Cruising around Kauai Hawaii, you will no doubt come across some unusual restaurants that are known locally as Hawaiian lunch wagons. Mini eateries that serve delicious meals from hot and savory Thai food creations to Mexican burritos. The food is as varied as the locales their cuisine originate from, but one thing remains constant. These restaurants are on wheels, and at the end of the day they pack up and head home. These uniquely Hawaiian restaurants date back to the sugar era when the kitchen came to the worker. Plantation factory workers would line up at the start of their 30 minute lunch break and purchase … [Read more...]

It has been my idea that writing on everything Kauai Hawaii would offer our readers a guide, albeit from my perspective, about our island, and hopefully assist them in making intelligent choices to find the best things to do in Kauai. One of the highlights of this 'task' is to detail local eateries close to our Kauai vacation rentals. It's one of the best jobs in the world, and my wife, who is quite supportive, is ready to eat as long as someone else will prepare. I tend to seek out places that are family businesses, I see the owners laying it on the front line everyday. Starting with an idea, nurturing it as it … [Read more...]

When you are staying in Poipu there is a new eatery that you must experience. It really doesn't matter where you are on Kauai, you have got to try Josselins Tapas Bar and Grill, or just Tapas as it is known locally. Few restaurants have taken the Kauai dining scene by storm in the past five years as has Tapas located in the Kukuiula Shopping Village. The great news for guests of our Kauai Vacation Rentals is that they are located just a short 3 minute walk from the Suites. It's that easy. Throw on a pair of shorts, slippers and an Aloha shirt and you are ready to meet heaven in your mouth. Eat at the bar or make a … [Read more...]