Oahu Restaurants And Dining With Honolulu And Waikiki [Paperback]

Robert Carpenter (Author), Cindy Carpenter (Author), Dave Lower (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

This comprehensive guide to the special restaurants and dining spots on the Island of Oahu is an essential for food enthusiasts, travel adventurers and culinary vagabonds. Inside the authors take us on a tour of over 170 establishments. Each member of this personal A-list gets a full page write-up loaded with information designed to empower the reader. Rounding things out enhancements appear covering interests like Family Friendly and Old Haunts with cultural background provided by Island Cuisines and Hawaii Glossaries.

This data-rich edition covers the Oahu dining scene like nothing has ever done before. A positive approach combines with a travelogue style to produce a light, enjoyable read. Local residents and island visitors should all appreciate the comfortable calabash within. For a perfect complement to this title consider Hawaii Budget Restaurants And Value Dining 2011. Not only does it contain the inside story on the latest in affordable dining it's available from stock through Amazon, and qualified orders over $25 are shipped free!

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

People are always asking which is our favorite island. Well here it is. We love The Big Island for its history and natural slendor. Our home island of Maui has one spectacular beach right next to another. Then there's Molokai whose West End reminds us of Wyoming surrounded by an ocean. But at the end of every day comes mealtime and at mealtime no place in Hawaii can match Oahu for variety and authenticity. If dining is an important part of your life (and considering what you're reading I dare say it may be) don't pass-up the opportunity to spend part of your Hawaiian adventure in the island state's culinary capital. Here you'll find Honolulu where East truly meets West and faux food hasn't got a chance. Turn your Hawaii vacation into a voyage of discovery by exploring the options in America's exotic paradise. Cindy Carpenter, Author

From the Back Cover

Hawaii dining can be a truly fascinating adventure. This IS the crossroads of the Pacific where cultural influences from around the world have merged to create a blend of cuisines unlike any other found on earth. Terms like Pacific Rim and Hawaii Regional Cuisine have been coined to describe some of the various culinary spins. Beyond the neo-fusion experience lays the roots of it all where you'll find an amazing variety of authentic ethnic eateries. Then there's always the Hawaiian Everyman's favorite Islanders simply call Local Food.

Oahu Restaurants and Dining takes you on a tour of the special places you will encounter while exploring the island restaurant and dining scene. The establishments we've chosen range from posh dining venues to hole-in-the-walls, but there's one thing you can always count on, in their own way they are all quite special. Come join us now on our journey down the back roads and boulevards of America's Pacific Paradise as we pursue exciting new culinary experiences on the magical island of Oahu.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Holiday Publishing Inc. (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931752397
• ISBN-13: 978-1931752398
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars oahu restaurants and dining, June 23, 2008

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Jacquelyn R. Tarpy - See all my reviews
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Delightful read! My husband & I contemplating a trip to the Oahu, to celebrate our 60th Birthdays, so we have been searching for a Dining Guide. We hit the jack pot when we found this little treasure. In addition to providing all of the practical information: dress code, price range, type of cuisine, the authors have given each dining establishment a personality in the Impression Section. With so many possibilities, it will help us narrow down our choices. The book is well organized and user friendly. Jacquelyn Tarpy

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted, October 25, 2009

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Bought 4 for my son's Air National Guard unit, so when there they know where to eat. Just what I was looking for. Well written, nice book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eating 'Oahu' In Style, March 27, 2011

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This review is from: Oahu Restaurants And Dining With Honolulu And Waikiki (Paperback)

I found this guide to be of exceptional value and assistance.

I was in Hawaii in 2007 and did not plan any restaurants as part of my pre-holiday investigations. All the planning went into sight-seeing activities. Upon my arrival I was amazed at the amount of restaurants available, the differing cuisines and of course the difference in costs from the inexpensive to the wow, sell your house. As a result, my dining experiences were a `hit and miss' exercise. Let's face it; dining is an integral part of travel.

In 2008 I revisited Hawaii with this guide `in-hand'. I purchased it well before my holiday and spent some enjoyable hours studying up on the Hawaiian restaurant scene. As a result of planning, our dining experience this time was superb. We dined in `cheap eat' diners to 5-star restaurants. Thanks to this guide there was no `hit and miss' this holiday. We particularly enjoyed the `neighbourhood restaurants', which a typical tourist would normally miss, but thanks to the guide we didn't.

This guide was invaluable with a great depth of information for each listed restaurant. It includes an `Impressions' section giving us an author summary and its coverage crosses all boundaries ensuring inexpensive to very expensive restaurants are covered - all holiday budgets are catered as a result of this coverage. For me, I ate well at some great inexpensive restaurants, but was still able to select that `special' expensive restaurant that must accompany each holiday.