aloha once again icee,

you are thorough... yes, yes... Nick's was great food... very intimate, romantic even. We enjoyed a lovely meal inside, no views, but great food and each other.

The Roy's in Ko 'Olina only has a golf course view, but is a block away from the beach.

Lucy, you are going to be a day late and a dollar short if you wait until the 18th to come to the GTG!

And, you must have met the real icee before..I guess we will sit inside! He's quiet and polite..I'm loud and obnoxious. Go figure on that opposites attract thing!

17th! I know it is on Tuesday, so that's the main thing... guess I had 18 on my mind...daughter's 18th birthday coming up.

I'll be there on the 17th!

I would guess that Nick's and Matteo's got
mixed up because they both have that dark woodsy "Raos" Italian restaurant look.

Chai's is good, has relatively inexpensive fish, and you sit "half-in, half-out" by taking an inside table right next to the double doors or an outside table next to the doors, all depending on your preference and what is available.

Hau Tree Lanai for view, hands down. Lovely morning breakfast or brunch, great sunsets.

Roy's Hawaii Kai can be noisy, but if you go during an off hour you can get an ocean-view table and relative quiet.

Have you considered any of the Kahala Mandarin Hotel or Halekulani Hotel venues?

Shorebird has an inexpensive breakfast with a view, but getting down to that portion of Waikiki will be interesting.
Massive demolition has already begun.

Moana Surfrider Hotel is another place with a view.

If price is a consideration, you can always go to the Aloha Hot Dog Wagon near the Hawaiian Village lagoon and order a loco moco!

PPC and Melissa...if you went to Chai's on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday which would you choose..for the entertainment?

I don't have to strictly adhere to a strict schedule, but if I missed an "absolute gotta do that" and never made my way back to Oahu then y'all would never forgive yourselves!!!!!!!8-)

Oh, and I'm having a loco moco somewhere, some how, some time!

http://chaisislandbistro.com/entertainment.html

If you're talking May 15, 16, or 17, I'd choose Monday or Tuesday. Jerry Santos is an island favorite and Hoku Zuttermeister is just great! The Cazimeros (Tues) are super famous and again, are an island favorite. That's not to say Maunalua is not good, but especially for tourists....when you go home and say you went to see Jerry Santos or the Brothers Caz, there's a better chance your friends may know who you are talking about.

Hey, how was the GTG with iceeu2 on the 17th? Did she behave herself? Pictures?

We met the icees yesterday and they are looking forward to meeting you, Budman! We met for dim sum lunch at Hong Kong Harbor View here at Aloha Tower Marketplace and we all had a great time. We even got the icees and lcuy to try chicken feet! (I think that was for a thread on the Europe board.) It was also great to finally see chepar and help her figure out how to pronounce her screen name. And, I think now everyone wants to have a threesome with Kal & Mrs. Kal!

Photos will probably be posted soon. I forgot my camera at home. the winning picture is of iceeu2 with her chicken foot.

That's Great!!!! But did she behave herself?

Glad to hear things went well. We look forward to meeting the icees also.

Behave?! Oh, Budman, you need to do a Honolulu GTG. Compared to us goofy Honolulu Fodorites, the icees were tame.

I don't know that we ever figured out how to pronounce my screen name .

The GTG was so much fun and yes, the "chicken foot" picture will be the winner.

Although I missed the Chinatown tour (and I still want to do one, PPC), the lunch was a great sucess. It was fun to meet more fodorites.

The Icees were not not chilly at all, and we found out Chepar did not look a bit like we all expected! The rest of us are all much better looking and smarter than you might think as well.

PakePorkChop and Melissa really knew how to order the Dim sum, and Burta, the Icees, Chepar and I knew how to eat 'em!

I never expected to eat chicken feet, but they were really good! Tasted just like ...chicken?

After lunch, the Icees and I went on a tour of Aloha Tower. Went up to the observation deck on top, and gots lots of local scoops. Our guide even treated us to a magic display on the way down the elevator.

I sometimes forget to recommend Aloha Tower to visitors, but it is a great place...unique shops and restaurants with a real Hawaii focus.

Have fun on Kauai, Fodorites! Wish I had time to join you!

Lucy

MELISSA!!!!!

I get enough hate mail and viarga spam as it is!!!!

Besides, 3-somes usually require people to stay awake after 9:00pm, yah?

Now sittin', drinkin' and talkin' story that we can do until the Kauai Roosters crow! !!!!~gt;~gt;~gt;

What is WITH all the repeats of this thread???? Belle

<Behave?! Oh, Budman, you need to do a Honolulu GTG. Compared to us goofy Honolulu Fodorites, the icees were tame.>

Does this mean we go to Hooters to get our chicken feet?

ooooh, no no no no......You know, I work at Aloha Tower Marketplace, but I have only set foot in Hooters once. That was because the manager was all the way in the back and I had promised to deliver some papers to her. ugh.

Kal: Yes x 15!!!!!

No, no, Melissa! Tell Kal how you go there ALL the time and get 'special' discounts.

Maybe then He and Mrs Kal will come and visit us in Honolulu.
I'd like to meet the other 2/3 of your "threesome". ;-)

Mels,

CLEAN UP ON AISLE 3

We are seriously thinking of coming over on 12-28/29 and spending a day or 2 on Oahu so you are warned!!!