A few months ago I went to
PAI Honolulu for the first time and had a wonderful dinner. I was recently invited to a media tasting where guests had a chance to try items from the new Happy Hour menu, as well as new featured dinner menu items in celebration of PAI's one-year anniversary!
Happy Hour is available Tuesday through Saturday 4:30p to 6:00p in the bar, lounge, and outdoor seating.
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| PAI 55 |
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| Drift Away |
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| Bucket List |
A frequently changing special menu of food and drink items will be exclusively offered during Happy Hour.
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| Nduja Baked Oysters |
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| Smoked Saba & Cabbage Salad |
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| Furikake Tater Tots |
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| Peekytoe Crab and Spinach Mornay Dip |
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| Katsu Adobo Head Cheese Bao Bun |
I loved the Furikake Tater Tots! The house made tots are tossed in furikake and served with a sweet/savory roasted garlic and tare mayo. Addicting!
The Peekytoe Crab and Spinach Mornay Dip was served in a house-baked Sourdough Bread Bowl with pork chicharrones, sourdough crisps, and shrimp chips.
The Smoked Saba & Cabbage Salad was very light and refreshing. It's actually a dish that Chef Kevin Lee created for his then fiancee, now wife, a few years ago, that she really enjoyed!
Another fave of the night was the Katsu Adobo Head Cheese Bao Bun. An adobo-flavored pork head cheese terrine is breaded in panko and deep fried. The pork is from local producer Pono Pork Provisions.
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| 75 Day Dry-Aged NY Striploin |
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| Whole Fried Fish of the Day |
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| Grilled Tako |
The new dinner menu items will be available beginning June 13 from 5:30pm to closing Tuesday through Saturday (available in the dining room, outdoor seating, bar, and lounge).
The 75 Day Dry-Aged NY Striploin is pan-roasted with garlic, thyme, and rosemary, and topped with housemade XO butter. It's served with tater tots, confit & pan roasted Maitake mushrooms, and green onions. PAI has been aging meat since last August, and the 75-day mark has proven "to be the best for flavor and texture," says Chef Kevin.
The Tako is provided by a local spear diver. It's served over white beans alongside a shaved fennel and ogo salad with cherry tomatoes and a chili pepper water vinaigrette to highlight local ingredients and flavors.
In addition to the new menu items, we also tasted a few items on the Ala Carte Dining Menu:
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| Confit Oyster Mushroom Tempura |
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| Indian Spiced Pork Stew Torchon |
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| Eggplant Miso Hummus |
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| Crab Risotto |
Happy Anniversary, PAI Honolulu!
PAI Honolulu
55 Merchant St Suite 110
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 744-2531
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