Hawaii's Saimin is the Perfect Island Comfort Food - Dining on a Dime

[@murasakimomogreen]

so happy you came to our island.. please enjoy our culture and food.

[@justinjules738]

Lucas exudes so much charm in these videos, he's such a joy to watch.

[@alliemollie]

3:37 Love how Lucas handled his noodles. 😂 🤣

[@janeblue3053]

Growing up in Hawaii back in the day you rush home eat siamin and watch Checkers and Pogo.

[@MorroccoSurrogate]

That saimin slurp at 3:41 is among the most beautiful things I've ever seen. More noodle shots, please.

[@RayfilWong]

Lucas is the kid from the sandbox that would unite kids from the neighbourhood by sharing his Fruit Roll Up and Teriyaki sandwich amongst other things in his lunch pale.

[@spankmyprincess]

Rayfil Wong did you ever end up getting financing for the Sober Key?

[@RayfilWong]

spankmyprincess still can't believe I did not win and help others. Thx

[@ctokita]

Thank you for this video. I haven’t been to Sekiya’s since the 1980s. I recently saw this video and gave them a try last night. My Won Ton Min with Vegetables and BBQ Stick was wonderful. My family also liked the Tonkatsu and Teri-Cheeseburger. My wife could also get her favorite Chocolate Coke which is hard to come by nowadays. Definitely will go back more regularly.

[@iLoveTurtlesHaha]

I suddenly have the craving for pho, ramen and saimin all at the same time. XD Binge watching Dining on a Dime when sick at home with a cold is the worst.

[@eater]

Feel better!

[@stimps]

iLoveTurtlesHaha get better fast. :)

[@megmo05]

ho brah that teri-burger looks winnahs!

[@speedikat6822]

This is my aunt's family run restaraunt! I grew up eating at this place.

[@stevec8522]

The food looks so simple but delicious. Lucas is oustanding host as usual.

[@BoyAditya]

dear lucas and eater. did you shoot poke dish on this season 8?

[@eater]

You're just going to have to stay tuned to find out! (Yes. Absolutely. There's no way we went to Hawaii and didn't eat poke)

[@tosht2515]

+Eater You could also point to your Hawaii intro video to up the views! 😀

[@moragodofthunder]

Oh my gosh I haven't been to this place since I was a kid and could never remember the name every time I was back on Oahu. But I remember the fan logo! I'm so happy I found this video 4 years after it came out 😂

[@carlosangulo7115]

Lucas is so good in these series, if he had an hour long show it would be amazing!

[@kealapuaonetamureamoreno8301]

Sekiya’s is located on the Island of O’ahu in the Community of Kaimuki located in the County of Honolulu!

[@mikamorii4622]

I love you but the way you say saimin cracks me up xD "Simon... Saimin" hahaha

[@rpc808]

Mika Morii lol

[@karenmacdonald6127]

Saimin... min min min not simon

[@meliageckosong]

I thought it too ;)

[@kalaipaa]

I used to eat there all the time when I was a kid. Kaimuki born and raised!! They got hit with a E.coli violation two separate times. Never been back since. I'm willing to go again if I had the time.

[@joker2600]

Did you get to try the hash tempura while you were there?

[@eater]

Broke da mouth! Thanks for watching!

[@andrewtalon9929]

Dang his slurping skills are on point!

[@trooperpompeu]

Lucas, I envy your job sooo much :/ hahaha

[@mj95b]

Our family would eat once a week at Sekiya's (my dad went to Kaimuki h.s.). My sis & I went to Sacred Hearts and we would stop after school for a snack. I am on the mainland now, but my family at home still eat there once a week. Damn, now I want local food!

[@empi4106]

Thanks for sharing!! I will be in Honolulu in April and im adding Sekiyas to my list of eats!

[@falcon262]

Damn, Lucas on level 9000 with those chop sticks.

[@genuvive]

Lucas is always so polite.

[@tosht2515]

Excellent first day in Hawaii. 👍

[@meliageckosong]

This video makes me miss home!!! If only I could get saimin in Oklahoma!

[@valvenus5715]

Is this the place across the street from kaimuki high school?

[@eater]

Yes it is!

[@korbinau6913]

One of the luxuries of living in Hawaii.

[@anzarne]

The way you're eating the yakitori. Dude. I never felt more uncomfortable and insulted at the same time 😂😂

[@EL33988]

lucas once again delivering the goods

[@JeremyJahazielKam]

this looks like a dish called Bakmi in indonesia

[@drfloorpills]

Jeremy Jahaziel Indonesian food needs to be covered, it's absolutely delicious.

[@fithablink]

Jeremy Jahaziel totally thought it was yamin (the fried saimin one) and satay at first

[@schia696]

but totally different

[@lhamilt]

I really like Lucas

[@Scripner]

Super big props to Lucas for being able to keep a poker face while talking to someone with missing teeth. That's very hard for a lot of people to do without showing their discomfort.

[@lrein077]

You're awful, but so right. He didn't want to risk receiving a back slap from her, lol.

[@glynnakina6841]

You're obviously shallow.

[@milesm9356]

i lament the closing of saimin stands, especially washington saimin and tanoue's.

[@magicman421]

how is this season 8 already? how much time passes between seasons? i swear i've not detected a break in between them. i thought it was all one series.

[@eater]

We produce Dining on a Dime non-stop. Every city is a season and every city gets eight episodes. Thanks for watching!

[@magicman421]

Eater no wonder. Thanks for the reply. I don't know why I hadn't processed how the seasons are divided by city. Love the show. That being said, eight cities already? Lol. Thanks again.

[@eater]

Time sure does fly!

[@princesspandoraa]

if you guys come to New England and don't visit Pigtale in Nashua Nh I will feel bad for you! Amazing food and an incredible chef.

[@MoniBahaa]

wonder if Lucas asked them what's in the broth. Shrimp-based sounds intriguing.

[@eater]

We did ask! It's very common for saimin broth to be made using ebi (dry shrimp). Thanks for watching!

[@joeykarate3148]

Eater ebi is just the Japanese word for shrimp

[@UwU-lm9or]

@@eater or shoyu based

[@maxmichael2585]

Legend has it, if you comment early, lucas replies

[@damatrix1001]

"something not to be read into too deeply" ......perfect prose.

[@muyc]

most savage slurp action I've seen. keep on smashing it Lucas. 😎

[@LorenzoRM85]

he knows how to slurp and suck long stuff

[@toddsyoutube2679]

I want to eat all of this now!!

[@EhabAtia1991]

Guess whos back, back again, Lucas's back, tell a friend

[@hitachicordoba]

BTW if you want Hawaiian food in LA, come to Gardena- Bruddah's, Bob's Hawaiian Style, King's Hawaiian, Gardena Bowl etc.

[@skeletonman12345]

Amazing videos, love your show! I am curious though, do you guys end up eating all the food? Looks like it's way too much for just one person :)

[@Tetsirou]

how much did it all cost?

[@jnkawahatsu]

LIVING FOR THIS!

[@ivanadevendran6226]

Paused at 4:30 and liked what I saw

[@jpguilot]

I just ate and now I feel hungry.

[@vikimittal2150]

#Eater #LucasPeterson ... every time u eat , I eat 😁😁😄 I loooooove ur short crisp yummy videos ... :-)

[@marknakakura]

Hey Lucas, don't say "state side" as Hawaii is the 50th state. :) Otherwise great review of Sekiyas! I hope you are able to go and try Champion Malasadas.

[@b18c16]

How are you going to do an episode on Saimin and pronounce the word wrong, and you also should of went to Shige’s Saimin Stand, that place is really good as well.

[@Den419Adel]

Please give Lucas a raise. Wish this was like Yelp, haha

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

I'd love to know what "a dime" totals up to on Honolulu now?

[@Yeahuhayn]

Hugh-John Fleming absolutely nothing lol things here are more expensive than the mainland

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Hawaii is great for tourists. Terrible for traveling.

[@nfr201]

This is great, I hope you guys made it to Island Style BBQ on North King Street...

[@jif.6821]

Aloha Lucas, hilarious that lady's niece named "Fatso"... only in Hawai'i. 5 days not long enough to sample island cuisine.

[@sammzz]

Thanks for making me hungryyy :( dammmmmnnnnnnnn

[@jeffward1106]

Great job Lucas

[@lordtoranaga]

thank you

[@JCB27H]

NO! WHY! I was just on Oahu for Winter Break... I really would've wanted to meet you Lucas. Anyway, enjoy the ono grindz and such. Make sure to grab some Leonards Malasadas, 7/11 teriyaki spam Musubi (it's 7/11 but don't judge), and plate lunch from Rainbow Drive In (gotta recommend the Loco Moco). Shootz.

[@itscloudyinside]

i want to change my name to simon. so lucas can call me delicious and eat me all up.

[@arovels_]

thats honestly weird

[@UwU-lm9or]

*saimin not saimon

[@Synchronic8080]

I hope Lucas is gonna eat a lot of spam this season!!

[@honeycane8303]

I love saimin

[@yellowsocksification]

that chop stick action when he slurps up those noodles tho

[@jessicainga26]

ok but the way he ate those noodles...

[@fieryeasy]

What is the difference between saimin and ramen? It looks a bit different, but i cant pinpoint the difference (i dont know much about ramen either :p)

[@byggdaddyjayz]

great video.

[@64Magick]

Damn, now I stay hungry, koodeesh!!! Eh brah, how u got dis job for go eat all ova da place, wut, get pot-time opening??!! Lmao!!

[@lrein077]

Pidgin 2 da max ackshun. Da food is killahs. Small kine translation needed, lol.

[@ryancorpuz9375]

I hope you were able to eat some Korean meat jun. I've never had anything like it outside of honolulu

[@lakaybadboy8083]

Kauai Hamura saimin is the best

[@John77Doe]

Saimin 🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜🍜😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@HustlerKid]

YO I live right down the street #OahuGrown

[@jakedo4577]

How many institutions will you guys come ? I guess this and Helena

[@danielvho]

Cool!

[@johnjackson8166]

Mannnn you're not supposed to put ketchup and mustard on a Teri burger...

[@navlightbringer5306]

you should try Batchoy.

[@Mbwunion]

I would say come to San Francisco, but then the show would be dining on thirty dollars

[@childybless]

Lucaaaaas! Lucas! Lu- -c a s!

[@EhabAtia1991]

4:56 big kahuna burger ?!

[@teelovelock]

papa bless luv u papi Lucas :*

[@aidanchin9607]

That pork in the saimin is char siew from the southern most parts of China hahaha popularised from Hong Kong and to a lesser extent, Macau

[@goo2098]

the chair siu looks dry

[@mastercheif878]

I miss this show, whatever happened to it?

[@hawaiiguy1]

well, Lucas moved on to the Los Angeles Times and does reviews there..

[@solidkingcobra]

Aloha, Lucas!

[@tamatoa8261]

It is not Ramen, it's saimin. People confuse the two all the time. Saimin is unique to Hawaii only.

[@jenniferha1890]

Tama Toa I would really love to try it! Unfortunately, I don't live in Hawaii :((

[@tamatoa8261]

Jennifer Ha, what a perfectly good reason to come visit our islands. We still have some old mom and pop saimin stands around, but it seems like the ramen shops are taking over the world. Eating at a old time saimin stand brings back memories of what we call "small kid time". If you ever come to Oahu, you have to eat at one of the old saimin stands to get a true feeling of what it was like back in the day.

[@UwU-lm9or]

@@jenniferha1890 you can try to make it? Im not sure how it good it would taste tho saimin is easy to make but like i am a local in hawaii so i really cant help you here you csn try to visit us tho

[@Ellyasveil]

2:20 feels like spongebob theme...

[@AP-nh8tp]

I immediately got the munchies

[@黃氏玉-i4m]

tesyn hi tuyet v ngon thank

[@hby7768]

that is a lot of food!

[@belia1313]

@1:41 LOL

[@iceweaseltv]

looks like wonton soup with char siu without the wontons

[@bobby398]

LUCAS COME TO CHARLESTON!

[@kyyydomiyasato]

Teriyaki sauce is the name of the sauce equal parts sugar to water

[@rodneyinefuku3810]

Great video Lucas! But....when eating teri-beef on a stick, we locals bite the beef with teeth and then slide the beef off the stick. If you want more sauce on the beef, you just dip the beef on the stick into the sauce on the plate... then bite the beef off the stick as usual. That's the way us Hawaii local folks do it. Also, us locals do not add ketchup to a teri-burger. We just eat it the teri-burger as is. Adding ketchup to the burger spoils the "teri" taste. Would be like adding sugar to poi. Have you tried eating poi? Most folks from the mainland gotta eat poi with sugar. Otherwise reaction would be: "Phew! This poi tastes like (elementary school) paste!" Well,... you're from the mainland... so you're forgiven. You do slurp up the noodles up like a true Asian though. But great video!

[@philvie]

Back when i was a kid, we called it sai-mean, not sai-min, this was back in the 60s, when did it change?

[@Norre]

God dammit why are you so cool Lucas. I want some sushi.

[@etotheowl88]

why is op's voice so quiet in this episode?

[@Amocoru]

Bruh, is this Hawaiin Pho? I need this in my life.

[@Yeahuhayn]

Amocoru its not rice noodles

[@hitachicordoba]

very close to ramen

[@joeykarate3148]

Amocoru peasant's ramen

[@Monkey559100]

it's saimin you wannabe hipster

[@karenmacdonald6127]

Not ramen. Once you've had saimin, you KNOW it's NOT ramen. Ramen makes me wish I was eating saimin.

[@SupremeJudge]

Lol Simon, Sai-mihn

[@teddissac8155]

hi Lucas

[@Srsbzns_5150]

The enthusiasm this guy has is on par with a roomba that's about to die 💯

[@undtiny9713]

That tomato on the burger is so sad. Its Hawaii! The tomatoes should be amazing.