Sharks Cove Grill - Haleiwa, HI

Sharks Cove Grill was not technicaly a triple-D restaurant but, it should have been in my book. I was actually trying to photograph the sunset at Oahu's Sunset Beach on the west side of the island. This place happened to be across the street.

Whoa!  What a find!  It was nothing more than an old panel van, maybe an old ice cream truck converted into a kitchen. There were also some outdoor furniture set up under a tent where you can eat.  That's it!

What made this special was first off the incredible view of one of the most beautiful coasts in the world. Second, whoever was cooking in the van knew what they were doing and was taking it seriously.

I got the mahi-mahi sandwich and some fries. The bread was really good quality and whatever he did with the fish really brought out the flavor. It was absolutely fresh.

I would rate Shark Cove a 9.6. This is an awesome place.

Sharks Cove Grill
59-712 Kamehameha Hwy
Haleiwa, HI 96712
(808) 638-8300
http://www.sharkscovegrill.com

Pastabilities - Syracuse, NY

Get the duck pizza!  What else can I tell you that you really need to know?  The duck itself tastes like a succulent bacon only less pungent and more greasy, but in a good way.

I was chatting with a woman on the takeout line. We both had college freshmen draining our bank accounts. She was a local and gets takeout from here very often.  She was the one that sold me on the duck pizza.  I'm glad that I took the advice.  

They bake raisins on top also which cuts that slightly greasy sensation with the acidic sweetness from the raisins. The sweet and succulent sensations are nicely offset in a complimentary kind of way.

It's not just the pizza that made this place special for me.  They serve fresh made bread with their own spicy hot tomato sauce/oil.  If you are looking to avoid carbohydrates then this is not the place for you.  It is hard to stop eating bread because it is so good.

The restaurant was not a diner, a drive-inn or a dive.  So, even though Guy put his mark on the wall above the cash register here, it doesn't really fit into the DDD scope.  It is however well worth the visit.

I have to take away points just for being outside DDD scope but, I'd rate Pastabilities a 9.1.

311 S Franklin St,
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 474-1153
http://pastabilities.com