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  • Flamingo's

    Flamingo's on Kapiolani closed a while ago.
    Is there someplace within walking distance that is like them????

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    Re: Flamingo's

    I have been on Oahu for close to 30 years and I never been to Flamingo's so what kind of food did they used to serve?

    And just to be clear you are not talking about Flamingo's Chuckwagon which closed a way long time ago.

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    • #3
      Re: Flamingo's

      within walking distance of where? If you mean Kapiolani/Ward - I would venture to say no. The only place I can think of right now is Like Like Drive In, which is a sit down type of restaurant. The food is similar but nothing will ever taste like Flamingo's food. It is on a bus line though so would be easy to get to.
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      • #4
        Re: Flamingo's

        When they turned out the lights for the last time they broke the mold for that classic style food and ambience.
        The old Ala Moana stop was like a 2nd home for me from the mid 70s. Open at 7am on Sunday's, just in time for NFL games at the bar, and banana pie for breakfast desert.
        I still see my favorite waitress on The Bus occassionally.
        Bakery Kapiolani in Aiea Shopping Center was similar in food, but it's gone now too.
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        • #5
          Re: Flamingo's

          I don't know. I think Like Like Drive In is walking distance from the old Flamingo. It's just three intersections down Kapiolani from Ward and then up a couple of lights. Where are you walking from?
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          • #6
            Re: Flamingo's

            Asahi Grill a couple of blocks below Kapiolani on Ward. There's also a great place on the corner of Kamakee and Waimanu, I think it's called Norman's.

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            • #7
              Re: Flamingo's

              Originally posted by D'Alani View Post
              [...]There's also a great place on the corner of Kamakee and Waimanu, I think it's called Norman's.
              The Diamond Head/makai corner? With the Corvette out front? Is/wasn't that Harry's owned by Cindy? The home of the (still) 99¢ breakfast! It's the epitome of a greasy spoon but whatta great place to hang out. I haven't been in there in several years but I loved her signs...esp. the soft drink sign. All drink sizes were $1.25 because "I love everybody"!!!

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              • #8
                Re: Flamingo's

                Originally posted by tutusue View Post
                The Diamond Head/makai corner? With the Corvette out front? Is/wasn't that Harry's owned by Cindy? The home of the (still) 99¢ breakfast! It's the epitome of a greasy spoon but whatta great place to hang out. I haven't been in there in several years but I loved her signs...esp. the soft drink sign. All drink sizes were $1.25 because "I love everybody"!!!
                I stand corrected, that is exactly the place I'm talking about.

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                • #9
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                  Originally posted by D'Alani View Post
                  I stand corrected, that is exactly the place I'm talking about.
                  It could be named Norman's now. I don't know. I'll try to remember to check the next time I'm in that 'hood.

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                  • #10
                    Nooooo...

                    It has, is, and will always be Harry's. They'll have to tear the building down to end that legacy.
                    It was my favorite breakfast stop forever until they had to take the bacon off the 99er.
                    Odd enuf, I've never had anything else from them. It's on my to-do list for lunch asap.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Flamingo's

                      There's still a Flamingo's - in Pearl City. It was sold a year ago, but the food is pretty much the same.

                      Here are some trivia questions for you about Flamingo's:

                      How did it get its name?

                      What was the original name?

                      What was its original location? What's there now?

                      What was the Flamingo Chuck Wagon's original name?

                      The Nagamine's were of Okinawan ancestry. Can you name other Hawaii companies by ”Uchinanchus”?

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                      • #12
                        Re: Flamingo's

                        Originally posted by Creative-1 View Post
                        [...]
                        Here are some trivia questions for you about Flamingo's:

                        How did it get its name? [...]
                        Ummm...Mrs. Nagamine loved Herb Jeffries' version of the song?
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                        • #13
                          Re: Flamingo's

                          Originally posted by Creative-1 View Post

                          What was the Flamingo Chuck Wagon's original name?
                          Wasn't it Elliot's Chuck Wagon?
                          The Nagamine's were of Okinawan ancestry. Can you name other Hawaii companies by ”Uchinanchus”?
                          Two that come to mind are Arakawa's, and Times Supermarket -- established and formerly owned by the Teruya brothers.

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                          • #14
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                            Originally posted by Creative-1 View Post
                            The Nagamine's were of Okinawan ancestry. Can you name other Hawaii companies by ”Uchinanchus”?
                            Actually, a lot of Okinawans (Uchinanchu) owned local-style restaurants. In fact, an extraordinarily large proportion of old-style local restaurants and lunch wagons were owned and operated by Okinawans. To name a few:

                            --Columbia Inn (Fred "Tosh" Kaneshiro)
                            --Kenny's Restaurant (Ken Kaneshiro)
                            --Likelike Drive Inn
                            --KC Drive Inn (Jiro Asato [bought the restaurant from original owners in 1935])
                            --Bea's Drive In
                            --Zippy's (Francis and Charles Higa)
                            --Rainbow Drive In (Seiju Ifuku)

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                            • #15
                              Re: Flamingo's

                              Yes, those are all correct answers. It WAS Elliot's Chuckwagon before the Nagamine's bought it.

                              Still some more unanswered trivia questions to answer...

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