Island Flavor - A Local Las Vegas Hawaiian Restaurant
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- It's time for another Tuesday local video and this week I'm trying out Island Flavor. This was a Hawaiian restaurant recommended to me by a viewer and so it's my first time here. I'm really excited to try out a lot of dishes because as you may have heard:
Every restaurant is a buffet if you're willing to pay
Thanks for watching!
Island Flavor Las Vegas
(A): 8090 S Durango Dr #103
(P): (702) 876-2024
Filmed with an iPhone 13 Mini
Audio by RODE Me-L
Music from Epidemic Sound
Edited with Wondershare Filmora 13
Information regarding hours, offerings, and prices in this video are subject to change at the discretion of restaurant operators.
What's another local favorite you'd like to see me visit on my Tuesday series?
Ellis Restaurant and Pub.
Fat Choy ?
The Codfather
There's some great Cajun food off the strip in Vegas.
Straight Up Cafe, U Shabu, Aloha Kitchen
Great idea doing local places on Tuesday and tourist spots on Saturday. Please keep it up. Yours is the best Las Vegas food channel!
Thank you! I thought it would be nice to bring you the best of both worlds. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Shin for giving honest reviews and not acting like every bite is gods gift to earth.
I just call it like I taste it. I would like it if everything tasted that good lol. Thanks for watching!
Island Flavor should be grateful Mr. Shin decided to review this restaurant. He influences millions with his expert food reviews. Mr. Shin is Vegas VIP!
Lol, I don't know about millions but I certainly hope some people get to try out Island Flavor. They have some good food there. Thanks for watching!
SHIN!!! It was ME!!! (and probably 12000 other viewers.) Phil Tzeng told me he had dinner with you. So glad my two favorite Vegas food people got to meet!! =D
Hi, yes, recently met Phil and I really like him! He's a great guy. Thanks for watching!
Everything looked amazingly good, but Shin is the real deal, he doesn't hype up every dish he orders like some reviewers out there. Greatly enjoyed this review, thank you, Shin!
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video! I just call it like I taste it. Thanks for watching!
Any place that has loco moco is a win in my book.
Yes! I feel the same! Thanks for watching!
Aloha Shin! In the California Hotel is the OG Hawaiian style restaurant Aloha Specialties! You gotta try them!
Hawaiian food is the ethnic cuisine of Hawaiian people( laulau, poi) Hawaiian style is a mixture of different cultural foods. For example, you start off with Lumpia which is Filipino. It's really important to ethnic Hawaiians (like me) that the public doesn't think brown gravy is an actual Hawaiian food. Absolutely love your videos. Mahalo!!
I will have Aloha Specialties on the channel but they will be featured in a Saturday video. They're definitely tourist worthy. And I appreciate the additional info from a Hawaiian local! Thanks for watching!
@@VegaswithShinHeads Up: the reason the California Hotel Casino has such a large Hawaiian clientele is because Boyd Gaming Corp offers huge discounts and coupons to only Hawaii residents. Their marketing program for Hawaii is unique for sure, but it's made them very popular with Hawaiians visiting Las Vegas. So the restaurants, bars and retail are affordable for Hawaiian visitors, but the prices for everyone else are expensive.
This restaurant is definitely going on my ever-growing list of places I want to try when I’m in Vegas. That garlic shrimp is a must try for me! Thanks for making me salivate Shin!
The garlic shrimp was incredible. So flavorful! Thanks for watching Diane!
OMG that shrimp!!! I love it when you say something is delicious, especially at a local place. It makes me happy for you and for the restaurant.
Yes! That shrimp was so good! I also enjoy finding new great food at these local spots. Thanks for watching!
Island flavor is my favorite Hawaiian spot in Vegas 🤤
Very nice! I'm happy I was able to showcase your favorite Hawaiian spot! I liked it quite a bit! Thanks for watching!
Shin, I have never seen such a delicious looking garlic laden buttery sticky looking shrimp dish !!! I wanted to reach through my PC screen and grab some !!! Many thanks for your review - as fabulous as ever ! M.
The garlic shrimp was really fantastic. I enjoyed that dish a lot! Thanks for watching!
Ohhhh looks good...that platter of meat makes me wanted to make lettuce wraps!!!
The proteins were really great. A lettuce wrap would be good with them also! Thanks for watching GL!
I love this local series on Tuesdays! We travel to Las Vegas frequently and I’m so excited to try these off-strip places!
Yes! I'm happy to hear you like the local spot videos as well. Plenty more to show off! Thanks for watching!
Great job supporting the local businesses Shin - that shrimp tho wow looked super garlicky
It was so good! Lots of flavor. Thanks for watching!
You literally never have to say if you love a bite. Your facial expression says it all. I hope these restaurants catch on how you will drive business towards them if they are good and start comping your meals. Im definitely going there and will mention Shin sent me! Fukuburger is a good local restaurant . Enjoy your content
I don't mind paying for my meals. I'm not doing RUclips for the money. I'm perfectly happy with my day job as it covers my normal life. RUclips is a hobby for me which is why I'm able to put everything I make off the channel back into the next videos. My actual goal of the channel is to have a vlog on every non-chain restaurant on the strip and downtown on the channel eventually and have a full complete collection. And this year I thought it would be nice to also throw local businesses some extra attention along the way so I started my Tuesday series. I will add Fukuburger to the list! Thanks for watching!
THANKS SHIN, FOR GIVING THIS PLACE A TRY. EVERYTHING REALLY LOOKS SO DELICIOUS 😋. KEEP UP THE SPECTACULAR WORK 👏🏼👏🏼😄👍🏼😋😋😋
Very good food here Tracey! I liked it. Thanks for watching!
Always wanted to check out local restaurants. Keep it coming
Plenty more on the way! Thanks for watching!
Whoa that looked ono. Hard to find good local hawaiian food outside of hawaii. You're right shin, good teriyaki beef doesn't need to be drenched in sauce. Garlic shrimp looked yums. Hey no kimchee with the kalbi? Haha and yes that spam musubi looked sad. Nice video shin.
Really liked the garlic shrimp and teri beef! Thanks for watching!
Yay! I forgot it was Tuesday. Looks really good. Kalbi ribs and chicken katsu with the katsu sauce are my favorite. I was jealous when you bit into the chicken katsu and it was so krispy. The music was so loud at 7:05 we could hardly hear you.
The katsu was soooo crispy! Really good. Yeah, at some point the music went really loud for a bit and then they turned it down a bit later. Thanks for watching!
Thanks again for an honest and entertaining video, Shin! I would recommend Matiki Island BBQ on Tropicana for another great Hawaiian option.
Glad you enjoyed! I'll add Matiki to the list! Thanks for watching!
Hi Shin, loved this one. Pretty limited menu but Hawaiian can be like that. I have been to Hawaii and the Philippines and enjoyed you're trying the dishes. Yes, those shrimp looked fantastic!. Have you heard of Shang Mian in Henderson? The reviews and pics look fabulous. Thanks for taking us along! Karla in Cali.
I have not heard of Shang Mian. I will add them to the list! Thanks for watching!
I love chicken katsu so I am very happy that this restaurant prepared it so well. Great review on foods that most of us don’t know. Directions on how to find local dining would help. Access is important for newcomers.
Thank you for the feedback on location information. In today's local video I try to address this specifically. I hope it turns out well. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for showing this and keep up the good videos!
I'm glad you enjoyed! Plenty more on the way too. Thanks for watching!
I have an Island Flavor Express near me, on Eastern and Pebble area. I love the Roast Pork loco moco and the Furikake chicken. The various Tuna Poke’s are great as well.
Those all sound awesome! I imagine they taste great given what else I tried here. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Shin ! Everything looked like my kind of food . I do enjoy your locals food places in Vegas nice to know there are cheaper options . Thanks again Sir !
I'm enjoying checking out the local spots here in Vegas. It's been a lot of fun. Thanks for watching Kyle!
I love Hawaiian cuisine, so I know I'll enjoy the food at this place, it was smooth sailing concerning this review and the prices are great anyway thanks for your input Shin we'll catch you on the next video😋😋😋😋😋
I also really like Hawaiian food! Good place here. Thanks for watching Admiral!
One of my favorite places. The soup is one of my favorite dishes
Yes! Really good food here. Thanks for watching!
Everything looks amazing!
I definitely enjoyed my meal here! Thanks for watching!
Yqw buddy...see you on Sat. 👍😊🤗
I’m looking forward to trying this restaurant on my next trip. The garlic shrimp and teriyaki steak look great! I hope the rice is a little more starchy/sticky than what you show in the video, but the price is definitely right!
Just a suggestion, consider including more details on the location of off-Strip restaurants. The receipt did show Durango Avenue, but knowing the cross street would be helpful. Another great video!
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try and keep that in mind to include in future videos . I do have the address and phone number in the description. Thanks for watching!
What a good value! Your choices looked fantastic. Your continued effort is always appreciated. Stay hungry for us!
Good value here for sure. I liked it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the inside of this restaurant I appreciate you alot
I'm happy to give you a look! Thanks for watching!
That looked like fun 😊.
A really great restaurant here. I liked it a lot! Thanks for watching Lucia!
Whooooooooooooooooaaaa delish!!
Yes a good one here. Thanks for watching!
Happy Tuesday Shin😊
Wednesday now but I hope you had a great Tuesday Christine!
We had the best Hawaiian food at Straight Up Cafe. The Kailua pork was the best we ever had, and the kalbi beat most of the kalbi we tried in Hawaii. The desserts were also tasty. You must try it sometime. Your reviews are exceptional!
I'll add them to my spreadsheet to try. Thanks for watching!
I'm a beef lover so thise short ribs looked very good.🤩 I don't eat eggs so would have to pass on the "loco" dish...sorry I forgot the name of it.
Reasonable prices too! Great video Shin. Thanks for sharing 👍💯
The teriyaki beef was basically just a steak. It was great! Solid for beef lovers. Thanks for watching!
VWS: Absolutely loved the vlog and food. Since I am part Hawaiian and it's the birthplace of my Mother I was familiar with all of your food choices. Pipikaula ( hanging beef) is really what is served in Hawaii instead of the short ribs which is more Korean as you know well. Chicken long rice would have been another authentic dish. Price was super good. Anywho thanks for the effort. See you Saturday for another crime scene lol JK 😜
Ah! Cool to learn a little more of your background! Pipikaula sounds great. The short rib recipe here definitely leaned more Korean. Lol, I like that, a crime scene. Robbery in progress! See you on Saturday! Thanks for watching!
@VegaswithShin lol yes sir !!
Great local food in the 9th island!
Yes! Vegas truly is the 9th island! Thanks for watching!
Shin- I had Kalbi withHawaiian Mac salad and Rice last week! It is so tasty!
Very nice! I'm glad you enjoyed your meal here. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, Shin. I am putting this restaurant on my list for my next trip.
Nice! I hope you enjoy when you check it out. Thanks for watching !!
Hey Shin great video, you look well rested. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!
I've been to this place about a year ago!! It's pretty good. I like that place. I had the Bento box.
Nice! I'm glad you agree. Good place here! Thanks for watching!
This restaurant is a definite must try. The entrees you ordered really looked good. Ty for another great review.!!!😊
Yes! Good value here and I really enjoyed the food. Thanks for watching Laura!
I usually go to Unko Frank's Hawaiian bbq whenever I'm in Vegas, I'll have to checkout this place
Oh, I'll add them to the list to check out eventually. Thanks for watching!
The lumpia looked very good and they looked very crisp and not oily. I wish you would have tried the Ube cheesecake. Thank you for another great review.
I was debating between the Chantilly and the Ube cheesecake and landed on the former. Maybe another time. Thanks for watching!
Solid looking menu, prices look good as well… always down for local Hawaiian options!
Solid Hawaiian restaurant here. Thanks for watching!
It's been a while since I went to their sister location Island Flavor Express on Eastern and Pebble. It one of my favorite Hawaiian restaurants.
I liked the food here at Island Flavor. Didn't realize they had another location. They're doing great. Thanks for watching Jerry!
THANKS SHIN, I WILL BE GOING THIS HAWAIIAN RESTAURANT
Very nice! I hope you enjoy when you check it out! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for another GREAT food review. The local island foods looks good (ono) ... too bad the spam musubi did not have furikake or teriyaki sauce. Like how you ate the mixed plate with chopsticks just like a lot of Hawaii locals do. MAHALO!
I'm happy you enjoyed! Yes, the spam musubi was a little too normal but overall I enjoyed the food here. And gotta use chopsticks! I prefer it over any utensil actually so if I can eat with chopsticks, I prefer to lol. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Pretty much everything looked great, but my favorites have to be Loco moco, garlic shrimp, and I would love to try that sampler platter.
I had Loco moco before, and loved it. Always like garlic and shrimp, so the two would be heavenly together.
I only ever had chicken katsu, but the other two dishes looked great.
Never had hawaiian Mac salad, but heard it's supposed to be good.
Thanks for letting us tag along.
I'm hungry now. 😅
Loco moco is so satisfying. And I liked the majority of the food here. Good stuff. Thanks for watching!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for eating there now I know what I like eat next trip.
You got it! Thanks for watching Alan!
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Thanks Vickie!
The beef looked really tasty and I’m a Mac salad fan.
The teriyaki beef was so good! And the mac salad so good. Thanks for watching brother!
Shin, you should check out Picanha. It’s a really amazing Brazilian restaurant and very affordable. We go there about once a week and it’s always good. It honestly rivals Strip restaurants. Try the Mac n cheese and the ribeye. Can’t recommend it enough.
PS. You should also try Big Chicken. Best chicken sandwich I’ve found.
I will add both Picanha and Big Chicken to the list! Thanks for the suggestions!
Great local interpretation! Thanks
A good one here for sure. I haven't been in Hawaii in so long. Maybe time to try going back to taste it from the source. Thanks for watching!
:) LOVE the Loco Moco! THANKS MUCH for sharing! :)
So good! Very tasty. Thanks for watching!
Im from Scotland so I’ve never tried Hawaiian food before but I will do when I’m in vegas in June
Yes!! I'm glad to hear you'll be expanding your food horizons here in Vegas. It's the best place to do it! I hope you have a great trip here this summer. Thanks for watching!
I always get a Loco Moco here whenever I go to Las Vegas. They once offered to remake the dish when she set the bowl down and the yolk broke lol
Wow, that's taking pride in their work! I liked it here. Thanks for watching!
Forte European Tapas Bar and Bistro (great episode)
-Gangnam Asian bbq
-Esther’s kitchen
-lefty j’s island favorites
-Karved
-Mr Mamas breakfast (int name haha)
-lazy dog restaurant & bar
-Juan’s Fleming fajitas
-slaters 50/50
Will need to double check on if they’re all local
Great list! I'll add them to my spreadsheet!
Anytime Shinsta, Shin for da Win, Shon got a grin (always)
Thanks for the review.
You got it! Thanks for watching!
Everything looked yummy. Would you recommend this place over Zippys? My suggestion for a local visit video is Honey Salt in Summerlin. 🤗😊
I would 100% go here over Zippy's personally. But the menu is very limited so if you have any picky eaters, I'd go to Zippy's. Thanks for watching!
They should offer free shuttles to and from the California Hotel. They would make millions..
That would be pretty nice to have! Thanks for watching!
Gotta go to ELIA for great Greek food. The Greek salad could be the best one in the entire USA. it’s phenomenal. The lamb souvlaki is also very good, but the salad is insane. Oh, by the way I hate salad in general.
I will add Elia to the list! Thanks for watching!
Love the review Shin but it is not my food area I am used to so I will leave out any critique. Other then that I love the vibe, food looked good with the eye test plus your review. Overall a place worth visiting in my book.
Great vibe here and I enjoyed the meal. Thanks for watching!
Great review as always...never had Hawaiian food before...but I would pass this food...not for me ( sry ) enjoy and see you on Sat. 👍😘🤗❤
Glad you enjoyed the video! See you on Saturday Jade. Thanks for watching!
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Mahalo!
Way to tough it out through 4 rounds of Hawaiian food. The meal started off with average starters but made it up big time with great tasting entrees. The color of gravy looks questionable but I'm glad you enjoyed the flavor of it. I wish they had more pupus such as salmon lomi lomi and more varieties of poke.
I really liked the place here. Good food, good value. My server was really sweet. I liked it here. Thanks for watching!
Looks good
It was very good! I liked it here. Thanks for watching!
Were there strobe lights in the dining room? Curious amount of white flashes going off, would have driven me mad! lol
At some point, one of the lights above me started going nuts. It was tough to deal with but I was in the last round of food at that point. Thanks for watching!
Hey Shin, just wondering how you select a restaurant to try out or feature to us? Do you get invites from the restaurants themselves or just head in? I greatly appreciate your videos for places to put on the bucket list to eat at (or dishes to avoid). You can the other foodie RUclipsrs in Vegas make trips better!
I have a list of suggestions from viewers and I just take a look at the list and see genre of the food I'm in the mood for on a night I feel like filming. I have never been invited to a restaurant yet. Just always me heading in. Thanks for watching!
That's a great restaurant I wish they would bring back the Opakapaka
Yes, I liked it here. Limited menu but solid offerings. Thanks for watching!
Check out Skinny Fats! I been to it a few times. Always solid. Spicy Ketchup is bomb!
I do have Skinny Fats on the list. Maybe I'll check that one out soon! Thanks for watching!
Island flavor used to be so much better 5+ years ago owners sold it prices went way up and portions decreased in size we would go about once a week and we don’t go anymore
I thought their portions were fair so that must mean they were even bigger before which is nuts. Appreciate the extra info though! Did not know ownership changed. Thanks for watching!
Spam is originally salty. Pan fried / grill ed stove similar prob never do it long.
For sure, a base level of saltiness for the spam in general. Thanks for watching!
Nice review! How does it compare to Zippy's?
I definitely like this place over Zippy's so far. But the menu is pretty limited here. Thanks for watching!
In Hawaii they make it with teriyaki sauce the spam is soak in the Teri sauce than wrap.
That sounds so good! I wish they made it like that here. Thanks for watching!
All the food looked really good except for the spam musubi which had too much rice and the spam was too thin.
The spam musubi was passable but definitely not the best I've had. I enjoyed my meal for sure here though. Thanks for watching!
refreshing exploring regular restaurants... help out the local guys... The casinos/hotels/buffets in LV aint trying anymore to excel...(compared to similar around the world)... They're happy to serve the same old slop, and have the rubes pay for their overpriced swill...
I'm just enjoying trying out so many viewer recommendations during my personal mission to vlog all the non-chain restaurants on the strip. The local spots have all been pretty solid. Thanks for watching!
liked the video-and restaurant-as a tourist if I came to Vegas-is this place easy to get to by Uber/Lyft-or by bus, or by cab ?-or just have a friend who lives there drive you-these are nice places-just want to know if its easy to get to
That is great feedback. I'll keep this in mind for future local eatery videos. Thanks for watching!
I just watch you and Ua eats, please try to make collab of some sorts.
He's across the country on the east coast so maybe the next time he comes out to Vegas I can try reaching out to him but it's probably going to be very hard to make that happen otherwise because I'm quite the home body. Thanks for watching!
Next time try some teri sauce on the mac salad
That is an amazing idea! I will definitely do that next time! Thanks for watching!
I like your videos but you should tell us what your ordering and what the dish consists of as told on the menu
Can you elaborate on that first point? I'm not sure what you mean tell you what I'm ordering. You mean all up front as to what's coming the rest of the video?
What a great way to start the work day...a video from the best food review channel! This place seems like the best bang for your buck that I've seen in a while.
A really good one here potato yes! Solid value and good food. Thanks for watching!
What was going on with the background strobing light in the video?
On my last round of food, the light above me just started going nuts. I think I just hit a bad time with the bulb starting to die I guess. Thanks for watching!
Green onions? Maybe if u ask as a spice or side it doesn't come w/ it
I'm pretty sure you can modify your level of green onions here. Thanks for watching!
How do you not just fall asleep after that meal. Major food coma or in Hawaii it would be called kanak attack 😴
I did pass out lmao. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching!
Lumpia varies wat kine they making.
These were pork ones that were quite good!
You look much more well kept with the new hair, but i miss your old disheveled self lmao.
Lmao, like they say: there's no pleasing the whole internet. Thanks for watching!
@@VegaswithShin as long as you're true to yourself, who cares anyways? Lmao
Too much rice on spam musubi..
I agree. The spam musubi could use some tweaks. I generally liked everything else though. Thanks for watching!
I get a little triggered when food reviewers let the hot noodles sit while eating everything else first.
I'd take these videos a little less seriously friend. There are more real things to get triggered about in the world. Thanks for watching!
@@VegaswithShin A "little" triggered. Sorry for being passionate about food. You're going to give life lessons to a 60 y/o? I'm out...
@@707Berto60 year olds can still be dumb af
@@707Berto Triggered as a word means something. It's an uncontrollable response to trauma. I was only looking out for you.
Not sure about eating poo poo 😂
Lmao!!!
Who are you?!!! Have you lived in Hawaii?! Do you really know what a plate lunch joint is trying to serve? The business accumen behind it based on where they're serving it to make a go at business.
I am Shin. I have not lived in Hawaii. No. Ah! Thanks for watching!
Definitely checking this place out, those shrimp look ridiculous. Thanks Shin!!
Yes! So much flavor in that garlic shrimp! Thanks for watching!
This video got me super hungry lol. I'll definitely be trying this place on my next visit to Vegas. That lumpia and monstah plate looked fire! Another great video, Thx Shin!
Nice! I hope you enjoy when you visit! Thanks for watching!