a sybarite in paradise
reviewing the food & entertainment pleasures of Honolulu
Café Kaila - Market City
Café Kaila is a newish restaurant in the Market City Shopping Center. It’s in part of what was the Blockbuster. It’s a cheery, welcoming space. The menu offers all day breakfast as well as lunch items and some entrées that look like possible dinner items. It’s a good sized menu, wi
th something for everyone. The menu also has a carefully worded warning at the bottom: “ALL ENTRÉES ARE MADE TO ORDER FROM SCRATCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU.” It really stands out in all caps like that; basically saying: our kitchen is slow, but for a good reason. I’m not sure it’s a wise idea to advertise that. But then again, the kitchen acted as promised and I knew what to expect.
I ordered the Kaila Salad($7.50): mixed greens, dried cranberries, walnuts, feta cheese, cucumbers and shredded carrots with a raspberry vinaigrette. It’s served with focaccia bread, which was on the dry side, but somewhat mitigated with some butter. The salad is a tasty combination of flavors and the only thing holding it back from being a complete success was too much dressing.
I’m so glad to have a new lunch place in the neighborhood with reasonable prices. Their sign says dinner coming soon. I’ll certainly go back.
Café Kaila
Market City Shopping Center
2919 Kapiolani Boulevard
Tentative hours are:
Mon. - Fri., 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. & Sun., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
