OH SH1T! Victoria Inn is shutting down: no oxtail

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FCTV808 43 The total sum of your votes up and votes down

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fuggin best dang okinawan oxtail soup on the island.

GDI!

Victoria Inn to shut down after decades of service

By Erika Engle

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 07, 2011

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Victoria Inn will close for good at 2 p.m. Sunday, after more than 30 years of serving home-style Japanese, American and other local-style favorites in Kaimuki.

The restaurant is both beloved and dismissed for its old-style atmosphere and menu, according to several online sites that allow diners to post comments.

Its ownership is unclear, as management representatives did not return calls, but employees verified the restaurant's impending closing.

The most recent posts on the restaurant's Facebook page are 2 years old and tout its oxtail soup and Japanese breakfast.

Three previous owners are deceased. Ted Gonsuke Tamashiro, 90, died in 2001, and his wife Edith Kiyoko, 80, followed in 2004. Yoshikiyo Sadoyama died at 77 in January 2000.

The three and other partners also had interests in Mollie's Cafe, and the previous incarnation of Violet's Grill on Dillingham Boulevard, according to a 2004 issue of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association's Uchinanchu newsletter. Common ownership of Kamehameha Grill and Waikiki Diner also was mentioned in newspaper obituaries published in 2004.

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FCTV808 43 Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58482	You have ignored this user.

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TheAlchemist 4 Member Since: 4/4/03 Posts: 9945	I'm going to miss that place. You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31217	"The restaurant is both beloved and dismissed for its old-style atmosphere and menu, according to several online sites that allow diners to post comments." So true. That place was like stepping into a time machine of my childhood. Well I guess it's time to start perfecting the home recipe for oxtail You have ignored this user.

12/7/11 4:44 PM

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PatrickFreitas 21 The total sum of your votes up and votes down

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Oh man. Will miss that place. Comforting, nostalgic food with truly hospitable service. And all of its imperfections were a part of its charm.

I blame that craphole Zippys. They cheaply mass produced and mass marketed the concept of local food, forcing the authentic mom & pops out of business. Hawaii consumers also to blame for choosing corporate over small business.

Hawaii will be worse off and more like the mainland as a result of this.

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Wutang 3 Member Since: 7/18/05 Posts: 5954	sad day indeed. :( You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31219	The only advantage Zippy's has is that it's open at 3 in the morning when you're too drunk and starving to realize you're eating shit. You have ignored this user.

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Magnum TA Member Since: 5/1/11 Posts: 3957	Moke - The only advantage Zippy's has is that it's open at 3 in the morning when you're too drunk and starving to realize you're eating shit. This You have ignored this user.

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ano8tsixxx Member Since: 11/1/03 Posts: 1645	One of my all time fav places to eat as a kid. Im gonna have to stop by for one last meal. RIP Victoria Inn... You have ignored this user.

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FCTV808 43 Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58483	:( You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Edited: 12/08/11 12:58 AM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31225	Speaking of oxtail, I only just now noticed Asahi Grill next to Sorabol...it says formally Kam Drive-In Oxtail... You have ignored this user.

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FCTV808 43 Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58490	it's horrible there. You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31230	You tried? How long has it been there? You have ignored this user.

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Magnum TA Member Since: 5/1/11 Posts: 3984	Mark doesn't like anything with his sophisticated palette. You have ignored this user.

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FCTV808 43 Edited: 12/08/11 1:45 PM Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58491	i like a lot of things and give props where they're due. i just don't cut slack for fucking boosheet culinary fucks who try to pass off sub par slop and charge an arm and a leg for it. i want to stab them in the neck w/ a ginsu. You have ignored this user.

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Wutang 3 Member Since: 7/18/05 Posts: 5955	Moke - Speaking of oxtail, I only just now noticed Asahi Grill next to Sorabol...it says formally Kam Drive-In Oxtail... It's gotten a bit more watered down over the years but I still hit it at least once when I'm home for the holidays. I still think it's pretty tasty. You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31233	Watered down? Blech. The whole point of soups like this (besides the awesomeness of oxtail) is the broth. Water it down and I'm history. You have ignored this user.

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PatrickFreitas 21 Member Since: 10/2/07 Posts: 10770	FCTV808 - i like a lot of things and give props where they're due. i just don't cut slack for fucking boosheet culinary fucks who try to pass off sub par slop and charge an arm and a leg for it. i want to stab them in the neck w/ a ginsu. Amen to that. The slop we sell at my trattoria is reasonably priced. You have ignored this user.

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junon 5 Member Since: 11/30/02 Posts: 19580	interesting. i wonder what condition the kitchen is in. that is a pretty fucking good location. You have ignored this user.

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HNLFS Member Since: 8/8/11 Posts: 35	Happy to have shared teh experience my fwhen You have ignored this user.

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FCTV808 43 Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58506	junon - interesting. i wonder what condition the kitchen is in. that is a pretty fucking good location. buy, rehire the chef, and i will be your regular customer You have ignored this user.

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junon 5 Member Since: 11/30/02 Posts: 19584	you buy, renovate kitchen, rehire the chef, give me sous chef position, and now we're talking. You have ignored this user.

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FCTV808 43 Member Since: 10/1/03 Posts: 58508	Don't think I wouldn't consider this You have ignored this user.

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Sgt. Slaphead 14 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 7828	junon - you buy, renovate kitchen, rehire the chef, give me sous chef position, and now we're talking. I'll sell guns out of the broom closet! You have ignored this user.

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Moke 8 Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31240	I'll audition the massage whores out of the liquor closet! You have ignored this user.

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