"The longstanding Hawaiian spot in Lower Nob Hill eases post-weekend blues with duck liver mousse on banana bread and huge bowls of fried rice with housemade spam. For dessert, order both the baked hawaii with a tart POG sorbet, and the mom’s butter mochi that will have you bartering your most prized possessions for the family recipe. The restaurant saves plenty of seats for walk-ins, but we suggest showing up at 5pm when doors open to ensure you won’t have a wait." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
Carly Hackbarth