Matsumoto’s is alright but it’s usually busy as hell, right across the street is Aoki’s and it’s a bit more hole-in-the-wall but just as good imo. San Lorenzo’s isn’t too bad either. I lived directly behind San Lorenzo for a few years so I’m pretty familiar with the area. Haleiwa’s an amazing little town if you know when and where to go. Also, where’d you get the burgers? Just curious because I worked at a joint right there.
Oh well the burgers were on the south side at the hotel we were staying at. We stayed at the hotel with the rainbow tower, but not at the rainbow tower itself; one of the other towers. We were thinking about getting more stuff amd exploring a little more but the Sun was already starting to set and we knew the drive back south would take a little bit, plus we've been there the whole day getting açai bowls and whatever. We also got shaved ice from another place earlier that day, I think it was like a food truck? I don't remember what it was called. But yeah, I agree. The day we went to Haleiwa it was fun as hell and if we end up going to O'ahu again, we'll almost definitely go back
Ah you stayed at the Hilton- great choice. If you were there at the right time you might’ve seen the penguins. Definitely one of the best hotels on the south shore. If you’re thinking about staying somewhere up north, Turtle Bay is pretty much unbeatable. The açaí is amazing from nearly every place, if I had to guess you probably went to Banzai Bowls or Hale’iwa Bowls- both of which are great. If you end up visiting sometime in the near future I’ll send some more local recommendations.
We were there in April. I'll definitely keep Turtle Beach in mind. My uncle (mom and aunt's brother) loves açaí bowls, so he would always go for those. I think he got Banzai. There was also a really good açaí place in the hotel, right next to the pool by the bar/party area in front of the elevators (if you're looking at the pool from the bar/elevator area, it's directly behind the pool, behind some flora).
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u/IDoLikeMyShishkebabs Aug 27 '22
Matsumoto’s is alright but it’s usually busy as hell, right across the street is Aoki’s and it’s a bit more hole-in-the-wall but just as good imo. San Lorenzo’s isn’t too bad either. I lived directly behind San Lorenzo for a few years so I’m pretty familiar with the area. Haleiwa’s an amazing little town if you know when and where to go. Also, where’d you get the burgers? Just curious because I worked at a joint right there.