2534 N Clark
Chicago, IL
(773)935-6828
4 out of 4 forks!
-Chicago Tribune
Cheap Eats
A Picture Of Our Sign! Authentic Hawaiian
Mix Plates

HOURS:
Mon-Tr: 11:00 - 10:00
Fri-Sat: 11:00 - 10:30
Sun: 11:00 - 9:00

- Announcements -

"Hawaiian Hula Days"
presented by
The Hula Association of the Midwest
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Workshops and Performances
August 7th - 9th

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Kumu Hula, Uluwehi Guerrero, will share his expertise during the course of the 2009 Hawaiian Hula Days workshop.

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Also, The Makaha Sons will be performing their signature concert, “Take a Walk in the Country” at Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center.

Much more info is available at www.hulamidwest.com/huladays.htm




Dear Mr. President
and the First Family:

This isn't Hawaii, but you can taste it from here.

In 2004 my father and his friends moved up to Chicago from Oahu to open Chicago's first authentic Hawaiian plate lunch joint. It's nearly five years later and we're still showing Chicago how it's done back home (no pineapples!). Chicago is a food town with its own distinctive cuisines. But, as all of us off-island kama`aina know: we crave the local grinds!

You're that much farther from your native home of Hawaii now that you're running the country from Washington DC. I'm sure you miss local-style food that much more.

So, why not get a fix? We're pretty sure you're familiar with SPAM musubi, Loco Moco (as well as the SPAM Loco Moco variation), Portuguese sausage eggs-n-rice, chicken katsu, teri beef, kalbi short ribs, and a few other things.

We're sorry to have missed you while you lived in Chicago, but we know you're a busy man. Anytime you and your family are in town we'd be proud to serve you up a taste of home!!!

Mahalo,
-Ivan, Bill, Steven, Isabel, and the Staff of Aloha Eats



"SPAM Making A Comeback
In Tough Times"
- CBS 2 Chicago
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Aloha Eats sounds off on SPAM

Dana Kozlov of CBS 2 Chicago made sure to stop by Aloha Eats for her story on SPAM! We're glad Dana liked the SPAM musubis. Click on the picture above, or here, to see why SPAM is seeing a resurgence in stores (and restaurants like ours). SPAM at Aloha Eats is always optional, but at least you know we have Hawaiian credibility! Many mahalos to Dana at CBS 2 for thinking of us for her piece.





"Hail To the Eats" - CBS 2 Chicago

CBS 2 Chicago Web Site Vince Gerasole produced a great segment on things Obama likes to eat and was kind enough to include us as an example of authentic plate lunch and musubi one might find back in Hawaii. Many mahalos again to Vince for reminding Chicago about the multi-ethnic roots of local Hawaiian food!  The video article is archived here on their website.





"Hungry Hound" - ABC 7 Chicago
returns to Aloha for seconds! Hungry Hound logo

Mahalo, Steve Dolinsky, for showing Chicago
how Hawaiian food gets done!



"Kalakaua" CD Available

Cover Art for Kalakaua

Featuring Hula Chants dedicated to King David Kalakaua. "He Inoa Iubile No Kalani," a set of 15 chants first performed on King Kalakaua’s Birthday Jubilee, November 16, 1886, is presented here in its entirety.

Original musical settings and performances
are by award-winning kumu hula. Full texts and translations included. Curator for this project is respected hula scholar Dr. Amy Ku´uleialoha Stillman.

Reviews with Audio Clips:
The Honolulu Advertiser
The Honolulu Star Bulletin




Name Change and A Franchise

What used to be "Grill" is now "Eats".
That wasn't so bad, now was it?
We're the same crew from Hawaii, though, so no worries!

"Why the change?" some of you might ask.
Well, the short answer is: legal.

The better answer is: We're growing!

We're opening the doors of our business to others by making available our franchise. You've probably eaten here often enough to know we have lots of fans from all over Chicago-land (many of which are from Hawaii - howzit'!), and now the opportunity to open one of your own is here.

More information will be made available on this web-site in the future. Until then, if you have an interest in franchising please call our number at 773.935.6828 and leave a name, phone number, and a best time to call and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Sorry, but our staff is unable to answer your questions regarding franchising.

Thank you,
-The Management






New to Hawaiian Plate Lunch? Served all day long, Double Chicken and BBQ Mix Plate are good places to start. Also check out the Loco Moco and SPAM Musubi. Click on "MENU" for full descriptions.


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