Love the koi pond at Ala Moana. So soothing. Couldn't find it at first and felt sad and then found it a bit farther on. Good to know about the Lanai food court! Looking forward to trying it. Crispy gau gee mein is the bomb. Love your commemorative ornament. As always Lucy is so cute!
The noodles-to-sauce ratio is always key when it comes to crispy noodles like that...not too much where it totally douses the crunch, but not too little where it feels like you're only crunching on dry noods. Amanda's face when Felix said "Chinese kitchen sink"....ZING!
Yes, the ratio is key. One thing I do whenever I order this is ask for the sauce in a separate bowl. That way, I can just pour a little at a time just over the section I eat.
I used to work at Starbucks Sears Ala Moana and Amy’s Hallmark Ala Moana. Ala Moana Shopping Center changed a lot. I saw that you went inside Hallmark, used to be a corporate one, now it is a franchise.
My grandfather used to always order cake noodle when we used to go to Kin Wah and now that I don’t live in Hawaii, I miss it so much. When I was home in November, we ordered beef broccoli on cake noodle from Little Village Noodle House and it was sooooo good! Can’t wait til I’m home next year. Going to try to get to Kin Wah. I miss that place like crazy. And, I do remember all of the koi at Ala Moana… miss the good old days at AMC. Mele Kalikimaka! 💜
I remember the koi pool going all the way down the shopping center . I also remember Ala Moana only having 2 stories, street level and mall level. Those Noodles looked so crispy. No worries, Amanda, we all have bad hair days. You looked good with the beanie on!
Perfect ornament for you guys in 2021! I always get coffee at Ala Moana and ate at that poke place on the ground floor. I don’t recall having eaten at the Lanai but walked around a few times! The beef salad looks so good, gotta try that next time!
Aloha Amanda & Felix (and Lucy too). The food courts at Ala Moana are awesome, so much variety of great food. So many places I want to try in the food courts there if I can ever make it back out to Hawaii again someday. Love the Christmas ornament too, how perfect!
Thanks for clarifying on where Tae's moved. I'm from Maui and used to hit up Oahu a few times a year. I remember going to Tae's when it started as a food truck in Don Quiote parking lot, then they later got a storefront nearby one block down. Due to the lock down I haven't traveled much until a couple weeks ago when I went to see a concert at the Blaisdel. I was disappointed one night when I did not see Tae's at the corner as I was craving a Garlic steakroll. Now I know they got a name change and is at the mall. Chee garans going hit them up next trip. 😊 💪🏼
My husband and I are coming to Oahu at the end of this month. We’re going to try the Crispy noodles and the pork roll for sure! Thanks you guys! Watching a bunch of your VDOs. So much fun! 😄
Aloha! I love your Christmas ornament, it’s perfect! I’ve been to this food park. FYI any vegetarians out there, they have fried Spring Rolls. I still eat shrimp, so, Felix’s meal looked like something I could eat. Love you guys! 🎄
I left HI in the 90's and so much has changed!!!!! Good grief for a minute I was like NO KOI POND at alaz????!!!! Thank you for your videos! Now I won't feel like a tourist when I go back home this Jan!
The gravy on the crispy chow mein noodles is a basic Cantonese gravy made with soy and oyster sauce, chicken broth and thickened with cornstarch slurry. It's pretty standard gravy for any Cantonese stir fry like beef and broccoli, or any other meat or seafood vegetable dish.
Lol when you noticed the pond with the koi fish was moved 😂 oops spoke too soon. Loving 5he Christmas shopping, I can’t help myself when I go shopping, I can’t stop u til I get all that I need. The good looks delicious as a;way guys.
So far i have learned Hawaiian names for noodles . Ho fun is look noodle. fried egg noodle is Cake noodle. like most have said , that sauce is just soy and oyster sauce thickened with corn starch .
My go to used to be the old Shirokiya bento section, upstairs from the regular shopping area. Lots of goodies to get there and they even had andagi. Most of the Cantonese restaurants in the SF Bay Area call it Hong Kong style noodle for the crispy noodle dish you had. Thanks for another great video!
Hi guys... that's a great ornament, like it was made just for y'all. Haven't been to Ala Moana in several years. Too far from the Westside. Maybe since there are new restaurants gotta make the effort. Great foodie video. Thank you
As usual the food looks so good. I love crispy noodles too. The steak over the lettuce looked excellent, it made my mouth water Mmmm😍. Your 2021 🎄 Christmas ornament is perfect, it will sure be one to remember. Big Hug for Sweet Lucy🐾❤☀See you next video🎅🎁🎄⛄
Amanda & Felix, I remember $6.00 for the plate when Kevin had his food truck by RockZa, later in Holiday Mart parking lot and after that his restaurant at 1666 Kalauokalani Way. Someone remembered it costing $5.00. I like the Wasabi 👍👍
I love Hi Tea Cafe at the Lanai Food Court. My to go is the minute chicken crispy noodle. I tried making the Tofu soup from your other video and it was ono! Felix what kind of sandals do you wear? Anyhowz keep up the wonderful videos.
Ooh I have to eat at the Lanai next time I’m at the Ala Moana. I snack more than I eat there, so I usually get a cheese dog from Holy Cow or Taro & Coconut with mochi at Zagu. Also, I love the ornament so much! I’m going to try to go to Hallmark and get one too cause this is my first Christmas living here in Honolulu
Sadly, Shirokiya charged exorbitant $$$$ to rent their space +mismanagement led to eventual closing, 2017-18 or so. Bankruptcy court Slammed that door Tight, 2020-21 or so. So Very Sad!😢
I don't usually eat at the Lanai Court, I think I've only had musubis there. If I am on Oahu I hit the Makai Food Court. I don't really shop at Ala Moana any more, I worked at a clothing store there in the late 70's. Yes the old Shirokiya was one of my go to places. There is a Korean Bento place at the Makai across the asle from Jolibee when you enter from the Ala Moana Park side that is really Ono. I can't think of their name. Mahalo and Aloha.
I hit the like button before I watch even. The food looks so ono, wish I could be there. Amanda I sympathize with your beanie cuz of bad hair. I have days where my hair sticks up in the back nothing I can do about it. We had same tradition of buying an ornament each yr: but the house fire destroyed all of several generations. Sigh.
Hi Amanda and Felix, I really enjoyed eating at the dim sum place in the basement food court and the Hawaiian place close by. Amanda are you feeling better now? Love your new ornament take care out there and see you folks soon. Aloha 😊💗🤙
@@AmandaFelixEats I'm happy to hear you are feeling better. Sorry to hear that about the dim sum place they had a good variety and ono too. We haven't been back to Honolulu probably for about 6 years. I'm originally born raised on Oahu but my family moved many years ago. I love watching your vlog l really like your appreciation of the food and culture of Hawaii. Mahalo ❤🤙
Not enough sauce on those noodles looks like you could get dehydrated real quick nah! I used to love going to ala Moana as a kid yeah the koi pond memories ✌
@@AmandaFelixEats remember the old stories at Ala Moana like the crack seed store wongs okazuya shirakiyas Woolworths and we called the koi pond the perch you could go do all walking and shopping and then meet back at the perch thanks for bringing back all those memories 🙂 ✌
Old Shirokiya was winnahs. To me Ala Moana has gotten too tourist-oriented, which includes the majority of the current eateries. Unless I'm craving for something, I usually end up at Foodland. :)
@@AmandaFelixEats Ankake is simply made with dashi (instead of shoyu like Chinese style), potato or corn starch and water. Maybe a little dash of yuzu.
![OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING! || Making a Turkey! [Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii] *Vlogmas Day 12*](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QOcvgU2SJ5Q/mqdefault.jpg)
![OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING! || Making a Turkey! [Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii] *Vlogmas Day 12*](/img/tr.png)
![HMART FOOD COURT TOUR! || [Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii] Food Hall Review!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7OiEvXclVgs/mqdefault.jpg)
I miss the days of eating at the Shirokiya food court inside Shirokiya back in the 80's.
The old shirokiya!! So sad the new one isn’t opening back up 😭😭😭
Love the koi pond at Ala Moana. So soothing. Couldn't find it at first and felt sad and then found it a bit farther on. Good to know about the Lanai food court! Looking forward to trying it. Crispy gau gee mein is the bomb. Love your commemorative ornament. As always Lucy is so cute!
Mahalo Cheryl! We’re happy we found the kois too!
You guys got the perfect ornament! Thanks for trying out the food court, will have to check it out the next time we’re there!
Definitely check out out! 👍
The noodles-to-sauce ratio is always key when it comes to crispy noodles like that...not too much where it totally douses the crunch, but not too little where it feels like you're only crunching on dry noods. Amanda's face when Felix said "Chinese kitchen sink"....ZING!
Yes, the ratio is key. One thing I do whenever I order this is ask for the sauce in a separate bowl. That way, I can just pour a little at a time just over the section I eat.
Agreed! Sauce ratio needs to be perfect! 👌
I used to work at Starbucks Sears Ala Moana and Amy’s Hallmark Ala Moana. Ala Moana Shopping Center changed a lot. I saw that you went inside Hallmark, used to be a corporate one, now it is a franchise.
My grandfather used to always order cake noodle when we used to go to Kin Wah and now that I don’t live in Hawaii, I miss it so much. When I was home in November, we ordered beef broccoli on cake noodle from Little Village Noodle House and it was sooooo good! Can’t wait til I’m home next year. Going to try to get to Kin Wah. I miss that place like crazy. And, I do remember all of the koi at Ala Moana… miss the good old days at AMC. Mele Kalikimaka! 💜
We love Kin Wah too! If only it wasn’t so far but I guess that adds to the charm!👌🏼🤤
Omg Felix, your Chinese kitchen sink metaphor is so on the point 😂 😂 😂
Really miss the foodcourt at Ala Moana 🥲🥲🥲
😅 they have so much selection!
I remember the koi pool going all the way down the shopping center . I also remember Ala Moana only having 2 stories, street level and mall level. Those Noodles looked so crispy. No worries, Amanda, we all have bad hair days. You looked good with the beanie on!
Haha good to know it's not just me! 😅Mahalo! 🤙
Perfect ornament for you guys in 2021! I always get coffee at Ala Moana and ate at that poke place on the ground floor. I don’t recall having eaten at the Lanai but walked around a few times! The beef salad looks so good, gotta try that next time!
Definitely give the teppan place a try! 👍
That was such an appropriate first Christmas ornament!
Isn't it! We love it! 😊
Aloha Amanda & Felix (and Lucy too). The food courts at Ala Moana are awesome, so much variety of great food. So many places I want to try in the food courts there if I can ever make it back out to Hawaii again someday. Love the Christmas ornament too, how perfect!
Mahalo Paula! We’re so glad we could commemorate our first Christmas with some awesome ornaments🤙🏻
Thanks for clarifying on where Tae's moved. I'm from Maui and used to hit up Oahu a few times a year. I remember going to Tae's when it started as a food truck in Don Quiote parking lot, then they later got a storefront nearby one block down. Due to the lock down I haven't traveled much until a couple weeks ago when I went to see a concert at the Blaisdel. I was disappointed one night when I did not see Tae's at the corner as I was craving a Garlic steakroll. Now I know they got a name change and is at the mall. Chee garans going hit them up next trip. 😊 💪🏼
So glad we could help you find taes again! They were so iconic back in the day and are still Ono🤙🏻🤤
The gravy is generally made with a shoyu, oyster sauce sometimes little bit water then they thicken it up with little bit corn starch slurry.
My husband and I are coming to Oahu at the end of this month. We’re going to try the Crispy noodles and the pork roll for sure! Thanks you guys! Watching a bunch of your VDOs. So much fun! 😄
I’m loving these daily vlogmas. Thanks Amanda&Felix.😘😘
Ala Moana used to have that Koi habitat run all the way up the center of every area of the mall! Glad to see some of it is still there in some form.
Grateful for all your videos. Literally sitting here NOW trying to decide what to get! 😂
Love that ornament!!! You guys are gonna be pro homeowners in no time!!!! 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Haha we don't know about pros! 😅
Just added Teppanyaki Farmer to our must try for our next trip to Waikiki in June. Thanks for the recommendations. Can’t wait to eat there 😂
when i go to the lanai i always eat at hi tea n order minute chicken with crispy noodles my fav
Seems like minute chicken is a fan favorite! Definitely gotta try next time👌🏼
. I really enjoy watching your videos you guys are so low key, everything is relaxed and enjoyable. Mahalo.
Aloha! I love your Christmas ornament, it’s perfect! I’ve been to this food park. FYI any vegetarians out there, they have fried Spring Rolls. I still eat shrimp, so, Felix’s meal looked like something I could eat.
Love you guys!
🎄
Aw Mahalo Alicia! 🙂 💕🤙
Thank you for showing the Lanai food court! My favorite one when I lived in Hawaii. HiTea is a great choice.
Yes! Food reviews are back! Thank you.
Always good to see where you fellas end up eating. That food court has a great variety of food.
Our go to! 😁
So much meaning in that ornament..love you guys!
Oh damn! That dog is so cute and spoiled!
I’m going to Hawaii tomorrow 😂😂 Honolulu
You guys should do one of these at Yummy's in Ala Moana!! Best Korean BBQ ever!!
I left HI in the 90's and so much has changed!!!!! Good grief for a minute I was like NO KOI POND at alaz????!!!! Thank you for your videos! Now I won't feel like a tourist when I go back home this Jan!
Haha yea spoke too soon! Glad you're enjoying the vlogs! 🤙
Lol one week after this video came out, Amanda was wearing the same beanie when I saw you guys passing Burger King today 😂.
Ohhh Zippys video location! That beer was good too. Wish we werent so full for zippys
Brah stop getting distracted and start editing. 😂😂 jk jk. Over heard your live stream on Amanda's phone! "I do-do" 🤣
@@AmandaFelixEats hahaha i fell asleep shortly after so i really gotta edit now 🤣
Aloha Guys, next time you go HiTea, you should try the salt & pepper pork chop, it's super good!
The gravy on the crispy chow mein noodles is a basic Cantonese gravy made with soy and oyster sauce, chicken broth and thickened with cornstarch slurry. It's pretty standard gravy for any Cantonese stir fry like beef and broccoli, or any other meat or seafood vegetable dish.
Mahaloha burgers are the BOMB!
AND
Their fries are outstanding.
I guess burgers aren't everyone's cup of tea.
Lol when you noticed the pond with the koi fish was moved 😂 oops spoke too soon. Loving 5he Christmas shopping, I can’t help myself when I go shopping, I can’t stop u til I get all that I need. The good looks delicious as a;way guys.
Haha spoke too soon 😅 Mahalo Angie!
I remembered the koi pond, used to throw pennies in the water and made a wish, also liked to go to Patty's kitchen for the char sui pork, ono
Hi guys man the food there looks great see yall in the next one
Mahalo Terry Elliott! 🥳🤙🏻
So far i have learned Hawaiian names for noodles . Ho fun is look noodle. fried egg noodle is Cake noodle. like most have said , that sauce is just soy and oyster sauce thickened with corn starch .
Ai'Sus....I'm like so hungreeeeee for "Chinese Kitchen Sink" Cake Noodle Kine Grindz's!....Sooo Ono you guyz, Mahalo's for sharing!
Mahalo for watching! 🤙
My go to used to be the old Shirokiya bento section, upstairs from the regular shopping area. Lots of goodies to get there and they even had andagi.
Most of the Cantonese restaurants in the SF Bay Area call it Hong Kong style noodle for the crispy noodle dish you had.
Thanks for another great video!
Shirokiya was the best 😭
I miss Patti's kitchen at the food court!😁
We miss Patti's too! 😢
Patti’s was my go to place in college, cheap food but great taste and value. Miss that place sooooo much!!!
I’m a sucker for Lahaina Chicken Company. Chicken thigh, mashed potatoes and gravy all over… oh… and don’t forget the o prime rib!
Lahaina chicken perfect in a pinch👌🏼
Which Chinese Cake Crispy Noodles from???? Looks 😋 Thanks for sharing!
Guys i love the ornament. So meaningful.
Mahalo! 🤙
Aloha Saturday!!!
🥳🥳🥳
Aww, perfect ornament for you guys, congrats!
my parents always go to the hi tea restaurant and get the c24- bittermelon. they really love it haha and also eat at the sushi place on the other side
Hi guys... that's a great ornament, like it was made just for y'all. Haven't been to Ala Moana in several years. Too far from the Westside. Maybe since there are new restaurants gotta make the effort. Great foodie video. Thank you
I wouldn't say worth the drive but if you're doing x Mas shopping there are plenty options to choose from now 👍
A lot has changed since I've been there. I went to high school there at Radford high
As usual the food looks so good. I love crispy noodles too. The steak over the lettuce looked excellent, it made my mouth water Mmmm😍. Your 2021 🎄 Christmas ornament is perfect, it will sure be one to remember. Big Hug for Sweet Lucy🐾❤☀See you next video🎅🎁🎄⛄
It's perfect! Mahalo for watching! 🤙
I love the beanie. No freezing in Hawaii!
Haha 😅👍
Being Huge Star Wars fan, Loved Death Star decoration.
👍
Wasn't sure if I would want to try mall food... but these look good! How come we don't have good mall food in Minnesota... lol
Felix, oooh those noodles look so good. I like Amanda's choice too.
Mahalo Pam! 🤙
Well, sometimes instead of water, they use dashi ( the kind from the packets that come with S&S saimin)
Your beenie looks Cool! Alright for the Holidays! 🎄
Yes! 🎄🎁🙌
You guys are making me hungry!! : - )
😉
Mahalo for the awesome video foods looks ono as well🤙🏽🤙🏽
8m looking for the episode where you make the Asian furikake mix.
💕💕💕🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼💕💕💕. Perfect ornament!!! Smoochez for Lucy 🥰😘😘😘
Mahalo! 😁
Boy the food looks good, stay safe…🤙🏼
Mahalo Calvin🤙🏻 was ono!
Love the dim sum place on top
I missed Patty s kitchen that was my mom's favorite
Amanda & Felix, I remember $6.00 for the plate when Kevin had his food truck by RockZa, later in Holiday Mart parking lot and after that his restaurant at
1666 Kalauokalani Way. Someone remembered it costing $5.00. I like the Wasabi 👍👍
Wasabi with garlic chips! Winnaz! 🤤
How the weather there? I’m coming to Oahu in two days, and I’ve been binge watching ur videos
It's been sunny during the day 😎
@@AmandaFelixEats thank you
Hey guys!! I saw Felix a couple hours ago walking on the sidewalk but didn’t say hi so- Hi now! :D
Haha shucks! Hi! 👋
I love Hi Tea Cafe at the Lanai Food Court. My to go is the minute chicken crispy noodle. I tried making the Tofu soup from your other video and it was ono! Felix what kind of sandals do you wear? Anyhowz keep up the wonderful videos.
Wow that's awesome! We're glad you liked the soup! The slides are jordan 11 hydroslides. 👍
I always go to Ahi vegetable and Musubi cafe.
Ooh I have to eat at the Lanai next time I’m at the Ala Moana. I snack more than I eat there, so I usually get a cheese dog from Holy Cow or Taro & Coconut with mochi at Zagu.
Also, I love the ornament so much! I’m going to try to go to Hallmark and get one too cause this is my first Christmas living here in Honolulu
They should have a nice ornament for you 👍 if not, pearl ridge mall uptown usually has a store with custom ornaments 👌
@@AmandaFelixEats oh thank you for the suggestion! 💜
Bring back SHIROKIYA FOOD COURT! BEEFY WILD was the best of the best there!! ALOHA!
Sadly, Shirokiya charged exorbitant $$$$ to rent their space +mismanagement led to eventual closing, 2017-18 or so. Bankruptcy court Slammed that door Tight, 2020-21 or so. So Very Sad!😢
I don't usually eat at the Lanai Court, I think I've only had musubis there. If I am on Oahu I hit the Makai Food Court. I don't really shop at Ala Moana any more, I worked at a clothing store there in the late 70's. Yes the old Shirokiya was one of my go to places. There is a Korean Bento place at the Makai across the asle from Jolibee when you enter from the Ala Moana Park side that is really Ono. I can't think of their name. Mahalo and Aloha.
Shirokiya was awesome! So sad they're gone 😭
I hit the like button before I watch even. The food looks so ono, wish I could be there. Amanda I sympathize with your beanie cuz of bad hair. I have days where my hair sticks up in the back nothing I can do about it. We had same tradition of buying an ornament each yr: but the house fire destroyed all of several generations. Sigh.
So sorry to hear about your house fire! Mahalo carol for hitting the like button🥰❤️
I missed Patty’s kitchen
Just a chill day am I right
Chillin like a villain! 🤙
Hi Amanda and Felix, I really enjoyed eating at the dim sum place in the basement food court and the Hawaiian place close by.
Amanda are you feeling better now? Love your new ornament take care out there and see you folks soon. Aloha 😊💗🤙
The dim sum place on the ground floor closed 😣 we haven't tried the hawaiian place yet 🤔 feeling much better now Mahalo! 🤙
@@AmandaFelixEats I'm happy to hear you are feeling better. Sorry to hear that about the dim sum place they had a good variety and ono too. We haven't been back to Honolulu probably for about 6 years. I'm originally born raised on Oahu but my family moved many years ago. I love watching your vlog l really like your appreciation of the food and culture of Hawaii. Mahalo ❤🤙
Poi Bowl STILL Going strong!
I like the shirokira Japanese food court at the ala moana mall. Cheers!
They're no longer open 😭
I love Shirokiya! That’s my go to spot!
Sadly they're closed! 😞
@@AmandaFelixEats closed for good?! Damn! I live in Texas but used to go every time I come home
If you like açaí, Da Spot açaí bowl is good and sooo cheap.
Haven't tried there! Sounds good! 👍
Mahalo for your comment! 🤙🏼
From Da spot Ala Moana Lanai
Getting the grindz on 🤙🤙🤙🌈🌈🌈
Foodie video up🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
U gotta try mahaloha hot dog or chili dog, it’s good
Never had their hot dogs!
Love your Christmas ornament!
We love watching your videos every night.
Mahalo! 🤙
Your folks grindz look winnas N👁👁DLES YUMMOS
Noodles were nice and crispy! 🤤
Not enough sauce on those noodles looks like you could get dehydrated real quick nah! I used to love going to ala Moana as a kid yeah the koi pond memories ✌
Was kinda soggy in the middle so maybe it collected there 😅
@@AmandaFelixEats remember the old stories at Ala Moana like the crack seed store wongs okazuya shirakiyas Woolworths and we called the koi pond the perch you could go do all walking and shopping and then meet back at the perch thanks for bringing back all those memories 🙂 ✌
Old Shirokiya was winnahs. To me Ala Moana has gotten too tourist-oriented, which includes the majority of the current eateries. Unless I'm craving for something, I usually end up at Foodland. :)
You know it's changing when there's a Raising Canes in the food court 😖 we do miss a lot of the places that closed. Foodland is always a good choice 👌
i was just there today.
👍
9:09 It's ankake in Japanese, but in Chinese I think it's leung mein wong. Chinese people correct me if I'm wrong.
What is the sauce they use on the noodles?
Corn starch, water and soy sauce
@@jackieeng6293 Yup, and maybe a little Chinese wine.
@@AmandaFelixEats Ankake is simply made with dashi (instead of shoyu like Chinese style), potato or corn starch and water. Maybe a little dash of yuzu.
Miss the low maintenance Ala Mo's.
👍
Worst Chinese food I have ever had is opposite California Pizza.