shrimp chow fun, dim sum (shrimp rice noodle, har gow), clams w/black bean sauce. If there weren't this pandemic, I would be going out to Las Vegas and celebrating at a Chinese restaurant in the Chinatown there.
My favorite is Char Siu Bao, or manapua. I must go to Sing"s to get them next time. Also the Jin Dui, or Chinese deep fried sesame seed mochi doughnut, and of course the har gaw, or pork hash. Not sure if I spelled everything correctly, sorry if I did. Aloha!
Hey Charles, you might want to buy one of those trays that fits into your steering wheel. You then have a flat service, not seen on camera right in front of you to place those gravy generous plate lunches. Folks in RV's, Vans, etc use them. They are sturdy and inexpensive. Love this $10 Chinatown tour.
I've had Maguro Brothers and it was so fresh! Glad I didn't go to food land! Many people think food in Hawaii can be expensive. Good to see cheap eats!!
Thanks I appreciate the support! Yeah there are still cheap places around especially in the Kalihi area of town. I've seen these big chain grocery stores win best poke or whatever and I'm like WTF?! Once I saw Red Lobster as best seafood restaurant in Hawaii lololol.
OMG! 🤗 That looks so Ono! 😋 Thank you for sharing! 😉 My favorite Manapua is at Char Hung Sut in downtown. However, I want to try your recommendation, especially Kahiau poke plate. Mahalo 🤙
Awesome! I love Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery and especially love the jung or some call it zongzi with duck egg and pork! I need to try the manapua. I've never had it there before.
I hope they reopen. everytime I walk by Char Hung Sut they are always closed but I never heard anything about it on the news. I think last time I saw them open was before covid :(
Char Hung Sut was my favorite manapua on the island. Haven't had it in over 7 years and when we was in Hawai'i a couple weeks ago, I was sad that they were still not open.... But my sister got me some manapua from Sing Chuan Yeong and I thought they were really good also!
Thank you I really appreciate your support! You know that is really a good question. I love poke bowls like no other. For the longest time I was going to Ahi Vegetable, then Maguro Brothers, and then Keeamoku Seafood, now its Off the Hook Poke. I really enjoyed Kahiau Poke so that might be my next go to spot. But I think over all in terms of price, quality, and taste I might say Keeamoku Seafood. But if money was no issue I'd go maguro brothers cause I really love their spicy tuna and they got all the sashimi and other stuff too! How about you? what is your favorite poke spot?
@@billandlisa Aloha Bill & Lisa, good to see you over here on Charles page :) Hope you both get out to Hawaii sooner than later, we rescheduled our plans to Oahu December 2021 (hopefully travel restrictions will lighten up by then).
@Bill & Lisa's Food and Travelo omg thank you for commenting!!! I am gonna save this! I looooove your channel soo much! you know every night when I eat dinner I always go on youtube and check your channel out to see if you have any new videos posted. I miss vegas sooo much I love your vegas videos! Mahalo for taking the time to comment!
@@AuthenticallyCharles Oh anytime, Charles! When we want to see what's the latest eats happening on Oahu, you're one of the best resources! Keep it up!
Shung Chong Yuein closed in 2007 after 45 years and the new owners changed the name to Sing Cheong Yuan ... their chewy peanut candy is good but not as good as before. Lam’s Kitchen makes their own look funn ... their beef brisket (gnow nahm) and look funn soup is no ka oi ...
Yup, I hate when the gravy spills in da bag. You sure find some good places to eat at. Living in CA now. Hope to come home this year after Da Corona settles down. I have a list of places to hit thanks to you. Aloha!
Mahalo! Thanks so much for supporting the channel I really appreciate it! Trying my best to support local businesses and provide locals like you a piece of Hawaii. Much Aloha!
Miss steamed Manapua ... your description of this one in Chinatown makes me soooo want one now🤣after many years found a place that made decent charsu bau on mainlands but not same as Oahu made manapua that I remember
you want cold ginger chicken with NOT a lot of bones? Go to B & L Drive In in Waipahu (same bldg as Elena's Filipino Restaurant)...their regular plate with two scoops of rice and one scoop of mac sald is $8.25! Their mini plate would be $6.75 ! The ginger sauce is not salty...meats are breast meat, and sometimes wings...really not a lot of bones ! First place that I did appreciate eating cold ginger chicken plate lunch, as I always think about the lots of bones i have to take off when eating at a Chinese Restaurant/Chop Suey. At 14:40 mark, you are passing iconic Char Sung Hut that sells manapua and pork hash, half moon, etc...how come you didn't go there too and compare it to the viewers to show why Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery is better. How about Royal Kitchen - famous for their baked manapuas? Gotta have a showdown comparison among these three iconic manapua places !
Thank you so much for the support! I will check out B & L Drive In for their cold ginger! That really is a deal. I actually just tried the cold ginger at New Queen Barbeque on Queen street, had a good amount of meat no bones. But certain parts of the chicken was kinda dry. Unfortunately I think Char Hung Sut closed down for good. Everytime I walk by when I'm in chinatown the doors are closed. Last time I saw them open was before covid. I do love Royal Kitchen manapua I just might have a show down between the two! thank you for the suggestion. Mahalo for all your support!
@@AuthenticallyCharles some other plates of dishes are to the left wall of counter. They are NOT displayed on the upper menu board on back wall of cash register. You should try various, such as (Sliced) Beef with black bean sauce $8.95 or their BBQ Mixed plate (kalbi rib, bbq chicken thighs, Teri beef slices) at $9.95 !!! You won't leave with just the cold ginger chicken plate..guarans ball barans..! 🤙
Everything looked Ono as usual. Me and some buddies were talking about Cold Ginger Chicken last week and we all felt we only get the bone parts all our life. We just assumed that is the part of the chicken they use for that dish. But the sauce makes us keep coming back for more bones haha. A favorite dish of mine is Kau Yuk and dancing lions are my favorite part about Chinese New Year!!!! Hopefully next year!
Brought back lots of memories from childhood. Used to go to the butcher show on the corner of King/Kekaulike as a kid. Best part was the butcher would offer a piece or 2 of char sui. So yummy.
@@AuthenticallyCharles think that's the place where the guy had his handmade cheesecake bakery and was constantly threatened by dope addicts and dealers doing business fronting his shop. He was tired of their threats and it led to a slow down in business, so he moved to 12th Ave in Kaimuki.
Had to tell you we went to Kahiau's and got the Hurricane Poke. We have been making Poke nachos aka from Poke on Da Run with it and they are awesome. Thanks for the recommendation.
there was a place i used to go to on the way to the airport back to the mainland it was on the hawaii kai side of the canal in chinatown and i can't remember what it is called but i got food for the flight and jealous stares from people on the plane. also you remind me of the bad guy from the original hawaii 50 .also when I was a kid i went with my dad for a job at jack lords place in kahala and he had a horse saddle in the middle of his living room (weird right ) . your show is great keep it going!
is char hung sut still around? i remember way back in the 1970s my dad used to go there and buy us there manapua, and pork hash and several half moon dim sums sooooo yummy!!!!
The bakery has been there for decades but the current ownership has only been there for about three to five years. Before them, they did not have baos. Quality has gone down over the years but it is still killers.
Thanks for supporting the channel. I appreciate it. I remember the previous owners before had some good banana mochi rolls that I used to get all the time as a kid. Mahalo!
@@AuthenticallyCharles Yeah, I remember they had two types of banana mochi rolls. One was just flavored and the other had some yellow bean paste inside. Both were really good. I still go there for the peanut candy which I send to people on the mainland.
Aloha Charles, Happy Chinese New Year! Wanted to ask if any of those places that sell manapua have ones that are vegetarian or chicken instead of pork (I don't eat pork or beef). Also, I agree, I don't like when take out food that has a lot of liquid ends up leaking all over inside of the plastic bag :( Also, when it comes to poke, this might be a strange question to ask, but if you don't eat raw fish, do they have poke that uses tofu or cooked fish? Mahalo!
Hi Paula, thank you so much for the questions and support! and Happy Chinese New Year! Some places that sell manapua do have chicken versions or vegetarian versions of it. Your best bet is Royal kitchen in the Chinese Cultural Plaza. I know for sure they have chicken and vegetarian manapuas. Some other places might be a hit or miss especially if they aren't a specialty manapua shop. Regarding the poke. There are vegetarian type poke that I have seen. I've actually tried a tofu poke with sea asparagus that was actually really good! But not many places have a big vegetarian option. In regards to the fish there is a fried fish poke. They are like ahi cubes that are flash seared. Restaurants tend to leave it rare in the middle but you can ask for it to be fully cooked. But you won't find any of the seared ahi at most poke bowl locations. I tend to find them at plate lunch spots as a special of the day. or at a sit down restaurant. Hope that helps. If there are any videos or types of restaurants you want to see let me know! Mahalo!
@@AuthenticallyCharles not sure if you've ever checked out Allegrini Mozzarella in the Ohana Hale Marketplace, but I've heard good things about their food.
Thank you for supporting the channel! I really appreciate it. yeah it can take awhile to video and then edit. Sometimes it takes like 6 or 7+ hours to edit a video. Mahalo for watching!
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What is your favorite Chinese food? And what do you like to do for Chinese New Year?
shrimp chow fun, dim sum (shrimp rice noodle, har gow), clams w/black bean sauce. If there weren't this pandemic, I would be going out to Las Vegas and celebrating at a Chinese restaurant in the Chinatown there.
I like eating all the yummy snacks! I miss spending fam time with everyone! Hopefully next year we will resume some sense of normalcy
Beef chow fun and egg tarts😋 CNY is def for spending time with family but sadly that won’t be happening this year for me :(
Fave food is Dim Sum... me & the wife usually have it for CNY.
My favorite is Char Siu Bao, or manapua. I must go to Sing"s to get them next time. Also the Jin Dui, or Chinese deep fried sesame seed mochi doughnut, and of course the har gaw, or pork hash. Not sure if I spelled everything correctly, sorry if I did. Aloha!
Hey Charles, you might want to buy one of those trays that fits into your steering wheel. You then have a flat service, not seen on camera right in front of you to place those gravy generous plate lunches. Folks in RV's, Vans, etc use them. They are sturdy and inexpensive. Love this $10 Chinatown tour.
The chicken curry Managua and their tarts are the best !!! Has been my spot for over 20yrs. Indonana from Kaneohe.
Thanks for watching! Yes I love their manapua and all the goodies they have.
I've had Maguro Brothers and it was so fresh! Glad I didn't go to food land!
Many people think food in Hawaii can be expensive. Good to see cheap eats!!
Thanks I appreciate the support! Yeah there are still cheap places around especially in the Kalihi area of town. I've seen these big chain grocery stores win best poke or whatever and I'm like WTF?! Once I saw Red Lobster as best seafood restaurant in Hawaii lololol.
Thank you so much for supporting small businesses!!
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video. Just trying my best to support local businesses. Mahalo!
OMG! 🤗 That looks so Ono! 😋 Thank you for sharing! 😉 My favorite Manapua is at Char Hung Sut in downtown. However, I want to try your recommendation, especially Kahiau poke plate. Mahalo 🤙
Thank you so much for supporting the channel! Yes try Kahiau they are good! Mahalo!
Awesome! I love Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery and especially love the jung or some call it zongzi with duck egg and pork! I need to try the manapua. I've never had it there before.
thank you! oh yeah try the manapua out next time you are in chinatown!
I miss Char Hun Sut. Especially their chow fun.
I hope they reopen. everytime I walk by Char Hung Sut they are always closed but I never heard anything about it on the news. I think last time I saw them open was before covid :(
Char Hung Sut was my favorite manapua on the island. Haven't had it in over 7 years and when we was in Hawai'i a couple weeks ago, I was sad that they were still not open.... But my sister got me some manapua from Sing Chuan Yeong and I thought they were really good also!
@@AuthenticallyCharles I used to go here for manapua, half moon, jian dui, and pepeiao. Didn't realize they were closed. Thank for the info.
you make me want to go to hawaii so much more than i already want to!!!!
hahah thanks! When you come I'll tell you all the spots to hit up!
the bakeries joong, candied fruits and veggie and mochi buns are great.
I really liked their mochi moon cakes especially the ones with durian!
Great video Charles spreading awareness of these local spots! Out of all the poke spots you've been to, do you have a favorite?
Thank you I really appreciate your support! You know that is really a good question. I love poke bowls like no other. For the longest time I was going to Ahi Vegetable, then Maguro Brothers, and then Keeamoku Seafood, now its Off the Hook Poke. I really enjoyed Kahiau Poke so that might be my next go to spot. But I think over all in terms of price, quality, and taste I might say Keeamoku Seafood. But if money was no issue I'd go maguro brothers cause I really love their spicy tuna and they got all the sashimi and other stuff too! How about you? what is your favorite poke spot?
@@AuthenticallyCharles So far I think my favorite poke spot is Off the Hook in Manoa. But you can't go wrong with Foodland poke bowls for their price!
Enjoying traveling and eating with you. I too am passionate about supporting our local restaurant.
Thank you for taking the time to support my channel I really appreciate it. I love supporting the local small businesses.
Thanks for all the eats recommendations, Charles! The Poké and beef tendons looked amazing!
Bill & Lisa: You folks do good videos. Are you visiting Hawaii this year?
@@cwillys240z4 We hope to! Waiting for the travel restrictions to get better.
@@billandlisa Aloha Bill & Lisa, good to see you over here on Charles page :) Hope you both get out to Hawaii sooner than later, we rescheduled our plans to Oahu December 2021 (hopefully travel restrictions will lighten up by then).
@Bill & Lisa's Food and Travelo omg thank you for commenting!!! I am gonna save this! I looooove your channel soo much! you know every night when I eat dinner I always go on youtube and check your channel out to see if you have any new videos posted. I miss vegas sooo much I love your vegas videos! Mahalo for taking the time to comment!
@@AuthenticallyCharles Oh anytime, Charles! When we want to see what's the latest eats happening on Oahu, you're one of the best resources! Keep it up!
Shung Chong Yuein closed in 2007 after 45 years and the new owners changed the name to Sing Cheong Yuan ... their chewy peanut candy is good but not as good as before. Lam’s Kitchen makes their own look funn ... their beef brisket (gnow nahm) and look funn soup is no ka oi ...
I really miss the old bakeries mochi rolls. There was like a square banana one and a round one. Mahalo for the support!
Hi Charles! We were supposed to go to Oahu last month but cancelled the trip - might need to re-book it after watching! So much good food! 😋
Thank you so much for watching! Hopefully you and your family can come to Oahu soon!
Hey man. You're doing great. keep going. I'm watching!
I love finding GOOD new poke places to try. The ahi at Kahiau's looks super fresh, the melt in your mouth kine! :)
You gotta try Kahiau one day!
I was supposed to go to Hawaii around this time, so you are filling my cravings right now!
hahah thanks! stay tuned for more!
Yup, I hate when the gravy spills in da bag. You sure find some good places to eat at. Living in CA now. Hope to come home this year after Da Corona settles down. I have a list of places to hit thanks to you. Aloha!
Mahalo! Thanks so much for supporting the channel I really appreciate it! Trying my best to support local businesses and provide locals like you a piece of Hawaii. Much Aloha!
Miss steamed Manapua ... your description of this one in Chinatown makes me soooo want one now🤣after many years found a place that made decent charsu bau on mainlands but not same as Oahu made manapua that I remember
Lam's kitchen and Lagoon chinese restaurant are owned by the same family
Been to both places .love there combo plates 😁
I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. That must be why the food is bomb at both places! Mahalo for supporting the channel!
Great food tour...love chow fun
thank you so much for supporting the channel! the chow fun was delicious!
This needs to be a series!💯
Thank you for the support! That is a great idea! Thank you! Be on the look out for more cheap eats. :)
Never been to Hawaii’s CT but def need to check it out next time I’m there!
When you come to Hawaii hit me up I'll give you all the info!
you want cold ginger chicken with NOT a lot of bones? Go to B & L Drive In in Waipahu (same bldg as Elena's Filipino Restaurant)...their regular plate with two scoops of rice and one scoop of mac sald is $8.25! Their mini plate would be $6.75 ! The ginger sauce is not salty...meats are breast meat, and sometimes wings...really not a lot of bones ! First place that I did appreciate eating cold ginger chicken plate lunch, as I always think about the lots of bones i have to take off when eating at a Chinese Restaurant/Chop Suey. At 14:40 mark, you are passing iconic Char Sung Hut that sells manapua and pork hash, half moon, etc...how come you didn't go there too and compare it to the viewers to show why Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery is better. How about Royal Kitchen - famous for their baked manapuas? Gotta have a showdown comparison among these three iconic manapua places !
Thank you so much for the support! I will check out B & L Drive In for their cold ginger! That really is a deal. I actually just tried the cold ginger at New Queen Barbeque on Queen street, had a good amount of meat no bones. But certain parts of the chicken was kinda dry. Unfortunately I think Char Hung Sut closed down for good. Everytime I walk by when I'm in chinatown the doors are closed. Last time I saw them open was before covid. I do love Royal Kitchen manapua I just might have a show down between the two! thank you for the suggestion. Mahalo for all your support!
@@AuthenticallyCharles yikes, i just saw Yelp on them, and it DOES SAY THEY ARE CLOSED... SAD
@@AuthenticallyCharles some other plates of dishes are to the left wall of counter. They are NOT displayed on the upper menu board on back wall of cash register. You should try various, such as (Sliced) Beef with black bean sauce $8.95 or their BBQ Mixed plate (kalbi rib, bbq chicken thighs, Teri beef slices) at $9.95 !!! You won't leave with just the cold ginger chicken plate..guarans ball barans..! 🤙
cheers! thanks for the food tour 😋😷😋
Thank you I really appreciate it. Thanks for the support!
Everything looked Ono as usual. Me and some buddies were talking about Cold Ginger Chicken last week and we all felt we only get the bone parts all our life. We just assumed that is the part of the chicken they use for that dish. But the sauce makes us keep coming back for more bones haha. A favorite dish of mine is Kau Yuk and dancing lions are my favorite part about Chinese New Year!!!! Hopefully next year!
I know all the bones is bummer for the cold ginger! but that sauce! haha. Yeah I am looking forward to more lion dance next year!
Yup Lam's Kitchen, good choices!
Thank you!
Yummm! Good eats i reallu want to try!
Thank you for supporting the channel! They are all very good spots to check out!
Brought back lots of memories from childhood. Used to go to the butcher show on the corner of King/Kekaulike as a kid. Best part was the butcher would offer a piece or 2 of char sui. So yummy.
I gotta try some of those grindz.
Thank you for supporting the channel! The food is ono and cheap!
Your review of Kahiau was spot on!
Thank you for the support! I gotta go back to Kahiau soon. Its really a hidden gem.
@@AuthenticallyCharles think that's the place where the guy had his handmade cheesecake bakery and was constantly threatened by dope addicts and dealers doing business fronting his shop. He was tired of their threats and it led to a slow down in business, so he moved to 12th Ave in Kaimuki.
I agree with all your reviews you have to go to queens bbq on queen st. Awesome food great prices and plenty! Thanks for your channel.
Had to tell you we went to Kahiau's and got the Hurricane Poke. We have been making Poke nachos aka from Poke on Da Run with it and they are awesome. Thanks for the recommendation.
This looks really good!!! Thanks for sharing, friend. Let's stay connected!
Thank you I appreciate it!
I believe you ordered a hurricane and spicy tuna.
Yes you are right. it completely slipped my mind until after I was done I was saying it wrong the entire time. haha mahalo for supporting the channel.
Everything looks so good🤤🤤🤤
Thank you!
Since this video air
I been eating their pork hash once a week
Yummy siopao!!!!
Thanks for supporting the channel!
Needing A/C in February...Nice!
there was a place i used to go to on the way to the airport back to the mainland it was on the hawaii kai side of the canal in chinatown and i can't remember what it is called but i got food for the flight and jealous stares from people on the plane. also you remind me of the bad guy from the original hawaii 50 .also when I was a kid i went with my dad for a job at jack lords place in kahala and he had a horse saddle in the middle of his living room (weird right ) . your show is great keep it going!
Could you do Okinawan and Portuguese grindz next?! 🙏🏿🤙🏿
Your comments are right on!
Omg my mom would loveee that cold ginger chicken. Haha it also bothers me when the sauce gets all in the bag!
Me too sauce spilled in bag is a big no no!
I agree - best Manapuas in town, baked and steamed’ generous fillings …..
Yummy!! I miss Hawaii so much
is char hung sut still around? i remember way back in the 1970s my dad used to go there and buy us there manapua, and pork hash and several half moon dim sums sooooo yummy!!!!
They closed down :( so sad. There wasn't a statement or anything. They closed after march last year and never reopened.
The bakery has been there for decades but the current ownership has only been there for about three to five years. Before them, they did not have baos. Quality has gone down over the years but it is still killers.
Thanks for supporting the channel. I appreciate it. I remember the previous owners before had some good banana mochi rolls that I used to get all the time as a kid. Mahalo!
@@AuthenticallyCharles Yeah, I remember they had two types of banana mochi rolls. One was just flavored and the other had some yellow bean paste inside. Both were really good. I still go there for the peanut candy which I send to people on the mainland.
New subscriber, aloha!
welcome to the channel! thank you so much for the support I really appreciate it! Mahalo!
cool
I make mad dog noises when you put food in your mouth and it makes my grillfriend laugh. Im just going to put that out there like that.
Omg that manapua (sp) looks soooooo good. Is it similar to char siu bao?
yup! Manapua is the way people in Hawaii say char siu bao or variation of it.
Aloha Charles, Happy Chinese New Year! Wanted to ask if any of those places that sell manapua have ones that are vegetarian or chicken instead of pork (I don't eat pork or beef). Also, I agree, I don't like when take out food that has a lot of liquid ends up leaking all over inside of the plastic bag :( Also, when it comes to poke, this might be a strange question to ask, but if you don't eat raw fish, do they have poke that uses tofu or cooked fish? Mahalo!
Hi Paula, thank you so much for the questions and support! and Happy Chinese New Year! Some places that sell manapua do have chicken versions or vegetarian versions of it. Your best bet is Royal kitchen in the Chinese Cultural Plaza. I know for sure they have chicken and vegetarian manapuas. Some other places might be a hit or miss especially if they aren't a specialty manapua shop.
Regarding the poke. There are vegetarian type poke that I have seen. I've actually tried a tofu poke with sea asparagus that was actually really good! But not many places have a big vegetarian option. In regards to the fish there is a fried fish poke. They are like ahi cubes that are flash seared. Restaurants tend to leave it rare in the middle but you can ask for it to be fully cooked. But you won't find any of the seared ahi at most poke bowl locations. I tend to find them at plate lunch spots as a special of the day. or at a sit down restaurant.
Hope that helps. If there are any videos or types of restaurants you want to see let me know! Mahalo!
@@AuthenticallyCharles not sure if you've ever checked out Allegrini Mozzarella in the Ohana Hale Marketplace, but I've heard good things about their food.
Food Fiend did a video at Kahiau Poke.
oh yes I saw her review on Kahiau Poke. I gotta go back and try their cold ginger poke :) I really enjoy her videos.
What do you of think of Char Hung Sut?
Char Hut Sut has the best manapuas
hi! how is the dining availability now? i'm going to Oahu 7/17
Not had brah! .. I can tell you do a lot of work on your vlogs..
Thank you for supporting the channel! I really appreciate it. yeah it can take awhile to video and then edit. Sometimes it takes like 6 or 7+ hours to edit a video. Mahalo for watching!
Boo too bad you didn’t get the good chicken pieces!
I know! I was sooooo sad.
Sad covid cancelled everything :(
I know covid sucks
U look like an actor
haha thanks