Best Plate Lunch | Tia's in Kalihi HI 2024

WHAT I ATE - HAWAII
@ Tia's Taste of Samoa in Kalihi, Honolulu, HI
May 2024
We just came looking for the Pineapple Peach Pie, but found ourselves introduced to fantastic Samoan food!
Although we had already had breakfast, everything looks and smelled so good, we had to at least order a plate lunch to share. We went for the Polynesian Plate Combo to try a number of different things.
The Curried Lamb was excellent. It was a mild curry done like a Japanese curry. The meat was falling off the bone tender. And there was lots of sauce to go with the rice and Taro in coconut milk. We also had a side of the "bannana" in coconut milk that was also a good side to have. It's more like a starchy plantain vs. a sweet bannana.
Susan was missing the Teriyaki Turkey Tails that she had enjoyed growing up in Hawaii, and they were on the menu! A mix of sweet, tender with crispy edges! A mini-taste of Thanksgiving for mainlanders like myself, but with that asian-polynesian flavor!
The "Panikekes" (round-pancakes) were just like Japanese "Andagi" (donuts) to Susan and Jamaican "Festivals" (Fried Dumplings) to me. Delicious and filling if you want a snack to bring on car trips or to the beach.
Unfortunately, they did not have the Pineapple Peach Pie that day. We had to come back the next day for a quick visit and it was so worth it! We wish we had gotten TWO of the pies!
Their Samoan Meat pies are a meal unto themselves, very flaky and meaty. I wouldn't try eating one while driving - it would just be a flaky mess in the car. Best to eat there or take it where you are going. Something safer to eat while driving is their Sausage Roll. Same flaky pastry, but more manageable.
Is that Jason Moma's cousin in the background!?
A great find! We'll come again when we are back on the island!

[@maliasio5237]

The place Tia’s I love it. We will look for it in Kahili. Thanks for you viewing. We really appreciated!!.😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🤍🤍🤍💕

[@whatiate2000]

Oh we loved going there! Very glad we found it and will go again. Hope you enjoy too! Let us know what you got! Thanks for supporting our channel. If you haven't liked and subscribed, please do! - Bill and Susan

[@litalsumu188]

I am defintely hungry! Dam! Samoan food...🌺

[@whatiate2000]

Language! We're a family channel here. But yea. When I was there, I was thinking Fu*! That's good! Thanks for supporting our channel! -Bill

[@lawnworkshawaii2418]

Good review. Never seen a Samoan dinner before. Definitely gonna check it out. Food looks yummy fo da tummy .

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks for your kind words! Samoan was new to me, but not to Susan who was familiar with the food growing up in Honolulu. Please do check it out, and if you will, please let us know what you tried and what was the best part of the meal. -Bill and Susan

[@usomexmartin220]

Yummy Samoan food! 😋❤

[@whatiate2000]

Oh it was! Susan and I are still dreaming of the plate lunches. There's nothing like it within 150 miles of where were live on the mainland East coast. Thanks for commenting and supporting out channel! Mahalos! -Bill and Susan

[@frizxoe1]

A mom & pop KZbin channel doing a food review on a mom & pop food joint! I LOVE it! Great review guys! Alooooooha! 🤙🏽

[@whatiate2000]

Thank you! But when you put it that way, it makes us sound OLD! (Which WE ARE!). Anyway... Mahalos!

[@Yollie_685]

Love this video and the description from both you guys. ❤

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks! We so very much appreciate your encouragement! -Bill and Susan

[@TranzVangal]

Interesting

[@whatiate2000]

Yes. It was something different from the usual, loco moco, or katsu plate lunches around the island. Thanks for supporting our channel! -Bill and Susan

[@shawncochran1285]

I loved the video!Thank u for sharing it with us.My parents and I are going to Hawaii in October and I want to go to this restaurant.The food looks delicious.

[@whatiate2000]

Shawn, Thank YOU for watching and supporting our channel. Yes. The food is delicious and we have more videos of local Hawaii eats coming up! -Bill and Susan

[@shawncochran1285]

@@whatiate2000 my pleasure and I look forward to watching those as well😊

[@queencesseser]

Ouuuuh I want some of the turkey tail 🥰 and the taro with coconut milk 😋

[@whatiate2000]

Oh Yes! We're already looking up recipes to recreate it here in the Mainland East Coast. Unfortunately, no Samoa cuisine here within 200 miles!

[@saleahy475]

Love Samoan food 😋 Want to make some Panikeke❤️ (Samoan Pancakes)Thank you for the the review ❤️🙏

[@whatiate2000]

Our pleasure 😊 We're planning to make panikeke this weekend! Maybe do a video and put it out next month. Still going thru a ton of video from our Hawaii trip! Mahalos! -Bill and Susan

[@cindymauai8128]

On my must go eat list asap

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks Cindy! Let us know if you make it there! -Bill and Susan

[@fayevids7391]

That got me hungry (Samoan food) 😍👌🏼❤

[@whatiate2000]

Oh yah! We're hooked! Thanks for commenting! You've got a great channel too btw! We'll be looking there for other great Samoan treats! Grilled Prawns and Chicken Gizzards! Mmm. Look to our Fried Walleye and Chicken Gizzards video to see how people in Nebraska eat gizzards!- Bill and Susan

[@robertfujisaki5348]

A very informative video on Samoan food! Nice exposure to a lesser known Hawaii cuisine! I’ll make sure to try Tia’s on our next visit! Mahalo!

[@whatiate2000]

Robert, It was a fantastic find! We walked in there with plans just to get the Pineapple Peach Pie, but ended up trying all those great dishes! AND we were on our way to lunch elsewhere! Thanks for your input! Let us know what your favorite was when you go! We're curious what other good food we missed! -Bill and Susan

[@inolacross5305]

Oh my can’t wait to go to Kalihi downtown to try this yummy looking kaukau mmm ty for sharing 💙💙💙🦋🦋🦋

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks for commenting! Let us know what you got!

[@thomasaiwohi3052]

Excellent review.will head to Tia in Kalihi. Thank you.

[@whatiate2000]

You're welcome! Tia and everyone there is so friendlly, and the food is good and comforting. Wish we could go, but we're back in Virginia! Hope you like it. And thanks for your inputs and suporting our channel. - Bill and Susan

[@savaiianteine1]

Food looks yummy. I laughed when she cut the turkey tail 🤣.

[@whatiate2000]

It was a little difficult to cut with the plastic knife. But trust me! It was tender enough to eat! Normally, Susan just picks it up with her fingers. But she was trying to be dainty for the camera! We can't get turkey tails here on the East Coast. Except by driving 2 hours to a Turkey Farm Store in Maryland. Maybe we'll do a show on that? Thanks for your comment! -Bill and Susan

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸 very similar to empanadas. Nice food video🌷🌷

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks for the encouragement! I just subscribed to your channel. Loved the Clams Casino video! -Bill

[@loasalesa4507]

They are panikeke n yummy Samoan food..

[@whatiate2000]

Thanks for engaging! We're going to try making panikeke this week. Mayb do a food video? - Bill and Susan

Thanks for sharing your food find with us locals who live a sheltered life. PS...no panipopo???

[@whatiate2000]

We probably don't know what we're missing. We saw their signs for the panipopo, but we didn't have the stomach real estate to get some. We had just eaten breakfast, and were on our way to lunch, and only stopped by to look for the pineapple peach pie! Will have to try the panipopo next time we're there. Or see if someone at the local Samoan-American Society makes them. Thanks for commenting and supporting our channel! Please subscribe if you haven't already done so! -Bill and Susan

@@whatiate2000 I've had two versions: one was basic dinner rolls baked generously with sweetened condensed and coconut milks...the other a batch of homemade buttery rolls, again topped and baked in sweet creamery coconuty sauce. Both were stuff dreams are made of. Next time, just try one roll to taste...you got lots of time. You might find a recipe on KZbin 🙄

[@whatiate2000]

We may just try finding a good recipe. We're actually tinkering with the idea of doing a cooking show as we both cook. (Didn't have much success with my Squirrel Hand Pies video) However, that will have to wait a bit as we have a ton of restaurant video that we haven't yet hammered into publishable programming. Thanks!

[@dpausa]

sure wish we had those meatpies way over here where i am !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . Danny in Mississippi

[@whatiate2000]

Yea, I'm missing them in Virginia too! At $7 it makes a good lunch by itself. Closest thing is the hotfood bar at my local Giant Supermarket. They have Jamaican Beef Patties for about $6 for 2, which roughly equates the same amount of food. Thanks for your input Danny!

[@e2dwf976]

Good looks good I’m go today to try

[@whatiate2000]

Let us know how you liked it! Recommendations to try certain menu items for the next time we're in the area?

[@faauihunkin7168]

I miss my Samoa real breakfast food ❤❤that's 2 meals we don't do lunch 😂

[@whatiate2000]

Ask Tia if they consider doing a To-Go breakfast? I know she's real busy. But she might come up with something easy they could put out early in the mornings for breakfast. Or maybe fruit hand-pies that you can be easy to eat while driving with a cup of coffee? Is there sush a thing as Samoan coffee? I'd try it!

[@ThugsLifeBucsIVLife]

Skip to 16:25 Lmao I wanna make a complaint to the Manager. Lmao

[@whatiate2000]

Yes, Their friend heckling her when they know the camera was running! (Some friends eh!?). Thanks for supporting our channel! -Bill

[@happycazimero1349]

That looks like Panikeke

[@whatiate2000]

Yes. It was a panikeke. And very good too! Thanks for your comment and supporting our channel! - Bill and Susan