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Hawaii (The Big Island) Map: Kenichi PacificKenichi Pacific Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine Pacific Rim Fusion, Sushi bar
Hours Tues-Fri 11:30am-1:30pm; daily 5-9:30pm
Location Keauhou Shopping Center, Keauhou, In & Around Kailua-Kona
Reservations Reservations recommended for dinner
Phone 808/322-6400
Prices Entrees $19-$36
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Hidden in the Keauhou Shopping Center is this gem of a restaurant, decorated in muted tones and understated furnishings, featuring both Pacific Rim fusion cuisine and a sushi bar. The fantastic food and efficient service will leave you smiling. The appetizer menu is so tempting (ginger-marinated squid, blackened tuna, Dungeness crab cakes, fresh lobster summer rolls), you might just want to graze from one dish to the next. Entrees include pan-seared mahimahi with eggplant mousse, hearts of palm, and asparagus in a miso beurre blanc sauce; macadamia-crusted lamb accompanied by taro risotto; ono tataki; lemon grass ahi; and bamboo salmon. If you love duck, don't miss Kenichi's duck confit, which has Chinese five-spice cured duck leg with celeriac purée, ali'i mushrooms, pea tendrils, red-pepper coulis, and balsamic reduction. Leave room for the warm, flourless molten cake with Kona coffee-chip ice cream.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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