UYE: Pi Day @ La Tour

Yay! That was Pi-​liciously fun.
I was pi-​rompted to try to be the first to review by my table companions, but even as I typed, Paul C. was racing me! He beat me!
Anyway, the UYE was great. Unilocalers took up about half of La Tour’s space, and there were pi-​es everywhere and slice swapping all over the place.
I wasn’t too hungry, and yet still managed to purchase a pi-​e (Mushroom, Spinach & Garlic), Garlic Pi-​ommes Frites (thanks everyone for helping me eat them!), 2 macarons — pi-​napple of course, and lemon, and 2 mint waters. The pi-​e went home with me for dinner. I can’t be sure, but I wonder if they forgot to put the garlic on mine. It was not as deliciously garlicky as the last one I had. The pi-​napple macaron was impressively good, and I’m not one who loves pineapple flavored things. The lemon was just ok. I prefer my favorite yuzu flavor, but they didn’t have any. Mint waters were refreshing as always, which is why I had 2.
When I was ordering my food, a yeep was asking me about the mint water. The cashier offered her a sample, which is a good thing. I guess not everyone likes that as much as I do!
Thanks for organizing this, Thomas O!

This pi day was a once in a life time event! Unless you live to be over a hundred years old, you will never see another pie day of 03.14.15. That’s the perfect sequence of numbers and also the date that this event happened. Only happens once a century!
I really liked how La Tour had pizzas and a macaron just for this special day! Three special pizzas included one with french fries on top, one inspired by banh mi, and one with apples! Paul and I shared the apple one. The special macaron was a pineapple flavored one!
Much thanks to everyone for being so generous with their pizza slices and offering to share. Unfortunately, I’m dieting again so I could not eat too much. I stuck to just three slices of pizza.

Pi day, and my 300^th review! My last day in Honolulu, and I got to go to another UYE! And a Thomas O (MIA in LA-​LA land for awhile) one at that! La Tour Café was easy to find, 90 minute parking (but we stayed nearly 3 hours– shh! Don’t tell!). Nice layout inside, but only small tables. Yeeps slowly combined the tables as other patrons left until the middle was occupied. La Tour had a interesting choice of pizzas, and two (baba ganosh & bahn mi) off menu. I ordered the bahn mi. When it came it was a tasty thin crust brick oven version, my favorite! Slices were swapped and opinions offered, and in good fun! I should have expected good things as the owners of La Tour used to own Bale. Adding to the merriment was a usual crew of friendly Yeeps– Thomas O, Maka K, Cathy T, Gary N, Daniel C, Paul C, Malia H (who checked in 2 hours prior), Kristine C, Teri Y, and Nadine C. It was great to finally meet Anna F and Angel H IRL. Mahalo everyone for making my last day in town so special! SYOY!

Happy Pi Day everyone! This was my first UYE and it was a lot of fun. Thanks to Thomas O. for hosting the event. When I first walked in I didn’t know anyone. I looked around and saw Nadine C. We talked a few times on Unilocal,so I greeted her. I was relieved to find a familiar face in the crowd. She was sitting by Dan O. and Kristine C., so we all just started talking.
In between chats, I got up and ordered a chicken pesto pizza, a La Tour iced coffee and a cinnamon bun macaroon. I’m not really a coffee drinker so their house iced coffee was kind of strong for me.
Later on, Gary N. stopped by the table. Nadine C. and he were talking about his golden underpants or something like that, lol. I believed it had something to do with his gold status having been elite for 5 or more years.
I needed to get my instigator badge, so upon leaving Nadine C., Kristine C., Dan O., Paul C., Anthony H. and myself all went to Party City. We had a good time checking out all the candy, especially Nadine C. with all her Hello Kitty stuff. Thanks guys for helping me get the badge.

At what time does a UYE start? Is it the posted time on the Event page or is it actually earlier due to parking limitations and seat availability?
I started getting texts when Unilocalers began to «check in» way before the start time of 2pm. What’s going on? It’s just another «Pi Day» — or was it? What is Pi Day?
Pi = ²²⁄₇ = 3.14… It’s an irrational number, or just another excuse to eat & celebrate life! And that’s exactly what we did! However, instead of Custard, peach, or pumpkin pies, we had Pizza Pies! Yum! I had the Spinach Mushroom Garlic pizza which was so good that I ate the WHOLE thing! Mmmm! I also had 4 small Cokes (free refills) which came in all flavors: Lime, Raspberry, Vanilla, etc. Even Dr. Pepper came in a Cherry variety! Luv that self-​serve dispenser!
Hosted by Thomas O., this event gave me an opportunity to meet him in Real Life, and also Angel H. (we had messaged each other about topics such as Hello Kitty, etc.). Nice to meet Angel’s hubby, Anthony — he’s a good sport about our Hello Kitty conversation! ;)
High Five to Angel who braved the unknown and attended her Very First UYE and in the process, hosted the post UYE Event which was a shopping excursion at Party City next door! Her efforts were rewarded and she obtained her Instigator Badge! Good deal! We saw some Hello Kitty items that sparked ideas for future UYEs…
This UYE was also a kind of Farewell Party for Dan O. who flew back to Michigan later that night. Looking forward to his next visit back home to Hawaii!
Always happy to see Eric B., Malia H., Cathy & Maka, Jacob, Gary «Gold Shorts» N., Paul «First to Review» C., Kristine, Nick, Teri, Grant «Chuggy Bear» & Dear Daniel! It’s always fun eats when we’re together! See you all again soon!

Ah, it is always refreshing to attend UYE’s. My first Pi (pie) Day. Of any season was a pure blast. Thankful to Thomas for being the Sir Genius one for holding it at Le Tour Café. I know I read «Macarons», and then in the (Pi)neapple flavor. Hands down, I was going.
The types of pizza (Pi)‘s I had the chance to try was the Banh Mi-​zza, thanks to Daniel C for sharing! Ah, so healthy! Angel H, said «Here! Have a slice!» I couldn’t resist a flavorful Chicken Pesto Pizza PIE!!! Aunty Nadine C, said «Oh! Have the Spinach Mushroom Garlic Pizza!» So I go and order some! Thomas hands down his Pizza Frites. more like half the pie! In my thoughts, game over on the diet, food is going around and it’s not stopping. Paul C, the negotiator says «I’ll trade you for my Apple Pizza!» Of course, why would I refuse! Teri Y, says, «Their Garlic Fries is really good here along with their soup!» Of course, I end up ordering the French Onion, 2 pineapple macarons and she shared her garlic fries with everyone! Dan O, was the only one that seemed so disciplined in what he ate!
It’s always nice to have such a great meal with my fellow YEEPs. But the end result? We needed to walk it off and make a trip to Party City.

Due to peer pressure, I was encouraged to FTR (first to review). I was going to let someone else write the first one but this topic was mentioned MANY times as a joke but I laughed it off. When I looked at my phone to glance at my Instagram or Facebook posts, Nadine C. kept on asking me «Are you writing your review? «It was mentioned more so I gave in to peer pressure! Never doubt or question Auntie because she knows best!
Met up with my fellow Yeeps to eat pizza PI, I meant pizza PIE. LOL! I had some errands in Chinatown today so when I broke free I rushed to La Tour Café. Arrived shortly after 2pm only to find a super LONG table of Yeeps chowing down on flat bread pizzas and chatting away.
I immediately saw many old faces but I met a new friend Angel H. and her hubby Anthony! It was great to have seen Anna F. again and found out that Nicholas H. and I go to the same dentist. What a small island this is!!! It was great to see Dan O. one last time before returning back to Michigan.
When you think of a pie, many of you may think sweet (custard, apple, pecan, etc.) but La Tour Café had a series of savory flat bread pizza pies. Just like Gary N. I had already eaten lunch earlier so we both shared the SWEET flat bread pizza pie of apples, cinnamon, sliced almonds, powdered sugar and CHEESE. It was very interesting if you ask me.
I hopped between tables munching away as well as catching up with my fellow Yeeps and the next thing we know 2 hours have passed.
What a great way to celebrate National Pi Day.
NOTE: Exactly one year ago I received the Review of the Day (ROTD) for Kiawe Pizza on National Pi Day.