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Hawaiian Inspired Foods


  • The Dog Spot 19 S Main Street Joseph United States (map)

Feb 26 thru Mar 1

Thurs, Fri, Sat 11-7   208-610-4932

Sun 12-4

Please check out our website/calendar for upcoming events and closures as Winter gets exciting!

We are a small cafe with limited seating - no reservations. We make all meals from scratch - so this is not fast food, please plan for a leisurely meal. Due to our limited size, we cannot accommodate groups over 5. 

Hawaiian Inspired Foods

Spam musabi 12

Seared Spam, coated in teriyaki, and set on compressed, mirin tossed short-grain rice then wrapped with nori seaweed.


Hiyashi wakame seaweed salad 9

Wakame, agar-agar, wood ear mushrooms, sesame seeds/oil, soy sauce, and our house-made chili oil (vegan, gf)


Mac salad 9

Cavattapi pasta and veggies in a sweet/sour creamy dressing (vegetarian)


Pineapple fried rice 11

Jasmine rice, pineapple, veggies, and a sweet/dark sauce (vegan, gf)

Add chicken, pork or tofu 5

Add beef or shrimp 6


Sweet garlic shrimp sandwich 18

Jumbo white wild shrimp and veggies in a sweet garlic sauce, Hawaiian slaw, and sunshine aioli on a french roll.


Hulihuli chicken 17

Half a marinated chicken and veggies in a sweet/salty sauce served with rice (gf)


Kalua pork 18

Pork shoulder lightly rubbed with smoked/pink/black salts, black garlic powder, wrapped in banana leaves and slow cooked then served with jasmine rice (gf)


Chicken long rice 15

Chicken braised in chicken stock mixed with garlic, ginger, veggies, soy sauce, and bean-thread noodles (gf)  


Saimin soup (bowl only) 13

Veggies, mushrooms, and wheat noodles in a shiitaki/konbu broth and shoyu (gf, vegan)

Add chicken, pork or tofu 5

Add beef or shrimp 6


Pineapple pork sliders 15

Ground pork and pineapple meatballs, house-made teriyaki sauce, sunshine aioli, and slaw on boci rolls.

The Dog Spot Traditional Items

Champagne Mushrooms 15

Fermented mushrooms, garlic, shallots, champagne, our house-made butter with pecorino cheese and bread (vegetarian, gf without bread)

Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich 16

House-made kimchi, do-chua, spicy aioli, Meep’s micro cilantro, and greens on a french roll. 

Choose from: house smoked pulled pork shoulder or pulled chicken OR  Vegetarian: Jackfruit or Tofu 

(vegan upon request) (gf on corn tortillas)

Chorizo & Potato Street Tacos 14

House-made spicy chorizo (pork sausage) & potatoes, cilantro crema, cotija cheese and fermented salsa on, greens and flour tortillas  (Corn tortillas available for gf)

Homemade Desserts  

Tropical Fruit Cheesecake $8 - guava, passionfruit, orange and pineapple served with whipped cream

Pina Colada Cake $8 - layers of white cake, pineapple, rum and white chocolate mousse topped with toasted coconut and whipped cream

Butter Mochi Cake $6 - rice flour, coconut milk and butter give this cake a mochi-like texture, topped with whipped cream

Ube Creme Brulee $6 - sweet purple yams in a rich custard topped with flamed turbino sugar (gf)

Banana Cups $8 - banana baked in puff pastry, served with chocolate and a pineapple-rum sauce, topped with whipped cream

Flourless Chocolate Cake $8 -  like a brownie and a piece of fudge had a baby served with whipped cream (gf)




Earlier Event: February 19
Mardi Gras - New Orleans foods
Later Event: March 5
Hawaiian Inspired foods