ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS

ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS

HONOLULU, HAWAII

ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS

MANOA MARKETPLACE

2752 WOODLAWN DRIVE

HONOLULU, HI  96822

808-988-2685

HOURS:  Monday thru Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM

                 Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Seems like we have been hitting everything in Manoa Marketplace over the past few months.  I keep walking by Island Sub and Burgers and looking at the pictures posted on the window.  The sandwiches do not look appealing in the photographs so I always keep walking.  Decided to try the place and found that the sandwiches actually are as bad as the photographs.  From the time I walked into this place it gave me the creeps.  It is very dark and crowded.  Thank goodness there were tables out front on the walkway.  I could not have sat inside at a table here.  I wanted an Italian Sub Sandwich and I soon found that they did not offer one on the menu.  Decided to try the Cuban ($5.95).  Roast Pork, Ham and Swiss Cheese pressed thin like a Panini.  The sandwich had a distinct smell when I brought it to my mouth.  First I thought it was Curry.  I gave the sandwich to my wife and she agreed it was Curry.  You could smell it like crazy.  I took a bite and questioned why anyone would put Curry on a Cuban Sandwich.  We smelled again and then lifted the hood to see what was in this sandwich.  Turns out is was a boat load of Cumin.  The Cumin overpowered everything between the two slices of bread.  That was all I could taste.  The Roast Pork was tasteless and there was not enough pickles to make a difference in taste.  I finished the first half of the sandwich and called it quits.  Just way too much Cumin flavor to eat any more of this.  My wife tried the Grilled Chicken Sandwich ($5.95).  She liked the Chicken but thought the bread was too chewy.  She also liked the marinated onions.  The Penne with Meatballs ($5.50) was a decent plate of pasta for the price.  I thought the sauce was o.k. but my daughter did not like it.  She did say that the meatballs were good.

We probably will not return to this restaurant anytime soon.  After eating here we all wanted to go eat something else.

ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS

ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS IN MANOA MARKETPLACE

PLACE IS DARK, CRAMPED AND UNCOMFORTABLE

ORDER AT THE DARK AND CRAMPED COUNTER

ISLAND SUB AND BURGERS MENU

THE CUBAN SANDWICH

PORK, HAM, SWISS CHEESE AND A PICKLE

THE CUBAN WAS LOADED WITH CUMIN SPICE AND IT OVERPOWERED EVERYTHING

GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH

PENNE MEATBALLS IS NOT BAD DISH FOR $5.50