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FUUD: HASR Bistro in Chinatown

By Catherine Toth Fox • February 22, 2013 • Food

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When Grand Cafe & Bakery closed last July, I was devastated.

It was my go-to place for lunch whenever I was in downtown, mostly because it was located right outside the municipal parking lot I always use.

(Grand Cafe has since moved to HiSAM. Thank God.)

In its place, however, was a new bistro concept by Terry Kakazu, whose boutique wine shop, HASR Wine Co., is right next door.

And it’s aptly named HASR Bistro.

It’s country-side French food meets upscale dining but at affordable prices. Or something like that.

But the draw, at least for foodies, is the restaurant’s executive chef. Hawaii-born Rodney Uyehara, whose opened such notable eateries such as The Bistro at Century Center and The Beachhouse at the Moana Surfrider Hotel, is at the helm at HASR.

I was just happy something opened in that space. I mean, it’s right outside the parking garage!

So I went with a friend on a recent weekday to check out the menu I had heard raves about.

Here’s what lunch looked like:

HASR Bistro

HASR Bistro
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Last fall HASR Bistro took over the space vacated by Grand Cafe & Bakery.

HASR Bistro, 31 N. Pauahi St. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Phone: (808) 533-HASR.

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3 Comments

  • Reply M February 22, 2013 at 10:21 am

    Hello Cat!

    Happy Fuud pixs Friday!
    That burger looks sooooo ono I can taste it!

  • Reply David Jackson February 22, 2013 at 11:04 am

    Looks good but a bit pricey. I’m thinking the burger is to die for and at $14 it had better be. The dessert looks righteous as well. But add the burger the dessert and the ice tea and it seems like $25 plus. More like a special occasion place to me. For $5 can get Costco two slices and a drink. Call me tight… Five meals for 1. You definitely have a serious food budget 🙂

  • Reply Amy1 February 24, 2013 at 4:31 am

    Cat, maybe you should tell Melissa and Mari of this place. I will head there also to give it try.

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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