Why not save some money on your eating when you visit Hawaii’s Big Island ?  LA Times put out an interesting photo montage giving 20 links to places to eat on the Big Island that offer lower cost meals.  Here is the list:

1. 
   

   Manago Hotel – http://www.managohotel.com/  is historical
   

2. 
   

   Island Lava Java Bistro & Grill – inexpensie healthful food

3. 
   

   Kona Brewing Co. – http://www.konabrewingco.com/

4. 
   

   Merriman’s Market Cafe – specializes in Mediterranean

5. 
   

   Ultimate Burger – serves grass fed beef

6. 
   

   Quinn’s Almost by the Sea – crispy fried fish-and-chips plate
   

7. 
   

   Huggo’s On the Rocks – http://www.huggos.com/all/rocksdefault.htm

8. 
   

   Kings? Grille – http://www.waikoloabeachgolf.com/ – try breakfast

9. 
   

   Island Fish & Chips – salmon burger

10. 
    

    Café Pesto – http://www.cafepesto.com/

11. 
    

    Luana Lounge at Fairmont Orchid – don’t miss the chocolate beignets

12. 
    

    Kohala Coffee Mill & Tropical Dreams – coffee and ice cream

13. 
    

    Bamboo Restaurant & Bar – http://www.bamboorestaurant.info/

14. 
    

    Pine Tree Café – oriental

15. 
    

    Hawaiian Style Café

16. 
    

    Huli Sue’s Barbecue & Grill – great service, ambience and barbecue

17. 
    

    Hilo Bay Café – European-Pacific Rim Cusine

18. 
    

    Nori?s Saimin & Snacks – try Hawaiian-style noodle soup

19. 
    

    Tex Drive-In – http://www.texdrivein.com/

20. 
    

    Naung Mai Thai Kitchen – authentic Thai

    
    

To see the montage on the LA Times article use this link

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Found this nice blog posting giving 3 restaurant reviews for the Big Island.

To sumarize:

1. Bamboo is in the quaint town of Hawi. It is simple, in a bamboo coffee shop sort of way, the food was tasty, clean and unpretentious.
2. Daniel Thiebault and Merriman’s are in Waimea. They both were disappointing

To read the posting go to:

http://beatofhawaii.com/three-big-island-restaurants

This seemed like a good Hawaii travel blog.

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