That’s a pretty ballsy name for a place don’t cha think? I’m gonna have to see if you can live up to your name or if I have to crush you like an itty bitty pimple. Now, if you guys haven’t been here and your not tourist it’s probably because this place is hidden like Waldo. We accidentally found this place driving through what looked like warehouses. I mean this place has to be good to stay in business right? Wrong, because word on the street is that this bakery bakes for a lot of local restaurants. The only one I know of is Cheese Burger in Paradise located in Waikiki. If you haven’t had their burgers, they’re so expensive they’ll rip you a new ass, but they’re so good you’ll probably let them because we all know your a dirty whore. Well, the reason why they’re so freakin good is because their soft Hawaiian sweet buns make you want to take a bite out of crime. Anyhow, I finally got around to checking this place out and I have to say this is it.

Don’t come here for ambiance. The inside of this place reminded me of a small cafeteria inside a hospital.

Come here for they’re ass kickin sandwiches, $7.50. We shared a sandwich and it came with a drink, chips and a pickle. Seriously, this was the largest slice of bread I ever seen. Way larger than the normal slices at your local grocery store. Now you know what large bread means, it means you’ll get a large sandwich. The bread was soft and fresh and it was a bonus to know that they were made here.

Now I don’t usually order chicken salad sandwiches, that’s entirely Ray’s thing. I’m not a fan of mayo and I’m hesitant that most places will put too much mayo. The mayo portion was just right, not too heavy and not too dry and it came with lettuce and tomato. Holy fuck balls this sandwich was good. I know it’s just chicken salad but it was really good.   Ray loved it and I kinda think after tasting it he didn’t want to share with me anymore.

Along with the sandwich I ordered Tabouli, $1.75. My picture made it look bigger than it really is. Unlike the sandwich, this was small. It couldn’t have been any larger than 8oz. I don’t see a lot of people liking this. It was way too lemony. Even though it was 8oz I still couldn’t finish this. It’s not good, don’t order it.

If you plan on coming here come for breakfast or lunch. They’re closed for dinner and on Sundays.

Overall I’m a fan.

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This Is It Bakery & Deli Inc.
443 Cooke St
Honolulu, HI 96813

Get Directions(808) 597-1017

There’s all sorts of cool places to eat in Manoa. Island ended up being our place of choice so we parked our car and headed in for some sandwiches.

The inside was decorated with black and white photos. Maybe the owner is also a photographer?

We ordered the Grilled Chicken Sandwich, $9.95 for a full foot long and $5.95 for half. They came with mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion. I requested no mayo. As you can see one foot long is plenty for two.

I was surprised to see how generous they were with the chicken. We go two chicken breast fillets on each 6 inch sandwich. It was actually too much meat for me so I took one fillet off and saved it for my dog. Luckily there was a good amount of meat to balance the thick bread and the bread was really soft.

We also ordered a small order of onion rings. Yes this is a small order and it only cost me $2.25. A large order cost $3.50. These were good, but I’ve had way better. The batter was sweet and the onion rings inside were thin. It seemed like I was biting into a hallow battered shell.

I think overall this place I would come here again. The sandwich was a really good deal and so filling. I couldn’t even finish my 6 inch. During my visit the owner came up to me and asked me the reason for all the photo taking. Of course I lied and said I just got a new camera and I was just playing with it.

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Island Sandwich Shop
2855 E Manoa Rd
Honolulu, HI 96822
(This is actually Safeway’s address, which is in the same plaza)