Bobby Nakihei moved from Hawaii to Everett, Washington with his wife Diane and a clear mission: bring real Hawaiian food to the Pacific Northwest. Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant, located at 1011 Hewitt Ave. W., became the proof that the mission worked. It appeared in Season 2, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “Viewer’s Choice,” aired October 29, 2007 — because a customer who loved the place so much they sent a three-page email to the Food Network pitching it. Guy Fieri loved what he found and the restaurant appeared on the show a second time in 2018. Bobby Nakihei passed away in 2021 after 30 years of serving the communities of Everett and Lynnwood with his aloha spirit and authentic cuisine.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant
City: Everett, Washington
Cuisine: Hawaiian
DDD Season: 2
DDD Episode: 5
Episode Title: Viewer’s Choice
Original Air Date: October 29, 2007
Address: 1011 Hewitt Ave. W., Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-259-1338
Website: https://www.bobbyshawaiianstylerestaurant.com/
Status: Open
About Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant
Bobby and Diane Nakihei built the restaurant around the food they grew up eating in Hawaii. Bobby cured the kalua pig with Hawaiian sea salt, wrapped it in banana leaves, and roasted it for eight hours. The restaurant’s kalua pig recipe was featured in Guy Fieri’s first Triple D cookbook — Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip with Recipes — which put Bobby’s in permanent print alongside some of the best restaurants in the country. Bobby also offered hula lessons and live Hawaiian music at the restaurant, extending the cultural experience well beyond the plate.
What to Eat at Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant
The Kalua Pig is the centerpiece — cured with Hawaiian sea salt, wrapped in banana leaves, and slow-roasted for eight hours. The Lau Lau — pork, beef, chicken, or fish wrapped in taro leaves and steamed — is the other traditional Hawaiian preparation the restaurant is known for. The Spam Musubi, Kalbi Ribs, and Saimin soup round out a menu that genuinely transports you.
Plan Your Visit
Address: 1011 Hewitt Ave. W., Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-259-1338
Website: https://www.bobbyshawaiianstylerestaurant.com/
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Bobby’s kalua pig recipe appears in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip with Recipes — Guy Fieri’s first Triple D cookbook and one of the best road trip food reads out there.
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Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant appeared in Season 2, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Viewer’s Choice,” originally aired October 29, 2007. It has since appeared on the show a second time in 2018.