Throwing a Wahoo’s taco party
Friday - June 22, 2007
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Next time you have friends coming over for a pool party or a casual weekend dinner and you just can’t think what to make, picture this: a taco bar filled with fresh lettuce and tomatoes, soft flour tortillas, grilled chicken, fish and steak and a colorful array of side dishes that include guacamole, black beans, salsa and sour cream. Your guests make their own tacos and then compliment you on a fabulous meal.
Except you didn’t have to do a thing.
Wahoo’s Fish Taco have been doing a roaring business since starting its catering division earlier this year, with one of the most popular orders-to-go being the taco bar.
“People love it,” says Wahoo’s owner Stephanie Pietsch. “We load you up with trays of fresh chicken and meats, chips, salsa, guacamole, beans and rice, and then we fill a cooler with hot tortillas. Our customers simply take everything home and then put it into their own dishes.”
If you’re not familiar with Wahoo’s (the franchise was brought here early last year by Pietsch siblings Stephanie, Noel and Mike), the restaurant serves a colorful mix of food inspired by Mexican/Brazilian and Asian flavors, served in a surf, sun and casually fun environment.
“It’s not exactly fast food,” says Stephanie,“because we make everything to order. But it’s fresh and quick, and our service is good.”
And if you love the idea of Wahoo’s, but aren’t in the Ward area often, then there’s more good news - a Wahoo’s lunch wagon on the road.“The idea for a lunch wagon grew from the fact that we wanted to expand,” says Noel.“The lunch wagon seemed like a perfect way to get our food out to different areas of the island.”
The Wahoo lunch wagon should be in operation within the next two weeks - look for it first in the Kailua area.
Trying Wahoo’s for the first time? Then go for the No. 2 combo: tacos or enchiladas filled with anything from blackened or flame-broiled fish to sautéed teriyaki vegetables, grilled chicken, sautéed shrimp, marinated steak or pot-braised pork. The combo plate comes with ahee rice (Wahoo’s signature rice) and a choice of black beans or spicy Cajun style white beans.
“Our No. 5 combo platter is a huge favorite with guys,” says Stephanie of the taco or enchilada (with any filling) and three taquitos with rice and beans for $9.75.
So, next time you’re looking for something different for an office lunch, birthday party or fun,“Our menu is full of really healthy food, so it’s perfect for busy families, for family gatherings - and kids love our food.”
Wahoo’s Fish Taco
940 Auahi St.
Honolulu, HI 96814 591-1646
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