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11/29/2019 3 Comments

Hawaii's newest Spanish and italian restaurant

Rigo 885 Kapahulu Avenue
Located just 2 miles away from Ala Moana Shopping Center lies Hawaii's newest Spanish/Italian fusion restaurant - Rigo. Located in the Kapahulu neighborhood at 885 Kapahulu Avenue, this new hip and trendy restaurant revitalizes the old Genki Sushi location and provides some of the best Spanish and Italian food on the island!
Rigo Honolulu
Rigo Hawaii Restaurant
Inside you will find a very modern and chic restaurant giving it an upper-class restaurant feel. There's a huge wine wall, a beautiful bar, natural earth-tone decor, and even a large red bull emerging from the top wall over the bar. The atmosphere however is semi-casual and perfect for locals and tourist alike. This restaurant has the feel that it can be a nice date/business meeting, yet still be used as a casual hang out for Pau-hana.

The alcohol selection is quite large and they even have a bar that you can sit at while you wait for your table. The restaurant features a variety of wines as well as their own menu of signature mixed drinks and margaritas. For those that do not care for alcohol, there are also a variety of non-alcoholic drinks as well. 

​Pictured to the right is starting from the top is Rigo's Ginger Cup (house brewed Maui coffee ginger beer) with Rum. On the bottom is Rigo's signature Sangria (tropical fruit, organge juice, and red wine).
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Rigo's kitchen
Appetizers or what Rigo calls It's Bocalicious menu (Boca is spanish for mouth + Delicious) is jam packed full of flavor. Personally I could go just go drinks and these small bites! Starting from the top left are their Puncho De Cerdo Taco's which use pork confit with a daikon tortilla, chipotle mayo, and cabbage pickles and onions. Moving to the top right is the Solomillo Con Foie which is grilled angus sirloin, foie gras, and braised daikon with grilled onion and percerino romano. Going to the bottom left is the Italian Vongole which uses white wine and sherry steamed manila clams with sea asparagus and cherry tomatoes. Lastly is their garlic bread on the bottom right which goes great with the vongole. 
Rigo's Taco Pincho De Cerdo
Taco Pincho De Cerdo
Rigo's Solomillo Con Foie
Solomillo Con Foie
Rigo's Vongole
Vongole
Rigo's Garlic Bread
Rigo's Garlic Bread
At Rigo you can also choose from a variety of wood fired pizzas. I tried the prosciutto and rucola and it was amazing! The pizza was like a thin baked pizza and they serve it with their own spicy chili oil. This pizza while tasty is very messy so you might need to eat it with a fork and knife. 
Prosciutto and Rucola
Prosciutto and Rucola
Moving onto the main course is the seafood paella which is a Spanish dish that uses manilla clams, Kauai shrimp, squid, carmareli rice and seafood stock. This dish is a seafood lovers dream and goes great with a splash of lemon. 
Seafood Paella
Seafood Paella
Lastly is the Colorado Lamp Chops which was by far my favorite out of everything. Here you have two pieces of Colorado french lamb rack with summer vegetable pisto. The lamb was cooked perfectly and the only thing that could make it better was if they served more!
Colorado Lamb Chops
Colorado Lamb Chops
For dessert I tried the homemade cashew ice cream which was served with crunchy crumbles. Very delicious and highly recommended to order two if you want something cold. The tiramisu was also very good and I would make that a double as well. 
Cashew Ice Cream
Cashew Ice Cream
Rigo's Tiramisu
Tiramisu
​All in all Rigo is a great spot for all occasions that serves some very mouth-watering food! They are still new and adjusting to being able to serve such a large restaurant and I did find the service a little slow. But as long as they keep your drinks filled I'm sure you won't mind the wait. Be sure to make reservations or to eat early. There's also complimentary valet parking. If you go before the parking attendant arrives just park anywhere in the lot.
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9/19/2019

Amazing burgers 0.8 miles away From Ala Moana

Chubbies Burgers
Chubbies Burgers located in the Kakaako Starbucks/Jamba Juice/Wahoos parking lot
Did you know that one of the best burgers on the island of Oahu comes from a food truck? Yes you heard me right...a FOOD TRUCK! Chubbies Burgers is located at 960 Auahi Street Honolulu, HI 96814 in the Kakaako neighborhood (just 0.8 miles away from the Ala Moana Shopping Center). This is by far one of the best burgers in Metro Oahu. Now take this with a grain of salt that it's my opinion. Sure you can eat at a boring chain like Mcdonalds or Burger King (both of which I enjoy) or travel 30 minutes outside of Metro Oahu to eat at Kua Aina or Five Guys. This is by far one of the best alternative options for a tasty mouth-watering burger in town!
Chubbies Burgers
Chubbies Burgers Outdoor Seating Area
Unfortunately its not a sit-in type of restaurant since its a food truck. But there are outdoor tables available. Simple order, grab your buzzer and grab a seat. Its a bit obvious, but ideally you would want to eat on a non rainy/windy day and ideally around sunset when its not too sunny.
Chubbies Burgers
Going clockwise starting from the top left: El Rey Burger, Grub Fries, Ten Gallon, and Bacon Fries
The burgers are truly amazing and probably one of the closest things to In-N-Out. The patties are from grass-fed local beef  and comes on their signature house-made potato bun. Fries can also be ordered plain-jane style or you can go fancy like I did and get the Bacon fries (upper left) and the Grub Fries (upper right). The fancy fries comes with cheese, sauce, and onions. 
Chubbies Burgers - Ten Gallon
Chubbies Burgers - El Rey Burger
​The burgers I'd recommend are the Ten Gallon (bacon, cheddar, and bbq sauce) or the El Rey (pepper-jack cheese, avacado, panko crusted red onion rings, and ranch sauce). These are the more "speciality" or fancier burgers on the menu. There is a more traditional burger called the 50's burger, but if you are going to be eating a burger, you minus well go BIG or go home. These bad boys are just a couple bucks more and are well worth it! Overall, if you want a burger and you're in town, then eat at Chubbies! Open daily from 10:30am to 9pm.  
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    Jonathan Pang (R) and Locations LLC DOES NOT represent the Developer/Seller but are Buyer's Agents in respect to any sale within The Central Ala Moana. The Seller/Developer, SamKoo Pacific, LLC is represented by Century 21 iProperties Hawaii.

    ​As a buyer's agent, Jonathan will be there to help you every step of the way and will look after your best interests. Jonathan is a full-time Realtor in the state of Hawaii and a Broker-In-Charge at Locations LLC who specializes in new project construction on Oahu. All blog posts here were created by Jonathan Pang and may contain personal opinions and thoughts by the author. 
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    Jonathan's has most recently helped the Howard Hughes Association as a sales team member for Aalii in Ward Village and has successfully helped clients with the sales of Anaha, Aeo, Akoko, Hauoli Lofts, Ke Kilohana, Keauhou Place, Symphony, Seabridge, and Kapiolani Residence.


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