You might not be able to go to Hawaii, but it is possible to hang out in an island setting at Moki’s Hawaiian Grill, with two Mesa locations. The order-at-the-counter restaurant features Hawaiian distractions as you wait for your food, including surf photos and luau videos, and the food also is island-themed. Try the mahimahi, coconut shrimp or Hawaiian salt-rubbed pork, and catch up on your tropical-fish species while you chow down.

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