Highway Inn Kaka’ako

5 Reviews on “Highway Inn Kaka’ako”

• Russell Ryan

  This is our neighborhood go-to diner. Love all the menu options, and I’ve grown fonder of the Hawaiian Food options. This place is always busy but they validate parking for 90 minutes for those who drive here.

  July 21, 2017, 5:10 am

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• Docmilner

  Very good coffee, fast service, super friendly greeting, excellent diner food. I really dig the banana butter! And of course, the Portuguese sausage is delicious.

  July 20, 2017, 1:26 am

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• All Food Considered

  We were quite disappointed in our visit but have since returned several times and been quite happy with the food and service. This breakfast stop included a poi bowl & Macnut pancakes for me, both were quite filling and I shouldn’t have attempted to have both in one sitting. My partner in food crime on the other hand, devoured a full smoke meat and eggs plate, two bowls of poi and a full size bowl of tripe stew. Let’s just say our breakthrough bill created a substantial dent in the days budget

  September 15, 2016, 10:46 pm

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• Renee B.

  Mr. B and I are big Guy Fieri fans, so we had to check out his recommendation for authentic Hawaiian food at the Highway Inn in Honolulu. After studying the menu (which included a glossary of terms for non-locals) we decided to share a Super Lau Lau Combo Plate. Combo plates are served with poi or rice, `uala (sweet potato), haupia (Hawaiian flan), and a choice of lomi salmon, potato salad, macaroni salad, or nalo greens with liliko`i dressing. Our super combo came with an extra protein, and we could choose from kalua pig, pipikaula, squid luau, or chicken long rice. Mr. B and I both enjoyed the lomi lomi so much that I spent the rest of my trip asking complete strangers how they made it at home so that I could make an authentic version myself. Likewise, the sweet potatoes and the pipikaula, a flavorful Hawaiian-style jerky that is more like a tender piece of pastrami than traditional jerky, were both very good. Lau lau was completely new to me. It involves carefully wrapping a mixture of finely shredded kalua pork (or chicken/beef) and fish in taro leaves and steaming the mixture. I wish I could say I loved it, but I didn’t I found the steamed taro leaves too reminiscent of canned spinach. However, the inside pork and fish mixture was quite tasty, which resulted in my half of the plate looking like a picky toddler had a go with it. Overall, while traditional Hawaiian fare did not move to the top of my favorite cuisines list, the Highway Inn is definitely a great place to experience it. thegoodheartedwoman.com

  October 29, 2015, 2:24 am

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• Sunstang

  Portuguese Bread French Toast and Fried Rice. Delicious!

  February 8, 2015, 9:03 pm

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