Ciao Mein - Chinese/Italian Fusion

Two of the world’s most popular cuisines, Chinese and Italian, come together at Ciao Mein. It’s an unlikely pairing, but one that’s been winning accolades since the restaurant opened in 1991.

Choose from Italian or Chinese dishes or “Collision Cuisine,” where both come together as with a savory salmon fillet glazed with a hot soy bean sauce served over shiitake risotto, or spicy ginger-garlic shrimp paired angel-hair pasta. Family-style servings are meant to be shared.

Ten first-place Taste of Honolulu award-winning dishes are marked on the menu to make these favorites easy to find. They include, from the Chinese menu, sweet honey-glazed walnut shrimp stirred with crisp sugar snap peas and spicy wok-fried Szechuan eggplant.

On the Italian menu there is Bistecca di Manzo Alle Erbe, prime sirloin marinated in olive oil, basil, herbs and pine nuts before being cooked to order, as well as Raviolo Aperto, a ravioli of sea scallops sautéed with pancetta, cream and air-dried tomatoe

Price range: $31 to $50
Specific: Fusion / Eclectic
Dining Style: Casual Elegant