Located on the second floor of Lilia Waikīkī on Kūhiō Avenue, Waikīkī Market and ‘Olili are celebrating their grand reopening on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Full-service grocery store Waikīkī Market will offer new and updated features, including an expanded selection of locally made products.
The market’s customizable loco moco station is a new attraction. Shoppers can choose from proteins — including braised short ribs, chicken katsu cutlets and salmon chazuke patties — rice and toppings to create the ultimate loco moco.
Shoppers can also look forward to more than 20 musubi varieties, new plate lunch options, and mochi malasadas in flavors like ube, yuzu lilikoʻi, strawberry lemonade matcha and more.
Meanwhile, ‘Olili — the restaurant located within Waikīkī Market — is launching a new happy hour menu, available from 4 to 6 p.m. Customers can enjoy $6 pūpū like lemongrass chicken satay, crab rangoons and curry chicken spring rolls, along with cocktails like the coconut wireless ($20) and tiki torch ($10).
The eatery is known for its contemporary cuisine and Island flavors. Its revamped dinner menu features updates on some of the most popular dishes.
Choose from appetizers like kanpachi crudo ($23), kabocha pork dumplings ($15), “pho” roasted bone marrow ($24) and triple-cooked steak fries.
The crudo is unique in that it features dry-aged Kona kanpachi served with chili garlic sauce, Thai basil, extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt. The “pho” roasted bone marrow features oxtail ragu with Vietnamese herbs and chili crunch, along with grilled sourdough.
The triple-cooked steak fries are a new dish, comprising thick-cut housemade steak fries served with pipikaula aioli and a katsu sauce for dipping.
Entrée highlights include chili crab noodles, Pulehu half chicken and Szechuan steak and fries “au poivre.” The noodles are a new dish, and feature a creamy saffron-chili sauce with blue crab, shishito peppers, Fresno chiles and brown butter panko.
We’re told the steak entrée features an updated presentation, and its traditional black peppercorn au poivre sauce is toned down, resulting in a less peppery flavor.
The eatery’s halo-halo 2.0 ($12) — with Maui-style strawberry sherbet, lilikoʻi popping boba, mochi, rainbow jelly and basil-vanilla pineapple — is its newest dessert. Diners can also find customer favorites like the lilikoʻi meringue tart ($14) — served with blackberry compote and a riesling-kaffir lime sauce — and chocolate ganache crunch tart ($14), topped with a mango glaze.
CONTACT
‘Olili
2380 Kūhiō Ave., Honolulu
Instagram: @oliliwaikiki
oliliwaikikihawaii.com
‘Olili is open from 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays
Waikīkī Market is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
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