Ethel’s Grill is a place of local legend

Ethel’s Grill, a small local food establishment in Kalihi fills the room with businessmen, top chefs and dock workers daily. This small hole in the wall place seats just 22 people, their walls are decorated with hand prints of sumo wrestlers.

The food at Ethel’s Grill shares the style of two food cultures, Japanese and local style comfort food create their menu.  Owner’s Ryoko and Yoichi Ishii bought Ethel’s Grill 32 years ago.  People say that the great hole in the wall places are a disappearing thing these days, what Ethel’s does is to help preserve a facet of what makes Hawaii unique.

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