Wailuku First Friday

The May 2012 First Friday was my first and definitely not my last.  Parked about a block away and got to Market St. around 5:45pm.  Market is closed off to vehicular traffic from Main to Vineyard.  No charge to enter.  They were still setting up the entertainment and some food booths, so we headed to the beer garden which was already open.  Buy your script and head over to the bar.  They had citrus Shock Top (yay!), Bud Light and Stella.  Another booth had red & white wines and Bud Light Lime-A-Rita which my friend said was too sweet.  There were several high tops and tables/chairs.

There are some food booths that are set up on Market, as well as in a small area at the corner of Market & Vineyard.  

Entertainment:
The entertainers change monthly.  On this particular night the Air Force Band was playing on the main stage.  Great music and singing.  There was a smaller band playing by Cafe O'Lei which served as music for the beer garden.

Food:
Pastele stew - Not being a fan of traditional pasteles, they made it into a stew with carrots, meat, onions & garlic in a tomato-based sauce, which was pretty damn tasty.  Came with 2 scoops of rice.

Banana crepes - Mixed with Nutella, fresh bananas and topped with whipped cream.  Very good for a local business!  

Lilikoi pork pizza - Personal sized pizza, crust was soft & chewy.  I couldn't really taste the lilikoi, but the pork and cheese works on there.  This takes a while to order since it has to go through the oven.

Kalua pig - No cabbage, but came with chicken long rice, 1 scoop of rice, potato mac salad and haupia.  Very tasty.  Didn't need to add soy sauce to the pork or long rice which is a definite plus.

Baked opakapaka - Good sized filet with a delicious topping of tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, capers and mayo (I think.)  Comes with two scoops of rice and potato mac salad, which was pretty damn tasty!

9.7.12 update:
Four Sisters Kitchen - Three item plate for $8?  Hell yeah!  Kalua pig, mochiko chicken and pork adobo, came with rice and pancit noodles.  Super tasty.  Mochiko chicken a little too sweet for me.

10.5.12 update:
Potato on a stick - A continuous peeled potato swirl, deep fried then dusted with 6 different seasonings of your choice.  The sour cream and onion was very good, as well as the garlic parmesan.

1.4.13 update:
Garlic noodles - Stir fried yellow noodles, full of garlicky and salt flavor and topped with grilled or broiled and sliced chicken thighs.  Very tasty.  2 sizes available.

Kula bliss waffle, by Wow Wow Waffles - Good taste, very buttery and doughy but also very heavy.  Inside of the waffle was flavored with a chocolate spread (possibly Nutella) and topped with fresh cut strawberries.  The consistency of the raw batter looked like clumpy mashed potatoes, which might be a plus as the waffle never got soggy.

2.1.13 update:
Caprese burger, by Fatt Chicks - THE BEST BURGER I'VE HAD YET!  Damn this was super tasty!  Nice-sized and juicy burger topped with garlic pesto aioli, tomato, mozzarella, basil-caper relish, fried onions and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. The only thing missing were some hot fries!

Overall:
Total fun for everyone.  Leave your keiki at home if you want to enter the beer garden.  I'd give it 5 stars if they'd let you bring your beer out onto the closed-to-vehicular-traffic street!