Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?


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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 00:26:13 -0400, bk wrote:
Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?



I'm interested in the responses other post as I make it to the islands
once a year and would like to hit a few new food sites time permitting.
Here's what little info I have WRT BBQ in the 50th state.

I generally spend most of my time in Hawai'i on the Big Island in and
around Kailua-Kona so can't help you much with your other stops--
especially Maui. Then again, my second home in Kona is the Kona
Brewpub which is a pizza & sandwich kinda place. Even though they have
a decent pork sandwich, I seek out the Thai place down the street
because I can get some delicious (and blazingly hot) dishes there that
I haven't quite found at home.

IME, most of the BBQ you find in the islands is in the form of Kalua
Pua'a (aka Kalua Pork or sometimes Imu Pork); which is one of the items
served at a luau. It's pork roasted (traditionally) in an imu (earth steam
oven). It's closest to pulled pork but without the wood smoke flavor and
spices you'd expect from mainland BBQ.

Many restaurants I've been to have either an appetizer or a sandwich of
kalua pork. Some is likely prepared in a kitchen oven rather than an
imu, but it's still quite tasty.

Sauces tend to be on the sweet side without much smoke flavor.

Not much info on locations but hopefully it helps.

Joe

From: "bk"


Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but any suggestions for good Q on the
Islands? I know they do the Luai thing there, but any special places folks know
of?

Look for places that serve Huli Huli chicken.
Dave

From: "bk"


Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but any suggestions for good Q on the
Islands? I know they do the Luai thing there, but any special places folks know
of?

Look for places that serve Huli Huli chicken.
Dave

in article , bk at
wrote on 7/7/04 9:26 PM:

Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

In Maui, Lahina has a place at the north end of the main street (just about
behind the Safeway Market) there is a place called the Smokehouse. For
commercial food, not bad. I don't know if they are still open, it's been 5
years since I've been to Maui.

Mtbchip

in article , bk at
wrote on 7/7/04 9:26 PM:

Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

In Maui, Lahina has a place at the north end of the main street (just about
behind the Safeway Market) there is a place called the Smokehouse. For
commercial food, not bad. I don't know if they are still open, it's been 5
years since I've been to Maui.

Mtbchip

in article , kilikini at
wrote on 7/8/04 6:37 AM:

In Maui, Lahina has a place at the north end of the main street (just
about
behind the Safeway Market) there is a place called the Smokehouse. For
commercial food, not bad. I don't know if they are still open, it's been
5
years since I've been to Maui.

Mtbchip


Smokehouse closed down here on Maui, but was recently opened back up. I
don't think they do proper BBQ, tho (I believe they par-boil their ribs
too). That would probably be the closest to anything here. We don't have
traditional BBQ places. Most ribs you find here are Chinese Kalbi style,
cut across the bone in thin slices, and marinated in teriaki. Huli Huli
chicken (as someone suggested) is just rotisserie chicken, nothing special
there. Kalua Pig is pork butt either oven roasted with liquid smoke or
steamed in the underground imu (as someone else also mentioned), but again
that's not BBQ either.

Well then................. What can a po'boy with a hankering do for Q on
the islands? Man that is a bummer!

When we went to the Smokehouse, it was cute and folksy, and I do remember
the boiled ribs gooped in sauce. I bet my crayon drawing on the paper
placemat is still there.......;-)

Mtbchip

in article , kilikini at
wrote on 7/8/04 6:37 AM:

In Maui, Lahina has a place at the north end of the main street (just
about
behind the Safeway Market) there is a place called the Smokehouse. For
commercial food, not bad. I don't know if they are still open, it's been
5
years since I've been to Maui.

Mtbchip


Smokehouse closed down here on Maui, but was recently opened back up. I
don't think they do proper BBQ, tho (I believe they par-boil their ribs
too). That would probably be the closest to anything here. We don't have
traditional BBQ places. Most ribs you find here are Chinese Kalbi style,
cut across the bone in thin slices, and marinated in teriaki. Huli Huli
chicken (as someone suggested) is just rotisserie chicken, nothing special
there. Kalua Pig is pork butt either oven roasted with liquid smoke or
steamed in the underground imu (as someone else also mentioned), but again
that's not BBQ either.

Well then................. What can a po'boy with a hankering do for Q on
the islands? Man that is a bummer!

When we went to the Smokehouse, it was cute and folksy, and I do remember
the boiled ribs gooped in sauce. I bet my crayon drawing on the paper
placemat is still there.......;-)

Mtbchip

bk wrote:
Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

Don't know about the other islands, but here's an old newspaper article
about a rib taste-off:

http://starbulletin.com/1999/01/27/features/story1.html

Deb's Southern Comforts is still operating in Kailua. You can find her
website at

http://www.debsribs.com

There's also Molly's Smokehouse in Wahiawa. Her website is

http://www.mollyssmokehouse.com

Those are the only two real smokehouses I know of, as I didn't get
interested in real barbecue until I came here. There isn't much demand
for "real" barbecue outside of the neighborhoods surrounding the
military bases.

I do recommend you try Big City Diner. I think they have three
locations now but we enjoyed going to the original in Kaimuki.

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Aloha,

Nathan Lau
San Jose, CA

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bk wrote:
Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

Don't know about the other islands, but here's an old newspaper article
about a rib taste-off:

http://starbulletin.com/1999/01/27/features/story1.html

Deb's Southern Comforts is still operating in Kailua. You can find her
website at

http://www.debsribs.com

There's also Molly's Smokehouse in Wahiawa. Her website is

http://www.mollyssmokehouse.com

Those are the only two real smokehouses I know of, as I didn't get
interested in real barbecue until I came here. There isn't much demand
for "real" barbecue outside of the neighborhoods surrounding the
military bases.

I do recommend you try Big City Diner. I think they have three
locations now but we enjoyed going to the original in Kaimuki.

--
Aloha,

Nathan Lau
San Jose, CA

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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:37:35 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

E-mail me and we can hook up.

Um, Kili? You may want to consider how the kids these days are using
that phrase.

And, no, I don't mean "E-mail me."

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:37:35 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

E-mail me and we can hook up.

Um, Kili? You may want to consider how the kids these days are using
that phrase.

And, no, I don't mean "E-mail me."

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

"bk" wrote in message
...
Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

I can't believe you expect Q in Hawaii. Why don't you eat what they do
best? Even if you find Q it's not likely to be what you expected.

I'll bet the seafood is to die for!

Kathy

"bk" wrote in message
...
Leaving tomorrow for Maui, the Big Island then Honolulu. I can't believe I
waited till the last minute to ask, but
any suggestions for good Q on the Islands? I know they do the Luai thing
there, but any special places folks know of?

I can't believe you expect Q in Hawaii. Why don't you eat what they do
best? Even if you find Q it's not likely to be what you expected.

I'll bet the seafood is to die for!

Kathy

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:37:35 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

E-mail me and we can hook up.

Um, Kili? You may want to consider how the kids these days are using
that phrase.

These days you almost have to assume that that was the correct usage and
meaning.

-CAL