Mom and I drove to Kailua for some early morning errands this morning, and decided we should have breakfast. Breakfast options in Kailua are aplenty and it was difficult to decide between Cinnamon�s, Moke�s and Boots & Kimo. However, Moke�s was closed, and we were just at Cinnamon�s last week, so Boots & Kimo it was!
We got in just past 7am, and lucky for us there was no line. But time we were leaving, there was already a 15 minute wait for tables. On a Tuesday morning nonetheless! Ordering is simple here. Because I always get the same thing.
Mac nut pancakes! I know the picture looks kind of creepy. And even gross I bet. But, you know, sometimes pictures are deceiving. Such is the case with these pancakes. I went with the short stack today cause I�m meeting someone for lunch in a few hours. But whether you get the pancakes in a short or tall stack, you must get them smooooothered in the warm mac nut sauce. This �sauce� is really nothing more than a rich anglaise in all its egg yolk rich glory, dotted with ground mac nuts. Pancakes at Boots & Kimo are of the spongy sort (for crispy pancakes go to Jack�s in Aina Hina, and for crappy pancakes go to the IHOP in Waikiki), which is a good thing in this case, because you want spongy pancakes to soak up all this glory that will send you to straight to a sugar coma. Maple syrup is unnecessary. Butter on the side for those who dare.
After filling up on a morning sugar high (some people get sugar comas, apparently I get sugar highs), what�s the first thing that comes to mind? Why, we haven�t had dessert yet! So I whip out my handy notebook filled with notes and addresses of restaurants/bakeries/food, etc, you get the idea. At the same time, mom takes out her newly purchased map book from Costco. Put the two together, and in less than 5 minutes we find ourselves in front of Agnes Portuguese Bake Shop. Talk about teamwork!
It�s our first visit here, so we browse around a bit. Half of the shop is taken up by small tables and chairs. It seems they do a wide selection of coffee, tea, and Italian sodas. These seats are mostly occupied by people having breakfast of pastries and coffee on their own.
Turn around and you�ll find two long bakery cases filled with tons of pastries! Exciting! There�s so much to see! Brownies, berry flips, bread pudding, butter rolls, blueberry wheat muffins, and even an �Anti-Gravity Cake� on the bottom left corner�
This Rocky Road Brownie Cupcake was interesting...but I thought it was too sweet for a 9am treat.
I had my heart set on the brownie from the start. Hah! You thought I was going to get the bread pudding, didn�t you? Well I was. But. The bread pudding didn�t look so awesome. I like super custardy bread pudding. Not super solid hard ones. However the brownie looked downright decadent. And I it was less sweet than the brownie cupcake above, right? Hehe :)
We also got a pack of whole wheat pita bread for dad, cause he wasn�t able to join us for breakfast this morning...kind of like a consolidation prize? Well it�s about 11am right now, and I haven�t had either the brownie or pita yet, so I can�t give you any feedback on those items. But unless the brownie fails me miserably, it looks to be a super fudgey creature with lots of walnuts!
Ooohhh! Wait! While we�re on the subject of baked goods, I was Costco this past weekend and bought a package of the Mauna Kea taro rolls.
They come 12 to pack for $5.99. It�s not a super good deal, but you�ll never know if it's worth it until you try right?
Soft and plush, like Ani�s sweet bread, only not as sweet with a strong taro taste. These really do melt in your mouth! Just pull of a small piece, let it sit on your tongue, and in a few second, viola�it just melts away. Okay. Maybe I�m exaggerating, but it is as if thet do melt away! At least you get an idea of how soft it is! If you�re going to get taro rolls don�t get the ones they sell at Sam�s Club cause they use artificial taro powder/color...or something that�s not real taro�which defeats the whole purpose of eating taro rolls!
Boots & Kimo
131 Hekili St
Kailua, HI 96734-2866
Phone: (808) 263-7929
Agnes' Portuguese Bakery
46 Ho'olai Street
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
(808) 262-5367
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