Sam Sato

Ethel's Grill, Honolulu
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These Hawaiʻi Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants are Local Favorites

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A visit to these Islands isn’t complete without a stop at one of these hole-in-the-wall restaurants that every local swears by. OʻAHU Ethel’s Grill, a cramped 20-seat eatery on the ground floor of a walk-up apartment building, is one of Honolulu’s best hole-in-the-wall spots. It’s an ode to sumo wrestling—photos of wrestlers cover the walls—that […]

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Dry Idea: The Story Behind Maui’s Favorite Noodle Dish, Sam Sato’s Dry Mein

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We thought we were early for lunch. It was 9 a.m., after all. But by the time we walked up to the entrance of Sam Sato’s, an unpretentious, old-time restaurant in Wailuku’s industrial area, a crowd of hungry patrons were already gathered, names written on a little yellow pad at the takeout window. Waiting to

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