BLT x 2

Not a typical Sunday. Did not visit the farmers market, trek into town.

Breakfast at a place The Mouse been wanting to try for years. MAC 24/7. The Cat ordered mochi pancakes to try.

Mochi Pancakes

Soft and chewy, like a gummi bear. Hee hee. Leftover just as good. The Mouse would order these.

Funny, The Mouse couldn’t find breakfast to order, since it’s a diner concept, the whole menu is available “24/7”. The Mouse went with his standby BLT sandwich.

BLT on Wheat Toast

Very good, a sufficient amount of bacon, crispy. Fries were pretty good too.

A trip to the mall and lunch at another “diner”, Liliha Bakery at the mall.

The Cat’s turn, BLTA with add on lobster bisque.

BLTA on Crescent Bread

Again, a decent amount of bacon, not as crispy though. Still good.

Lobster Bisque

The Cat thinks for a diner, good job on the soup. The Mouse thinks The Cat found a new lunch spot when she’s at the mall.

The Mouse tried their signature hamburger steak.

With brown rice and green salad for balance

The Mouse likes. 🙂

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

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Playin’ “Tourist”

How The Cat and The Mouse spent the holiday, took a drive.

Drink Coaster

Hardly go/get to the west side of SPAM Land. There was a possible to visit to the Waikele outlet mall, but that was nixed, no parking whatsoever.

Hotel/Resort provided three hours free parking with purchase. So, knowing that the food’s gonna be expensive, probably overpriced … (but with “free” parking) …

Sign

Like their little sign in front of the hostess station. Cute.

Restaurant’s catch phrase is “experience line to table”. Hee hee.

The Cat’s Order

Crab melt. Gouda, sourdough, smoky tomato soup.

The Mouse’s Order

Fish tacos. Grilled daily fish (yesterday it was mahi). salsa verde, radish slaw.

Pleasantly surprised, food was extremely decent (but still pricey).

Side

Crispy Brussels sprouts. Soy glaze, bonito flakes. Not super crispy but charred very nicely. Yum!

Since we were “playin tourist”, splurged.

Dessert

Chunky monkey. Banana mousse, peanut butter crunch, caramel, chocolate ice cream. Good. For The Mouse, only thing missing would’ve been a handful of honey roasted peanuts. Hee hee.

With the “generous” validation, The Cat walked around the property and even got to walk through next door’s Aulani Resort (owned by Mickey Mouse).

The experience did kinda put a dent in the wallet, but worth taking a break.

So, how was your holiday? (If you had a holiday)

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

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Check-Out Day

Sunday. Last day of the staycation.

A “quick” breakfast. Ilima Cafe, buffet, “cheap” eats.

The Cat’s Plate

Eggs, fruit, yogurt, pancake.

The Mouse’s Plate

Rice, eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, and a little bit of vegetables.

One more walk around Waikiki and lunch.

Italian

 

The Cat’s Shrimp Salad

Interesting, avocado and grapefruit, part of the salad.

The Mouse’s Squid Ink Pasta

Kinda weird, but interesting.

The Cat’s Raspberry Italian Soda
The Mouse’s Ginger Lime Cooler

Slurp.

Passion Fruit Gelato with Moscato Wine

Don Ho again.

Have to do the staycation thing again. No passport required.

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

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Staycation Day

AKA scheduled maintenance. Hee hee.

Beach

Can you guess where?

Yup. Waikiki. Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel. Just to chill.

That’s why we could take a night and day picture of Friday night’s dinner spot (see previous post).

The Cat assigned The Mouse to search for eating places.

Breakfast.

Il Lupino

Weekend breakfast specials come with a glass of Prosecco.

To you Don Ho-Clink

Both The Cat and The Mouse ordered the combo.

Açaí Bowl

Açaí, soy milk, granola, and berries

And

Avocado Toast

Pugliese bread, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, Hawaiian chili, and sea salt flakes.

For the price, its like we got the glass of bubbly for free. Woohoo.

A definite return place.

Good thing we didn’t have to drive, by the time we finished breakfast, both The Cat and The Mouse were a bit wobbly. Hee hee.

So, for a while, The Mouse has been looking at cars. None of the new cars has caught his eye yet (they all look the same).

I think I found a potential candidate.

The Mouse’s Dream Car

1957 Mini pick-up. Cute ya?

After exploring Waikiki for a couple of hours, lunch at a place that the cuz’s P&B liked.

Notice the shaka sign?

Note: we sat outside, under umbrellas, picture colors are a bit off.

The Cat’s Shrimp Salad

 

The Mouse’s Poi Pounder Burger

 

On Taro Bun

After a quick nap, we were on staycation after all, hunt for dinner.

Bills Sydney

The Cat wanted to try.

The Cat’s Salmon Salad

No lettuce. Herbs, green beans, salmon. The Cat liked.

The Mouse’s Braised Beef Shortribs

The dish was supposed to come with fries. What!? The restaurant may not be in tuned with local tastes, need rice! Server was kind enough to substitute brown rice.

Brown Rice

Dessert was pistachio pavlova?

Pistachio Pavlova

Kinda meringue-y, The Cat liked, The Mouse, not so much. But try try.

There you have it the complete day of eating on a staycation.

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

 

 

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Micro Staycation Sunday

Checked out the golf course up the street.

Ko’olau Golf Club

Of course (no pun intended) had to stay for some breakfast.

Buffet

Not gourmet, relatively “cheap eats”.

The restaurant was founded by Don Ho’s parents.

History

You remember Don Ho? Tiny Bubbles?

Property even has koi, and the restaurant lets you feed them.

Koi

A couple of hours, see something different in our “backyard”.

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

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