Foodie Friday in Hawaii
Check out these three gangstas. The "M" is for "Matsumoto's Shave Ice"!
Our last days in Hawaii were filled with food, food, and more food. Friday was an exciting foodie day. We made our way over to the original North Shore
And admired our coconut head...
We finished the meal with chocolate haupia pie from the legendary Ted's Bakery. It's basically a chocolate pudding pie topped with haupia (almost like a coconut gelatin) and whipped cream:
Next, a trip to Byodo-In temple...
...and Pali Lookout...
..and dinner on the sand at Ola at Turtle Bay, where we had an appetizer platter of Kalua pork and goat cheese "nachos" (served on wontons instead of chips), ahi cakes, and soft shell crab...
...Misoyaki butterfish...
...grilled octopus with pasta...
...and lilikoi cheesecake.
Quite the romantic meal. Like most restaurants with a stunning ocean view, the food was good, but not amazing. BUT. We ate with our toes in the sand, got tipsy, AND my parents watched the baby. In other words, it was fabulous.
Our last days in Hawaii were filled with food, food, and more food. Friday was an exciting foodie day. We made our way over to the original 
Most of us ordered the original shrimp scampi, which was a delectable plate lunch of twelve garlicky, buttery shrimp served in the shell with two scoops of garlic rice.
Maryn ordered butter and lemon shrimp. Kris bravely laughed in the face of the "No Refunds" sign accompanying his hot & spicy shrimp...which are boiled in hot sauce, and then covered with chilies and more hot sauce.
We watched him sweat through his meal. After, Kris looked like he was wearing lipstick, his lips were so swollen:
And admired our coconut head...
We finished the meal with chocolate haupia pie from the legendary Ted's Bakery. It's basically a chocolate pudding pie topped with haupia (almost like a coconut gelatin) and whipped cream:
Next, a trip to Byodo-In temple...
...and Pali Lookout...
..and dinner on the sand at Ola at Turtle Bay, where we had an appetizer platter of Kalua pork and goat cheese "nachos" (served on wontons instead of chips), ahi cakes, and soft shell crab...
...Misoyaki butterfish...
...grilled octopus with pasta...
...and lilikoi cheesecake.
Quite the romantic meal. Like most restaurants with a stunning ocean view, the food was good, but not amazing. BUT. We ate with our toes in the sand, got tipsy, AND my parents watched the baby. In other words, it was fabulous.
