Boots & Kimos

151 Hekili St
Kailua, HI 96734
(808) 263-7929

Vitals:
Mon-Fri: 7 am - 2 pm
Sat & Sun: 6:30 am - 2:30 pm
kid-friendly
cash only
*****

Try to get here early (we got there by around 7:30 am each time). The mac nut pancakes here are famous and this reputation is definitely earned. The mac nut sauce is amazing, heavenly, scrumptious, and mouth-wateringly delicious. Creamy, slightly nutty, sweet, but not too sweet, with just a touch of salt YUMMMMMM. It's almost like melted ice cream. It was so good that we came back two more times during out trip (it was just that good).

You can order pancakes, banana pancakes or french toast with this mac nut sauce (prices were around $8.95). Pictured above is an order of pancakes with mac nut sauce. I ate all of the sauce and dipped each piece of pancake in the sauce. What's great is that the pancakes are also really good - they were fluffy and light (it would be a travesty to have heavy and doughy pancakes with this amazing sauce). The french toast is also pretty good.

I've tried the omelettes and the fried rice, and they were just o.k. If you don't get here early and have to wait, it's only worth it if you get the mac nut pancakes. One of the kids likes salty foods, so the side of fried rice was good (if a little peppery).

Note that this is a cash only place. We burned through a lot of cash during our vacation because it seemed like a lot of places were cash only. Breakfast wasn't cheap each time, but it was worth it. I was always a happy camper afterward, ready to bask in the sun at the beach.