Teri plate two times, extra salad, gravy over all. Those are phrases you'll only hear in Hawaii and they all relate to the plate lunch. You'll find them in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They usually ...

The iconic dish of the state of Hawaii is not so much a dish as it is a way of eating and that’s why it has a funny name — “plate lunch.” Now, the exact foods on the plate vary from purveyor to ...

Around Acadiana, the plate lunch is tradition. Locals gather at restaurants for a Styrofoam box stuffed with a stewed protein and served with sides of vegetables and starches. You might say it’s a ...

The scene: The “plate lunch” is a defining staple of Hawaiian cuisine, a hearty comfort food specialty that is believed to have derived from the partitioned Japanese bento box meals, and it is similar ...

Though most visitors to Lafayette might sooner associate the area with our more famed Cajun and Creole culinary fare (jambalaya, crawfish, and gumbo), it is the rice and gravy-centric plate lunch that ...