Hawaiian Food at People's Cafe in Honolulu (Guest Appearance with Grandma)

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

If you are in Honolulu and want to eat Hawaiian food at People's Cafe, get more details here: Hawaiian food is not all that well-known outside of Hawaii, despite being very delicious. But when I go back to Honolulu, along with the delights of Chinese food and other Asian foods, I've always got to have a few good meals of traditional Hawaiian food. There are a few different restaurants serving delicious Hawaiian meals in Honolulu, and a recommendation I got from some of my relatives, is a long-standing restaurant known as People's Cafe. People's Cafe has been around for very long time. Actually I think it started about 80 years ago, though it has changed owners at least once. But the good news is the food has remained delicious and they have maintained a very good quality of home style comfort food. Most of the menu is actually Filipino food - and while I would have really liked to eat a huge Filipino meal, I decided to eat Hawaiian food this time. The next time I go back to People's Cafe, I'm going to have to eat Filipino food. There are a couple of different Hawaiian food combination plates to order - most of them with most of the same dishes, with just a few differences - so you can pick and choose whichever one looks the best to you. I went with the classic Hawaiian plate, a platter that came with laulau, kalua pig, squid luau, lomi salmon, rice and a slice of haupia. My wife got the laulau plate and chose a few other different dishes from what I got, so that we could all share together. She got the pipikaula (short ribs, and the chicken long rice. So anyway one of the best things about People's Cafe is that they serve huge portion sizes. I'm telling you, after a meal here you should be well satisfied and ready for a nap. The food arrived quickly, and unfortunately they had no poi the day I went, so I had to settle for brown rice. The kalua pig was excellent, very tender and had an incredible smoky flavor to it. But the real winner on the entire Hawaiian food plate was the laulau. This is typically one of my favorite Hawaiian dishes, and I have to say that at People's Cafe, they really hit the spot with their version. Laulau is a dish that includes pieces of pork and fish wrapped in taro leaves, then steam smoked. The meat becomes extremely smoky and tender, and the leaves are just fall apart soft. Overall I would highly recommend the Hawaiian plate at People's Cafe for a delicious meal when you are in Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

owleyes 11
It just doesn't do them justice without poi, but a lot of locals don't eat poi. I'm part Hawaiian so I am used to poi, but a lot of my classmates (mostly Chinese and Japanese) don't eat poi. Once I invited my Japanese friends to my family luau and was horrified when they mixed sugar and cream with poi. It's like not taking your coffee black, all the flavor is gone.
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Christian Howarth
Hi Mark, I just got back from Honolulu and I made it a point to go to People's Cafe after watching this video. The staff remembered you, and were SO kind to us. I also had the Hawaiian plate (they had poi when I went. It was marvelous. Simply perfect food, and a great experience. My favorite was the laulau. Mahalo
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Panchang 810
Mark that taro leaves is similar to Filipino dish called LAING, usually cooked with either pork or dried fish. It's best cooked and prepared in the Bicol region in the Philippines. I had a friend whose mom was from Bicol and made and cooked the BEST LAING which I remember was really soooo very good. ;o)
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bhriscoy
I didn't realize you had ties in Hawaii. I'm from Hawaii too. Love to travel around southeast Asia. More specifically the area of Thailand. Great cuisine and the people are friendly. Love watching your reviews on different eateries around Asia. Keep up the good work Mark. Aloha
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Lucero2405
im so sorry Mark but i cant help it but po po reminds me my mom and po po looks like can i eat all this food with a tooth problem? then somewhere i saw her moving the red sauce to see what she can eat next LOL I LOVE IT Thanks to bring today your beatiful po po.
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Jessica Ligaya
Awww, your Popo looks like and reminds me of my Lola. She had some of the same mannerisms and laugh as yours. That restaurant looks so inviting. I should stop by it the next time they I'm visiting family in Hawaii. Wishing you and Ying safe travels.
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Rory Cosma
Very happy I stumbled on your videos. I especially love your thai chicken with basil recipe Keep up the great videos I have to commend you on ordering brown rice with your meal? I too LOVE people's cafe, but did they run outta white rice too?
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Tanzin Dorje
I also fond of food actually. its really good to see you with yor Gradma. i really apprecite that man this remember me of best memories that i had with my grandma still is no more but really good to see way you carry her with you.
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Maui Mom
Aloha from Maui, Mark Love your grandma, she's so chill, lol. If you ever do an episode on Maui, you have to stop in at our favorite local diner, Tasty Crust, in Wailuku. They've been around since the 1940's and super ono grinds
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HeyAinokea
lol. I wondering bout da poiNoMoa da poithey get daily specials. Last time got fried opelu. they gave 2 nonstandard opelu for 13 bucks. dey also get good Phillipines food (special) adobo and da pig blood is da bomb
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