Restaurant review: Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin (Honolulu)

During a spring vacation in Hawaii, I read some excellent reviews for a small tonkatsu (japanese style fried pork cutlet) place on Beach Walk in Honolulu.  Being close to where I was staying, I decided to check the place out. Ginza Bairin is a chain of japanese tonkatsu restaurants, with locations in Japan, China, Korea…

Restaurant review: The Pig and the Lady (Chinatown, Honolulu)

During a spring holiday in Hawaii, I met a friend for dinner at The Pig and the Lady. P & L is a modern Vietnamese restaurant located in Honolulu’s Chinatown I had read numerous glowing reviews and received several recommendations for this place, so I had to check it out.  I made reservations three weeks…