"This relaxed, all-day Maple Leaf diner is one sandy flip-flop away from being on a North Shore roadside. It’s an island memorabilia-covered place where you can slump into a bouncy booth and sip a $10 mai tai stiffer than a dress shirt. Among the classic Hawaiian stuff, there’s comforting gravy-drenched loco moco to customize. But we’re even bigger fans of Kona Kitchen’s kalua pig and cabbage—it’s smoky, tender, and really good stuffed into a quesadilla, too. Keep it in mind if you’re in the market for a simple, satisfying group meal while fantasizing about the next trip to Oahu." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente, carlo mantuano