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Lani’s Luau needs your kokua (help)

by on Mar. 21, 2011, under Health, Life

Lani with her teriyaki chicken/mahi mahi plate lunch

Aloha kakou. My favorite Hawaiian restaurant is Lani’s Luau out east. Here’s their weekly email message from Zane Dowling, co-owner with his Native Hawaiian/Filipina wife Leilani (Lani), the cook of their delicious, authentic plate lunches (with 2 scoops of rice and mac salad).

I hear they are having some financial trouble after 4 years of business, so please kokua (help in Hawaiian) and patronize them, or donate $ to their restaurant. We locals Hawaiians don’t want them to close! Auwe, some pilikia (Alas, some trouble) if that happens.

Hawaiian slack key guitar & songs by Jamie O’Brien this Friday, March 25.

Lani’s Luau
2532 S. Harrison Road (NW corner of Golf Links Rd.)
Tucson, AZ 85748
(520) 886-5828

Sun – Mon Closed

Tue – Thu 10:30 am to 8:00 pm

Fri – Sat 10:30 am to 9:00 pm

LanisLuau@Yahoo.com
www.LanisLuau.Webs.com

This is the twelfth edition of “In The Lei” – an info flow about special plates or events at Lani’s Luau. It is also for info about events like the Aloha Fest or performers as we hear of them. If you hear of anything let me know so I can spread the word.

Please become followers on twitter @LanisLuau or friends on our facebook page. Thanks to those who already have.

Please remember that we offer Military Discount and have our “Hang 10” frequent shopper program. Ask how to get your free plate. Also, we offer a $1.00 kids menu on Tuesdays (normally just $2.99) and Wahine Wednesdays a 10% discount for bringing your “lady”.

Please, please, please let me know specifically before I start taking your order, if you are expecting a discount. I have a tendency to forget. That is even if you have mentioned it already. Feel free to check if I gave it. If I don’t say it aloud as I’m ringing up your order I probably have forgotten already. I have been trying to remember to write it down on the order slip when you say it so I won’t forget.

This week’s special deal: Just mention this e-mail and say “Kokua” (meaning: help). Try it first and if you get it wrong, I will help you). This will get you a 5% discount without restrictions. Maybe you can use it in a sentence.

Specials: This week Lani will be having the Pineapple Pepper Chicken until it lasts for the surfboard special. After that she couldn’t make up her mind. So, get it while it lasts (call if you’re coming specifically for a special to be sure we still have some) and, as usual, a curry will be on special (either beef or chicken).

Jamie O’Brien will be at Lani’s to play slack key on the last Friday of March (that is this Friday the 25th). This is subject to his schedule so call if you are coming specifically to see the performance.

Please kokua. Mahalo nui loa (Thanks very much).

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  • Karyn Zoldan

    I wish them well. Owning a restaurant is a hard business and the statistics of failure are great. Do they advertise? It pays to advertise. For them, I recommend the Thursday east side insert of Arizona Daily Star as it’s geographically correct. Maybe the Davis-Monthan rag (I forget what it’s called). Of all the cuisines out there, I don’t think I have ever eaten Hawaiian.

    • Carolyn Classen

      Ah, then you’ve missed out on a special cuisine — the Hawaiian plate lunch.  Check out the choices on Lani’s Luau website:
      http://lanisluau.webs.com/menu.htm
      My favorites are the mahi mahi (fish) plate lunch, and haupia (coconut) pudding.

  • Don

    All hands on deck!  Go eat at Lani’s Luau.  Then, go back and eat again.  Repeat this process often.  The food is first-rate, as are the people.  This is the kind of restaurant you WANT to have in your neighborhood. 

    If that’s not enough motivation for you, how about this:  do you really want to get on the wrong side of Carolyn Classen?  Me neither.

    • Carolyn Classen

      Very funny Don, but please do spread the word that Lani’s Luau needs your support and donations.  I know you appreciate good Hawaiian food.

  • alohapuna

    MMM, Meet Me At Maynard’s on Monday night also has free drawing for gift certificates at various businesses. Even though they are far east, donating a $25.00 free gift certificate would give them some recognition. They don’t advertise, (Im’ sure it’s a cost issue) but $25.00 is cheap PR and might help.
    Malama pono!

    • Carolyn Classen

      Thanks, but I think it may be a Catch 22 situation for them at Lani’s – financial trouble with no extra $ to spend on advertising, thus people don’t know they are there at Harrison/Golf Links.

  • Mark B. Evans

    Do they have Spam? I won’t go if they don’t have Spam.

    • Carolyn Classen

      Of course they have spam musubi (a local favorite) on the menu.  But I suggest the lau lau for you Mark.

  • Carolyn Classen

    Just ate dinner at Lani’s with some friends after the sad Wildcat/U Conn game loss.  Please help support Lani & Zane as their financial trouble  is imminent.  Don’t delay if you can help. Mahalo.

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