Avocado Burger
The burger Kua ’Aina is known for on both sides of the Pacific. A lava-rock-grilled patty with slices of fresh avocado, which melt into the smoky beef and make it rich and cool at the same time. Add bacon, as many regulars do, and it becomes the signature order. It tastes like a long lunch after a morning in the surf.
The story
Kua ’Aina opened in Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore in May 1975 and sold twelve meals on its first day, grilling over lava rock for surfers and whoever else was driving past. What changed it was Japan: a Tokyo branch opened in 1997 and the chain became a fixture there, sold as the taste of a Hawaiian holiday. The avocado burger is what most Japanese customers order, which means a burger from a shack by the sea is now better known in Tokyo than in most of the United States.
What’s inside
- lava-rock-grilled beef patty
- avocado slices
- bun
- optional bacon
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Avocado Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, bacon and avocado
Peter’s Fuddruckers Burger - Shares beef and bacon
Venison Bacon Burgers - Shares beef and bacon
Cheeseburger Wellington - Shares beef and avocado
Triple Seared Whiskey Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Avocado Burger.- Fergburger · beef, bacon and avocado
Southern Swine - Gourmet Burger Kitchen · beef, bacon and avocado
Avo Bacon - Burger Lounge · beef, bacon and avocado
Paleo Burger - Whataburger · beef, bacon and avocado
Avocado Bacon Burger
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About Kua 'Aina
Kua ’Aina opened in May 1975 in Haleiwa, a small surf town on the North Shore of Oahu, and sold just twelve meals on its first day. It built its reputation slowly on burgers cooked to order and grilled over lava rock, a favourite stop for surfers and anyone driving the North Shore.
The original shop in Haleiwa, Hawaii, plus restaurants across Japan and in Taipei.
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