Kuhio Grille - Hilo

Address: 80 Pauahi St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Hours: Open Daily 9am to 7:30pm, Closed on Tuesdays

Location: Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii

Parking: Guest Parking

Phone: 808-959-2336

Directions: Located in Century Building in Hilo

Official Website: Kuhio Grille - Home of the Famous One Pound Laulau

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If you want to truly explore the Big Island of Hawai then a visit to Kuhio Grille is a must. This place specializes in a wide variety of ‘Island Style’ food items to satisfy your cravings and compliment the feeling of being on an Island. Kuhio Grille is loved by the locals for its delicious yet healthy cuisine and attracts tourists due to its epic menu and Hawaiian appeal. Their fried rice and 1 pound laulau are finger-licking good and are the major reason for attraction. Along with great local Hawaiian food, you will also find a good variety of Polynesian food. The most amazing thing about this restaurant is that it stays open to serve people even during late-night hours when many fewer eateries are open. So, if you enjoy eating late at night then do not worry at all because Kuhio Grille takes honor in serving you delicious food at such an odd hour too.

Along with offering yummy food, it is also customers-friendly in the way it offers them additional services for a comfortable eating experience. These services include the availability of high chairs, appropriate and free parking, the option of wheelchair accessibility, and table service. The staff is unbelievably nice and helpful and ensures that you have a great time. If you visit Hilo during Merrie Monarch week, then specially visit Kuhio Grille as it serves a special Merrie Monarch menu during this week to help you enjoy the festivities. While enjoying the tasty food, you can also explore nearby attractions. Prince Kuhio Plaza is one such place where you can find great shops to buy stuff from. Though this plaza is small in size it offers amazing services to the visitors. You can also watch movies in the movie theatre in this plaza. If you are very choosy and couldn’t find anything suitable to buy from the plaza then you can also visit Hawai Hatties.

This is a very famous shopping hub from where you will buy things even if you don’t intend to because it has the best collection of local products. Hawai Hatties is famous for being one of few shops that accept payments via credit cards to facilitate tourists who don’t carry a lot of paper cash on a trip. Tourists specially visit this place to buy souvenirs from a vast collection of interesting and attractive items. Visiting the nearby Hawai Japanese center is also a good option. There you can explore Japanese arts. There are many Japanese artisans to give demos and tell you about the concepts and illustrations they are trying to communicate via their art. You can also visit the Kinoole farmers market there. It offers a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and locally made or grown products. The most amazing feature of this market is the huge variety and availability of fresh products. The range of flowers you can view there is amazingly eye-pleasing and attractive. Kinoole farmers market offers a refreshing shopping experience to visitors.   

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