Smiley’s (Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii)

Lihue needs more great plate lunch places. Until then we’ll happily keep coming back to Smileys. Our flight was delayed an hour, allowing us to have one more meal before leaving. Woo!

Located behind Ace Hardware on Rice Street, Smileys also has some great specials. I tried the Ahi Katsu and it was the 2nd best piece of fish I had on the island. Crunchy, not too thick, with both sweet and pungent wasabi sauces.

An excellent Loco Moco for Mr A. With eggs over easy.

Kalua pork for Ms S. Smoky and lean. Regular plate only, no mini version.