Cafe 100 has the best variety, but the origin is a small "diner" in Honomu...it was still open in 1983 when I was growing in the area. And it was a Hilo High School football player who got the first Loco Moco for literally a pocket of coins. As for the rest of the story...i will with it. It has been a long time since I heard anyone talk about Cafe 100 or Loco Mocos. It is good to hear people talk about my home town. Mahalo.
We have been teaching our teenagers to cook and we really enjoy your channel. Tonight they tackled this., their first solo dinner and they nailed it. Thank you so much for helping, it was outstanding!
Marie Antoinette's Cake ...I used to eat at Hawaiian Barbecue, yes, with 2 scoops of rice. a scoop of Mac salad ( an ingredient is missing), hand shredded cabbage ( not the thin shredded cabbage before), times changed, not much my type anymore...😏😏😏😢😢😢🤪🤪🤪🇺🇸🇵🇭
Yo chef! I ate this all the time while I was in school. You nailed it! This really brings back memories. Thank you chef. Also I went to school in Italy and all my Italian colleges loved this dish too! They would bring in like the best pasta dishes no lie and they would trade me for a dish of this comfort food. Sometimes I would trade and you know sometimes I would embellish! But all’s in all going to school in Italy I always ate really good!
Recently I woke from a slumber-a mysterious presence was making a tappa-tappa at the foot of the bed! Man? Beast? Ghost? I shivered! Then a soothing voice spoke in the moonlight, "You are the peep of your sleep". Suddenly all felt right with the world and I fell into a deep sleep, dreaming of eating a soft giant marshmallow. When I woke in the morning, my pillow was vanished.
Absolutely one of my favorite things I learned to cook while I was in the Army! Loved learning recipes from locals and others whonhad visited interesting places. Yum!
2/24/2020--- You read my mind! Famously prepared at Maui Airport. They served the high quality , 3/4" beef pattie over yum pile of whipped potatoes; The dark rich gravy topped the pattie + mash potatoes, then topped with a perfect yolk fried egg. THE best part of Maui in July.Thanks for the memory !!
This might be one of the stranger comments you’ve received but here goes. I used to always watch your videos in middle school when I wasn’t allowed to cook because we didn’t have much money and they always made me happy because one day I was going to cook everything I wanted. I’m 16 and a junior in high school now and I’m in a better position. The virus messed up my entire life. My plans for college are now an I Don’t Know and the sport that was basically the only thing I lived for has been effectively cancelled. So now I’m coming back and I’m watching your videos because they make me happy and you’re the one thing I knew would remind me better times will come.
While I have never had this dish, when I went to HI, I had a burger based on it. Big, juicy patties, with the gravy, the runny egg, and fried onions on top. That burger changed my life. I have never made or ordered a burger without a runny egg since that day 😂
Story goes it was created in Hilo. A enlisted guy nicknamed " Loco" asked for a cheap hearty breakfast. The chef used leftover rice, the patty & egg & threw in leftover salad for good measure. Locos buddies added the "moco" cuz it rhymed. That's how the folklore goes from when we were young. And yes its good.
As someone who grew up in Hawaii I approve of the recipe. The only thing is I’m used to seeing this plated with 2 large patties and a giant mountain of rice with some Hawaiian Mac Salad on the side. So ONO!!!!
I lived on Oahu for 3 years and had them once or twice a week. Total comfort food. In a styrofoam container with macaroni salad. Can't find any back here in Oregon.
Dude your references are impeccably amazing even years after they are relevant. I remember koko the ape. Well done sir. Also the loco moco here was made and is amazing!!!
Friend, a little tip from a cooking enthusiast - the biggest chance of success comes from NOT skipping any steps if you aren't comfortable with cooking much. Step by step, piece by piece, and the rest is practice, practice, practice! Good luck
I enjoyed my first Loco Moco in a little place along the sea wall in Kailua Kona Hawaii, ten years ago. It can also be served with fries or mashed potato instead of rice. Thank you your recipe broth back great memories.
Chef John, my food wish is Jamaican meat pies. I had one when I went and it was delicious. Reminded me of a beef empanada but a little different. I'm hoping you could do a video on it.
Made this tonight. Will absolutely make it again. Basically it's rice and gravy with an egg on top and I'm super good with that! Even my daughter, who is my most picky child, LOVED it!
We discovered this in Lahaina, Maui, looking modest and uneventful on the breakfast menu of our 110 year old hotel. It’s simplicity and perfection of flavors and textures, oh, so good, so satisfying. DON’T OMIT THE SUGAR!! I want one right now! Thank you Chef John for sharing this! Good memories!
Wow. My Granny was cooking Loco Moco 60 years ago on a red dirt farm in East Texas. She couldn’t have found Hawaii on a map but apparently she knew how to cook Hawaiian food.
Ugh why do I watch these? Now I’m wanting that for supper. Don’t have tomato paste so will be using a little hoisin sauce, no sugar. Yummy! So excited 🤤
Great video! I made this tonight and it was amazing! The only thing I changed was that I cooked the patties with the Anova Sous Vide (2 4 oz patties 140º for 1.5 hours).
I grew up with this on the big island, everyone says it was cafe 100 that invented it for a baseball team that came in late and wanted a meal, but it actually was Koji Shintani at Koji’s bento korner in downtown Hilo that invented the dish. Actually we would have a scoop of Mac salad and Kimchee too!
Never heard of this but had all my favorite stuff in it. Made it for the family and bits their new favorite comfort food. They asked for it 2 nights in a row. Why isn't this dish more popular? Thanks, Chef John for another great contribution!
I’m pretty sure this is the same dish found in virtually every Japanese family restaurant. I wonder where it originated. The history of different popular dishes is so fascinating sometimes. Thanks Hawaii for making this popular.
David Kearnes Very interesting. One article cites a George Takahashi and group of friends as the source of the name. The articles states that it started at 20-30¢ compared to the then common prices of $2-3 a plate. Several of the names look Japanese and I’d love to learn more about the Japanese immigration to Hawaii and its cause. Here’s the article link: www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/30/loco-moco-hawaiis-iconic-dish-has-roots-in-the-east-bay/
My dad usually makes mini hamburger patty's puts milk and bread Pieces and seasons it! Cooks them! Makes the rice Makes the gravy Then adds the mini hamburgers to the gravy let's them cook together for a bit. Then over the rice it goes With some veggies of your choice onto the side! And classic bread with butter 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 Also amazing 🤩
Great mouthwatering video. I once saw a Loco Moco that had a little bit of gravy but they added red kidney beans....oh my God.....it was to die for!!!!!
I've tried to do this a half dozen times and I've never been happy with how it came out. I'm doing it again now that my food wish came true. Thank you Chef
@@stormbob Yep. But its gotta be pork fried rice. With Bacon, spam, portugese sausage, and charsui pork. The beefy goodness, the salty pork Oh yeahhhhhhh. Kihei cafe on Maui right on south kihei road near kalama park does a pork fried rice loco moco that'll lay you low. Big enough for most people to share. Hangover cure supreme.
"Moco" actually has actually nothing to do with boogers or the spanish meaning of it lol it just rhymed with Loco. You have to understand how us local hawaiians speak to get it lol.
@@flyinghole We're not talking about the etymology of the word, but what place the dish itself is associated with. *en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loco_moco* It is a Hawaiin dish.
If my dad explained it to me right, it just references that the dish was made in Hawaii but isn't traditional Polynesian food. Hence Loco (local). And Moco both means mixed and is just a rhyme with loco.
Chef John here has trouble eating this with a fork and knife. I, an Indian who eats stuff mostly with his hands, will definitely finish this dish sooner than it took me to watch the video. 🤣❤️
Chef John...thank you for this recipe...I know it began in Hawaii. I did not have rice, but I had a frozen bag of seasoned cauliflower that I placed around the patty, then poured on my sauce. My eggs turned out perfect and the meal was a big hit! I love listening to your recipes...they never disappoint.
This turned out wonderfully. I had to substitute chicken broth for beef broth, and I used honey instead of refined sugar. Thank you Chef John. I'm a big fan of your recipes and videos.
Hey Bruddah, Loco Moco is da bomb ! If you want the meat a bit more rare, just start the cooking process at lower heat, get it about halfway to the "almost done" stage, and remove it from the pan. Turn up the heat under the pan for 2 or 3 minutes, and return the meat to the pan just long enough to get that nice crust on it. The center will remain on the pink side if you time it correctly.
Kieran Gaston didn’t know there were a bunch of nazi fascists on Chef John’s channel. Imma start calling every burger a salisbury steak now. Wow I can’t wait to go to mcdonalds tomorrow to get a salisbury steak!
@@kierangaston9494 Funny enough here where I live Salisbury steak and hamburger have become two totally different dishes! Salisbury steak tends to have more things going on in it and is served over potatoes with gravy, and hamburgers are exclusively serves on buns or in wraps
@@kierangaston9494 that's so interesting, in Japan a hamburg steak is served the same way that Americans would call Salisbury steak! Guess they never switched up the etymology
Cooked this dish and it is so good. Works for my Asian palate and has a familiar comforting element that has previously been missing from my cooking repertoire. Thank you Chef John. Delicious food as always. Happy eating! 🤗
"That reference was for all the oldies" - Jeez, I'm only 33 and I got it. Am I old, Chef? And I've been making Loco Moco for years and I've never been near Hawaii :P It's also good with Spam!
@@Tethmes I did not say that he said it was Spanish. I mentioned this fact because many comments are focusing on the Spanish translations of the dish as Chef also mentioned loco meaning crazy in Spanish. Did you not watch the video ?
I made this last night, as is and while it was tasty, it was missing something. I went to your recipe on the All Recipes site and found a comment that it needs caramelized onions. Bingo! I heated up the leftovers this morning and fried up some onions before the egg. Indeed that was the missing ingredient and is included in other recipes. I still have a little sauce leftover. Took out some cooked meatballs from the freezer and will add a splash of wine to the sauce for my dinner. The amount of gravy in this recipe is generous
I've actually had a country version loco moco in Hawaii. It had white sausage gravy over fried chicken steak and biscuits... it was there take on a country style loco moco... not really a loco moco though... never the less it was called loco moco on the menu
Holy smokes! My food wish came true! Thanks, Chef John!!! ♥♥♥ Now, what really baffles my mind is how crazy fast you whipped this up, and only an hour after posting you already have 13k+ views and 200 comments! The people love you.
Yeahhhhhh Chef! Spreading the good word. Brah, no need the fancy sauce. Just use brown gravy. Loco Moco is basically our staple diner/plate lunch food.
Rice and a fry egg is probably the cheapest meal you can get around if you are poor but so good. The runny yolk and the rice goes so well together, i prefer food like this than rich peoples food or something fancy.
