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"Opened in 1906 as a general store, I see how Takahashi Market has evolved into a beloved mom-and-pop grocer famous for its Hawaiian plate lunches and made-to-order musubis; Gene Takahashi (the founder's grandson) and his son Bobby run the kitchen, and the offerings range from tender kalua pork and simple, excellent poke to eight or more varieties of musubi — including a tobiko-dotted salmon-and-crawfish musubi that might be the most delicious item in the city." - Luke Tsai