From the reviews the main issue was parking. Oh yes, parking was terrible. They have 5 stalls though 2 of those stalls were handicapped. We found street parking where some lady in a white Lexus pulled out of a non existent stall in front of us. Looking through the menu on the Mister's phone I wanted the Reuben Sandwich. He wanted the Feta Veggie.
I stayed in the car with the ac on while the Mister braved the heat to get us some sandwiches. It was so hot on the Windward side I am not sure why people, in this case kids, would wear jackets in 89 degree weather.
A few minutes go by and I saw a rush of people enter the cafe. I text the Mister if it will take long. He replies that there was a rush of people, but the workers have stacked up chairs and tables in a corner so they could sweep. Huh? Maybe about 10 people came in and where are they going to sit if most chairs and tables are stacked up so someone can sweep!? He sends me a picture of where he was standing.
If you can see way in the back, chairs stacked up.
Here's Sweeper Guy!!
The Mister texts again that the management needs work. Apparently where you order your food, you're expecting to pay as well. Not at this place. You give your order to the person behind the counter, AND THEN you walk over to the other side to pay. Hrmm. Interesting. No ticket, no receipt, just walk over to the register and tell the girl your name so you can pay for your order. I'm still wondering if those people got to sit down.
A few minutes go by again and I see the Mister leaving the cafe with our sandwiches. At this point I wanted to know more of the place. Despite the chairs and tables being moved, as we drove behind the cafe, he points out the party of people sitting outside. Who knows, maybe they wanted to sit out side because they didn't want to wait for Sweeper Guy to finish his task of sweeping when the place is still open. The Mister was a little disappointed that for the amount the sandwiches were they could have included a bag of chips or some side order. Unfortunately, the choice of chips and sides were not on the list of items that I could eat.
He explained that where you pay is where they "cafe" is. Coffee and pastries. As he was waiting for the sandwiches he noticed that some items didn't have labels. He had to ask the girl behind the counter which was what. "I wouldn't have known what I was getting because there's no label for it." The girl replies, "Yeah, they keep changing them."
Sorry for the bad picture. Using a useless iPhone 5 here. (chuckles)
We get home and I wanted to lie down for a bit. The Mister started to eat his Feta Veggie Sandwich.
The Feta Veggie Sandwich consisted of; Focaccia, Cream Cheese, Feta, Carrots, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomato, Sprouts, Italian Dressing, and Sun Dried Tomato Pesto. By the looks of it, the Focaccia is really thick. Thinking that the Mister would be thrown off by the size of the bread, he liked it. Though the white flour was getting to him. I asked if he could have asked for a multigran bread instead, he didn't know but he would assume they would allow that.
After seeing how the Mister enjoyed his sandwich I wanted to try mine. I'm always on the hunt for a really good Reuben on the island. Unfortunately my hunt continues for the island doesn't really have good places that make a good Reuben.
The Reuben; Pastrami or Turkey (I got the Pastrami), Rye Bread, Swiss, Sauerkraut, 1000 Island Dressing.
THIS WAS DRY!!! I have never had a DRY Reuben before! I have had bad Reuben sandwiches where the pastrami tasted like it was from a bag at Safeway. With that said, the pastrami in this sandwich was dry as well. It seemed that the 1000 island dressing and sauerkraut didn't help at all to keep it moist. My mouth found relief when I took a big gulp of water to soak up the dryness. No taste at all, unless you consider SALT as a taste for a sandwich. Very disappointed, and I was having a headache at the same time.
So with two sandwiches from a place in Kailua, THIS COST HOW MUCH!?
The Mister's Feta Veggie cost at $8.79 where my very dry and SALT Reuben sandwich cost at $7.99. The Mister didn't get a receipt, so forgive me for doing my own tax on this one. For both sandwiches came out to about $17.00. Hrmm. I don't know. Only two sandwiches and no chips for under $20!? Should have gone to La Tour. At least their sandwiches comes with a salad.
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