Island Grinds [Paperback]

David B. Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004

Island Grinds is an insider's guide into the hole-in-the-wall restaurants of Hawai'i. It is a collage of flavors, tastes, and smells of Hawai'i's melting pot of ethnic cuisines. It is the only guide you'll need to find the best local dining at the lowest prices on O'ahu, the Big Island, Kaua'i and Maui.

Island Grinds is for kama'aina who want to expand their world of island dining and explore other neighborhoods and for visitors to the islands who want to get out of their hotel for the tastes and tables of local neighborhoods.

There are 119 family-run bakeries, delicatessens, okazuyas, counters, cafes, izakayas, roadside trucks, and weekend grills, organized by neighborhoods with 19 eateries selected as Da Bes'.

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About the Author

David B. Goldman was born in Brazil, Mexico and was raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i and Laguna Beach, California. He has been a freelance travel writer for seventeen years and for several of those years, a restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. He has enjoyed cuisines from all over the world, from Seattle to Moscow, from Rio de Janeiro to Singapore, but it is Hawai'i that has captured his stomach.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Bess Press (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573062243
• ISBN-13: 978-1573062244
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable shortcut to finding great local food in Hawaii, August 20, 2004

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John Fredrick (Ventura, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Island Grinds (Paperback)

I picked this book up in Waikiki and was able to try 3 of the places listed while there. One of them twice. All three were delicious. This book contains more than just raves so you'll know what to expect in each restaurant. (There's also an index of local dish names to help when reading the reviews.) Although I was on O'ahu I read one review for a Maui restaurant that rated the food as average but noted the location made up for everything. Goldman's reviews contain critical advice on whether one, a few, or all dishes are especially good. There is even advice on how some dishes should be ordered.
My only regret? I lost my copy (including take out menus I had picked up) between the hotel, rental car and airport so I'll need to buy another before I return to The Islands.

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" especially for vacationers seeking to sample the finest points of local Hawaiian cuisine, July 4, 2005

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This review is from: Island Grinds (Paperback)

Island Grinds is a traveler's guide to the best local dining at the most economical prices on the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu, Hawai'i (a.k.a. "The Big Island"), Kaua'i, and Maui. Arranged by geographical location of the restaurants they describe, each one-page entry includes address information, hours when open, whether a restaurant is "BYOB" or accepts credit cards, average cost of a meal per person, and an in-depth description of each location's specialties, quirks, and charms. A "bottom line" sums up each eatery in a single sentence. Island Grinds is a "must-have" especially for vacationers seeking to sample the finest points of local Hawaiian cuisine. A highly recommended traveling supplement!