Hawaii Day 7: Helena's, Kasian Kreations

We had lunch at Helena's Hawaiian Food

They're known for their Pipikaula style short ribs.

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Kalua Pig cooked in Imu (an inground oven)

Haupia

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Fried butterfish collar

After lunch we headed to the Lanikai beachLanikai beach to hang out for the day.

On the way back we headed to Don Quijote to pick up some souvenirs and snacks.

We were chatting with my brother's friend who we met yesterday. We got to talking about the food places that we had visited and we asked for some recommendations. We found out he had a food stall Kasian KreationsKasian Kreations so we stopped by for dinner. It's located in a parking lot across from Foodland and it was BYOB. 

The garlic shrimp was excellent. We usually get Giovani's but they have been lacking in quality in the past few years, but this was amazing and my new go-to spot now for garlic shrimp.

Rib-Eye steak plate with mushroom gravy. OMG! this was so tender and the mushroom gravy was so good. I was extremely surprised at how tender the rib-eye was. 

The baked mussels were also very good. The sauce is a recipe from the owner's friend which he's trying to get bottled and on shelves in the future. Kasian Kreations does have their own Cajun Garlic Sauce that you can get at Don Quijote in Oahu.

Garlic Noodles

Viet was really looking forward to the softshell crab roll, but they were out for the day unfortunately, so we tried the crawfish rolls instead and they were also pretty good. 

We wanted to taste as much as we could so we did ala carte. 

The owner's wife also makes homemade pickle veggies which she gave us. 

We've been to Oahu many times and are always looking for new places to eat, but sometimes it's a bit difficult when you have tried some of the best foods on the island. So we tend to return to the same places cause they always deliver. We wanted to come out to support my brother's friend's business and honestly, we were not expecting to have one of the best meals on our trip. The only thing that was a bummer was that we found this place on the last day of our trip.

The next time we return to Oahu we will definitely be stopping by again.