Taste of Aloha
1405 Sulphur Spring Road
Arbutus, MD 21227
Open 7 days a week, Taste of Aloha is owned by Robbie and Amy Alcain and gives local diners the experience of tasting fresh, authentic Hawaiian cuisine. How cool is it that you can get kimchi fish tacos, K'ailhua pig and cabbage, AND macaroni salad in one place? They also have Hawaiian teas and juices that they sell by the can which are a perfect compliment to your meal.
Once a week, they will have special desserts made by Robert's wife and co-owner, Amy Alcain. These delicious sweet treats will have you craving for more. Vanilla cupcakes with blackberry curd filling and a lemon buttercream? Just stop teasing me. The ones I caved to though: vanilla cupcakes with lychee filling and a kiwi cream cheese icing. They. were. INCREDIBLE.
Saimin - Hawaiian noodle bowl with shrimp and kimchi dumplings
Deliciously simple, comforting and a "hug in a meal," one of my new favorite noodle bowls (and a good variation from my go-to pho!)
East Meets Hawaiian Lau Lau: Local flounder steamed in Old Bay butter wrapped in taro leaves served with a side of Old Bay
Talk about simple, elegant, and local. The fish was so incredibly tender and flavorful that you didn't even have to chew. I dream about this lau lau on the regular.
Kimchi fish tacos: served with a fruit and kimchi slaw
Deliciously fresh and light - a fantastic way to dress up your typical fish tacos. And the mac salad? They're literally...going to be famous for it. It's that good (and they sell pints of it to go!)
The Adobo Moco: two burger patties, two eggs, fried spam on rice with a housemade Adobo gravy
Let me tell you: I want to jar this gravy and put it on everything. Yes, everything. IT IS SO GOOD (seriously, everyone - try this awesomeness at least once before you die. Put it on your bucket list now).
My kimchi fish tacos were happy to see me! And clearly, I was happy to see them too :)
Ka'lua pig and cabbage with rice and mac salad
If it's your first time going to Taste of Aloha, I highly recommend getting this plate. It's authentic, simple, filling, and absolutely delicious. The plate portion lasted me for 2 full meals and the leftovers are perfect on their own, or try them in a stir fry or omelette!
I have basically started coming here at LEAST 1-2 times a week. Robert and Mark (and the rest of the TOA team) is your extended family. They want to bring the food they grew up with into your lives. To be able to have fresh, authentic, and delicious Hawaiian cuisine in Arbutus is a huge turn for the Baltimore food scene. And for you students out there, there's a 10% student discount as long as you show ID!
Watch out, DC - Baltimore is getting hungrier ;) So proud of how far our humble Baltimore food community has come!
Tune in next week for a new recipe! Also, post/comment to see what other kinds of posts you'd like me to make! I'll be posting every Thursday, so tune in!
Stay hungry,
-Amy
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