St. Pat’s, sake and $5 off
Friday - March 14, 2008
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Murphy’s St. Patrick’s Day turns 21.
If you’ve been going down to Merchant Street to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ever since Don Murphy opened up his bar and welcomed anyone willing to get into the spirit(s)of the day, you might be shocked to realize the event is 21 years old.
“Twenty-one years ago we just opened up at lunchtime and had maybe a couple hundred people stop by,” says Don Murphy. “The next year we figured we should probably close off the street to make a bit more room, in case anyone else showed up.”
Two decades later, the faithful and their new friends still show up in droves. More than 12,000 people are expected this year for an evening filled with great street food, live entertainment and the city’s best pint of Guinness on tap. And it would-n’t be Murphy’s unless they were giving the proceeds away. This year, profits from food sold between noon and 5 p.m. will go to the Hawaii Children’s Cancer Foundation. There’s a drawing to win a round trip on Aloha Airlines and you don’t have to be present to win. The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Waikiki kicks off at noon - a trolley will depart Murphy’s at 11:30 a.m. Specialty booths set up in the Bank of Hawaii parking lot opposite the restaurant will serve food and drinks from 11 a.m. Live music and a block party begin at 6 p.m.
Murphy’s Bar And Grill Annual St. Patrick’s’ Day Party
Monday, March 17
Corner of Merchant Street and Nuuanu Avenue
531-0422
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Wailana Coffee House Celebrates St Patrick’s Day.
There’s the usual selection of good value meals and late-night dining at Wailana Coffee house, where St. Patrick’s Day specials will be served Monday, March 17, from 11 a.m until midnight . Complete dinners of Corned Beef and Cabbage ($11.95), Roast Chicken ($12.50) and Filet of Salmon Florentine ($13.25) come with an all-youcan-eat salad bar, corn on the cob and a selection of desserts. There’s a St. Patrick’s Day special breakfast of corned beef hash with two eggs, hash browns, toast and coffee for $9.25.
Located at 1860 Ala Moana Blvd. directly opposite the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the coffee house/restaurant offers validated parking off Ena Road.
For more information call 955-1764.
Shokudo Celebrates Its Third Anniversary.
Shokudo Japanese restaurant is saying mahalo to customers by taking $5 off each check. Not sure what to try when you get there? Go for the freshly made tofu, a house specialty. One of the most popular dishes on the menu is a silken mound of creamy tofu simply served in a bamboo basket with sides of nori and sesame oil for $6.95.
There’s an Agedashi Tofu dish, too, that’s well worth trying. And tofu also is served in salads and as a side dish.
Shokudo offers a wide range of contemporary Japanese food with local flavor.
Shokudo Ala Moana Pacific Center, ground floor
1585 Kapiolani Blvd.
Validated parking entrance on Kona Street behind the restaurant
Sunday-Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.; last call at midnight
Friday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.; last call at 1 a.m.
941-3701(reservations not required, but recommended)
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Seoul Food and Wine.
Yakiniku Seoul Korean barbecue restaurant on South King Street offers high-quality meats with a surprising wine list. Owner Christopher Hu used to be in the liquor business and thought it was a natural progression to serve a small selection of good wines with Korean food. Next to the usual list of beer and sake, you’ll find Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Franciscan Cabernet, A by Acacia Pinot Noir, La Crema Chardonnay and even Opus One. House wines that come by the glass are Robert Mondavi Reserve.
“We do have a lot of customers who like to drink wine with their meal,” says Hu.
Among the restaurant’s specials is Beef Tongue ($21.95), which draws a following of enthusiasts who love the bold flavors, and regulars rave about the butterfish.
Yakiniku Seoul
1521 S. King St., No. 101
944-0110
Sake Dinner At Musashi.
Musashi, the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa’s contemporary Japanese restaurant, will host a sake dinner April 17 featuring premium sakes from Japan. The dinner is one in a series, where a six-course meal is paired with a selection of sake. On the menu for the April dinner: ahi marinated in miso, tempura cheese, New York strip with three-mushroom sauce, and assorted maki and nigiri sushi. Dessert features an assortment of mochi ice cream with a sparkling sake.
Cost: $75
Limited seating
Free validated parking
Reservations at 923-1234
Musashi
Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa
Waikiki
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