Sunday, April 27, 2014

IOLANI SCHOOL FAIR

 IOLANI SCHOOL FAIR
HONOLULU, HAWAII

IOLANI SCHOOL FAIR
563 KAMOKU SREET
HONOLULU, HI  96826
808-949-5355

My daughter loves the Iolani Fair even though she had to work in a booth here for four hours straight on her birthday.  She was happy to do it and spent many more hours eating, playing and enjoying the rides.  Eating is probably one of the best things to do at the Iolani Fair.  There are dozens of food booths serving up everything from Hawaiian Food, Korean Food, Waffle Dogs, Burgers, Gumbo, Chili, Fried Twinkies, Steak, Shrimp and Gourmet dinners and desserts.  The food booth lines can get long but many are worth the wait.  I headed straight to the Gourmet Food Tent and found a few interesting creations that were delicious.  The Beef Brisket Loco Moco ($9) included Rice, Beef Brisket, Egg, Gravy and Fried Onions.  The egg was cooked perfectly and when you broke into the yoke, it flavored the rice perfectly.  The Brisket had great flavor but was a bit dry.  Did not make a difference as this dish was delicious.  The Pasta Bolognese ($9) was also very good.  Pasta was cooked perfectly and topped with a light Meat Sauce and served with a very tasty Garlic Bread.  These two selections were winners!  Next up we tried the BBQ Corn ($3).  Wow...the corn was so very sweet and had a good BBQ flavor.  I could have eaten a dozen of these but opted to share just one with my wife.  We waited in line longest for the KC Waffle Dog.  These little Dogs are a Hawaii institution and were served in a restaurant many moons ago.  The restaurant closed but you can still find the Waffle Dogs and events and Fair's all over Oahu.  The KC Waffle Dog is simply a Hot Dog in Waffle Batter.  Served with a relish that almost tastes like Tarter Sauce.  Ended the evening right before the rain came down with a Waiola Shave Ice ($3.50).  I went with straight Root Beer and loved it.  I like spending a few hours at the Iolani Fair.  Great to see friends and my daughter having such a great time with her friends.  In addition to the food and rides we spent some time listening to some great music performed by local kids and made our way through the tents where they sell plants, logo items for Iolani and other general merchandise.  The Fair is great but bring lots of cash or a credit card.  I gave my daughter $100 and she came back for more.

2014 IOLANI SCHOOL FAIR IS A CIRCUS OF DREAMS
THIS YEARS FAIR INCLUDED A MIDWAY WITH A FEW RIDES
RIDES WENT UP, DOWN AND ALL AROUND
CROWDS WERE LARGE AND THE LINES WERE SOMETIMES LONG
THE ZIPPER WAS VERY POPULAR
WE HEADED FOR THE GOURMET FOOD TENT
GOURMET FOOD TENT FEATURED LIVE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
BEEF BRISKET LOCO MOCO AND PASTA BOLOGNESE WERE 18 SCRIPT ($9) EACH
FOOD COOKED TO ORDER AT THE GOURMET TENT
BEEF BRISKET LOCO MOCO WAS EXCELLENT
PASTA BOLOGNESE ($9)
I WANTED TO TRY THE TURKEY LEG AND GUMBO BUT WAS TOO FULL
CHILI WAS POPULAR BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TACO RICE IS
ROASTED CORN BOOTH WAS VERY POPULAR
THE CORN WILL SET YOU BACK $3 
CORN WAS MY FAVORITE OF THE EVENING - SWEET AND DELICIOUS! 
THE KC WAFFLE DOGS HAD THE LONGEST LINE
WAIT IN LONG LINE AND PAY $4 FOR YOUR KC WAFFLE DOG
THE KC WAFFLE DOG 
ADDED A BIT OF THEIR PICKLE RELISH
THERES A HOT DOG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAFFLE
WAIOLA SHAVE ICE STAND WAS PACKED
SHAVE ICE FLAVORS AND TOPPINGS
ONE WAIOLA SHAVE ICE WITH ROOT BEER FLAVOR 
ROOT BEER SHAVE ICE
VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH AZUKI BEANS
HUGE LINES FOR THE MALASADAS

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