Yard House recently opened their debut Hawaii location in the newly built Waikiki Beach Walk on Lewers Street. Offering 130 varieties of beer on tap, an exciting food menu, rock and roll music and plenty of fun, the formula is bound to succeed, which is evident by the crowds that have already buzzed the place.

Upon entry, you’ll be greeted by a host or two who offer to either sit you at a table or private booth for dinner, or you can opt to seat yourself at the beer tap bar, which is certainly the center of attention here.

There’s plenty of attractive folks to look at, plus also provided for your viewing pleasure are 42″ flat panel TVs located throughout the establishment. This will certainly be a popular place to be for Super Bowl Sundays. The ambiance is rather open feeling, with a wood tavern theme and contemporary paintings adorning the walls. Lighting is ambiant without being annoying.

The only part that actually was annoying was the excessively LOUD rock and roll music blaring throughout the place. While it’s a good way to draw attention from outside, once you’re in and seated, you find yourself having to yell over the music in order to carry a conversation, turning the place into a yell fest. The good thing is the music selection fit my taste for rock music quite well.

All that beer needs a source, which is partially evident by the piping which runs from the bar to to a “keg room” on the right side of the restaurant…

Now these guys are SERIOUS about beer! Here’s the keg room just behind that wall…

An interesting technology is used in the delivery system here. Those black boxes on the wall emit ultrasonic sound waves into the supply lines that keep them clear of mineral deposits that the water from the beer would otherwise leave behind. The entire room itself is kept at a frosty cold temperate. You can see into the room through windows inside the restaurant.

Your uncle Joe’s beer ice box in the backyard ain’t got nothin’ on these guys!

You can order your beer three different ways. By the pint (16 oz. glass), a “Half Yard” which looks like a stretched out, super tall wine glass, or the “Six Pack” which is a preset sampler set of six different brews in 12 oz. glasses.

Here they have the “Six Pack” selection of the day taps tagged…

Here’s a few pints…

The beer list is so long, I can’t even remember ones we ordered here. lol

If beer isn’t your thing, they also have a variety of specialty drinks and a comprehensive wine list.

Just as emphasized as the beer here is the food, to which they have quite an extensive menu. Here’s the service kitchen, located in a room in back with a window for curious patrons to peer in…

On the last visit, we stopped only for short time. With that we ordered their Onion Ring Tower…

They’re beer-battered, not bread crumbed which is a nice change and stacked on a steel rod platform with a steel base. It’s accompanied by a ranch and smoked chipotle dipping sauce. I especially liked the chipotle sauce. Most impressive were how sweet the onions were. They must have been either Maui or Vidalia. Really ono.

They offer a great variety of appetizers, burgers (which I’d like try next), steaks, pastas and other dishes.

Based on the buzz that’s already been stirred and the crowds that’s been packing in, the Yard House looks like it will find great success at it’s new home in Waikiki. Definately check them out next time you’re in town.

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