Monday, July 13th, 2009
Ono’s Hawaiian Food Restaurant and Baily’s Antique Shop
So you’re in Waikiki but want to try going local. No sightseeing today. You’ve got the explorer bug, afterall you’re the type person who likes to discover new thing, and you enjoy sharing your finds with your friends, because you know they won’t find your discoveries in a quide book. No problem! Waikiki is a hidden treasure chest with many places you can explore on your own. From hundreds of shops, restaurants, and even a few attractions not visible from the main boulevards, Waikiki is full of treasures and mouth-watering eateries! Hawaiian food restaurants are sure to catch your curiosity and even though this isn’t going to be a four star experience, and possibly a menu that seems as foreign as if it were in greek, the friendly staff will be glad to explain each item and then help you decide if you want the chicken lau lau or the kalua pig. At Ono Hawaiian Foods, just a 20 minute walk or short drive east out of Waikiki and up Kapahulu Avenue, enjoy squid luau stew with poi or the succulent desert square called haupia packed with a sweet coconut taste. On your way to Ono Hawaiian Foods, stop by Bailey’s Antique Shop and prepare yourself for hidden treasures. Bailey’s Antique Shop is your world to aloha shirts designed with class and beauty. Specializing in vintage, classical designs, these aloha shirts put you in class and in style. Bailey’s offers the worlds most rare and classical, vintage aloha shirts for the whole family! Come see how the locals and businessmen from the past era dressed in these beautiful, yet, timeless pieces of clothing. Try on aloha shirts that catch your eye and bring out your style of aloha. Each and every shirt throughout Bailey’s Antique Shop is designed differently and every pattern a unique style. Choose from styles designed with floral patterns or the scenery of mountains and waterfalls throughout the land. Tuck it in with khaki slacks or wear it out over your shorts and you’re a winner! From hundreds of designs and patterns to choose from, all beautiful in each way, there’s one shirt at Bailey’s Antique Shop you want to wear. Vintage but still beautiful, Bailey’s Antique Shop has that aloha shirt you’ve always dreamed of.
When you’ve got a hunger to feed and want to try something different for the first time, Ono Hawaiian Foods, right on Kapahulu Avenue caters to you. Freshly made chicken lau lau, kalua pig, squid luau, chilled lomi lomi salmon, and poi so good, your mouth will water from having a taste of this feast! Ono Hawaiian Foods is the place for Hawaiian food in the Waikiki-area for first time visitors to come and dine. Chicken long rice, pipikaula, and haupia desert, this restaurant is ready for your lunch and dinner accommodations. Dine in or dine out? Order the combination plate of kalua pig, your choice of laulau, and poi, then head off to Waikiki Beach or dine under the sky painted with gold, yellow, and bronze speckles at sunset. Don’t worry, if you don’t know what is what, ask the friendly staff, they will be happy to help you choose the Hawaiian plate that will satisfy your cravings for exotic food. Ono Hawaiian Foods, like how the locals say, will have you sleeping under a swaying coconut tree when you are done eating.
When you’re done exploring the two places at the beginning of Kapahulu Avenue, there’s more to see by walking towards the mountains. It’s a great way to walk off those dinner calerories and you’ll descover at least a half a dozen cuisines along the walk, or you can head back to Waikiki Beach and relax. Take a dip in the cool, blue sea, relax on the golden sparkling sand. Exploring more of Waikiki will wait another day.
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