Eagle Cafe - Honolulu, Hawaii

For lunch me, my mom and aunt/uncle went to Eagle Café on Nimitz Hwy in Honolulu. I would describe that place as local home cooking. The servings are quite large. Not to mention, you got a drink, soup/salad/fruit cup, a roll and bread, and dessert with the meal.

My mom had the Ahi(tuna) belly and I had the fresh catch of the day which was Opakapaka (Snapper). You could choose the way you wanted the Opakapaka prepared; broiled, baked or Chinese style. I chose the Chinese style of fish prep which is a sweet soy sauce it sits in topped with fresh ginger and cilantro(Chinese parsley). The fish was really delicious. I got two filets which was too much to eat in one sitting so I took half my meal home. I like to soak my rice with the sauce and scoop that into my mouth. Ahh, simple food but warm and comforting. My Mom’s Ahi was good. The belly part of the fish is dark meat. The Ahi belly was prepared nicely because it was not fatty and not too heavy. It was served with tartar sauce. For dessert, we all chose the double crusted coconut pie. I packed mine up and split my mom’s piece. I thought the pie would be a sort of custard based coconut, but actually it was fresh shredded. Pie is not my favorite dessert but this one had a nice flakey, but not fatty, crust. It wasn’t too sweet which made it very nice.