Kam Bowl Restaurant just announced that it will be permanently closing on Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m. The restaurant posted its closure notice over the weekend; the notice states that it is the end of the eatery’s lease term.
The Kalihi-based restaurant will be reopening on July 1 at 10:30 a.m. under new management and name — Aliʻi Diner.
The notice also states that Kam Bowl Pearl City will be opening in mid-July at Times Square Shopping Center.
The restaurant in Kamehameha Shopping Center has been a local favorite. It opened in its current location in 2016 — in the former Kenny’s Restaurant spot — but the original Kam Bowl opened in the 1950s. The original location included a coffee shop and bowling alley, and it closed in 2007.
Kam Bowl restaurant is famous for dishes like the hamburger steak with brown gravy ($12.50 small, $15.95 regular) — made with a homemade hamburger patty and grilled onions — and its oxtail soup.
The oxtail soup is available in small ($21.95), regular ($24.95) or extra-large ($33.95) sizes. It’s served with white rice, fresh Chinese parsley, green onions and ginger.
The menu also features favorites like adobo fried rice, loco moco with brown gravy, chop steak and more.
Breakfast is served all day and features options like a Japanese breakfast, Kam breakfast with two eggs, steak and eggs and the mini Kam breakfast (served from 7:30 to 11 a.m.)
During our visit Monday, the restaurant was facing technical difficulties, so only cash was accepted. The restaurant’s owner was not available for comment.
The restaurant is currently open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (last seating is at 8:30 p.m.)
CONTACT
Kam Bowl Restaurant
Kamehameha Shopping Center
1620 N. School St., Honolulu
Open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (last seating at 8:30 p.m.)
Closing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m.
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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
