Wong's Chinese Restaurant

This review is for the pies. My husband and I were driving around and when I spotted the sign for the "Home of the Best Lilikoi Chiffon Pie" this stop was a must. Can you same yummy? I am in love with their Lilikoi Chiffon Pie- very light and airy, but great flavor in the filling and the crust must be homemade too. We tried slices of the lilikoi chiffon, the chantilly and the macadamia nut cream pie. All slices were winners. So were the shortbread cookies. Since we didn't know when our next visit back to Kauai was going to be, we drove all the way back the day we were going home and purchased a frozen pie to take with us. I love how local vendors find a way to  pack food so we can bring food home to the outer islands. Thank you Wong's! We'll be back for your pies one day!

Today was the mandatory visit to the Kauai Kookie Factory in Hanapepe and decided to try Wong's restaurant across the street - we had always want to try their pie: lilikoi (passion fruit) chiffon pie, so decided to have lunch too.

This is basically a plate lunch place with one to three choices accompanied by rice or Chow Mein - prices vary depending on number and type of choices. We however opted for the Saimin noodle soup. My wife ordered the regular and I had the pork. It took a while to arrive but was well worth the wait. The noodles were cooked to perfection - not too soft. The servings were large as my wife only finished half of her bowl. I of course finished mine and almost licked the bottom of the bowl.

The Saimin was served with a small container of hot mustard. Typically Chinese hot mustards go a long way with a small dab. But this was a bit watered down and pourable. So when added to the Saimin gave just the right amount of heat and mustard flavor.

I also sampled the Wong's Hot Bitch Sauce -a homemade vinegar hot sauce that has quit a kick. Each table has a ketchup bottom filled with the sauce and you can purchase bottles that are more conventionally packaged. I examined  one of the for purchase bottles to see the ingredients, and none were listed - probably not Kosher, but this is Wong's.

They had Chinese duck that day and we decided to take an order home. The nice lady behind the counter offered us a tasting to see if we really wanted to invest $12 in a small order. My wife thought the duck had too much Chinese 5 Spice, so that killed the deal.

We did buy a frozen lilikoi (passion fruit) chiffon pie and will sample that after dinner tonight.

In any case, next year when we visit the Kauai Kookie Factory we will return to Wong's for a nice lunch.

Love to support a family business but unless the food dramatically improves I don't think I'll be going back :(. Definatly authentic but a little bland for our mainland tongues.