pancakes & waffles bld

Over the weekend, we went to breakfast at Pancakes & Waffles BLD. (BLD stands for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

I've been to their Kalihi shop in the past.

This was our first time trying the one that opened rather recently in Waimalu.

Satoshi went with their waffle eggs benedict, instead of the english muffin, they put the eggs benedict on top of mini waffles.

I ordered the bacon waffle. 4 pieces of bacon baked into the waffle...this was just as I remembered it.

My brother tried their Honey Butter Chicken & Waffles. The coating on the chicken tasted like mochiko chicken...yum! He thought it was too salty though.

FYI: if you order chicken be prepared to wait about 20 minutes or so for it to come out...

I'm glad they opened this shop closer to where we are, I'll be back!

Pancakes & Waffles BLD
Waimalu Plaza Shopping Center
98-1277 Kaahumanu Street
Aiea, Hawaii
Phone:808.200.7556
Open everyday 6:30-21:00

pancakes & waffles

When I made plans to meet up with my friend, Len, we intended to try Liliha Bakery.

Then I saw something on FB (Facebook) which mentioned them being closed on Mondays...so I contacted him and we decided to check out Pancakes and Waffles in Kapalama instead.

I had seen posts on the place www.onokinegrindz.net (new site no longer up) and here...their photos will make you drool!

We got there a little after 12:30 and the parking was crazy as it was peak lunch hour. Luckily we circled once and were able to find a stall.

The menu has so many choices that you may have a hard time deciding...we did!

I chose the bacon waffles...4 crispy pieces of bacon baked into a waffle. How brilliant is that?!

Len chose their Strawberries and Cream waffle, this comes with a lot of whipped cream and strawberry sauce topping.

Each plate comes with some whipped butter. There is maple syrup and other condiments on the table.

After we ate everything on our plates we were full! It was a great place, the food comes out rather quickly and we were able to find seats without having to wait.

Thanks for a great lunch Len!

Pancakes & Waffles (City Square Shopping Center)
1284 Kalani Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
Phone: 808.847.7770
Open: 6:30-14:00

"reading"

I've been "reading" this Japanese book on tea time in Europe. The author visited several European countries over 10 years and talks about her observations as well as the different tableware and food items for each of the countries that she visited. The thing I love about this book is that the photos are beautifully taken and there isn't too much narrative....why?

One thing when I "read" Japanese books is that I usually need to look up kanji (Chinese characters) that I'm not familiar with (and that is usually a LOT). I usually take out my kanji dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary and I also write down the kanji that I don't know into a notebook. (I have had this kanji dictionary as well as the Japanese-English dictionary since college.) If I don't have a lot to look up, I usually write the kanji and meaning in the margin of the book.

By writing down the kanji in a notebook, as I am "reading", I can look back at the words I have looked up and it usually helps me "read" the rest of the book a little more easily. As you can tell, since it takes so much effort, I don't usually "read" a lot of Japanese books.

So, I was reading the chapter on Holland and the author talked about warming caramel waffles (stroopwafel) on top of her mug. (Man, I wish I knew about this when Satoshi and I were visiting Amsterdam in 2000). Of course after reading about it, I needed to try it for myself.

Since I was near my favorite gourmet supermarket on Tuesday, I picked up some stroopwafels as well as two new teas.

Pukka had a black spiced chai tea & BOH had an earl grey with tangerine. (Pukka also has a herbal chai and a green chai, the green chai uses green tea.) I usually make my chai with black tea and fresh spices, but was interested in seeing how a teabag type would taste.

I immediately brewed a cup of coffee when I got home, and put the first waffle on top. I don't think I waited long enough because the caramel didn't get gooey.

After finishing my cup of coffee and the waffle, I surfed around on the net then had dinner. Then for dessert, I brewed a cup of chai using the Pukka tea, while I was waiting for the tea to steep, I placed my other waffle on top.

The waffle got so soft, it almost fell into the cup! The chai was delicious, though I think I should have steeped it for longer.

I've read some blogs that Starbucks has a caramel waffle, I will have to check if ours does.

p.s. I also tried the BOH earl grey, it was very citrusy and fragrant and delicious with a splash of milk.