Saturday, February 27, 2010

Loco Moco

We had heard that the Loco Moco was invented in Hilo, and that Cafe 100 was the place to get it. Legend has it that the Loco Moco was invented in this very restaurant.

It reminds me of Dick's Burgers in Seattle, with its walk-up window. There are plenty of picnic tables even for the hoardes of people waiting in line for lunch on the day we went.

There are about a gazillion different variations on the Loco Moco. We got the standard rice + hamburger patty + gravy + fried eggs, but also had a little slab of grilled Spam and a couple of slices of yummy portuguese sausage (linguica?).


And of course the requisite macaroni salad on top of a dollop of coleslaw. Such a hearty and homey meal! I think this would be something you'd want to eat as a stick-to-your ribs breakfast before taking a tropical hike. Too bad all we had planned on that day was bumming around Hilo. We wouldn't have had to eat again for our entire trip. Oh, but we did eat again...


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