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North Hawaii residents
who want to treat
themselves to a meal
that is both delicious and
healthy may find that one
of Lilikoi Café’s mouthwatering
dishes is exactly
what they have been
craving.
Lilikoi Café has been
delighting North Hawaii
with its appetizing dishes
for the past five years.
This year it has been
named the best place
for vegetarian food in
the North Hawaii News
annual readers’ poll.
John and Frances Lorda
opened the restaurant
Best Vegetarian Food
Lilikoi Café
because they enjoy
using their creativity
while preparing meals
as well as while meeting
the daily challenges of
running a business. John
describes the food they
serve as, “wonderful,
healthy food.”
The shop is known
for its excellent deli
offerings, its selection
of generous salads
and its tasty lasagna.
The vegetable lasagna
and veggie crepes are
among the most popular
vegetarian meals served
at the cafe. Many patrons
choose to create their
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own salad by adding up
to three deli choices,
such as Mediterranean
pasta, to their mixed
green salad.
A refreshing glass
of juice is the perfect
complement to one
of these meals. Lilikoi
Café offers a number of
healthy juice selections
such as carrot, carrotcelery,
and carrot-green
pepper apple, the house
cocktail which contains
carrot, apple, beet and
ginger, or simple classics
like orange, apple or
pineapple. The fruits and
vegetables are squeezed
fresh as each customer
places an order.
Other lunchtime
choices include a variety
of sandwiches such as
ham, chicken, white
tuna with apple, raisins,
pine nuts and onions,
vegetarian with onions,
eggplant and zucchini
and many others. On a
cool Waimea day, the
melted ham and cheese
sandwich, meat loaf,
or a cup of steaming
vegetable soup might hit
the spot.
A trip to Lilikoi Café
can be a great lunchtime
escape on a regular
workday or an enjoyable
stop while shopping at
Parker Ranch Center.
Matinee concertgoers
often visit the café for
a tantalizing dessert
after the performance to
make the day even more
special.
The most popular
desserts include delicious
cobblers, cheesecake
and tiramisu. All desserts
are made fresh and
new treats show up in
the showcase often, so
regulars can always find a
new surprise.
Other diners chose to
start their day off right
with a healthy breakfast
at Lilikoi Café. Fresh
fruit salad, hot cereal
with raisins, quiche,
breakfast burritos,
breakfast crepes and
eggs with ham or sausage
are just a few of the
choices.
The Lordas use the
best, fresh ingredients
and they buy local
products whenever
possible. The café can
be found in the Parker
Ranch Center in Waimea
and it is open from
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.