This Event:

	Wed	11/30	Hukilau Hawaiian, Palo Alto

Coming Events:
	Wed	11/30	Hukilau Hawaiian, Palo Alto
	Tues	12/6	First Tuesday at Carole & Bill's
	Thurs	12/8	Peking Duck, Los Altos
	Wed	12/14	JinMi Korean, Sunnyvale

Time:	7:45 pm

Place:
	Da Hukilau
	642 Ramona Street (1 1/2 blks south of University Ave)
	Palo Alto, CA 94301
	650-329-9533
	www.dahukilau.com

Description:
	Three guys from the islands wanted a homestyle restaurant, 
	so they started one - they've now got three, in SF, SJ, 
	and recently in Palo Alto.  Informal dining, music on weekends.
	The menu emphasizes fish and pork, with teriyaki, soups,
	several kinds of loco moco, and the usual sandwiches, mac salad,
	and spam musubi.
	There are a couple of vegetarian choices - a tofu version of their
	poke salad, which I liked, and vegiburgers.
	Laura didn't think the saimin soup tasted like it did when she was
	growing up on Maui, but the owners are from Kauai, Hawaii, and Oahu,
	so it was somebody else's family recipes.
	Some of the reviews say they didn't have a liquor license yet, 
	but they appear to have fixed that and have the usual Polynesian drinks. 

	Michael has been suggesting that Kabuki-West go to a Hawaiian place.
	Besides Hukilau, there's J&J in Menlo Park and a takeout place 
	in the Showers Drive Walmart area (Lani kai?).
	(There's also Da Kitchen near Shoreline movies, but it closes too early.)
	J&J is strictly styrofoam counter service, with Hawaiian barbecue
	and plate lunch and really good steam-table Chinese takeout.
	It's open moderately late, and you can eat in.

	Kabuki-West went to Hukilau in June 2005, and I'd recommend RSVPs
	because their location is a bit cramped.

Directions:
	101 to University Ave West, Left on Ramona, 1 1/2 blocks.
	Parking is the usual - the garage at Bryant & Lytton usually has space.
	Or take Caltrain to Palo Alto, take the new underpass under the tracks.