They serve a burger called “big island burger” that is one of the most amazing burgers I’ve ever had. Real talk; it compares favorably to any burger I’ve had from anywhere in the US. Its two patties, an egg, a layer of avocado sections, and a grilled/lightly caramelized pineapple ring. The first time I had it, I remember thinking that all of the different flavors and textures together were pretty mind blowing. Eating the Big Island certrainly doesn’t get old but its not something I could bear having more than once every week or two. Skip lunch so you will be able to enjoy all of it.

A plus is that the owner makes extremely good handmade ice cream. Apparently his family is from Hawaii, or something along those lines.

Its on the south side of Imadegawa, just east of Kyo-dai and north east of Yoshida-yama.

Their site: http://www.alohacafeuliuli.com/mainpage.html

One weekend our pay checks did not get deposited on Friday and we were yenless for the weekend. It was Saturday before we discovered the mistake so we were definitely going to have to wait until Monday before anything could be done. We were down to miso soup with an onion in it on Sunday evening when some military friends of ours popped in by surprise. They were spy plane pilots so they were always popping in at odd times. This was a good time as they had just found a Wendy’s restaurant and wanted to know if we wanted to come along with them. When we explained our situation they demanded we go with them. One of the best burgers I had eaten in a long time. Don’t know if Wendy’s is still around in Japan but it saved the day for us.