One of my New Years Resolutions was to be more conscious about my diet, not that I’m on a diet, but diet as in my eating habits. As most of you know I’m a sugar whore. Recently a coworker opened up my eyes when he said in a serious tone, “hey you should really watch out because your gonna get diabetes.” I was in the process of eating my second piece of Tiramisu after I had already eaten two chocolate cream puffs. That’s when I put my fork down and decided I really gotta change. In an effort to consume less sugar I try not to make eye contact with any bakeries. On this day I fucked up and looked. My eyes locked in, particularly on the word bakery. Oh, holly hell, fuck it, it doesn’t hurt to look. I’ll just look.

I was pretty surprised when I walked inside to see the place so clean and modern looking.

Behind the counter was two chalkboards that listed a sandwich menu and a cafe menu. Looks like this place offers more than just sweets.

These pictures actually makes the place look  larger than it actually was. The place reminds me of Satura Cakes because of it’s modern clean lines.

Even though I was good and didn’t eat any sugary sweetness it still doesn’t hurt to take a look.

Elvin’s danishes are really pretty.

And very tempting.

Alright, enough with the sweet seductions, let get down to business. I ordered Elvin’s Special Sandwich, $6.95, which was an Americanize Vietnamese sandwich. The traditional Vietnamese sandwich has the weird Asian meats, like steamed pork. Instead traditional American looking meat was used, like ham and chicken. The sweet, pickled carrots and radishes were there along with cilantro all on a French roll. I requested mine with no mayo and the sandwich came with a puny pickle and fresh cut pineapple. I was really happy with my sandwich. The change in meats was a nice fusion and may just entice others to try it. And when I say others I mean, non Asian folks that aren’t familiar with the traditional Vietnamese sandwiches. If this is you, feel free to read some of older post on Vietnamese sandwiches, Bale, French Cafe.

Ray ordered the Chicken Sandwich, $6.95. This sandwich tasted as good as it looks. It came with all the trimmings, lettuce, cheese, tomato, mayo and the chicken was a real chicken breast, grilled. I think it came on a soft focaccia bread. Whatever kind of bread it was, it was super soft and delicious. Ray absolutely loved his sandwich and of course I got to try it and it was pretty amazing.

If your a sandwich whore you guys should give this place a try. I’m definitely a fan. Enjoy!

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Elvin’s Bakery
600 Kailua Rd # 104
Kailua, HI 96734

Get Directions(808) 262-1688

I’ve passed by this place several times thinking, one day, I’m gonna give it a try. One day finally came and I did stop, checked out the menu and thought, “no thanks, nothing really sounds that enticing or cheap enough to convince me it’s enticing,” so I left. Finally I made my way back to this place again and thought, “fuck it, let’s give it a shot.”

There’s a few tables to the side of the building. Grab them fast or you’ll find yourself eating in the car or taking your food home.

Ray was in the mood for Banana Pancakes today, $6.50. A stack came with three large fluffy pancakes topped with powdered sugar and was accommodated with three packets of syrup and some butter.

You can see big chunks of banana in the pancakes and when Ray realized he had mowed through half the pancakes without even asking me if I wanted to give it a taste, he says, “wow, these are really hitting the spot right now.” I’m so happy those pancakes are working out for you.

I got the breakfast special, $6.50. It came with eggs, cooked the way you like, your choice of meat, I picked polish sausage, and white or brown rice, I chose white.  If you like you could also add substitute fried rice for $1.50.  In my opinion $1.50 is a lot to pay to substitute a small about of rice. It was a nice surprise to see a piece of biscuit inside because the menu didn’t mention it. I didn’t realize until I got half way through that I was really going to finish the whole plate. Everything was really good and my plate hit the spot quite nicely just as well. I cut up my pieces of sausage and sliced up my egg and just mixed it all together with some soy sauce and pepper. I hate it when my food and eggs come out super greasy and as you can see nothing was too greasy here.

Overall I think I like this place. The prices are alright and the food is really good. They also have a full menu for lunch or just come and visit the market inside. It doesn’t hurt to look and there’s a ton of stuff to see. If your not hungry now, don’t worry you will be later. You can pick out premade, not frozen meals that you can cook up later. There’s lots of wine, bread and my favorite, dessert. Oh, there’s also premade salads and wraps for you healthier folks. Come, check, check, check it out.

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Diamond Head Market & Grill
3575 Campbell Ave
Honolulu, HI 96815

Get Directions(808) 732-0077

Ninja sushi, what an awesome name. I gotta see what this deadly sushi is all about.

No table service, just order and pick a table. The inside is fresh and clean but no restrooms are available whatsoever.

I’m a fan of the ninja stars on the ceiling.

I ordered the Dynamite Maki and the Lion Maki.

Lion Maki, $6.99. This lion tasted as good as it looks.

All the pictures looked so good that I had to get more than one thing. It’s a good thing that my honey was there to help me out. This is the Dynamite Maki, $7.25.

I’m a huge fan of this place and really impressed with the execution of food. Let’s face it this isn’t exactly fine dining, it’s not even table side service, but the food came out looking as good as the pictures they display and the portions weren’t skimpy at all. As for the taste, it hit the spot with the exact precision I would expect with a name like that. Ninja sushi kicks ass.

On the way out I realized how lucky I am to be living here in Hawaii. Where else can you see mountains like this?

It’s right here in our backyard folks. I love Hawaii.

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Ste 17
47-388 Hui IWA St, Kaneohe, HI 96744

Get Directions(808) 239-9237