Fig & Ginger Honolulu

Fig & Ginger Honolulu now has a cafe where you can dine in. You may have heard of them before because they started their business making grazing boards. The cafe is located inside the McCully Shopping Center and the menu offers breakfast items, salads, sandwiches, and a small selection of grazing boards. The staff is friendly and the food comes out in a timely manner. The prices are a bit high but they have reasonable portions. My favorites were the fig waffle, crispy corn fritter toast, and the roasted mushroom baked eggs toast. 

The dining area is spacious and well-lit. They have a communal table in the center which is great for large groups. I have always done a walk-in for an early lunch and I get seated right away. If it is busy, you can sit at the bar or at the communal table. Their full selection of grazing boards are still available for preorder 48 hours in advance.

For more information about Fig & Ginger Honolulu, visit fghonolulu.com.

McCully Shopping Center
1960 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste 103
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 501-7249

Cinnamon Poached Fig Waffles

Mashed Avocado Toastie

Crispy Corn Fritters Toastie

The Caprese Toastie

Roasted Mushroom Baked Eggs Toasties

Lilikoi Butterfly Pea Lemonade,
Butterfly Pea Lemonade

Dew Drop Inn

Dew Drop Inn is a Northern-style Chinese restaurant. They are known for their dumplings. Some of their specialties are the sheng jian bao (pan-fried pork buns), xiao long bao (pork soup dumplings), and shao bing (sesame flatbread). My favorites were the sheng jian bao, green onion pancake, and orange chicken. The sheng jian bao was filled with pork, it was juicy and the dough was not too thick. The green onion pancake had lots of green onion flavor and I normally don't get that from frozen ones. The orange chicken was amazing. The boneless deep-fried chicken was crispy and every piece was coated with the orange glaze.  

They are located in the Makiki area and are only open for dinner. The restaurant is small and the tables and chairs are very close together. One person is managing the front of the house so if it gets busy, you have to be patient. The back of the house was fine and my food came out at a good pace. Their prices are reasonable and the portions are big which made it easy to share. If you plan to eat here, I recommend making reservations a few days in advance because they can get busy and they also do a lot of take-out orders. For parking, I suggest parking in the metered parking spaces on Pensacola Street. If you're coming after 6:30 PM, you can park along S. Beretania Street in front of the restaurant.

For more information about Dew Drop Inn, visit dewdropinnhawaii.com.

1088 S Beretania St
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 526-9522

Sheng Jian Bao

Xiao Long Bao

Green Onion Pancake

Mixed Vegetables Pan Fried Noodle

Shrimp & Scallops w/ Garlic Sauce

Orange Chicken

Chez Kenzo Bar and Grill

Chez Kenzo Bar & Grill has one of the best happy hours around. Their happy hour is from 5pm-7pm. All food items on the happy hour menu are priced at $7 each. The drinks on the happy hour menu consist of wines, sake, and beer which are priced between $3 - $6. The food portions are a good size and they're great for sharing between a small group of 4 people or less. If happy hour is not your thing, you can order food from the dinner menu. My favorites are the sizzling omurice, ginger pork, cheese gyoza, and pumpkin bacon.

The interior of the restaurant is large and good for groups. I recommend calling ahead to make a reservation because they are busy during happy hour. The noise level can get loud especially when the restaurant is 75% full. The staff did an excellent job of making sure we had enough food, drinks, and kept our water glasses filled the whole time. For parking, the spaces in the lot are free after 5pm and you don't need to pay at the box.

For more information about Chez Kenzo Bar & Grill, visit chezkenzo.net.

1451 S. King St
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 941-2439

Sizzling Omurice

Pork Kakuni

Agedashi Tofu

Deep Fried Rock Shrimp

Ginger Pork

Goya Champuru

Hane Cheese Gyoza

Kenzo Steak