First taste: Off the Wall
February 3, 2009
By Mari Taketa
Special to Metromix
So we’re whizzing down Kam Highway, fresh off H1 from town, squinting through the night as umpteen dozen signs flash by in umpteen strip malls. We’re looking for what? A local-style, Okinawan fusion izakaya and plate lunch place? Across Sumida Watercress Farm in a place called Pearl Kai?
Sounds like a challenge for Metromix. Ever intrepid, we were all over it after a classmate from McKinley clued us in. And we were kind of surprised that even though Off the Wall’s been open since last spring, we’d never heard of it.
It’s a good thing we were squinting, because Off the Wall is in a part of Pearl Kai Shopping Center that angles away from the street. But it's totally worth the drive. It taught us townie snobs a lesson: exciting eats do happen west of town. Innovative. Fusion-style. Off the wall, even.
Off the Wall
Pearl Kai Shopping Center
98-199 Kamehameha Highway
808-486-9255
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. nightly except Tuesday
What other people are saying...
Naknak from Kailua - March 16, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Food was good and enjoyed the shoyu pork. Poke was presented in a cocktail glass which was nice and tasty. Beer menu has only a few brands availabl...
Report This CommentlabiaSmasher from hawaii loa - February 05, 2009 at 10:35 AM
w0rd. been going here religiously since they've opened. we're on a 1st name basis already. lol. weak in the knees best describes the food. qu...
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