Aroma Cafe

Absolute delight ! Small homely café with Bosnian/ ex-Yu specialities. Homemade chicken soup was invigorating, ćevapi awesome and cherry pie divine. But best of all was friendly welcome from the lady owner who find the the time for a chat, as well as the staff. It's not close but it's worth it. Sve najbolje 😎

Delicious food. Great service. Especially loved the Sarma, the Cevapi & the meat Borek. It’s traditional Eastern European food. Family owned originally from Bosnia. The Sarma reminded me of my moms Romanian cooking, in Romanian Sarmale: stuffed cabbage leaves with seasoned ground beef perfection, just like my mom used to make them. The cevapi in Romanian mici - perfection. Tiny Eastern European Kafka kebabs , seasoned to perfection. The meat borek - DELICIOUS. The place is welcoming & relaxing , like a neighborhood coffee shop in Europe. The Baklava & Kefir, like everything else is made in house from scratch. DELICIOUS!

This place has been my favorite restaurant in the area since I went here for the first time 8 years ago. The food is INCREDIBLE and reminds me of home (real Mediterranean food, not the trashy Americanized version of it). The staff is always so sweet and they work so hard. I am SO happy that they're still around and can't recommend them more! Everyone I have told to go here has been ecstatic. They are absolutely fantastic!

The Hawaiian Aroma Caffe is nestled off of the main lobby of the Beachcomber Hotel just up the escalators from the street level. Very easy access. Offers up a variety of breakfast options from the light to fairly heavy. I just had bagels and a smoothie shake for the most part of my stay there. They offer up a wide variety of waffles, from the regular plain Traditional to the exotic Truffle, truffle honey enriched. All your coffee options and some tropical cocktails. Easy access to the pool area, (very tiny with a street level view of the bustling Kalākaua Ave. The service is great, Atenia, <---- I know I'm butchering the spelling, was a bright cheery personality in the morning with her cheerful engaging smile. All the staff were very attentive and friendly. Prices... you are on vacation what do you care lol. Come on in and enjoy the lovely kitschy decor and grab your favorite merch at their version of the impulse aisle.

New staff and still astonishly friendly, as accommodating as can be and the food is good-- though 1/3 more the price and 1/3 less the portions. The former $10 lamb kebabs (2) with salad and roasted vegetables or potatoes is now $15.50 and has one kabob. Still filling enough for a meal + take some home and delicious! And no bread with it these days either. I was with a vegetarian and there were very few options because the dishes that require long cooking have ground meat already in them. Also, we had rhetorically asked, "how can grilled potatoes not be wonderful?" Well they were not: pale and charred and overcooked. The roasted veggies are still my favorite in town. Also, the interior no longer has the decor with trellis and looks stark, which doesn't matter when there are customers in it. Still the same wonderful, homey food cooked to order. Happy to see it survived the pandemic although the owner is no longer with us. His widow is still behind the stove, cooking dishes to order. so it is not fast service food by any means! This little "hole-in-the-wall" cozy place got us coming back for their off-the-menu whole fish and now for the kabob or veggie plates that can also include grilled veggies instead of the salad and rice for an extra cost. Stylish Turkish coffee service is available. Balkan flat bread remains a paleo dilemma : "Lepinja" a softer, still crispy outside, focaccia sort.. and with Kaymak (cheese butter spread on request, now for $1 extra cost, and $14 for a tin to purchase). We used to come here for the extraordinary service alone, which always intelligent, efficient, heartfelt and accommodating. Current newcomer servers are friendly and still learning the ropes. The "grocery" section and refrigerated product counter seem to be more fully stocked and organized.