Sam's Kitchen

Menu

Mains

All mains are served ala carte, and made to order, just how you like. We highly recommend upgrading the mains to "Da Plate"

Extra Jumbo Shrimp

14

1/2 Pound of extra jumbo sized shrimp.

Peeled, deveined and cleaned

*Choose a sauce and sides below

Top Sirloin N.Y. Steak

18

8 oz. Cut of our top sirloin N.Y. strip steak.

Grilled then sliced and tossed in a pan with one of our original sauces.

*Choose a sauce and sides below

Lightly Fried Chicken Breast

9

1/2 Pound of thick sliced chicken breast, in a light dry batter and briefly deep fried before pan frying in one of our original sauces.

*Choose a sauce and sides below

Fresh Caught Fish

12

6 oz. Of our fresh caught local fish.

Daily catch can be Ahi (Tuna), Shibi (baby Yellow Fin), Mahi Mahi (Dorado), Ono (Wahoo), A'u (Marlin). Either enjoy raw with thin sliced sweet maui onions and our original poke sauce or cubed and pan fried with one of our original sauces.

*Choose a sauce and sides below

Crispy Tofu

8

8 oz. Locally made Tofu.

Un-battered and deep fried till crisp yet juicy. Tossed in a pan with onions and one of our original sauces.

*Choose a sauce and sides below

Original Sauces

All sauces are original, made from scratch and incorporate unique international ingredients while retaining a sense of place found only in Hawaii

Original Garlic Sauce

Crushed Garlic, Chopped Garlic, Sliced Garlic,

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Butter,

Lemon, Chardonnay, Hawaiian Honey and Kauai Salt,

Braggs Aminos, Slow-cooked for hours.

And lots of Aloha added!

Spicy Garlic

Our original world famous garlic sauce with added Sambal Oelek Indonesian Chili sauce for a kicker!

Matsuri

The Japanese word for festival, and the taste dances!

Butter based, Japanese Sake, Lemon Ponzu, Pickled Red Ginger, Topped with Dried Seaweed and Roasted Sesame Seeds.

Pineapple Teriyaki

Our take on the traditional Teriyaki sauce.

Brown Sugar, Japanese Sake, Grated Ginger, Sesame Seed Oil, Pineapple Juice, and Dried Mushroom Broth for Umami.

Teri-Garlic

A combination of our two top selling sauces.

The best of both worlds!

Summer Pesto

Fresh ground sweet Thai Basil, Macadamia Nuts and Pine Nuts, EVOO, Lemon, Local Honey, Three Cheeses and Summer Dill!

Some are moved to tears at our rendition of pesto!

Fiji Curry

A sweet and savory combination of traditional dried Curry, Coconut Milk, Original Garlic Sauce, and Dried Mushroom Broth Umami

Add on

We highly recommend making your order "Da Plate" which is precisely how the meal is meant to be enjoyed, but for smaller appetites and restricted diets we are happy to offer alternatives.

Da Plate

5

The Perfect Trifecta of sides:

Two scoops of fluffy Japanese Sticky Rice

Side of Organic Spring Mix Salad w/dressing

A scoop of Potato/Macaroni Salad

Japanese Sticky Rice Bowl

2.5

Cooked to Japanese standards

Extra fancy grade, fluffy sticky rice

The perfect bed for delicious ingredients to sink into

Potato/Macaroni Salad

2.5

The cool creamy best of both potato salad world and macaroni salad world. Neither of which are really salads, but this addition is a crucial ingredient of "Da Plate" trifecta perfecta. And also enjoyable as a side!

Organic Mix Leaf Salad Bowl

2.5

Of course its organic.

If a bug won't eat it, neither will I.

Perfect for a smaller appetite or Keto option.

Topped with our dressing of the day

Throw it on Crispy Fries

5

You know who you are

Dump that sizzle on frizzle

Potato is a vegetable, and ours are crispy and flavorful

This version of our meal is most suited for children and those imbibing refreshments (the other children).

Highly recommended with Shrimp or Chicken

Hungry Hawaiian

For the hungry Hawaiian in you, or foodies wanting more, also great for sharing. Additional Main item added to your meal for a fab discount

Additional Shrimp

11

4 piece = $6

8 piece = $11

*Choose your sauce

Extra Chicken

6

Half pound add-on chicken breast

*Choose your sauce

Local Tofu

5

1/2 pound of crispy fried tofu add-on

*Choose your sauce

N.Y. Steak

15

add 8 oz. Top Sirloin cooked to your temp

*Choose your sauce

Freshest Fish

9

Choose between:

6 oz. of fresh raw poke and sweet Maui onions

or 6 oz. Cubed and pan fried with your favorite sauce

Drinks

Our top seller is the Pineapple Iced Tea, but also check on our daily rotating juices like Guava Juice and Dragon Fruit Juice

Iced Tea

4

Black Tea, Lemon, Brown Sugar, Pineapple Juice (Not from Concentrate)

Bottled Hawaiian Water

1

Made fresh each morning

Sodas

1.5

Some major soda brands bottle their sodas in Hawaii making them uniquely made with Hawaiian Spring water.

Juice of the Day

4

Ask the server what our special juice of the day is.

Thick Pressed Organic Guava

Organic Dragon Fruit

Organic Tart Passionfruit

Etc

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About Us

Quick Bites

We know you are on vacation and time is limited, we also know it's tough to get out of the office for a long lunch. That is why we're good at getting you quality, healthy food, & fast. Our online ordering system is simple and when your food is ready you will get a text. No more waiting in line wasting your valuable time!

Fresh Ingredients

Casual and quick should not mean low quality.

Great taste is the name of the game, and we know great taste originates from high quality produce. We have been committed to quality produce and uniquely sourced specialties from day one.

We use locally sourced items when possible and organic when available.

Our extra jumbo premium shrimp are peeled and cleaned.

Our aged, top sirloin N.Y. steak is sourced from the top 4% in the nation.

Our fish is always fresh caught.

Salads are always organic and the rice is export quality Japanese style.

We are dedicated to providing fresh options, and have built our menu to accommodate many dietary needs, and appetites. Please ask about our Hungry Hawaiian double-portions, Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Keto options.

Stay Awhile

Have time to sit in? We have plenty of space inside and outside.

We offer BYOB (limited by Covid rules) and we have free Wi-Fi!

The man behind the flavors

Our concept, design, and recipes originate from the hungry depths of our founder Sam Monaghan. A born traveller, he was raised in a dozen countries and has visited and drawn inspiration from over 50 countries on Earth. Besides the casual dining at the Sam's Kitchen restaurants, he also created the classic Ko Tiki Terrace at the Bamboo Hotel in Waikiki.

Sam is a widely watched Japanese speaking celebrity who has starred and hosted travel TV and food shows for over 20 years.

A word from our founder:

The opportunity to travel allows one to fully absorb a place through our physical senses.

Feeling the sun on our skin,

The fragrance of the wind,

The music in a city's sounds,

New sights for new eyes,

And the flavors,

The flavors formed from familiar places

But made unique and different and new again.

The flour that is bread in one place is noodles elsewhere.

All the senses combined make the experience of travel,

but the food is truly a condensed version of that place.

Every ingredient really has absorbed the essence of that locale,

that sun, that rain, that soil,

that hand that cultivated it,

then preserved it,

then cooked it,

then served it.

Every meal is a journey, involving many months and years.

And when I finally return home, I am doubly pleased to find a new appreciation for my own daily routine and wonderful foods.

I feel as though I am seeing good friends I have missed on the journey, and I notice how I have changed before I introduce my faithful food to new flavors acquired along the way!