You may not expect to find quality food in a bowling alley, and if you have children, you’ve probably been to birthday parties at bowling alleys, and you may have avoided the greasy pizza. Some restaurant bowling alleys feature in-house restaurants that non-bowlers frequent. The Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop is one such destination. Gardena is…
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Aunty Maile’s Delivers the Exceptional Hawaiian Experience
I became aware of Aunty Maile’s when it opened as Island Flavor in Gardena. Before I tasted the food, I knew it would be good because of the big-framed Island customers. The owners moved to bigger digs and reopened as Aunty Maile’s with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. When the pandemic hit, they converted…
Broken Mouth – a Korean Hawaiian Food Adventure
Broke da mouth is Hawaiian Pidgin for something so delicious it broke your mouth. With a restaurant named Broken Mouth, I immediately took notice. For a Hawaiian restaurant, it is located in an unusual location; the fashion district in downtown LA. Broken Mouth is the brainchild of local Hawai’i boy, Tim Lee. Born on the…
Ali’i Fish Company, Fresh Hawaiian Seafood
When I heard about the opening of Ali’i Fish Company, I wasn’t interested in visiting it. I heard that it was a poke restaurant and I felt LA was already oversaturated with poke establishments. Further, my favorite poke restaurant just so happened to be located near my house. Buzz about Ali’i Fish Company continued and…