Karai Crab - CLOSED

Karai Crab is a local style seafood boil restaurant in the Makiki area. I recommend the seafood combos with one of their house-made sauces. You can also select a spiciness level to add in. Depending on how many people are in your group, you can order up or down and share the seafood combos. They have happy hour from Monday - Friday between 4pm - 6pm. During happy hour, food prices range from $5 - $15. They give you gloves and a bib, but I suggest wearing dark colored clothes, so you don't get any stains from the sauces. This is a great place to hang out after work with friends since the atmosphere is laid back.

If you're coming with 4 or more people, make a reservation. I went on a weekday for dinner, and it wasn't too busy. You can do walk in but since it's the holidays, making a reservation would be safer. For parking, you can park inside the Interstate Building and get validation. The restaurant is located on the ground level with a back entrance from the parking lot, but you can also enter from the front on S King Street.

For more information about Karai Crab, visit karaicrab.com. 

1314 S King St., Ste G2
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 952-6990

The Colossal Sampler

Karai Wings

Peel & Eat Shrimp

Chicken Skin Chips

Garlic Noodles

Moules Frites

Cajun King

Cajun Kings offers seafood prepared Louisiana style. If it's your first time trying this, I recommend getting one of the combos because you get a little bit of everything. There are certain types of shellfish I don't eat so I picked items by the pounds and created my own bag. The cajun and garlic butter sauce with no spice was my favorite. Even though there was no spice, I still had a kick in my mouth. The prices are reasonable because you're getting fresh seafood and it's prepared for you. You don't have to worry about making a mess in your own kitchen. They even give you a bib and gloves so you don't get the sauce on your clothes.

They have 3 locations on the island and they are open for lunch and dinner. If you're going for dinner and you have more than 2 people in your party, I recommend making a reservation.

For more information about Cajun King, visit cajunking808.com.

Cajun King Aiea
Waimalu Shopping Center
98-020 Kamehameha Hwy
Aiea, HI 96701
(808) 484-2221

Cajun King Kaimuki - CLOSED
3611 Waialae Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 738-1888

Cajun King Kaneohe
Windward City Shopping Center
45-480 Kaneohe Bay Dr
Kaneohe, HI 96744
(808) 744-1882

Oysters (1/2 dozen)

Stir Fried String Beans w/ Garlic

Chicken Wings w/ Cajun Fries

Cajun & Garlic Butter Clams, Shrimp, Corn

Spicy Cajun & Garlic Butter Clams, Shrimp, Corn

Hakone Restaurant - CLOSED

This buffet was a little disappointing for me. I was expecting lots of sushi and sashimi because it was a Japanese restaurant. There was a sushi bar with a chef but you could only get 6 pieces of sushi each time. For sashimi, they only offered hamachi and ahi. They had lots of crab legs! Most of the buffets I go to, the crab legs are always the first to go but for this dinner, the crab was there. For the cooked food, there were very little items.

For more information about Hakone, please visit http://www.princeresortshawaii.com/hawaii-prince-hakone.php.

Sushi & Sashimi

Salad, Sushi, Nabe

Tempura, Yakibuta w/ Veggies

Fruits

Tart, Cake, Bread Pudding