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Huggo's opened in 1969 as a
casual, gathering spot where you could get a good steak, a
slab of fresh fish and pile it on at the salad bar. With its
waterfront location, it proved to be a favorite haunt for
local fisherman who gathered to share a salt tale or two. In
the 35 years since, it has earned a reputation as Kona's
premiere restaurant for fresh seafood, oceanfront ambiance and
casual elegance. |
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Hours: |
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Lunch: |
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Mon-Fri: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm |
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Dinner: |
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5:30 - 10:00 pm |
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Bar: |
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Mon-Fri: 11:30 am to Closing |
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Sat, Sun: 5:00 pm to Closing |
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Pizza, pupus & desserts served in the bar
from 5:30 -10 pm. |
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Payment: |
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All Major
Credit Cards, including Diner's Club & JCB |
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Open Air
Dining & Ocean Views: |
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Open air dining suspended just a few feet
about the ocean. |
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Full Bar |
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Exotic & traditional cocktails, domestic,
premium & local beer & wine. |
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Happy Hour: |
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Mon - Fri, 4-6 pm, Pupu specials in the
main bar. |
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Wine List: |
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Extensive list with about 20 of the
selections offered by the glass as well. |
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Children's Menu |
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Take Out Available |
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Groups
& Private Parties: |
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Smaller groups of 10-15 can be accommodated in the main dining area.
For private parties, the patio (seats 36) and Huggo's on the Rocks are
available for larger groups and buy-outs. We offer catering for up to
1,000 guests as well. |
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Steering
Huggo's on its course were founders Hugo and Shirley von
Platen Luder who ran the restaurant with the motto "good food
and good fun." The couple introduced Huggo's now famous
Barbecued Beef Ribs and Teriyaki Steak. "We wouldn't dare take
those off the menu," smiles son Eric, who has been at the helm
since 1982. Eric credits his parents for instilling in him the
foundation for success in the restaurant industry. The goal at
Huggo's has been and continues to be "to provide a memorable
evening and dining experience rather than simply a meal." The
menu share the limelight with Huggo's open-air location that
"seems to suspend over the ocean" and is a stage for seaside
diversions. |
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The surf at high tide
swirls and foams just a few feet below diners who gaze
out at a never-ending horizon, hoping to catch the
elusive green flash. Anglers fish almost nightly off the
rocks fronting the restaurant and every catch gets a
rousing applause from diners. After dusk, Huggo's
brightly lit facade sometimes attracts graceful manta
rays that glide in and out of the reef. |
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"2005 Hale 'Aina
Award" |
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recognition of restaurant
excellence by the readers of Honolulu Magazine |
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Voted "Best Pau Hana/Happy
Hour, 2005" |
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by the readers of West
Hawaii Today |
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One of the nation's top
neighborhood restaurants. "...the food is as good as the
view, and the view is terrific." |
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Bon Appetit |
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"this open-air
restaurant features a thatched roof bar, nautical-style
rope along the deck, plenty of wave-breaking rocks
below, and front row seats for showy sunsets...making
eating here at cocktail-sunset hour a must." |
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Jennifer Chappell, Coastal
Living Magazine |
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"Huggo's
cuisine does not compromise. Executive chef Cliften
Loetree Berry's casual blend of Asian-American-local
fare is plentiful, honest and unabashed." |
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Spirit of Aloha |
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