Nachos in Paradise: Circle Island NACHO TOUR: Uncle Bo's + Laie Point

After Hauula, we finally figured out that the top of the convertible could come down. I read the manual, LOL. With a quick stop at Laie Point, we headed north listening to super radical tunes from the 70s, 80s, and 90s seat dancing as much as we could. Normally being stuck in the North Shore traffic sucks but when you are having as much fun as we were, it was great. With the top down, we had amazing views of the beaches along the highway. When we got to Haleiwa, we were still a little early to meet up with our friend on the beach and had to use the restroom so it was the perfect time to stop for Nachos #4 of the Circle Island Tour.

We decided on something a little different, Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill. The nachos served here are not your typical nachos with ham, kalua pig, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado,and mozzarella all served on wonton chips. Basically everything that children will not eat are on these nachos.The veggies are all grilled in some sort of dark sauce that makes them very flavorful and strong. It's not like they are bad nachos, they are just REALLY DIFFERENT. Perhaps if we would have not already eaten 3 orders of nachos in that day, we would have been more positively receptive to them. We were so full and they were alien to us.

That lychee martini though! Uncle Bo's has one of my favorite lychee martinis on the island. I let the girls try it so I had to order two. ;)

Carly (3) - PRESENTATION: Beautiful plating. RAD: wonton chips, though greasy. LAME: really smokey flavor, not traditional nachos, greasy. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 3. Pretty restaurant/bar interior.

Leah (4) - PRESENTATION: half avo sliced, shredded pork, diced tomatoes, moz, wonton chips, cubed ham, sauteed onion & mushroom. RAD: fresh ingredients, layered nicely, very tasty. LAME: A little greasy. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 2:1. Inside and outside dining. Nice photography.

Shananigans (3.5) - PRESENTATION: Definitely different than what we've been eating. Wonton chips look onolicious! RAD: Grilled onions, yummy ham, wonton chips, uniquie and outside the standard, pushing the envelope. LAME: Needs spice, mushrooms are yucky, tomatoes are gross, these are adult nachos and not recommended for children lol. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: 4.2, toppings are well distributed and there is an abundance of them. These are bougie adult nachos that need to pair well with a fancy martini. The bathroom is not in the restaurant and a little bit of a walk if there is an emergency.