449 Kapahulu Ave Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 Phone: 808-737-4461

You will receive 2 - $25 certificates for $25!

All Certificates will be honored at Sergio's in the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Dinner nightly

Italian fine dining in American-sized portions

Sergio's Italian Restaurant, which has moved into the third-floor Kapahulu Avenue location that once housed Sam Choy's, retains Sam's traditions of welcoming service and hearty dining. But rather than Island-influenced dishes, the menu offers a regional tour of Italy, with a strong leaning to the north and therefore light on seafood, heavier on meaty entrees.

Sergio's president, Gary Manago, explained that Tuscan-born executive chef Alfredo Lee is responsible. Lee, formerly of the highly praised Il Fornaio restaurant group, has been with Sergio's since 2007. He devised the menu along with chef Rodhel Ibay and sous chef Kerwin Sueno, both formerly of Formaggio Grill in Kailua.

Our favorites: a gigantic, exceptionally moist pork chop with mashed kabocha on the side; brick-smashed chicken, herb-crusted and oozing lemony juices, and bread salad, composed of Romaine, cucumber, thick slices of heirloom tomato, orange wedges, prunes, onions, shaved ricotta salata (a hard, salty ricotta cheese) and toasty cubes of bread topped with crunchy cresses and drizzled with vinaigrette. This is a dish that will bring me back to Sergio's.

— Wanda Adams