Since there hasn't been enough discussion about the changes at O'Hana's 
and since everyone is waiting with baited breathe for my opinion here goes:
1 - wonton chips w/ dipping sauce replacing bread. I normally love bread before a meal, but the sweet bread (not brains) they gave you previously didn't do anything for me, so I have no problem with it being replaced. The dipping sauces were a nice change of pace and quite tasty. POSITIVE change
2 - appetizers served in separate white bowls replacing the "lazy Susan". The presentation took a BIG hit here. Something "kitchy" about the lazy Susan, so the white bowls pale in comparision. NEGATIVE change.
3 - shrimp w/ pineapple/peppers as appetizers replaced shrimp on skewers during meal. I like the new flavor of the shrimp, gives it a little bit of sweetness, but I still liked the look and taste of the shrimp grilled on the skewers. MINOR NEGATIVE change.
4 - scalloped potatoes replacing rice during appetizer. As far as I know there isn't anything "polynesian" or tropical about cheesey potatoes, but damn if they weren't the best I've ever had in my life. I went in thinking "Betty Crocker Au Gratin", which I'll eat at home, but not something I think of as 'fine dining". I have no idea how they make them, but I'll be, they were excellent and seemed alot more "high brow" than you would think. I enjoyed the rice, so I'll consider this an even exchange. NEUTRAL change
5 - added sausage to skewers during meal. Since the shrimp wasn't really replaced and just changed, the addition of sausage is welcomed. Now I just need an angioplasty after the meal. POSITIVE addition.
6 - banana bread pudding "sorta" replacing pineapple for dessert. Since you can still get pineapple if you ask for it, I don't consider this a complete replacement. Pineapple we received was alot more juicy & ripe than what they normally used to serve. Granted, it's only in a white bowl and not with the nice toothpicks on the skin. So the pineapple presentation took another hit, but the taste was better. Yes, you can still get caramel sauce.
The bread pudding was AMAZING. I can go either way with bread pudding, it's either good or a soggy mess. But this was nice and firm, tasty, w/ banana foster caramel sauce & big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Plus you can get more if you like (which we took advantage of). Did I mention I could use an angioplasty yet
Overall, MINOR NEGATIVE presentation change & POSITIVE addition on bread pudding.
Overall I will say that the presentation of items has defintely decreased BUT the food itself has more positive than negative changes, so I still did and will enjoy O'Hana's in the future. I can be as picky as the next person over some of the changes (I had my wedding rehersal dinner there 5 years ago) so the "way it was" was close to my heart.
If you've never been to O'Hana's though you won't have to think about any changes and you'll just love it.
and since everyone is waiting with baited breathe for my opinion here goes:1 - wonton chips w/ dipping sauce replacing bread. I normally love bread before a meal, but the sweet bread (not brains) they gave you previously didn't do anything for me, so I have no problem with it being replaced. The dipping sauces were a nice change of pace and quite tasty. POSITIVE change
2 - appetizers served in separate white bowls replacing the "lazy Susan". The presentation took a BIG hit here. Something "kitchy" about the lazy Susan, so the white bowls pale in comparision. NEGATIVE change.
3 - shrimp w/ pineapple/peppers as appetizers replaced shrimp on skewers during meal. I like the new flavor of the shrimp, gives it a little bit of sweetness, but I still liked the look and taste of the shrimp grilled on the skewers. MINOR NEGATIVE change.
4 - scalloped potatoes replacing rice during appetizer. As far as I know there isn't anything "polynesian" or tropical about cheesey potatoes, but damn if they weren't the best I've ever had in my life. I went in thinking "Betty Crocker Au Gratin", which I'll eat at home, but not something I think of as 'fine dining". I have no idea how they make them, but I'll be, they were excellent and seemed alot more "high brow" than you would think. I enjoyed the rice, so I'll consider this an even exchange. NEUTRAL change
5 - added sausage to skewers during meal. Since the shrimp wasn't really replaced and just changed, the addition of sausage is welcomed. Now I just need an angioplasty after the meal. POSITIVE addition.
6 - banana bread pudding "sorta" replacing pineapple for dessert. Since you can still get pineapple if you ask for it, I don't consider this a complete replacement. Pineapple we received was alot more juicy & ripe than what they normally used to serve. Granted, it's only in a white bowl and not with the nice toothpicks on the skin. So the pineapple presentation took another hit, but the taste was better. Yes, you can still get caramel sauce.
The bread pudding was AMAZING. I can go either way with bread pudding, it's either good or a soggy mess. But this was nice and firm, tasty, w/ banana foster caramel sauce & big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Plus you can get more if you like (which we took advantage of). Did I mention I could use an angioplasty yet
Overall, MINOR NEGATIVE presentation change & POSITIVE addition on bread pudding.Overall I will say that the presentation of items has defintely decreased BUT the food itself has more positive than negative changes, so I still did and will enjoy O'Hana's in the future. I can be as picky as the next person over some of the changes (I had my wedding rehersal dinner there 5 years ago) so the "way it was" was close to my heart.
If you've never been to O'Hana's though you won't have to think about any changes and you'll just love it.
