The last time I ate at Chef Mavro on the corner of King and McCully streets was several years ago — well before the high-end restaurant received national accolades like the AAA Five Diamond Award or the designation of Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. by Gayot Guide.
And it was still damn good.
Now the restaurant is dripping with awards and recognition, from receiving the the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award three years in a row, being named everything from Top 10 Seafood Restaurants in the World (Destination Fish) to 10 Most Romantic Honeymoon Hot Spots (TheKnot.com), to getting impressive reviews from restaurant critics at the New York Times, Gourmet and the Los Angeles Times.
So, inspired by our recent jaunt to Paris this month, we decided to head back to Mavro from some French-inspired cuisine, where small plates explode with flavors and the personally selected wines pair perfectly with the seasonal selections. It was like being back in Avignon — only we were feasting on freshly caught opakapaka and the James Beard Award-winning chef George “Chef Mavro” Mavrothalassitis read my tweet about it and came to my table to personally thank me. (Seriously. He reads his tweets.)
Here’s what we ate:
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Chef Mavro, 1969 S. King St. Hours: 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Phone: 808-944-4714, www.chefmavro.com, www.facebook.com/chef.mavro. Follow Chef Mavro on Twitter @chefmavro
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Darn it Cat! I just ate lunch and I’m hungry again! oh well…
Mavro is still on the Cutting Edge when it comes to dining in Hono.
It’s nice to see really fine dining like this
Ooooh add me to the “all of a sudden very very hungry” list.
i feel like i feel after mchang’s food blogs: totally satiated and fully informed. great photos and detailed descriptions.
Yay for Chef Mavro. I would love to try that Wagyu beef too. I’m not a lamb eater. Wish I could eat right now, but just came from Dentist and he says no chew hard stuff for 24 hours. Oh the hunger. Pass the ice cream.
Hello Cat!
Fuud pixs Friday!
Yummy! It’s just out of my budget to eat there.
I’ve eaten my way through many cities around the globe, and Chef Mavro stands shoulder-to-shoulder with all of the Great Chefs. I don’t think we appreciate him as much in Hawaii as we should. But, maybe that’s good – I don’t have to call three months in advance for a reservation!
CAT,
Aaaiiiyyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! One of my favorites. This aint Zippys, small portions, subtle flavors, pricey. Based on your French dining in Avignon, how did this stack up?
Does Chef Mavro still do the thing where he cooks down on Waikiki Beach? No doubt the food there is good, great way to impress your date, and the food is priced right for what you get.
Great review and pix! I’ve had both phenomenal meals here and a couple that were “decent” – I like that the menu changes seasonally so the menu changes a lot. I too haven’t been in years and want to go back now!
Gotta love those fuud proms. That Strip Loin looked soooo delicious. Chef Mavro has always been on the cutting edge in terms of the different layers of flavor in his style of preparation.
I haven’t been there in a few years but it’s definitely worth a revisit, maybe soon too.
(Why can’t @ ChefMarvo pop up in this comment? I follow him.)
Thanks for the pics, every time that I’m on the “other side of the tracks” ( S. King St.) at Jack In The Box drive-in and I always wonder what it’s like in there. 😉 Interesting stuff, looks good!
#6, #9, #10, #16.
My oh my does that look good.
13-17 look so delicious. Now where’s some chocolate?