Maluawai Cafe — Restaurant in Oʻahu

We were pretty excited to be able to try out this Acai place since it's close to home. Regarding the actual bowls itself they were pretty good. They were a little bit pricey imo but good nonetheless. I ended up getting the tropical with peanut butter and cacao nibs with honey. It was about 14 or 15 dollars. I believe personally that the bowl could be fairly priced a few dollars cheaper but ... Oh well.

I think what really got us was we decided to try the empanada and also the cheese balls.

Well I'm not really sure what kind of cheese balls the cheese balls were made out of but it sure as heck tasted like mochi. It was definitely not warm and super small. You get three little tiny balls and unfortunately it cost almost $4 to get them. Yes my bad unfortunately.

But the kicker was the cold empanada filled with ham and cheese. One would think that it would be warm and served but it tasted bland cold and no ham for over $4... Such a disappointment!!!!

I'm not really sure what is up with these pastries or whatever it is that they want to call it but definitely whatever you do stick to the bowls or the smoothies...

Probably the best find on the way to the North Shore. Brazilian owned and operated and they have absolutely hit a home run with their açaí. First this is how you are going to get it in Brazil, served with natural guaraná, not other fruit juices. They have a layered concept with a fruit cream of lime, mango, avocado, or lilikoi that absolutely is to die for. They have sandwiches and Brazilian hotdogs that are unbelievable too. If you are coming or going from the North Shore make an effort to stop at this great find right off of the 99 across from Schofield. They have an beautiful patio overlooking a lake which makes for a great place...

Ordered online for the first time today and it worked perfectly. It even gave us an estimated time of order being ready. We arrived there about 5 mins ready and they were practically done with my order.

Then I found out they just launched their online order today and I was able to confirm it works great. They asked to see what confirmation I received - I showed them the text with estimated time order is ready along with my payment receipt. That made them really happy.

Go place your order online so it's ready when...