Family Restaurants in Hilo and Kailua-Kona
Jul 11th, 2001, 06:40 AM
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Bubba Gump's on Alii Drive is a lot of fun, and the food is really good - depending on your budget, I think it probably qualifies as affordable. The other place I'd recommend is Oodles of Noodles, which is in a shopping plaza up the hill from the King Kam, and maybe a block north. Yummy food and reasonable prices. Have fun!
Jul 11th, 2001, 09:53 AM
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Boy, is this a vague response, but maybe someone will help with it. There is a restaurant in downtown Kona that is owned by a former baseball player--very famous. Mostly hamburgers and fries and stuff, but we took our boys there and they loved it. Someone help with this?? If you're staying in Kona, don't think you'll want to go all the way to Hilo to find a restaurant. It's a BIG island! And, if they're big eaters and like steak, there's a steakhouse up at the Parker Ranch--think it's called the Broiler, but anyone could tell you.
Jul 11th, 2001, 11:39 AM
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Hi - I think the place you're thinking of is/was called Don Drysdale's. There were two of them at one point; now the one on Alii Drive is called Hang Ten, but the menu is still the same. It's a pleasant spot; I should have mentioned it in my first post. It has a big patio and you can watch the sunset from there. When I was there a few years ago, I saw the "green flash" a few times.
Jul 11th, 2001, 01:49 PM
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No, havent been any Sam Choy place(s?) on Oahu. I'd I sure would like to hear from some BI locals if Sam's in Kona has gone upscale similar to his other places. (Haven't been to the Kona place for a couple of years.) Are there now 2 restaurants in the Kona location, one the diner, the other a more upscale restaurant, or maybe the cafe morphs into a fancier place at night? It would be a national tragedy if the diner were to go away.
