Imagine a brunch typical of our 50th state, and very likely your thoughts will turn to an infamous precooked meat product. Even at this "modern Hawaiian restaurant" it figures on the menu, but Noreetuh also allows for your personal Spam settings. My plate ($14) had none.
The featured item, beside sweet slices of King's Hawaiian toast and a pair of fried eggs garnished with 'alaea salt, was a hash of pork belly that had been braised in pineapple juice, sautéed with potato and red onion, finished with yu choy, and ultimately garnished with chopped scallions. It's unlikely to be rendered as a ready-to-eat canned concoction anytime soon, but mass production (and mass mailings) be damned — chalk one up for the personal touch.
Noreetuh
128 First Ave. (7th-8th Sts.), Manhattan
646-892-3050
www.Noreetuh.com
Closed Monday
