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Unless you wanted to chance the “lunch plate”.

You go to a Chop Suey joint and you order family style – whether breakfast, lunch, or dinner. That’s something new – maybe in the past 20 years or so. I tell my kids that back in our day, we had Chinese restaurants or Chop Suey joints and that’s it. Even more so I want to go there.Īnd the one that used to be in its own building tucked in the corner of the municipal parking lot in Kaimuki. It looks like a typical 70’s chop suey joint. One place I haven’t tried but I always see it is – Au’s Garden Chop Suey. They are still open – but located now at 99 Ranch. Whenever there was a new hire – it meant lunch at Wah Kung. In the shopping complex was Wah Kung Chop Suey. I remember when I was working at Servco in Mapunapuna and Gibson shopping center was still open. Silver Dragon Chop Suey – now Liu’s Chop Suey Then later when I moved to town, it meant a whole new slew of chop suey joints: I used to go into Four Star Chop Suey and oogle at the stale manapua and rice cake in the display case. Princess Chop Suey – Special won-ton soup with chili-sesame oil and shrimpįour Star Chop Suey – Just down the street from my Japanese school. Lanikai Chop Suey later became Lee’s Garden Growing up in Kailua, we had quite a number of chop suey joints:Ĭhing Lee Chop Suey – Right next door to Andy’s Drive In I’m talking about the good ol’ “eh, we go eat Chinese” kine place. Okay, I’m not talking about fancy wedding reception kine that you could tell how much the families spent on the wedding depending on whether it was a 7-course or a 9-course dinner.

From way back in the day – celebrating a grand-parent’s birthday, a child’s graduation, retirement, anything – called for sharing a meal at a chop suey joint. 😉Ĭhop Suey Joints are a staple in local eateries. What I really mean is Chinese Restaurants – but in MLC Speak: Chop Suey Joints.