We have selected our top five restaurants in Wahiawa you must-try places to eat, as there are simply too many to list them all.
1. Koa Pancake House
Koa Pancake House offers local-style breakfast dishes, including classic loco mocos and large omelets loaded with meat and vegetables—everything you would wish from a hometown cafe. Visit koapancakehouse.com, located at 703 California Ave., and contact them at (808) 621-0123.
2. Chicken in a Barrel
Chicken in a Barrel, a Kaua’i staple that has made its way to O’ahu, presents heaped amounts of chicken, ribs, or kālua pig matched with a scoop of white rice and a cup of chili. You can find the restaurant on Chickeninabarrel.com, located at 167-A S. Kamehameha Highway, and contact them at (808) 888-2400.
3. ‘Ohana Sub
Sometimes all you want for lunch is fresh vegetables and deli meats, hidden behind a wonderfully baked sub bread. For such moments, go to “Ohana Sub,” which serves first-rate hoagies. (I advise your sub to sample the papaya seed dressing; if you enjoy it, the store will let you purchase a full bottle.) 55 S. Kamehameha Highway; (808) 799-5799.
4. Dong Yang Inn
For me, Dong Yang Inn is the best of all the locations on Oahu to enjoy a Korean plate lunch. The kimchi is quite decent; the barbecue chicken is shockingly superb; and the pork jun is fantastic. Perfect. 546 Olive Ave., (808) 621-5031.
5. Maui Mike’s Fire-Roasted Chicken
Given what Maui Mike has on the grill, I hope you’re in the mood for chicken will be your must-try places to eat. Maui Mike and his staff hand massage all-natural, cageless birds, then slow-roast the meat for hours using Mike’s unique recipe. It sounds like it tastes delicious. Mauimikes.com; 96 S. Kamehameha Highway; (808) 622-5900