First look: Kanpai Bar and Grill

A reincarnated Slammers?

By Martha Cheng
Special to Metromix

When Slammers in Waikiki closed a few months ago, we lamented the loss of one of our favorite late-night sports bars. It was a comfortable place to lounge on tacky velvet cushioned booths, watch TV and share food with friends. The folks who ran Slammers promised us a reincarnation in the form of Kanpai Bar and Grill, in the old Tio's location on Ward Avenue. Except it was going to be different. How different? We went to find out.

Kanpai Bar and Grill
404 Ward Ave.
808-593-9202
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Saturday; 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday