Kiki Aranita and Chris Vacca owned and operated Poi Dog Philly, a casual counter-service restaurant and food cart in Philadelphia. “Poi Dog” is a pidgin term that refers to the mixed nature of their hybrid Hawaii-style food. Their menus were rooted in Hawaiian cuisine, but also drew upon cultures that have heavily influenced the food of Hawaii, such as Filipino, Japanese and Portuguese.
4 Chefs Show Why Philadelphia is a Tapestry of Flavors, The Angle by W Hotels, October 2019
Family First: Jordan Yamamoto, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 2019
How Philly chefs use honey to boost cooking, baking and morning coffee, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2019
The Dish with Kiki Aranita, FEASTIVAL, June 2019
Philly’s New Sisterhood of Chefs, James Beard Foundation, January 2019
Best Places to Visit in Philadelphia on a Date, Vacation Idea, February 2019
Hawaiian Foods Week 2018 (series of interviews filmed by King's Hawaiian at SOBE WFF)
Meet the Women Redefining Philadelphia's Restaurant Scene, Unearth Women, August 2018
American Express Essentials' Chef Talk: Street Food Around the World, May 2018
NBC's #RedefineAtoZ: Kiki Aranita wants to represent her culture through food, May 2018
7 Philly Restaurants Doing all the Right Things with Raw Fish, Philadelphia Magazine, July 2018
Time Out Philadelphia's Best Restaurant/Most Loved Local Restaurant 2018
Poi Dog is Philly's Hawaii Connection, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2018
20 Questions with Kiki Aranita, CityWide Stories, January 2018
Philadelphia's New Food Establishment by Alex Tewfik, Philadelphia Magazine, January 2018
50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia by Philadelphia Magazine Winter 2018
Philly's 10 Most Important Restaurant Openings of 2017, Zagat, December 2017
Hottest Fast-Casual Restaurants in Philadelphia by Zagat, December 2017
WhereTraveler, October 2017
Philadelphia Business Journal, Kenneth Hilario, September 2017
Time Out, Best New Restaurants 2017
Philadelphia Magazine, Behind the Line, July 2017
Eater Heat Map, July 2017
The Courier Post, Emily Teel, June 2017
Bloomberg Business Week, Adele Chapin, June 2017
The Town Dish, Jordyn Kimelheim, June 2017
Philadelphia Magazine, Jason Sheehan, May 2017
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Craig LaBan, April 2017
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Klein, March 2017