overcast and a little sprinkly yesterday, it seemed like a good day for it (especially after getting rained on at the beach).

Phuket Thai is super vegetarian friendly.  The menu has an entire section just for vegetarians, and they seemed incredibly helpful.  I got the green curry, which was absolutely delicious.  We also opted for spring rolls, which are always tasty.  One thing to note, dishes are not automatically served with rice so you need to be sure to take them up on the rice offer when they ask.  It's only $1.95 so no big deal.  This is how it is pretty much anywhere I have been on Oahu.

Spring rolls.  Or should I say.... big pile of lettuce?  I promise there are six spring rolls on the other side.

Not the best photo (thanks Erik..) but hey.  I'm enjoying my food.

Green curry tofu

Now that I've put myself in the thai mood all over again, I think I'll go eat some leftovers.

Happy Friday!

Food Reviews // Kona Brewing Company

My husband is a smart dude.  One day, while we were out, he casually mentioned that I should review restaurants in Hawaii.  While I don't consider myself a food critic, I did realize that sometimes it can be challenging to know where you should go for food that will support your food lifestyle choices, especially in a new or vacationing area.

So I'm starting something new.  About once a week or so, I'll do a review of a restaurant on Oahu in the perspective of a vegetarian.  I'm not a professional, but I'll give you my opinions! 

This week:  Kona Brewing Company

Location:  Koko Marina, Honolulu, HI

Price Range:  Appetizers $6-$12

Sandwiches, Pizza's and Entrees $11-$28

Website:  http://konabrewingco.com/

The first thing I want to mention about Kona Brewing Company is that it's a Certified Green Restaurant.  They try to be energy efficient, conserve resources and utilize organic foods.  If you want to learn more about these kinds of restaurants, you can check out this website

When we hit up the restaurant, it was only 3:30pm, but it was Father's Day and we wanted to actually get a seat, as well as hang out.  We had been running errands in the area, and heading home, then coming back, was simply not doable.  So we got an appetizer (of not so appetizer proportions) to start off with.  These nachos are purely vegetarian to start with (not vegan) and pretty darn tasty.  However, they are super huge and very filling, so if you order them and expect to have a drink and dinner, also expect to not really be eating a ton of your entree.

 

Dinner was a Grilled Portabello Muffuletta and Green Papaya Salad.  Both were excellent!  They also offer a lot of vegetarian pizzas and salads, as well as an Eggplant Lasagna that looks delicious.  The salads were easily vegan friendly, as long as cheese was sure to be left off.  

Overall, I think that Kona Brewing Company is a great place for all vegetarians (and non-vegetarians).  Just about anyone can be happy with the selection.  I did not ask the server what they could do for vegans, but with as catering as they were towards the vegetarian crowd, I hope that they would be able to handle it.  It may be a touristy place, but it's a great spot to grab a good beer and some delicious food.