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Showing posts with label Kua'Aina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kua'Aina. Show all posts
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Thursday, 1 September 2011
8/10 - Kua'Aina, 26 Foubert's Place, Soho, London
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, SPAM.
If you are looking for the traditional Hawaiian meal of spam, then this won't be the post for you, instead you are much better off taking a look at SPAMJAM 2011, a Hawaiian festival for lovers of Spam.
This post, instead, takes a look at Kua'Aina, a recently opened Hawaiian burger and sandwich grill just off Carnaby Street in Soho. I popped in to sample their wares over a Friday lunchtime, and meet the owners, ex-Lehman Brothers staff who bailed when it all went tits up, and hold Kua'Aina's UK and European franchise licence.
Location:
The blue and white façade of Kua'Aina's cafe front, situated on Fourbert's Place off Carnaby Street, stood out like a beacon of burger-filled joy on a day marked by torrential rain and grumpy tube travellers (let's face it though, when aren't they?). The cafe itself was smaller than I'd thought, a couple of outdoor tables either side of the entrance funneled diners into a relatively narrow pass, a chiller full of Luscombe's chilled drinks on the left, to the counter where the smell of grilling meat rises from the long griddle along the back wall of the venue. I didn't explore the downstairs seating area, but there is more seating below decks.
In spite of the rain, a steady stream of customers passed me as I braved the London monsoon at an outside table, dining with a colleague from an agency next door.
If you are looking for the traditional Hawaiian meal of spam, then this won't be the post for you, instead you are much better off taking a look at SPAMJAM 2011, a Hawaiian festival for lovers of Spam. This post, instead, takes a look at Kua'Aina, a recently opened Hawaiian burger and sandwich grill just off Carnaby Street in Soho. I popped in to sample their wares over a Friday lunchtime, and meet the owners, ex-Lehman Brothers staff who bailed when it all went tits up, and hold Kua'Aina's UK and European franchise licence.
Location:
The blue and white façade of Kua'Aina's cafe front, situated on Fourbert's Place off Carnaby Street, stood out like a beacon of burger-filled joy on a day marked by torrential rain and grumpy tube travellers (let's face it though, when aren't they?). The cafe itself was smaller than I'd thought, a couple of outdoor tables either side of the entrance funneled diners into a relatively narrow pass, a chiller full of Luscombe's chilled drinks on the left, to the counter where the smell of grilling meat rises from the long griddle along the back wall of the venue. I didn't explore the downstairs seating area, but there is more seating below decks.
In spite of the rain, a steady stream of customers passed me as I braved the London monsoon at an outside table, dining with a colleague from an agency next door.
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