Just got off an office diet challenge where we ate no carbs for three months and after our diet…read morechallenge the entire office knew we wanted to LIL G'S!! Nothing like eating huge sandwiches and the best pizza around! Our office orders takeout frequently from little g's and we absolutely love it here! We usually have place our order a few days in advance to secure our order for the day we want. They do run out fast so it is safer to place the order in advance too. You can order online but after a certain amount it requires you to phone in your order. I didn't grab a picture of everyone's food but this was the two sandwiches I got! The chicken parm is incredible stacked with 3-4 pieces of chicken parm and their red sauce with mozzarella served hot. The Italian has three different meat with cheese and lettuce and bell peppers served cold. These were served with a different grained bread which was a lil different than what we are used to but still really great! Service here is always great and food is always mind blowing with their large portions and fresh ingredients!

Legit pizza by the slice - excellent cheese slice which is the best way to judge pizza. The crust…read moreis a little less blistered than some places but is solid, great bite, foldable, served on classic NY white paper plates with wavy rim. They have some creative other slices like vodka sauce with pesto etc which are tasty but if you're a pizza purist and lover you can't go wrong with two cheese slices. There aren't much frills so you can have water or soda from their mini fridge. Almost like going to a corner pizza place in the city. Sandwiches available sometimes. We go early for lunch on Sundays and grab a seat outside. The proprietor was especially kind and friendly to my FIL and I appreciated that. Overall this is the second best NY style pizza place after black shamrock by a small margin - the Jersey pie at shamrock with its awesome sauce and perfect crust is hard to beat but don't think you can order it by the slice. So very very close.

So cute! I was on the receiving end of one of their charcuterie packs for administrative…read moreappreciation day! Our managers got us each one and I took it to the palace for lunch (I added my apple slices and strawberries). Such a fun idea and I look forward to using them in the future!

All in my favor... I…read morewas lucky enough to have given the cutest fortune cookie made by Olive Branch Hawaii which I do follow and always love and admire for it's stunning work of art that's just too lovely to eat. This Lunar New Year there was a box of Fortune Cookie Dipped in Red Coloring and sprinkled with golden sugar and the boxed was passed around I was smiling with glee deciding on which cookie was calling at me and there was one sitting right on top ready to be picked. As many opened their cookie and read each of their fortune I kept mine as it was still the eve and waited to do so on the very next day the actual Lunar New Year. Absolutely grateful for my treat I opened it to the delight that no one had this fortune that I know of "Relax and enjoy this evening with good food & good friends" which I didn't lol but did enjoy my evening doing what I wanted. To humble yourself and be grateful is the greatest gift as you're given a path and though it can be rough it's the learning experience that I wouldn't trade...other than for a massage lol! Thank you Olive Branch Hawaii for providing lovely treats like this that does brighten days more than you know. Thank you!

"A bottle of red? A bottle of white? It all depends upon your appetite."…read more A bottle of green? Huh? Not bottles of wine, but 16-oz. plastic containers of vintage salsa roja, verde, and queso blanco. Queso blanco is especially hard to find here in Hawaii. A good one? Fuhgeddahboutit. That is until Yelper Mary D. turned me on to Botanas Fajardo. Angel makes a VERY good one. For anything you can think of that goes well with a soft, pepper jack-like-tasting cheese. Use it as a spread, a dip, a drizzle. With a bag of Angel's fresh-made, lightly salted tortilla chips, and her queso and salsa's, make your own Mexican flag (green, white, and red) nachos. Need a little more spice in your life? Angel has 1-oz. "spice shots" for $1. Be very careful with the stuff. It's reportedly made with the infamous ghost pepper. Yes, that of the 1+ million Scoville heat units. I mixed just the tip of a teaspoon of the stuff into about 4 teaspoons of the red salsa, and my taste buds discovered a sixth taste---salty, sweet, sour, bitter, umami, and "aiyee!" There's an Angel in the Aliamanu area, and she's making up some snacks that are absolutely heavenly! Check out Botanas Fajardo on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/botanasfajardo?fref=ts

OMG! Welcome home. You've finally found it…read more We found this place by accident. Now we are hooked. They have always been prompt and ready for me. They were also understanding when we were late. For military they travel to bases! The queso is to die for. The last batch I picked up and stopped at a park down the road and "tasted" it. It was SO good we ate half. No other place on island (and I've tried a ton) have real white queso and not Kraft cheese. The queso can last up to a week. Just not in my house. It's addicting. The salsa rosa is perfect for everything! Chips, tacos, and Cooking! Perfect. It's mild but still has a kick. No need for me to add the spice shot. On that note. If you need more than a kick they sell spice shots to kick it up a notch. Over all the salsa rosa is not too chunky and it's not to watery. It is great chip or scoop consistency. Both of these are so good I've bought them as gifts. We jokingly called it black market salsa. Worth going to jail for. I'm not a fan of the salsa verde. My family loves it I just don't. For me it's missing something. Still great, I'm just not in love. Finally the chips are just ok. Though they are fresh made. They are not over salted. The price is fair. I just prefer over salted blue corn chips. We will be back with cash in hand. Cash only!

Humu Deli & Juice has become a go-to place to grab lunch with sandwiches, wraps, salads, and…read moresmoothies. It's located along Richards Street, across from the Post Office, near Happy Mart. Metered parking only. Mainly a takeout place, but there are tables outside to enjoy your food. I've been here quite a number of times, and I've tried all their wraps! I remember my first time I thought the romaine lettuce were chopped too big making it difficult to eat. I guess they can read minds because that was the only time! Each wrap is good and unique in its own way. All the ingredients are fresh and well prepared. Generous and balanced portions, and neatly and beautifully wrapped. My favorite is Joyce's Club wrap because it has the most things! Turkey, ham, cheese, bacon, avocado, sprouts, tomato, and garlic aioli in a spinach wrap. The ABC wrap - if you want something simple. Chicken Salad Wrap is a surprised with nice sweetness from the grapes and texture from the pecans. Chicken Caesar wrap hits all the right flavors. Applewood Bacon Tuna melt wrap is good, but one note. Missing some brightness. Chipotle Chicken wrap is my least favorite. On the dry side. Defintely needs a sauce. There's also a weekly special Jumbo Shrimp Salad wrap. This one is very good. Packed with plump, crunchy, flavorful shrimp. Also, its Portuguese Kale Soup is very good too, and packed with a surprising punch of flavor and spice. The Strawberry Chicken Salad is a favorite, and quite popular amongst my co-workers as well. It's an excellent balance of sweet, savory, and sour. Make this a wrap too! Or create a strawberry balsamic jam for the Chipotle Chicken wrap? Overall, Humi Deli & Juice is definitely a top place to grab food that's clean, fresh, healthy, handled with care, and well prepared. The employees there are super friendly. It's too bad the prices keep creeping higher and higher over the years where it doesn't feel it's worth it to go (but I can say the same for many Downtown places).

Sandwiches and Salads are delicious but the price is fairly steep. The Strawberry chicken salad is…read moremy favorite! Workers are always nice.

Another hidden gem tucked away on King St. Hard to get into the driveway. A little advice easier to…read morecome from Waialae passing the Human society heading Westbound than turn into Honey Glazed parking lot. If you're coming from King St heading Eastbound it's very hard to make a left turn into the parking lot . Especially during morning rush hour because lots of people don't have Aloha anymore. Every time I passed by Honey Glazed always had a hard time to make a left turn so always continue onto the freeway . Finally I came from the other way so I stopped for take out lunch . I settle for their Honey Glazed ham on a croissant bread it was very yummy with honey mustard along with mayo, romaine lettuce and tomato. They also carry honey oat, French, whole wheat and spinach wrap for bread . They also have a nice selection of merchandise cooking apron, other gadgets as well . They also carry gift basket with Various prices to choose from . I' will definitely be back and try their homemade soups Ali g with another type of sandwich. Support local

We stopped in because my daughter always wanted to try this place and they have good Yelp reviews…read more We were looking for a light lunch and the homemade Portuguese bean soup hit the spot. The soup is wonderfully spicy with generous portions of flavorful ham. The corn bread is out of the world, light and fluffy, almost dessert. The clerk was aloha friendly of this locally owned shop. The shop also sells gift items and soup kits. I had my eye on several novelty kitchen towels. There are no tables to eat inside, nor are there tables outside. Everybody takes their food to go. There is free parking in their shared lot.

Our favorite little shop in china town to grab fresh veggies…read more They always have a good variety, veggies are fresh, and have good pricing. The staff is always polite. Reminder to alway bring cash, for a little extra savings.

I loved the China town Hawaiian market. I visited this market and others for tropical fruits to…read moreenjoy all week and to also aid with digestion. It was my first time visiting the market. Easily accessible by bus from Waikiki. All the market staff were friendly! Even with language barriers, they were really helpful at answering questions. I got lucky and visited while the streets were not too busy so it was nice to walk around and pop in from shop to shop on a sunny Sunday.

Surprised to see some of these lower reviews. You're probably that 1% that just needed something to…read morecomplain about. Heck one of you gave this place 2 stars because it took 7 minutes. Like bro, the average bake time for a pizza place is 6-8 minutes - you must be a Tostinos pizza lover, where the pizza shows up fast because it never fully committed to being a pizza Amina Pizzeria is outstanding!! Never had a bad experience here and we come here every time we're in Hawaii . The lady up front is nice and pleasant, and the pizza is seasoned good, cheesy, and the crust is great. Definitely recommend

Nice little pizza place about 1/3 mile from Waikiki. I picked up a small fresh spinach and garlic…read more(#3) to go. It took 7 minutes (they were not busy). The pizza is good, but not spectacular. Cheese was good and the toppings were fresh, but the crust was just ok. Next time, I will try the French bread pizza. Little containers of crushed red pepper and Parmesan in the box were a nice surprise. Service was great. Location is convenient and it's much better than Domino's, a Little Caesars', etc. Will return.

On every visit to Oahu, I somehow find myself stopping by this spot at least once. This place is…read moreconvenient and has a bunch of delicious quick bites for me to grab. They also have a restaurant here, which I unfortunately haven't had a chance to try. I love their malasadas here. I always get the ube malasada and it doesn't disappoint. You'll be able to find a little bit of everything here making this place a great one stop shop on the island.

Duke's Market and Eatery is located on Kuhio Ave in downtown Waikiki and if you walk around enough…read morein downtown, you will surely come across Duke's. This place has a little of everything you might need while on vacation here. There is fresh cooked food, pre-packaged food, a bakery, drinks, and even a restaurant called Basalt in the back. I especially enjoyed their fresh Malasadas and fresh tropical fruit to go. There is a section for toiletries if you need those here as well. Service was pleasant and the inside is clean and well maintained. I ended up coming here almost daily during my trip earlier this year.

What can I say that hasn't already been said about this place…read more My go to's are the baked manapua, the huge pork hash, shrimp dumpling and rice cake. I tried the butter mochi this past visit and it was good. It always amazes me the ladies who take your order and don't write it down and somehow get it right. I can see one or two things but my wife likes to order 5-6 things. I've been lucky to go when no one was in line (a rainy day) and have waited in line for over 30 minutes. This past visit was only about 20 minutes. I guess it's a roll of the dice. After Char Hung Sut closed many years back this has been my go to for Manapua.

We were gifted with goodies from Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery today. This is our first experience with…read morethe food from this business. The manapua had flavorful filling without too much bread. The pepeau was also flavorful and the pouch was light and delicious, not overly thick and chewy. There was a baked triangle filled with a pork filling. The pastry was light and delightful. The mochi rice pockets were especially enjoyable and a new favorite for me! Yum! And the custard tarts were fresh, not too much crust, and of the crust, it was light and flaky! Very well done! Will tell family and friends about this most tasty bakery and stop by again on our own! Woo hoo!