Wahoo’s started as a California restaurant franchise in 1988. Today there’s a total of 40 throughout California and Colorado and one in Hawaii with Hawaii being the top in sales. This surf style chain integrates Mexican, Brazilian, and Asian into their menu. In my opinion, I don’t notice any Asian flavors. It’s ran like a fast food joint, (you order up front, pay and find a place to eat) but unlike a fast food joint, they serve alcohol, customer service is so friendly it’s a little spooky, and tipping is optional. There’s a lot of things I like about this place but for some reason, I don’t gravitate towards it. We’ve been here a few times because Ray’s a fan. Here’s what he’s been ordering.

Ray always orders this Outer Reef Burrito, flour tortilla, stuffed with rice, shredded jack and cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, salsa, and your choice of beans, black or white. I want to say it cost around $9.00. I don’t remember the exact price, but I do remember that it wasn’t cheap for a fast food establishment.

He ordered this one with black beans and fish.

This one is the same burrito but with black beans and carne asada.

This is the same order, different day.

As you can see, we’ve been here quite a few times. Everything taste fresh and the portions are huge so it makes up for the extra cost. Like I said, I’m not a huge fan of this place. I always ask Ray for a bite of his burrito and that’s enough to fill my fix. Just like Reid, I’d rather go to Diegos or a new place that’s a little more authentic and cheaper. So when we do come here I make a walk to Ba Le for a Vietnamese sandwich and enjoy it at Wahoo’s where Ray enjoys an Outer Reef Burrito.

Here’s a few other links I found if you want to read more,

‘Ono Kine Grindz: Wahoo’s Fish Taco

Burrito Blog: Wahoo’s Fish Taco

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Wahoo’s Fish Tacos
940 Auahi Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 591-1646

After the disappointing creme brulee at the Garlic Restaurant we decided to have dessert elsewhere. I remembered a few days before Ray and I had this awesome little chocolate cake at the new Coffee Bean inside the Food Pantry and Sara’s been meaning to try this Red Forest Cupcake they have so everyone was sold on the idea. For those of you that don’t know, the Coffee Bean is the newest addition to Food Pantry down in Waikiki. In my opinion it was a great idea. The Food Pantry was looking a little old and outdated but now that the coffee bean is there it looks a little more fresh and welcoming. There’s one table outside and a few inside.

One reason I love coffee shops so much is because they always seem to have the best varieties of pastries at a very affordable price.

Here it is, the awesome little Hostess Cupcake Ding Dong knock off,$2.29. It’s like finding a Nike shoe knock off in a small shop in China and realizing that you like the knock offs better because they have a certain graphic design and comfort you won’t find from the original. This cake was delicious, so much better than the original in looks and taste. It had a thick fudge-like skin sheltering a soft chocolate cake that covered a sweet creme core. Yum!

Here’s a picture of an original hostess cupcake ding dong so you can compare for shits and grits.

Sara’s little Red Forest Cupcake, $1.99 and not worth it even if it was given to us for free. This was the driest cupcake ever. Sara was so disappointed. She’s had her eye on this cake for a while now, eye-fucking the hell out of it every time she walks by, and now that she’s finally had a taste she couldn’t have been more let down. Seriously, don’t be fooled by its looks, this cupcake was dry like Oprah’s pussy. Sara started eating it and the top just fell right off.

This is Sara’s way of saying, “Fuck you Red Forest Cupcake, you suck donkey dick!”

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownie, $1.99. Shane was happy with his pick.

I ordered the most adorable carrot cake I’ve ever laid my eyes upon. I just have to say, I love pastries like this, where I can have my cake and eat it too. I don’t want to buy a gigantic whole cake that I probably can’t even fit into my refrigerator, so I’ll have to leave it out only to find a trail of ants next morning, carrying pieces of it back home.

This was good, no more no less. I ate half of it only to find that I really didn’t like it by the time I reached the second half so I stopped eating it. I definitely wasn’t fresh because it was a little dry, but not as dry as the red donkey dick cupcake. I’m sure if it had been fresh I would of loved it.

That’s it folks. Besides a few mocha’s and lattes we had a great time winding down at the Coffee Bean.

So I can’t get enough of this place. Here we have a picture of the Pumpkin Crunch, $2.19. It was tasty, but I think they should rename this pumpkin treat because there was no crunch whatsoever. The bottom was chewy, and perhaps it was once crunchy but got soggy and chewy from the moisture of the pumpkin filling. And if that’s the case, well then it just leads customers to believe that they had just purchased an old dessert. If it’s not the case, well then having the word “crunch” in the dessert is misleading and customers will think that they have just been deceived. Either way, not very good. I suggest Pumpkin Dream. But like I said, it was tasty, I was just a bit disappointed because there was no crunch to be had.

On a separate day, I came home from work realizing that I still haven’t had dinner. It was late, I was tired and the only thing that sounded good was some dessert. Ray and I walked over to The Coffee Bean and purchased this little Coconut Bunt Cake, $3.29. It was a plain white cake, with white frosting and coconut shavings all around.

It was good, but I was bored with it by the time I got half way through. It was yummy, but nothing special.

This time I came home from a horrible night at work. Oh, work, it’s like this love hate relationship I have with you. But, I have to say I hate you more than I love you, sorry. I was venting out my night to Ray when he decided it was time to go get some sugar. How is it that food, in my case, dessert, can completely transform people. Is this what it’s like to be bipolar? As soon as I stabbed my fork into this Chocolate Indulgence, $3.29, laid it upon my tongue to compressed it up to the roof of my mouth and smear it all around I felt whole again. Chocolate Indulgence, you complete me.

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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
2370 Kuhio Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 923-9831

When I was a kid my mother use to take me to San Jose on her days off. San Jose has a huge Vietnamese community that made my mom feel right at home. We would drive an hour just for some pho, then before we drove back home we would make a stop at a deli to stock up on some Vietnamese sandwiches.

If your not familiar with a Vietnamese sandwich it might look a little odd at first. A basic one, like the one you see above will consist of pork sausage, pickled sweet and sour carrots and radishes, cilantro, meat paste, mayonnaise, and sometimes a few fresh slices of jalapenos on a French roll. These have to be one of my all time favorite sandwiches.

This one was really good. However, I didn’t really care for the fish sauce they put on it because it made the sandwich a little too salty for my liking.

Summer Rolls, $4.29. These were large and nicely rolled. I liked that it came in a combo pack of one shrimp and one shredded pork roll.

As for my dessert I couldn’t decide between almond jello or tapioca so I got them both. At the low rate of $1.50 I could afford to treat myself. The almond jello was good but the tapioca one was really mushy and soft. I don’t think it was overdone, just probably sitting there too long.

Bale Sandwich Shop is one of the largest local chains in the state. With two locations in Maui, one on the big island, one on Kauai, and about twenty here on Oahu this place has really prospered and grown.

Overall I’m pretty satisfied with this place. The prices were fair, food was good. Just don’t order the tapioca unless it looks fresh and remember to ask for the sandwich without fish sauce.

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Ba Le Sandwich & Vietnamese Shop
333 Ward Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 591-0935