Volcano's Lava Rock Cafe

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Lava Rock Cafe

  • May 18, 2008
  • Rated 4 of 5 by golden101 from Honokaa, Hawaii
Lava Rock Cafe

This is Volcano Village's newest favorite spot. It isn't a drive in but a cheerful, airy oasis in a knotty pine, with tables and booths indoors and semi-outdoors, under a clear corrugated-plastic ceiling. The menu includes everything from chow fun to fajitas. Wednesday night is Mexican night, Friday is for Hawaiian food, and the rest of the time the choices include teriyaki beef and chicken, meat or vegetable lasagna, grilled mahimahi, fresh catch of the day, T-bone steak, and steak and shrimp combos. The lunch courses run about $6.00 - $12.00 and the dinner main courses run about $10.00 - $20.00. The lunchtime menu winners are the "seismic sandwiches" (which they also pack for hikers), chili, quarter-pound burgers, and a host of salads, plate lunches (plate lunches are a local favorite and usually include rice and macaroni salad along with a favorite meat dish like chicken katsu, teriyaki beef, or korean chicken) and "volcanic" heavies such as southern fried chicken and grilled meats. This small restaurant serves a tasty lilikoi syrup along with their pancakes which is homemade and delicious. Lilikoi is a passion fruit that is used in syrups and fillings for desserts, pies, and cookies. This restaurant is open Sunday through Tuesday from 7:30am - 5pm, Wednesday through Saturday from 7:30am - 9pm. I would recommend this restaurant if you are looking for an affordable place to eat. It is easy to find and is located just outside the park. Service is fast and friendly. There is a lot of parking but it can get busy when the park is full. There is another gravel area that you can park at near the restaurant. The atmosphere of this restaurant is very rustic but so is every other restaurant in the area. I would definitely eat here again if I were in the area.

From journal Dining on the Big Island of Hawaii

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