2007 'ILIMA AWARD WINNER - BEST ETHNIC RESTAURANTS PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Assaggio
Italians cooking Italian food isn't a rarity in Honolulu anymore, but when Advertiser readers crave pasta, they make a beeline for the Vietnamese-owned-and-operated Assaggio mini-chain. Years ago, members of the Ky family and their friends learned Italian cooking from longtime Oahu restaurateur George “Cass” Castagnola. They made the cuisine their own, serving reasonably-priced, simple Sicilian-style food in convenient locations. The extended family of semi-related restaurants includes four Assaggios and Paesano in Manoa, where regulars carbo-load on hot, fresh bread and linguine chicken anchovy olio.
Honolulu: 1450 Ala Moana. 942-3446. Hawaii Kai: Koko Marina Center, 7192 Kalanianaole Highway. 396-0756. Mililani: 95-1249 Meheula Parkway. 623-5115. Kailua: 354 Uluniu St. 261-2772. Hours of operation vary. Closed major holidays. Reservations recommended. AX, DC, JCB, MC, VS. No checks. $$$.
Web site: www.assaggiohawaii.com
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$: Budget-friendly; entrées mostly less than $10 $$: Moderate; entrées $10-$16 $$$: Pricey; entrées mostly more than $17 $$$$: Very Pricey; entrées mostly more than $30 Checks: Local checks and travelers’ checks only |
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