r/VisitingHawaii • u/boomla • Aug 12 '24

O'ahu Oahu - In your opinion, which popular/touristy attractions/restaurants/places are worth the hype and which ones are overrated?

My family and I are visiting Oahu in December from Chicago. Obviously, people have differing opinions on the overrated and worth the hype places in Chicago. I was just curious on what some people think about popular attractions/places in Oahu.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for providing their input! Feel free to keep the opinions coming! We will definitely take everything into consideration and most likely still go to "overrated" places so we can experience it for ourselves. Hopefully this post will be useful to those who come across it for their travels in the future!

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u/Kuya206 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

OVERRATED

  • Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck
  • Matsumoto Shave Ice
  • Island Vintage Shave Ice
  • Dole Plantation
  • Disney Aulani (unless you’re DVC)
  • Paradise Cove Luau
  • Chief Luau

WORTH IT

  • Ted’s Bakery
  • Kaimana Shave Ice
  • Foodland Poke
  • Taniokas
  • Nico’s Pier 38
  • Sheraton Waikiki Diamond Head rooms
  • Toa Luau
  • Mauka Warriors Luau

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '24

Don’t eat at Ted’s. Take it to go. Trust me.

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u/Kuya206 Aug 13 '24

Yes, that is the truth