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FUUD: Underdogs Sports Bar & Grill in Kalihi

By Catherine Toth Fox • May 7, 2013 • Food

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Yes, FUUD blog and it’s not even Friday!

Most of my friends know it’s hard to get me to go out late at night, especially when the surf’s up.

So it probably shocked my gal pal, Melissa Chang (@melissa808), when I agreed to meet up with her and Olena Heu (@OlenaHeu), part of the Wake Up 2day morning crew, at a fairly new sports bar in Kalihi, a full 14 miles from where I live.

Underdogs Sports Bar & Grill opened several months ago in a spot vacated by, well, another kind of bar. It’s right next to Fujiya, the popular candy- and mochi-maker, on Waiakamilo Road.

Even though I’m from the area — I was born and raised in Kalihi Valley — I don’t usually venture into this ‘hood after hours.

But Olena assured us this spot was worth it. (Melissa wrote about the sports bar, too, on her blog, Urban Mix Plate on Nonstop Honolulu.) It’s been her go-to spot lately, mostly due to its proximity between the station and her home. (Those are good enough reasons for me!) She loves the pork-and-tots and the Melona cocktail.

And why wouldn’t the food be good? One of the owners is Jensen Hirota, who used to work at Alan Wong’s and was one of the partners at Kanpai Bar & Grill (my old haunt).

So I hopped in my car and drove aaaaaaaall the way to Kalihi — and after hiking up Makapuu with my dogs! — to sample a sports bar menu that folks have been raving about.

Here’s what our recent eating excursion looked like:

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Underdogs Sports Bar & Grill is your typical local-style sports bar with flat-screen TVs, dart boards, karaoke and a great happy hour with cheap drinks.

Underdogs Sports Bar & Grill, 508 Waiakamilo Road in Kalihi. Hours: 2 p.m.-2 a.m. daily. Phone: (808) 888-2873

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8 Comments

  • Reply WildeOscar May 7, 2013 at 5:19 am

    The mac’n cheese and the meaty pizza both look spectacular.

  • Reply Annoddah Dave May 7, 2013 at 6:24 am

    CAT: Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! Is this place cheaper than HOME? is the fuud better value?

  • Reply M May 7, 2013 at 6:30 am

    Hello Cat,
    It’s out of my hood too but if I’m out there I’ll check it out.

  • Reply Myong May 7, 2013 at 10:21 am

    The fried rice and pizza were my favorites of the night.

  • Reply rayboyjr May 7, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Hey Cat … haha … funny, this is really close to my ‘hood … but I’ve never noticed Underdogs … and I don’t even remember what was there before … hmmm, another kind of bar??? … like the ones across the street??? …

    … btw, what time were you there??? … I can’t imagine too many people in the area after hours … ‘cept those visiting the other kind of bars across the street??? … haha …

  • Reply Melissa May 7, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Fun times! I agree, good value! And yes, I was shocked, but hey…I gotta keep trying!

  • Reply New(ish) eats: Underdogs Sports Bar & Grill | Nonstop Honolulu | Entertainment, Events and Eating | Honolulu, Hawaii May 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm

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  • Reply Pomai May 11, 2013 at 1:50 am

    Those GREAT fuud photos you shot from Underdogs aren’t helping a guy sitting alone in his home late on a Saturday night. Now I’m going to have to resort to Wailana Coffee House for something at least remotely close to that ono looking!

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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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