We spent ten amazing nights in Oahu, Hawaii over spring break. Read more about where we stayed
here. Today I am going to share with ya'll some of the restaurants and food trucks we enjoyed. The condo we were staying at was located in Waikiki within walking distance of
Ala Moana Center which is a huge outdoor mall with tons of great restaurants, a food court, Target, Barnes & Noble, Macy's, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and a Ross.
We walked from our condo at The Ilikai to Ala Moana Center several times for dinner. Our first night we dined at California Pizza Kitchen. This is located on the 4th floor of Ala Moana Center. We asked to be seated beside the window and we had a great view of the ocean y'all! My kids love pizza and we have dined at California Pizza Kitchen many times before. It was nice to hop off of a 9 hour flight and have some comfort food :)
California Pizza Kitchen
Day 2 we spent at the beach and we had lunch from Gilligan's Beach Shack. The food truck is parked pretty much everyday in the same area near the Hilton Lagoon. Here is the website:
http://gilliganswaikiki.com/ We enjoyed the food from the food truck. My husband had the taco plate and I had the teriyaki steak bites. I felt like it was a good amount of food for the price. The coleslaw is so delicious and I usually do not like coleslaw. The line does get a bit long but we arrived right when they opened at 11 am. My kids loved the shave ice.
Menu
Terryaki Steak Bites, fries and sweet coleslaw
Day 3 we ventured to
Duke's Lane Market & Eatery for breakfast. It was about a 10 minute walk from our condo. This is a great spot to grab a quick breakfast, snack, lunch and even ice cream!
https://www.dukeslanehawaii.com/ What is neat about Duke's Lane is that you can shop here and buy your groceries or you can dine here. They sell fine gourmet foods, spirits, craft beers and wine's. They have excellent coffee, POG juice and malasadas!
They are located at 2255 Kuhio Avenue Honolulu, HI They are open daily from 6 am until 11:30 pm There is also a great sit down restaurant located inside Duke's Lane Market & Eatery called
Basalt. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer a great happy hour daily from 3 - 6 pm and you can score mai tai's for $6
Breakfast of champions! Malasada's and POG juice
Look at all these amazing pastries and breakfast goodies to choose from!
Breakfast sandwiches and doughnuts
Delicious gelato
We rented a car for the last 5 days of our vacation. We ventured to the North Shore several days and we absolutely loved the Surf & Salsa food truck! I highly recommend this if you like mexican food. *They are closed on Sundays* Here is the website:
https://www.surfnsalsa.com/ and their social media:
https://www.instagram.com/surfnsalsa/
They have a nice seating area with tables located behind the food truck.
They have parking available
Complimentary chips and salsa
The most delicious cheese quesadilla ever
The burrito's are so delicious!
My favorite lunch in the North Shore---Surf & Salsa
We made reservations for dinner at
https://www.tanakaoftokyo.com/ to celebrate my husband's birthday. We really enjoyed the hibachi style restaurant. The food was excellent and we will definitely return. Tanaka of Tokyo has several locations in Oahu. We dined at the Ala Moana Center location which is the "west" location. Excellent service and super yummy food!
Sadly I did not snap any photos of our meal but here is the chef cooking our dinner! I ordered the chicken teriyaki and my husband had the filet. They were both amazing.
Next up, my all time favorite lunch spot in Waikiki..... Duke's!! This is a must eat spot in Waikiki. Located on the sand at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. 2335 Kalakaua Avenue Validated self-parking is available at the Ohana East Hotel! The rate for validated self-parking is only $6 for 4 hours.
Hours: Breakfast buffet: 7:00 am - 10:30 am $18/person
Lunch from 11:00 am
Lunch Buffet: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm $29/person
Dinner: 4:45 pm - 10:00 pm
Barefoot Bar: 11 am - Midnight
We asked to be seated outside and check out this gorgeous view from our table!!
My kids enjoyed the kids meal's
Delicious Duke's cheeseburger and fries
Chicken fingers and fries at Duke's
Up next.... Leonard's Bakery! I'm sure you have heard of the world famous malasadas from Leaonard's Bakery! They have been featured on the Travel Channel and various other tv shows. Arrive early because the line can be long. We waited about 20 minutes but it is SO worth the wait!!
3 happy kids eating in our rental car on our way to the North Shore for a day of fun in the sun!
Malasada's are Portuguese donuts without a hole. They are so yummy!!
Located at 933 Kapahula Avenue Open Sun-Thur 5:30 am - 10 pm & Fri & Sat 5:30 am - 11 pm
Up next....our favorite beaches in Oahu and our sea turtle sightings!
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