One of the best places for fresh and healthy foods in Hilo is the Sky Garden Restaurant at the 'Imiloa Astronomy Center on the University of Hawai'i at Hilo's campus. The restaurant has an awesome view of Hilo to entice the diner.
Their lunch buffets are fabulous. Don't let the small table for salads fool you. You can find some wonderful tidbits to fill your plate again and again. More than a bowl of tossed greens, there is sweet potato salad, sprouts, tofu, crunchy toppings, and a variety of delicious dressings.
Their hot entree line is filled with really yummy items. I like their salt and pepper shrimp, and their mapo tofu is bombastic. For the tofu dish, you really need to take a portion of rice since it is quite spicy!! The items change from time to time but everything is very flavorful and they do a good job in refilling the items on the line.
Went to the restaurant this past Saturday for a book club meeting. We discussed Carolyn Mones' book, Last Chinese Chef. So we decided to order some appetizers to nibble along. We had fried squid, potstickers, green beans with garlic, spring rolls, minced chicken with lettuce cups, and beef noodle soup.
The beef noodle soup was a winner with thick chunks of beef that looked like they were marinated in shoyu, ginger, and garlic. The noodles look like flat Japanese udon noodles. They also added slices of mustard cabbage for color and crunch. The sauce was dark and flavorful!! Really worthy in light of the many options one can choose at the Sky Garden. Will try to replicate the recipe at home.
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