If you haven’t noticed there’s a few places throughout Oahu that tend to have lines out the ying yang. It’s crazy because I’m like, “what the fuck is going on over there, what are they cooking that so special?” I need to know. Obviously Eggs’n Things are one of those places. Now this place has to advertise directly to the Japanese because there’s an abundance of them here.

Waiting in line, I felt like I was outside an I.N.S. (Immagration Naturalization Services) office.

Once we were sat inside, I was quite impressed with the nice clean finish on the inside and it was a little bigger than what I had expected it to be just by looking from the outside. Their menus are on a wooden board, English on one side and Japanese on the other.

Sara got the Blueberry Waffle, $7.50. This was really good, but not really what I expected their waffles to be like. I saw big thick waffles in my head you know. This place is know for having ginormous dishes. Come on guys, step up your game.

Shane got the Coconut Waffle. He loved it and could not have been happier. Oh, Shane, such a stoic, easy to please man.

Ray got the Banana Waffles, $7.50. He said they were great, but soon regret his order when he laid eyes upon Justin’s plate.

I took this picture to show just how thin this waffles were, thinner than pancakes. The bananas tasted really fresh and were bounteous. Now don’t get me wrong, everyone loved them, but some people have preferences. If you prefer thin waffles you should fucking come here if you don’t order something else.

Since everyone else got waffles I decided to go with crepes, that way I could take a little bit of waffle from everyone else and still have my crepe. Lesson #1, think like a fatty, just don’t look like one. The great thing about crepes is that you don’t really get any surprises with them, they’re thin pancakes, they will always be thin, if they come out thick, someone fucked up and you got pancakes instead. I ordered the Strawberry Rolled Crepe, $8.95. I love crepes, but as a lone ranger. Somehow every time I order them filled I end up being disappointed. This time was no different. The menu said they were, “delicate thin pancakes.” I should of taken that to heart because, delicate they were. By the time I got to my second crepe, it started to crumble and deteriorate. It literally dissolved into such small pieces that it made eating with a fork a skill. Let this be a lesson to me.

Justin got the Potato, Bacon and Cheese Omelet, $10.75. All omelette’s are made with three fresh eggs and come with pancakes, rice or potatoes. As soon as Ray laid his eyes upon Justin’s dish he knew he had ordered the wrong dish. Then he tasted it and it only confirmed that this dish should belong to him. Justin said, “ten out of ten, I give this dish a ten, it couldn’t have been better.”

These are they pancakes that it came with. For $10.75 this dish could easily be shared by two. There you have it, guys. That’s their secret, fantastic omelette’s.

Alright guys, it’s story time. So just as we’re finishing up with our breakfast I notice the this ginormous milkshake the waitress has in her hand. My eyes are fixed on her as she walks right next to my table and hands it to this cute Japanese girl. All of them do the cute, little Japanese giggle. Ray tells me to stop staring, but I can’t, I’m memorized. “Fuck you, mind your own business,” I say and then I turn to the cute Japanese, smile, and nod my camera to her, which is code for, “may I take your picture?” She nods, I gesture for her to pick up the milkshake, she willingly obliges. Japanese girls are so adorable.

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Eggs’n Things
1911 Kalakaua Ave # B
Honolulu, HI
(808) 949-0820

Happy Anniversary!!! It’s our two year anniversary. I met Ray back in San Francisco two years ago. My best friend in high school, Jackie, moved to Texas and there she met Ray. Years later Jackie happen to be in San Francisco. San Francisco was an hour from where I lived so I hopped in the car to go see her. She introduces me to Ray and it’s been love ever since. That was two years ago. We got engaged back in February but we like to celebrate our anniversary on the day we met, because for us, that was the first day of our lives together. Awe, how adorable. Go ahead and throw up, I’m not going anywhere.

So on our two year anniversary Ray takes me to Haleiwa Joe’s. He was really bummed out because he wanted to take me to the Haleiwa Joes in Kaneohe but the Pali was closed that night. So he calls his friend, Beau, who is in front of his computer 24/7, for detour directions. His friend gives him directions to the Haleiwa Joe’s in Haleiwa not aware that Ray wanted to take me to the other one. We got here really late and decide to stay. Ray’s still bummed because he says the other one is just that much better. I have yet to find out.

We sat outside where the moonlight and fire from the candles gave the room and very romantic glow. There’s nice seating available inside as well.

We started off with the Ahi Spring Rolls, $9.95. These were amazing. The thin layer of wonton skin gave this dish the perfect amount of crispiness that cracked in your mouth with every bite announcing to every taste bud, ” hey guys, it’s time to eat. Trust me, you want to be awake for this.” Ohhh yum.

I’m a sucker for nuts and fruit on my salad so when I saw the Haleiwa Paradise Salad, $7.95 I knew I found the one. This was perfect, especially since we just had the Ahi Spring Roll, so I was already getting pretty full. The salad was mixed in a subtle sweet orange ginger vinaigrette that really enhanced the sweet candied walnuts and the mandarin oranges. Everything tasted really fresh.

Prime Rib, market price. The market price on August 25 was a whopping $32.00. Yeah, I know this should not be allowed any where near this food blog, but it was our anniversary so you can have anything you want baby.

He ordered it medium well. He said it had a nice thickness to it that made his mouth water just at the shear sight of it. The meat was juicy and so tender that his molars felt as if they were given a vacation every time they soaked into the meat. I, on the other hand, cringe at the sight of blood. The only thing I eat raw is fish. The mash potatoes were amazing but the peas were a little undercooked.

Haleiwa Joes isn’t the cheapest place to dine but there will come a time when it’s worth it to spend a little extra cash for a nice meal.

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Haleiwa Joes Seafood Grill

66-011 Kamehameha Hwy

Haleiwa, HI 96712

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(808) 637-8005

The first time I went to this place was with my long time friend from high school, Trinity. We came here with her son who is also my God child to catch up. I didn’t really pay attention to the food since I didn’t have a food blog back then. All I know is that it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me. Big City Diner is a local chain that gets pretty good reviews. I was a little shocked so I decided to give them another try.

Shane got a short stack of pancakes, $3.79. Everyone is different when it comes to pancakes and I’m starting with this line because I know a lot of people are not going to agree with me on this, but I don’t think there’s anything special about these pancakes. But like I said everyone is different when it comes to pancakes. Some like it fluffy, soggy, spongy, doughy, you get my point. These were a little on the doughy side. Shane thought they were a little undercooked. Ray however, liked these pancakes. He thought the doughiness gave them a subtle sweetness.

I got the The Really Loco, Loco Moco, $6.99. I haven’t had a loco moco yet, so I thought what better place to have a popular Hawaiian platter than at a popular Hawaiian diner? For those of you who aren’t aware of what a loco moco is, it’s white rice topped with a hamburger patty, sauteed onions, covered with gravy and then topped with an egg, cooked the way you like. Again, not impressed. When it comes to this dish, I think the flavor of the gravy will make it or brake it, since every bite will be smothered in gravy. In this case it broke it. The gravy tasted cheap, like the poor quality packaged gravy where all you do is add hot water. I say poor quality packaged kind because there are some packages that are pretty darn good. It seemed as if I didn’t eat this fast enough, it would start to solidify and get clumpy.

Here’s what it looked like half way through. Excuse the pepper. Some do salt, I do pepper. Notice the gravy to the side starting to get a little clumpy.

Ray ordered a side egg, scrambled, with his dish, $1.09. Really not much to say, it’s an egg.

This was Ray’s dish, Grilled Oatmeal Cakes, $7.49. Boy, I tell you Ray must of had a wild hair tickling his ass this day because he’s rarely this healthy. It’s suppose to be topped with honey and come with fruit. Now unless they cook the honey in with it because there was no honey to be found. Also the fruit was melons and a pineapple garnish. In all honesty, these cakes surprised me. I think I ended up liking them more than Ray did.

It also came with a side of toast.

The best part of eating here is being able to check it off the list and moving on to bigger and better things. Sorry if it sounds like I’m bashing them, I’m not. It just didn’t do anything for me, but that doesn’t mean it was bad. I think the oak cakes actually being good was the highlight of this meal. I didn’t come in with high expectations because, well, it’s a diner. In my professional opinion, Big City Diner is a Hawaiian version of IHOP.

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Big City Diner
1060 Auahi ST.
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 591-8891