9-9-2009
Viva la dairy
Viva Yogurt, located inside the 1132 Bishop building, had its grand opening with little more fanfare than a sandwich board on Fort Street Mall last Wednesday. Operating like a miniature version of the popular Yogurtland, patrons dispense their own yogurt, choosing among eight flavors (30 in rotation), with the option to have flavors by themselves or swirled with their neighbors. Yogurt eaters can then move on to the topping bar, which will also have a rotating selection of offerings, choosing among fresh fruits, sugary cereals, candy bar bits and more. This independent yogurt business is the baby of the owner of the neighboring Aloha Sushi location. Viva Yogurt will soon also offer smoothies and red bean cakes. A bonus? College students with i.d. receive 10 percent off.
Mon–Fri, 9:30am–5:30pm
Can ya Cajun?
Cajun cooking master Kevin Two Boots’ lunch truck was spotted in Chaplain Lane recently. Has it found a new home? Not exactly. At least not yet. “In the very near future,” said one of Two Boots’ chefs, the Cajun near-god of cookery will be offering lunch at Hank’s Café on a regular basis. Get ready to get fired up.
Hank’s Café, 1038 Nuuanu Ave., [hankscafehonolulu.com], 526-1410
Bonjour, monsieur!
It can be difficult to find French comfort food on the rock. Favorite pizza maven, J.J. Dolan’s, however, has just introduced its version of the croque monsieur as an occasional special. The J.J.’s incarnation features toasted bread topped with black forest ham, havarti cheese, cole slaw, pepperocinis, French fries and a fried egg. There may not be a coating of swiss around the whole deal, but this open-faced sandwich is still plenty buttery and cheesy–undoubtedly as indulgent as the original monsieur himself.
1147 Bethel St., Mon–Fri 11am–1pm, Sat 5pm–1am, [jjdolans.com], 537-4992
