The only highlights of the new year have been discovering a new restaurant, Ono Kine Grindz, packing up Christmas, and... I can't even think of a third thing.
I'm not complaining, the luxury to sit around at home and do nothing isn't something everyone gets to enjoy. So I'm lucky in that regard. But all good things must come to an end. Sometime around the end of this month, or possibly early February, I start my three week Phlebotomy internship and afterwards I will hopefully be working full time. So the two year vacation will be coming to an end very soon. So there are some big things on the horizon.
Anyways, about Ono Kine Grindz: It's a tiny little whole-in-the-wall place on North Avenue in Wauwatosa that is half restaurant and half store. The restaurant, if you can even really call it that, is just a walk-up counter serving a hand full of plate lunch items-- Kalua Pork, Huli-Huli Chicken, Kobe Beef, and "Winner" Chili. (Winner refers to the hot dog in the chili.) They also have Manapua, Spam Musubi, and Pork Hash. They have a large dining table that seats about 8 people in the back. The other half of the business is an awesome array of Hawaiian and Asian grocery products that you can't find anywhere else in the area. Looking through all their items was surreal. Things I haven't seen since I lived in Hawaii over eleven years ago. The only things they were missing were POG and shrimp chips. But no one's perfect.
The business is run by Guy and Kawika, both of whom have lived in Hawaii. They are super friendly and do a wonderful job with the place. It has a very warm and inviting atmosphere due to an obvious passion for what they do. Unfortunately, little places like this spring up all the time, then fail. I really hope that Guy and Kawika are successful and continue to do business for a very long time.
mouth watering....
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