alan wong’s

Blog reader Ryan and his wife S were very generous, taking me, BFF, Jalna and Mich to Alan Wong’s Sunday Brunch Buffet

So much good food and lots of good conversations

Round 1: inarizushi, spicy tako poke, limu poke, sashimi, ta’ape (yellow snapper), miso butterfish, chinese chicken salad, tofu salad, green beans, mochi waffle 

Yaki onigiri filled with poke

lobster tail : grilled and chilled

round 2: lobster tail, yaki poke musubi, baked potato, seafood fried rice, hibachi chicken

round 3: bread pudding, tapioca, sweet potato cake, fondue with fruits

thank you Ryan & S for lunch at Alan Wong’s & all these goodies (filthy farm girl soap, lilikoi butter & manoa honey). it was nice spending time with you & S

thank you Jalna for all these goodies (handmade kitchen towel by Jalna’s mom, handmade cards, handmade bag, pretzel snack & cheesecake bars these are always so ono!), it was nice spending time with you

thank you Mich for all these goodies (trader joe’s bag, homemade party mix, cookies and candies), it was nice spending time with you

So thankful for being able to spend time with everyone, and thankful that Ryan and S invited BFF to come along and that everyone made BFF feel included with omiyage for her too

Alan Wong's Brunch Buffet

Kahala Hotel

Honolulu, Hawaii

9:30-13:00 Sundays, reservations

the penny

Not too sure when they got rid of the penny but it was my first time experiencing it since the amount in circulation has supposedly dwindled 

Some shops round up or down depending on what they have on hand and most usually tell you if they won’t be giving you back the right change

My worst experience was at Brug, my bill was $15.71, so I gave the cashier $20.01

She only saw the $20 and punched that into the register, BUT also put my penny into the register!

And when I questioned her about it, all she told me was “where?!”grr

I think shops should adjust their prices so that with tax there would not be a need for the penny or maybe notice when I give you one…