Empty Bowl Hawai‘i 2015 Featured Restaurants

Gourmet soup from 26 local restaurants.

Fresh bread from four local bakeries.

Which soup/s are you going to sample?

A click on most restaurant names takes you to their website

Soup Donated by:

12th Ave Grill   Shinsato Farms Pork, Mushroom & Watercress Soup
Alan Wong's Pineapple Room   Cream of Mushroom
Café Kaila   Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup   Back by popular demand Café Kaila is showcasing their signature soup!
Cafe Laufer   Mulligatawny Soup   Asian curry base, slightly sweet, not too spicy, with chicken & wild rice. A most popular menu choice!
California Pizza Kitchen   Dakota Smashed Pea with Barley Soup   A hearty split pea soup with barley, carrots, onions, savory herbs & scallions
Cocina   Pozolé   A traditional Mexican soup associated with the sacred nature of corn to many indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica & still made with hominy & meat stock garnished with fresh vegetables & lime.
d.k Steak House   King Natural Meatball Soup   Seasoned with Chinese five spice, roasted shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, red jalapenos, cilantro in a star anise broth, accompanied with bean sprouts & ginger scallion oil
Great Life Cuisine   The Great Life Soup A Vegan/Gluten Free Choice   Red lentil soup with root & round veggies, topped with a collard confit & kiawe corn bread square.    ktymdx@yahoo.com
Highway Inn Kakaʻako   Smoked Kalo Chowder
Hula Grill Waikiki   Hawaiian Style Gumbo   Kauai shrimp, Kukui Sausage Company Andouille Sausage, Ho Farms okra, Hau'ula tomatoes
J J Bistro & French Pastry   Cream of Potato   Garnished with Bacon
Le Bistro   French Onion   Served with a Cheese Crouton    (808) 373-7990
Mariposa at Neiman Marcus   Mariposa Corn Chowder   Celery / Potato / Chives
Michel’s at The Colony Surf   Roasted Island Tomato Soup   Island ripe tomatoes slow baked until tender, simmered with fresh herbs and vegetables, and finished with a spritz of apple cider vinegar. A simple, tasty, and wholesome vegetarian soup served with a baked crostini for dipping.
MISSION by Pili Group   Nilagang Baka Mazemen   Filipino inspired soup with braised beef broth, market veggies, thick noodles, fried shallots, and chilies.
Murphy's Bar & Grill   Black-eye pea with Ham Hock
Nico's Pier 38   Island Style Bouillabaisse   Saffron & fennel fish fumet with clams, swordfish, mussels
Roy's Waikiki   Kim Chee Soup
STAGE RESTAURANT   Creamy Smoked Manhattan Clam Chowder   With garlic croutons & dill cream
Side Street Inn   Portuguese "Beanless" Soup
Street Grindz   Smokey Chili with Venison   A down home family blend of herbs and spices / Slow cooked / Featuring wild caught Maui Nui Venison (USDA Certified)
Tango Contemporary Café   Hearty Garden Vegetable
The Pig & The Lady   Mama Le's Beef & Jasmine Rice Soup   With green onion, cilantro, sesame oil, fried shallots
Tiki's Grill & Bar   Mama's Thai Coconut Chicken Curry   Heart warming, slightly spicy Thai red coconut curry, Chicken, carrots, Yukon potatoes, bamboo shoots & onions topped with fresh local Thai basil & cilantro, hearty and fulfilling!
Town   Roasted Vegetables & Grains
Whole Foods Market Kahala   Thai Carrot Ginger Soup   A creamy vegetarian soup with the right balance of heat from ginger, sweetness from the carrots, & a silky texture to die for!

Bread Donated by:

Halekulani   /   La Tour Bakehouse   /   Hawai‘i Star Bakery   /   Liliha Bakery