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Alan Wong's Restaurant1857 S. King St. (Punao & McCully) Honolulu, HI 96826 www.alanwongs.com 808-949-2526 Opened in 1996, Alan Wong's is still the hottest restaurant in Honolulu. He's one of the three kings (along with Roy Yamaguchi and Georges Mavrothalassitis) of Hawaii Regional cuisine. It's not the setting that makes the place... the restaurant, though Cal-bistro pleasant inside, is on the fifth floor of an undistinguished office building. Only the crowded valet parking downstairs tips off its location. Inside, it's the food that matters. After cooking with Andre Soltner at now defunct Lutece in New York, Wong developed his pyrotechnic style at CanoeHouse on the Big Island. Expect unexpected collisions of cultures and flavors. For instance, try the tomato soup and sandwich, a "simple" combo of three colors of pureed Big Island tomatoes, served chilled, and foie gras and kalua pig. The kitchen's way with fish makes this the best seafood restaurant in town... steamed opakapaka with shrimp and pork hash, and pan-roasted monchong in a lobster sauce. A well-edited wine list has a good choice of Reislings and other whites that match Wong's work well. |