Ike’s Love & Sandwiches and Seoul Mix 2.0 are the final two vendors to open in the lively Lanai food court next to Macy’s at Ala Moana Center.

Opening in September and October, the two mainland chains have added to the diverse choices from the 10 other restaurants that have been slowly filling the old Shirokiya store space on the mall level since last year.

Attractive, varied seating arrangements are spread throughout the airy dining room, with spillover outside, to accommodate 450.

One of the vendors, Agave & Vine, is a bar with flat-screen TVs where you can bring your lunch or dinner.

SEOUL MIX 2.0

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays; 800-3535; prices average $7 to $11

This second-generation variant of Korean street food (tagged “Flavors of Seoul, for your heart and soul”) is punctuated with dabs of Mexican, Canadian and Japa­nese cuisine.

Trainer Joyce Suh said this is the first Asian-themed quick-service restaurant in Hawaii under the Octopus Restaurant Group, a California-based chain, which mainly serves Korean and Japanese foods.

In Korea, the latest thing is to “add cheese to everything — it’s delicious,” and chicken is the rage, she said, pointing to Seoul Mix’s KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) on a Stick.

Examples of the cheese craze are the Super Cheesy Pork Cutlet and poutine with french fries, curry kim chee, corn and queso fresco. Even the fried rice, with kim chee and Spam, and the seaweed-rice burger are blessed with cheese, and of course, the tacos with fries.

The Bibim Stack has been the top seller since the shop opened in October, Suh said. For $10.95, it’s a deal, with six vegetable or salad items of choice assembled in a tray that is stacked on top of the hot dish. It will suit those with more traditional tastes and huge appetites, as the base is a choice of wagyu bulgogi, kochujang chicken or pork, or grilled honey chicken. It comes with rice and a choice of chap chae (stir-fried translucent noodles) or a green salad.

Various Korean soft drinks go for $2.75; fresh lemonade for $3.75 in strawberry, peach, raspberry and mango.

IKE’S LOVE & SANDWICHES

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily; 951-6383; prices average $9 to $12

Ike’s, based in San Francisco, has a cult-like following mostly in California for its hefty, made-to-order sandwiches. The first Hawaii restaurant is the only one of Ike’s 40-some stores that offers pineapple as an ingredient, says staff trainer Chet Rohit.

Ike’s designs a few of its salads and sandwiches to suit the locale wherever it opens, usually giving them crazy names like the exclusively Hawaiian Golly-Zilla and Lord of the Flies.

Since opening in September, the best-selling sammie is one named in honor of celebrated chef Alan Wong, crammed with roast beef, ham, turkey, pastrami and provolone. There’s even a vegan selection named after Wong’s longtime partner and lifestyle guru, Alice Inoue.

Ike’s is also famous for its garlicky aioli Dirty Sauce, and crunchy Dutch bread, which is slightly sweet and has a crackly top crust. There’s a choice of French, sourdough, gluten-free and whole wheat, too.

Rohit said Ike’s menu can satisfy dietary restrictions, including soy-based meats for vegetarians, and Halal meats, processed and blessed in accordance with the Muslim faith. The only pork served is bacon; the ham is made of turkey, he said.

The chain’s name includes “love” because of owner Ike Shehadeh’s “general love for making food and for people,” Rohit said.

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