Ninja Sushi-Mililani

When trying to eat better in the new year, Sushi is always a good choice. Unfortunately sushi=rice, and lots of rice, is no good. I stopped into Ninja Sushi to try out a spicy ahi salad. Wow. This salad was great. Lots of good greens (not just iceberg), a good heaping scoop of spicy ahi, some one-ton chips, and two different dressings to add to all of it.
What makes this salad awesome are those two different dressings. There is a sorta spicy sauce that they would normally dress a spicy roll with, and also some wasabi dressing, which is awesome. Do yourself a favor, and order one. A bit pricey at $9, the only problem is you want more when you are done.
There are many Ninja Sushi restaurants around the island.

Maile Chinese Restaurant-Mililani

Maile in Mililani has become a regular stop for me and my family. Growing up, we would normal go to Maile a couple of times a month. This trend still holds pretty true. Looking for a place to eat on a Holiday, Maile is most likely open. We decided to eat here Christmas Day-for dinner since we were tired of turkey, and the sides.
They pretty much never have a wait time, and the food is always good.
We usually order the crispy gau gee min, with vegetables, lemon mahi mahi, shrimp canton, vegetables with cashews, and sometimes an orange chicken, or beef broccoli. Since my wife has become a vegetarian, she only eats the veggies, and some of the noodles, picking out the meat! Each dish runs from $6.75 to $9.00 which would be for the shrimp or mahi mahi. It is usually about $30 for the two of us to eat, yet we order 4 dishes, with rice, and we could probably do with 2 maybe 3. There is always leftovers for lunch the next day (which is nice). They always give nice big portions.

If you are in Mililani, check out Maile, in the Foodland Shopping Center. The original shopping center in Mililani.



Here is some orange chicken, lemon mahi mahi, and shrimp with walnuts. You can see a little of the noodles on the back plate.

More pics to come, I'm sure we will be visiting again really soon.

95-221 Kipapa Dr
Ste C17
Mililani, HI 96789
(808) 623-2221

Just Tacos-Take 2

Above is the fried calamari.

We had a meeting here a couple weeks ago. Tony ordered some calamari, and nachos for us to snack on... I gave this place another shot since the appetizers came out great. The sauces used were really good, and the portions were plenty for 3 of us to eat. I am still not sure about the prices for burritos, and other food, but for a late lunch meeting, this was a nice stop.

Here is the chicken nachos.



Mililani Town Center

Just Tacos-Mililani Town Center

Just Tacos opened in the town center, across from Loco Moco and Price Busters. A nice spot on the corner with dining at a bartop, outside seating and inside tables. Go in and seat yourself. Prices were very reasonable for a "sit down" style restaurant. Anywhere from $6 to around $12, from appetizers to big burritos. My wife ordered the taco salad which was a nice size fried shell filled with lettuce, cheese, cilantro,pico de gallo (chopped tomato, onions and chilis), guacamole, sour cream and your choice of chicken or steak. My buddy and I each ordered the nachos, corn chips covered in refried beans, melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and again chicken or steak. After the food was brought out, the waitress asked if we would like any salsa. Mild, medium, or hot. We had one of each. None of them were any good, very "watery" and pretty bland. It seemed more like a taco sauce, than a salsa.
The service was OK. Seemed like we waited over 10 minutes just to order, and then my wife's salad was out a good five minutes before our food. The tables and chairs were nice, but the music was a bit loud to have a conversation. You had to speak fairly loud to hear the people across the table.
The food was good, but I do like other favorite places for specific Mexican food. If we go back, I will probably get something other than the nachos.