Hawai'i's Best Restaurants

	CASUAL DINING
	When we don't want to dress up, when the budget is a bit busted, when we're hanging out with the gang, these are the restaurants we choose. There's considerable variation among them in price, food style and atmosphere, but all cultivate a relaxed feeling and, in most cases, there's no need for reservations or anything fancier than T-shirt and slippers.

OnJin's Cafe

OnJin Kim's little restaurant on a Kaka'ako side street is a popular lunch cafe by day and a more staid sit-down dinner house by night. Kim, who has an operatic voice and an equally skilled hand with sophisticated Pacific Rim cuisine, creates such standards as rack of lamb, bouillabaisse, misoyaki salmon and boeuf bourguignon. A restaurant you can count on for a pleasant meal.

401 Kamake'e St. 589-1666. Lunch: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Dinner: 4-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more for lunch and four or more for dinner. VS, MC. Checks accepted. Lunch: $$. Dinner: $$$.

Legend:

VS: Visa
MC: Mastercard
AX: American Express
DC: Diners Club
DS: Discover Card
JCB: JCB Card
Olioli: Olioli Card

$$$: Pricey; entrées mostly more than $17
$$: Moderate; entrées $10-$16
$: Budget-friendly; entrées mostly less than $10

Checks: Local checks and travelers’ checks only

Past 'Ilima Award winner

"Cheap eats" restaurant

"Local classic" eatery