Pounders Restaurant
PCC’s Pounders Restaurant Redefines Dining in Laie
Pounders, our Hukilau Marketplace restaurant named after a nearby bodysurfing beach, brings a whole new level of dining to Laie, one that’s totally different from our more traditional luau and buffet meals. Pounders serves familiar foods with a Pacific twist for lunch and dinner, including:
- Fresh fish, chicken, beef, delicious salads, and even hand-made fresh pasta
- Daily farm-to-table fresh specials
- Hawaiian pizzas baked in a wood-fired brick oven imported from Napoli
Fun and Flavorful Menu Items
- Roasted Garlic Rib-eye Steak
- Buttermilk Fried Chicken
- Mahimahi
- Shrimp
- Poke (Hawaiian-style seasoned raw fish)
- Kalua Pork Quesadillas
- House-made Taro Chips
- Crab Cakes
- Great Sandwiches
- Kicked-up Fried Rice
Also Available
- A beverage selection of coffee, espresso, cappuccino, tea, herbal tea, and Pepsi® soft drinks
- Sumptuous desserts from the menu, or order from our neighbor, Aunty Emily’s Polynesian Bakery
- A kids menu
Reservations are accepted. Enjoy air-conditioned dining inside, or relax on the covered, open-air lanai.
Come on in, and let the wave take you.
About the Author
Story and pictures by Mike Foley, who has worked off-and-on at the Polynesian Cultural Center since 1968. He has been a full-time freelance writer and digital media specialist since 2002, and previously had a long career in marketing communications and PR. Foley learned to speak fluent Samoan as a Mormon missionary before moving to Laie in 1967, and he still does. He has traveled extensively over the years throughout Polynesia and other Pacific islands. Though mostly retired now, he continues to contribute to various PCC and other media.