2004 'ILIMA AWARD WINNER - OKAZU, PLATE LUNCH AND TAKEOUT
	The Islands are home to literally hundreds of small take-out shops, okazuya (Japanese delicatessens), plate-lunch places, manapua shops and bento stands. This is a mere sampling.

Best Vegetarian
DOWN TO EARTH DELI

Tucked inside the natural foods stores of the same name, the five Down to Earth delis offer a range of hot and cold vegetarian and vegan offerings with everything on the hotline, the salad bar and in the bakery prepared fresh daily. Thai green curry and eggplant parmesan are among the most popular dishes. Down to Earth is the state's largest purveyor of whole foods, organic produce, natural body care products and items for the home.

Five locations: 2525 S. King St. 947-7678; also Kailua, Pearlridge, Kahului, Maui and Makawao, Maui. www.downtoearth.org. 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. No reservations. VS, MC, AX, DC, DS, JCB. Checks accepted. $.