El Taco Feliz — Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos, their specialty and best-selling dish. Served with fresh handmade corn tortillas, rice and beans. They are open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and are in the heart of Kapa‘a Town.

By Léo Azambuja

Kaua‘i is reaping the rewards of having an intelligent, strong leadership and a caring community. At the time of this writing, there were zero active cases of COVID-19 on the island.

However, we can’t drop the ball. Restaurants are still only serving take-out and delivery until county officials say it’s safe to reopen for dine-in. Until then, we can take home our favorite dishes, and also find new favorite ones.

These are some of the best dishes from a few of our restaurants and food trucks. Hopefully, it will keep you inspired to keep supporting them.

Aloha and keep safe.

Chalupa Mexican Food Truck — Chalupas, made with grilled corn tortillas topped with meat of your choice, cabbage salad, salsa, fresco cheese, guacamole and cilantro cream save. Call 634-4016 to order.
Chalupa Mexican Food Truck — Blackened fresh fish tacos. Two fresh fish tacos seasoned with Cajun spice and grilled to perfection on corn or flour tortillas. Served with cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle aioli sauce. Call 634-4016 to order.
Kauai Beer Co. — Lamb Gyro, made with slow-cooked lamb, served with housemade tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers and pickled red onion. And it comes with fries! Delicious and only $10. Visit www.kauaibeer.com for the food and beer menu, updated daily. Call 245-2337 to order.
Kilauea Market + Café — Hanalei Taro Burger, made with Braddah Dave’s taro patty, swiss cheese, roasted mushrooms, pea sprouts, garlic aioli and arugula pesto, served on a brioche bun and with fries. Find Kilauea Market + Café on Instagram at @kilaueamarket. Visit www.kilaueamarket.com and call 828-2837 for orders.
Midnight Bear Breads — Pain au Chocolat, a flaky, buttery croissant filled with high-quality dark chocolate. A taste of Paris on Kaua‘i! Visit www.midnightbearbreads.com to order, or call 335-2893 for more information. Find them on Instagram at @midnightbearbreads and on Facebook at @mbbreadskauai.
North Shore General Store — Chili Pepper Chicken, their most popular plate lunch. It’s made with boneless skin-on chicken thighs, floured and deep-fried to a golden brown, and then tossed in their homemade sweet and spicy chili pepper sauce. Served with two scoops of rice and a scoop of potato mac salad. The North Shore General Store is providing takeout daily from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and delivery to Kilauea on Friday and Saturday only. They have brick oven style pizzas, local beef burgers, and local style plate lunches. Visit www.pizzakauai.com for their menu, and call 826-1122 to order.
Passion Bakery — Loco Moco, made with two Wailua Meat Company’s grass-fed beef patties, served with two scoops of rice and a scoop of mac salad. Their patties have no fillers, just great ground beef with salt and pepper, grilled slowly to your liking. The patties are layered on sticky rice, with housemade gravy and two eggs the way you like. Check out www.passionbakeries.com were you can see their modified menu. Call 821-0060.
Pueo Fish Market — Fresh Ahi Poke, made by owner Roger Palama. Served on a bed of Sinaloa chips, and topped with unagi/wasabi drizzle, furikake and green onions. Call 320-7940 to order.
PV Eats — Vegan Beet Poke, made with roasted sesame marinated beets, coconut carrot puree, red quinoa and radish salad. Find PV Eats on Instagram at @pveatskauai. Visit www.pveatskauai.com and call 826-1695 for orders.
Shakti Indian Cuisine — Sabzi, or mixed vegetable curry, is a traditional Indian dish with a variety of fresh vegetables. It’s prepared simmered in a creamy tomato sauce, with fresh herbs and authentic Indian spices, and served with basmati rice. Place orders pick up at www.shaktiindiancuisine.com. For Delivery orders, visit Malama Auctions virtual farmers market. Delivery is Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call 212-6353 for more information.
Street Burger — Classic Cheeseburger, made with Kiawe Reserve grass-fed beef patty, topped with aged white cheddar, locally grown greens and tomatoes, and served on handmade brioche bun from Passion Bakery Cafe. All burgers come with hand-cut sea-salt fries, or you can upgrade to a local greens or Caesar salad. Street Burger is open Tuesday to Saturday from 3-8 p.m., call-in orders only at 212-1555. Last order taken at 7:45 p.m. Pick up out back, behind the patio.
Summer Foods — The vegan Summer Rolls are yummy and fresh. They are filled with organic shredded beets and carrots, sprouts and locally grown organic avocados and fresh herbs (mint, cilantro and basil). The creamy peanut sauce has kick of ginger. These summer rolls come in a pack of two, and are light, yet filling and extremely satisfying even to those who aren’t vegan but perhaps just looking for ways to eat more plant-based. Find Summer Foods at Hoku Foods Natural Market in Kapa‘a, where Kaukahi stocks her products Monday-Friday. Check her on Instagram @summerfoodskauai or call 346-5085 for more information.

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