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WEEKEND FUUD: Asahi Grill

By Catherine Toth Fox • September 26, 2010 • Food, Musings, The Daily Dish

It was a, well, challenging week.

So my boyfriend needed some comfort food, like, STAT.

So we headed to Asahi Grill, a little restaurant on Ward Avenue popular for its oxtail soup. Which was exactly what we had in mind.

The oxtail soup here is the same one from Kapiolani Coffee Shop, which used to be located in Kam Bowl (now a Walgreens) and in Kapalama City Square. Folks who crave this version — arguable the best on the island — now flock to Ward Avenue to feast on this classic island dish.

Here’s what our Saturday food fest looked like:

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This little cafe in Koko Marina Center opened in May to rave reviews. It's one of the few places in East Honolulu that serves breakfast — and all day long.

Asahi Grill, 515 Ward Ave. Phone: 593-2800.

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7 Comments

  • Reply CodyZamboni September 26, 2010 at 10:59 am

    Thanks for the scrumptious fotos. Especially the super yummy pics of garlic chicken.

  • Reply melissa808 September 26, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Actually, I’ve been there when it’s not packed! off-peak hours are pretty empty. It’s nice and peaceful and we can spread out all our computer equipment!

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave September 26, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    CAT,
    Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! I enjoy the cholesterol bursting soup with the peanuts and parsley! One of the successor restaurants was at City Square. The bowl of OTS was almost $12!!!! I think it is much less at Asahi, if I remember correctly. I can see why the one at City Square closed. You can have 2 Blazin Steak plates for the cost of the OTS!! I think paying that much for the side of the beef is more sensible than the butt!!??

  • Reply mikewatanabe September 26, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    Good place to bring young children. The staff is generally helpful and understanding, happy to bring extra bowls and spoons and things. Napkins, especially. When kids eat oxtail, there is a splash zone.

  • Reply dbjack September 26, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    The garlic chicken is the winner for me, not into the oxtail soup so much. Will have to check this place out when I come home for a visit.

  • Reply Harrycovair September 26, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    I’m partial to the Spicy Ahi Don myself (without the optional Bay Shrimp). Small cubed Ahi tossed with a mild hot sauce, some slices of Avocado, a slice of Tamago, a squirt of some kind of dressing over the top, all over a bowl of hot rice. What more is there to like?

    Great fuud pics again Cat.

  • Reply tommy September 26, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    You gotta love the fatty meat in the oxtail soup. Their fried rice is one of the better ones around town and their Japanese menu is reasonably prices. Great review Cat!

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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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