About Us

The quiet opening of what could easily become the jewel of Kapaa’s restaurant scene happened on September 20, 2008. The Eastside is Kauai’s newest family owned and operated restaurant offering casual elegance, culinary precision and tantalizing new twists on island favorites. 

A love of preparing food runs in the family for The Eastside owner, Dylan Scott. Dylan has lived on Kauai for over 10 years and has experience working at Roy’s in Poipu as well as Enterprise Fish Market in Santa Barbara. Dylan’s vision for a classy local hang out on Kauai’s east side that serves the kind of delicious fare that he and his family love to create, opened The Eastside with his brother, Master chef Jonathan Pflueger (no relation to Kauai’s infamous Jimmy Pflueger).

Chef Jon, a native of Laguna Beach, California graduated from Vassar College in New York where he was a Third World history major. His culinary training began early in his father’s restaurant in Los Angeles. He spent over 15 years of culinary globetrotting under the tutelage of renowned European chefs, Paul Bocuse and Georges Blanc, and has gained experience in some of the world’s finest kitchens since he began his career in the late 1980’s. “Chef Jon” has a long list of honors, accolades and awards, including Chef of the Year, Best of the Best, Los Angeles Times Magazine and the highest award of distinction from the Southern California Restaurant Writer Association. “Chef Jon” has worked as an executive chef in a variety of prestigious dining establishments including The Star of the Sea, a San Diego seafood landmark, The Russian Tea Room in New York City, the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel and Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach, all the while building the elements of his signature style. In 2000 “Chef Jon” satisfied the palates of serious diners in Laguna Beach by opening his own quaint restaurant and wine bar called Vertical. 

Chef Jon’s dream of joining his brother, Dylan on Kauai and opening a restaurant where he could showcase his culinary skill and style, have finally come to fruition. “I am very passionate about food, it is my art! My style has evolved over the years and is a blend of European refinement, American ingenuity, Japanese minimalism and poetic elegance. The result is cuisine that is casual, bold, exciting, playful, and visionary and which has the healthy regard for fine ingredients. We’ve developed The Eastside menu of fine island cuisine to be subtly sophisticated and inviting to a variety of tastes, at an approachable price. We use the freshest ingredients from local growers and our staff works vigorously to maintain a consistency of excellence” comments “Chef Jon”.

The Eastside is located in Kapaa on the main highway in the former Beezer’s Ice Cream Parlor location and has been transformed into a comfortable and inviting dining area with a full bar serving fresh, hand squeezed cocktails infusions and featuring live entertainment almost every night. A private seating area is available for large groups or parties. The Eastside Pacific Rim dinner menu features a generous selection of seafood entrees as well as steak, pork and chicken. The exquisite blend of Island flavors include specialties like basil seared Ahi, mochi rice flour dusted fried calamari, Hoisin glazed baby back ribs, Fish & Chips featuring Molokai purple sweet potato chips, refreshing tropical fruit coolers, and a rotating variety of delectable desserts for a simply amazing finish. Dinner prices range from $17 to $30 per entrée. “Chef Jon’s” meticulous preparation and presentation, has patrons already coming back for more of his fresh and unique flavors.