It's a comin', heading into Kalihi soon. We all know those delectable Korean side orders. The tasty meat or vegetable filled dumplings known as mandoo. Heck, some of your may even order your plate lunch with mandoo as the main dish. All in all, I think I would be hard pressed not to find a fan out there.

Mr. Mandoo. I heard about it on the Twitter network and just had to see what all the fuss is about. Mind you, I am fussy about my mandoo. Been to Mandoo Lady, Korean restaurants galore and I always have a few at the least.

Here's the skinny - not your typical mandoo. These are similar to Chinese bao. Mr. Mandoo carefully preps various ingredients and fills them into soft and tasty bread shells. I have to admit that I was a little skeptical of these seemingly "imposter" manapua. We took them out to inspect at home. To my delight, I could taste and see the meticulous preparation of the ten billion ingredients that are usually in each morsel. I was not disappointed.

It's a cute little shop, located on Piikoi, just up the street from KHON and immediately before one of my other faves, Restaurant Ichiriki. The nice lady behind the counter is the neice of the owner.

Why this post? Rumour has it they are heading to Kalihi soon. Targeted location nearby Tamashiro Market, where Queen's BBQ is/was. Mmmm, looking forward to it.

One word of caution, the spicy is indeed spicy. My macho spicyman attitude got me thinking, "No Problem!," but I was a little too confident. Luckily for me, I have a Menehune Water Tower in my house. For now, check them out over in the Ala Moana area and help support this small business.

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