Saimin Says, a must go!
A recent breakfast at Saimin Says, that I highly recommend going if you love Hawaiian Food. It is a little bit out of the way, but definitely worth the drive because it is in Kent; but if you are going to IKEA that day, stop in for breakfast and power up for all the walking you will do later.
26218 Pacific Hwy S.
(between 260th St & 268th St)
Kent, WA 98032
If you come here order, make sure you order a side of Kalua pig and Cabbage. It was so flavorful and yummy, and don’t forget to order an extra side of Portuguese Sausage. Oh and also go with a few people so that you can actually taste it other food, because I couldn’t decide what to order because everything looked so good. In your group, make sure at least one person order this
and also this
The pancake is the Macadamia Nut Pancake (so fluffy, light and just sweet goodness) and the French toast is the Sweet Bread French Toast (omg so delicious, if you love the Hawaiian King Bread, which we all did!), and don’t forget to order the coconut syrup to go with these two dishes.
Other things we order the Loco Moco, Haleakala Sunrise, which comprise of two eggs, fried rice and Portuguese sausages, Fried Rice Omelet, Spam Musubi and a Rainbow Cake. Everything was so good and homey. It was a perfect breakfast for me that day. I had a taste of the Loco Moco and it was good. I think it was the gravy that pull the whole hamburger patty, rice and fried egg together. The fried rice in the omelet was a great consistency to go with the omelet, and a great tip that I learn from my Japanese friends from college is eat it with ketchup! Yup – ketchup. Somehow the tangy and sweet ketchup just make the dish even better, the only bad note of the dish was the toast that was served with it. It was a little bit too dry for me.
We also order the spam musubi which was great, because it came out freshly made and hot! It was good, but I have to admit my older sister can better version of it. She fries her spam first so it is extra crispy and then caramelized the sauce so it is sweet and sticky and so good to eat. To finish off our great meal, we all shared the rainbow cake. Surprisedly it disappoint us, because it was so fun to look at and smelled so tropical and delicious. It turned out to be a little bit bland. I was really expecting the guava and the passion fruit to really pop out, but it didn’t.
Overall the food here was delicious and priced really well. All the dishes we order was under $8 and the portion side was a good size. We all walked away in a food coma but happy! I can’t wait to go back and try their signature Saimin Noodle Bowl. Yum!
February 5th, 2010 at 11:03 am
I don’t get down to Kent very often, but I’ll keep this in mind. Especially if they have breakfast – yum! I lived on Oahu many years ago, and still love Hawaiian food (yes, even a little SPAM now and then!). I might have to try to recreate that sweet bread french toast at home, though….
February 5th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Actually if you ever want to go there, let us know! We would love to go back again and try their other dishes. The sweet bread french toast was amazing, you definitely have to order that dish when you go there!