All the major cuisines are represented in Hawai'i, though, of course, Asian and Southeast Asian restaurants are the most common. Here, we've selected a representative sample. (More Asian and Southeast Asian restaurants can be found in the chapters on dim sum, noodles, sushi bars, izakaya, takeout and yakiniku.)

EASTERN GARDEN

Linda and Larry Chan's 12-year-old Eastern Garden restaurant is widely known for its value-priced weekend seafood buffet, its banquet facilities, its lobster tank and its 50 choices of dim sum daily.

98-150 Kaonohi St., 'Aiea. 486-8882. www.easterngarden.com. 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Reservations recommended. VS, MC, AX, DC, DS, JCB. Checks accepted. $.