Bamboo Restaurant & Gallery

Pupus

• Chicken Sate Pot Stickers

  The Bamboo specialty! Thai seasoned chicken, herbs, and peanuts, hand-wrapped by Aunty Mary in won ton pi, steamed, and served with our famous, spicy, sweet chili mint sauce.

• Thai Coconut Prawns

  Grilled prawns nestled in our homemade Thai coconut sauce with garlic, ginger, coconut milk, sambal and herbs, and garnished with fresh papaya salsa.

• Kalua Pork Quesadilla

  Tender, smoked pork from the imu and jalapeno jack cheese tucked in a grilled flour tortilla, topped with tropical fresh fruit salsa and sour cream. (We make a vegetarian version, too).

• Nori Crusted I'a

  Nibbles of fresh island fish, crusted with nori flakes and quickly fried. Served with our sesame ponzu dipping sauce.

• Barbecued Babyback Ribs

  Try these and you'll probably order more as an entree. Served with roasted pineapple sauce and Asian cole slaw.

• Calamari Strips

  Panko coated calamari fried golden brown and served with your choice of cocktail sauce or pineapple pickled ginger tartar sauce.

• The Big Bamboozler

  A sampling of our most popular appetizers all on one platter: two Pot Stickers, two Thai Coconut Prawns, and two slices of Kalua Pork Quesadilla.

Starter Salads

• The Bamboo Salad

  A blend of organic Kohala grown greens garnished with fresh seasonal Hawaiian treats and roasted macadamia nuts with your choice of homemade papaya seed dressing or balsamic vinaigrette.

• Green Papaya Salad

  Fresh julienned green papaya, carrots, tomato, cucumber, mint, cilantro and bermuda onions tossed in a spicy chili-lime vinaigrette.

• The Caesar Macnut

  A classic Caesar salad with a Big Island twist - tossed with Kohala grown macadamia nuts, garlic croutons, and grated Parmesan cheese.

Entree Salads

• Polenta and Greens

  Crispy goat cheese polenta atop organic local greens, garnished with calamata olives and tomatoes, and dressed with our lilikoi mustard dressing.

• Thai Fish, Shrimp, Chicken or Tofu Salad

  Our spicy blend of julienned green papya, cucumber, onion, tomato, mint, cilantro peanuts and carrots tossed in a chili lime vinaigrette with grilled fish, shrimp organic chicken, or tofu.

• Vietnamese "Tossed" Salad

  Our newest salad: organic greens and veggies with fresh cilantro and mint, rice noodles and a crispy egg roll. You will toss this unique salad yourself, with a light sweet chili dressing and your choice of tofu, organic chicken, fish or shrimp.

• Chicken Caesar Salad

  A classic Caesar salad sprinkled with macadamia nuts (grown here in Kohala!) and garlic croutons, then topped with marinated, grilled, free range chicken.

• The Bamboo Nui

  Our Bamboo Salad of fresh local organic greens and seasonal Hawaiian garnishes topped with grilled fresh fish of the day.

"Mauka" Entrees

Our "mountain" entrees come with fresh vegetables and your choice of rice or potato.

• Barbecued Pork Babyback Ribs

  OK this is it. Our "broke da mouth" ribs, grilled with homemade roasted pineapple barbecue sauce. A full rack - and we mean a RACK! Also a Half Rack or a Petite Portion.

• Beef Tenderloin

  A thickly cut 10 oz. filet of tender beef, grilled to your taste and finished with our Jack Daniels and carmelized maui onion "tipsy" sauce. Also available in a petite 5 oz. portion.

• Chargrilled New York Steak

  A 12 ounce cut of tender New York steak, grilled to your liking, and served plain and simple, peppercorn crushed, or with our Jack Daniels "tipsy" sauce.

• Ko'ala a Opai (Surf and Turf)

  A juicy 5 oz. filet and three black tiger shrimp, flame-broiled and nestled on a green papaya salad, then finished with roasted pineapple barbeque sauce.

• Kohala Cordon and Kalua

  Macadamia nut crusted organic chicken breasts wrapped around smokey kalua pork and swiss cheese, oven baked until hot and juicy, and then topped with our lilikoi mustard glaze.

"Makai" Entrees

At Bamboo, we pride ourselves in using only the freshest fish available from local waters, caught by fishermen from our own community. All fish dishes are offered in full or petite portions.

• Hawaii Thai

  Herb grilled and basted with a bouqet of Thai flavors: coconut milk, ginger, and sweet chili, then textured with fresh bean sprouts, cilantro, and peanuts.

• Coconut Crusted

  A crispy, light coconut crust on the fresh fish of the day, served with your choice of potatoes or rice, drizzled with our sweet chili aioli and served with the fresh green vegetable of the day. Available in full or half portions.

• Crispy Polenta

  A crispy goat cheese polenta, laid atop a bed of organic greens your fish is then lightly grilled and finished with our lilikoi mustard sauce.

• Artichoke Lemon Cream

  Plump artichoke hearts in a tangy cream sauce accented with lemon and fresh parsley. Topped with capers and served with crispy goat cheese polenta and the fresh vegetable of the day.

More Seafood

• Seafood Risotto

  A classic risotto with artichoke hearts, calamata olives, garlic and parmesan cheese. Set on a bed of fresh spinach and topped with the fresh fish of the day, tiger shrimp, and scallops, then drizzled with sun dried tomato aioli.

• Sesame-Nori Crusted Shrimp

  Large tiger prawns in a crispy panko and furakaki crust, laid on a bed of sesame cole slaw and served with a Ponzu dipping sauce. Accompanied by vegetables and your choice of rice or potato.

• Fish, Shrimp, Veggie or Chicken Alfredo

  Garlic and herb grilled shrimp over fettucine noodles, tossed in a garlic and Parmesan cream sauce and garnished with diced tomato and green onions. Available in full or half portions.

Da Local Style

• Pacific Stir Fried Noodles

  Fresh vegetables and soba noodles tossed in your choice of traditional Asian teriyaki sauce or our homemade Thai coconut sauce, topped with peanuts.

• Kalua Pork and Cabbage

  There's no Hawaiian party without it - Luau style pork, smoked in our own imu accompanied by fresh cabbage and "two scoop" rice.

• Teriyaki Chicken

  Always a local favorite, organic free range chicken grilled and marinated, served with cole slaw and steamed rice.

• The Bamboo Burger

  A six ounce chargrilled beef patty on a sesame bun with all the fixin's, served with homemade cole slaw and seasoned waffle fries With melted swiss, cheddar, or jalapeno jack cheese.