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.

FUKUYA DELICATESSEN & CATERING

Doris Inouye prepares a customer's order at Fukuya. This classic Japanese okazuya is known for made-to-order plates, sushi and classic party dishes such as chow fun and miso butterfish, and delicate m Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser

From the pre-dawn hours to the early afternoon and evening, those precious parking spaces in front of Fukuya are busy while customers pick up inexpensive, family-style breakfast, lunch and dinner plates and catering orders. The business is in its fourth generation. The macaroni salad here gets the Good Grinds Seal of Approval, as does the mochi, sushi, chow fun and misoyaki butterfish. Breakfasts are great value.

2710 S. King St. 946-2073. 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. No reservations. VS, MC. Checks accepted. $.