honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser

Updated at 4:38 p.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Sansei restaurant chain opening on Big Island Feb. 11

Advertiser Staff

Developers of the new Queens' MarketPlace retail and entertainment complex at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island said one of the project's anchor restaurant tenants, Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, will open Feb. 11.

The restaurant with seating for more than 200 will be the biggest of four Sansei restaurants operated by local chef D.K. Kodama, and his first on the Big Island.

Kodama said the new venture will allow him to work with Big Island farmers and aquaculturists to explore new menu items using ingredients such as Hamakua mushrooms.

Queens' MarketPlace is a $95 million addition to the Kings' Shops retail complex at the resort. The 135,000-square-foot project welcomed initial tenants in October. Other restaurant tenants include Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks and Charlie's Thai Cuisine.