Tl;dr: Decent burgers, love the sweet potato fries (not their regular fries so much), good quality ingredients

I used to come here quite often, but it's been a while, so I decided to come here again yesterday for dinner. Our group ordered a variety of things from their menu.

First, we ordered the Hula burger, which comes with sauted mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and swiss. I personally LOVE mushrooms on burgers, and the mushrooms on this burger had a springy but juicy texture which was wonderful. Yummm.... My main complaint is that we ordered the burger medium, but the patty was on the dry side. I've had much juicier and more flavorful burger patties elsewhere. However, I think the menu here focuses on taking a creative "tropical" approach to the burger, and the variety and quality of toppings makes up for their painfully average patty.

We ordered our burger with sweet potato fries. The past times I've come here, I opted for the generic french fries, but they can be quite hit or miss here. They cut their fries too large, and they lack a good crisp. The sweet potato fries are really really good though!

We also ordered the Kaanapali Kobb salad, with the dressing, bacon, and bleu cheese on the side. This was a pretty simple dish, but what struck me was the quality of the ingredients. Everything was super fresh: the lettuce was nice and crisp, the chicken was juicy and tender, and the avocados were at the perfect ripeness. If I'm every in a salad mood, I would definitely order this again!

Finally, we ordered the tortilla soup. Once again, I was impressed by their execution. I'm not the hugest fan of tortilla soup, but this soup had great flavor/texture and was loaded with a generous portion of chicken.

I'm a fan of this place! Will come again for sure!

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