September 24, 2014

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii: Duke’s Kauai; restaurant review

Duke’s Kauai

At the Kaua’ Marriott Resort & Beach Club, 3610 Rice St., at Kalapaki Beach, (808) 246-9599.


Duke's Kauai is famous for its fresh fish

fresh fish plate at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
fresh fish plate at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii


  
and expansive salad bar (the potato salad is really good), this always-bustling restaurant features a 30-foot waterfall that splashes into a koi pond

salad bar plate at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
salad bar plate at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii


and it displays a 40-foot outrigger canoe and three of surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku’s surfboards.  The menu is not extensive but manages to squeeze on coconut shrimp with spicy ilikoi dip, a cheddar burger, and mango barbecued baby back ribs.

outrigger canoe at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
outrigger canoe at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii


Described as “what the sailors swam to shore for in Lahaina” (on Maui), Kimo’s Original Hula Pie is rich and delish.

Kimo's Original Hula Pie at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Kimo's Original Hula Pie at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii


And you won't want to miss the mai tai.

mai tai at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
mai tai at Duke's Kauai, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii



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