Finding it IS tough because it's not on a main street. Take Rice Street, and look for Kress to the right. Turn down Kress, and look for the cars. You'll see the restaurant on the left. Parking is an issue; drive around a couple of times, we all do.

Inside you'll see a couple of counters with short barstools. See empty ones? They're fair game, have a seat. If not, wait. I'll shorten your ordering problems. You want a "regular special" and a BBQ chicken strip or two. This will give you a rather large serving of Saimin—what's that? You don't know what Saimin is? Neither do most tourists who come, including us prior to our first visit.

Saimin is an Asian soup. The special is filled with noodles, pork, fish cake, hard boiled egg, and a few other ingredients. It's simply scrumptious to say the least, even pleased my youngest, pickiest eater. It is, however, high in sodium. Mix some hot mustard with the black sauce and you have an excellent dip for your BBQ chicken and the pork from the Saimin. Be adventurous, and use chop sticks to eat.

People come from all over to eat here, and with the close quarters you can often talk with natives or other tourists while you're waiting/eating. We enjoyed visiting with folks. By our second visit, other tourists thought WE were locals (I wish!). For dessert, try their Lilikoi pie. We bought whole ones and took them back to the condo for dessert and breakfast the next day. Their shaved ice is good too.

To try more places, we seldom eat at the same place more than once, but we ate here three times including our "last meal" on Kauai. We said our sad good-bye's to the staff when we had to leave. If I could afford it, I'd head back to Kauai just to eat here again. Well, I'd do more while there, but I'd certainly eat here. I feel for those who miss out on some of the best local food because the conditions (seating, etc.) are too "lowly" for them!