Take my Minimum Daily Required Allowance (MDRA) of Hawai’i soul food. How do I deal with it? — Easy. I top my tank at Lilikoi café.
A quick walk west of Asian Reporter offices, about the same march from the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon, and from everyone’s Center for Intercultural Organizing, you can fill up on Kailua local boy Dekin Hom’s family favorites. Lunch time, dinner time, anytime six days a week. "Hawai’i comfort food," he calls it.
Every time we walk onto Dekin’s Killingsworth café’s lanai, under his billowing Oregon tarp, there he is, grilling and wok-king. His wife Veth smacks my back and asks us to sit. He says she’s the brains of their operation.
Family Food Cart serving our original homemade food, cooked to order. Supporting our family by feeding the community, we are all about the food, not about impressing hipsters or yelpsters. FOOD FIRST, we're here to feed you not fool you.
P.S. -We don't serve plate lunch w/mac salad or any other typical fast food cliche misassociated with the local grinds found growing up in Hawaii.
P.S. -We don't serve plate lunch w/mac salad or any other typical fast food cliche misassociated with the local grinds found growing up in Hawaii.
Monday, March 14, 2011
An article on us from the Asian Reporter
Check out this in depth article from the Asian Reporter telling the story of Lilikoi from the beginning:
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Find us on Facebook, Like us on Facebook
Why yes we do have a Facebook Fan page where you show your support for Lilikoi and help spread the word about our large portions of great comfort food at a low price. Head over to Facebook and click on the Like button on the top of the page. You will then see updates from Lilikoi in your Facebook feed and get any news and deals that we share with our friends. If you have any questions for us you can ask them on the Fan Page wall and we will get them answered honestly and quickly. We hope you love eating our food as much as we love making it.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Lilikoi reviewed on Portland Restaurant Review
Check out this review from the folks at the great blog Portland Restaurant Review. The reviewer captures the no nonsense no frills vibe of Lilikoi perfectly where it really is all about good comfort food for a reasonable price.
Let’s talk about the food — specifically, the Kalua Pork Signature Style Sandwich ($5). Hear me when I tell you that after seeing and then eating this masterpiece, you’ll try to pay twice as much as they are asking for it. We’re talking about savory, moist, rich shredded and high quality pork that is long on flavor, my friends, topped with equally moist and delicious, slightly sweet Asian-style coleslaw. All of this comes on an open-faced Hawaiian style bun bread that looks more like focaccia in its size and shape. The extra bit of sweetness added to the whole affair by the bread alone is a ridiculously amazing treat — and the overall portion is more than enough food for two to share, if you are moderately hungry. The problem with that, of course, is the problem with all spectacular dishes — you’ll smell it, see it, and start tasting it, and you’ll gobble it up so fast that you won’t have satisfied your hunger yet.Read more at the website and be sure to check out our facebook page for more reviews.
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