Hawaiian Restaurants near Bonita, CA

“The food is delicious! I love their chicken kelaquen and the pork ribs. Their food is always nicely presented! Highly recommend if you're craving Chamorro food!!“

“We had my dad’s retirement party here at JJ’s Island Grindz and our host was Ellis I cannot speak highly enough on the service he provided for us it will be unmatched. He treated us like family, very attentive, very respectful, on time with everything very professional. I just want to thank him and his crew for providing excellent customer service love and care to our family and friends. The food was amazing the drinks were delicious and had a great presentation. JJ’s Island Grindz is a good vibe. Thank you again for hosting our event.“

“Located near the sdsu campus, this location is accessible to students and community members alike. The food was fresh and the katsu had a delectable crutch that left a good taste in my mouth. The cashier was a kind soul that made our L & L experience one that we’ll never forget.“

“Ordered a poke plate with spicy garlic tuna and shoyu tuna. Both were really good, but I preferred the shoyu tuna. You get so much more fish at these types of poke places vs the ones that are chipotle style where you choose your mix-ins and sauce. I much prefer these types of poke places for the quality and value. Got the plate with one scoop of rice and seaweed salad - not the best seaweed salad, so I probably would choose two scoops of rice without seaweed salad next time. Also ordered a side of macaroni salad, it was just okay. I probably wouldn’t order that again. Overall, great poke and will be coming back!“

“The coconut shrimp is amazing! Excellent food and service! The owner Paul does a fabulous job!“

“Monisa .. aka marissa dont you have kids to set an example for.. immature behavior. Supporting all small business is a better way to go.“

“I got it to go. I ordered a variety of food. It was good and flavorful. I enjoyed it. I’ll be back again cause my friend lives right around the corner. The flavors was nice and mix with seasonings. I enjoyed de Loco moco I like the sauce, but it was different from other sauces. I had. I might order extra rice with it next time all the food had a lot of flavor I will be back. I forgot one of my items I had to go back and get it.“

“My 5th time in my life coming here, came back at May 7th 2026 with my partner, they sadly removed the pineapple orange chicken but the regular orange chicken still did not disappoint in fact its way better than panda or any other fast food in my opinion. We got the orange chicken regular, chicken katsu regular, 2 chicken lumpias and a hawaiin sun guava drink which totalled $27.63 dollars plus a $2.50 tax which was a total of $30.13 and for the price is really worth the buy, It's sad the foodcourt is empty but thats a good thing you can talk and enjoy your food but its sad the mall is dying out and saw their doing remodeling, maybe one day grossmont will get its fame back but other than that Maui Express deserved to stay up forever in case they remodel the foodcourt! I love their hawaiian food and even when I went to my trip to hawaii to see family I even had hawaiian food outside during my vacation to hawaii and even then I had some bad hawaiian food at a few certain spots and that I would refuse to go back to while on vacation, but Maui Express me and my partner ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! I'm glad to see the elderly couple still works there cause the way they cooked the food is so fresh and good and pretty hot freshly out the pan so you have to be careful when eating the food the second you get it but other than that it was such an amazing experience, food was so tasty and the couple were really nice to us. I always recommended Maui Express to family, friends and to any of the viewers looking at my review. Family owned buisness so show some love to them yall they deserve it! ❤️“

“ohana Hawaiian island BBQ is the best in town I've been coming here since my son was one and a half he's seven now and it has become his favorite food I bring him here as a reward when he's a good kid thank you ohana you have become part of my family 🙏❤️“

“Overall, this La Mesa location it’s not too bad. It’s pretty good. The barbecue beef again. This is a college area and yet this one in La Mesa beats the one located in La Jolla so something‘s going on over in the expensive area where they’re cheating the value or the quality where you have El Cajon and now here in La Mesa much better quality service is pretty good in the atmosphere. It’s it’s giving me that Hawaiian vibe a little bit so watch out expensive living areas you gotta pick up your game and stop being cheap.“

“I love L&L and frequent different locations often. The Palm Ave location just cannot seem to get an entire order correct and it’s frustrating because I know the service expectation of the brand. Give them some guidance on preparing multiple meals correctly for a single order.
Favorite location is still MCAS Miramar! Their team is 5 gold stars! See y’all soon!“

“friendly, fresh, great customer service.“

“I'm hapa, live on the East Coast and I'm always looking for a solid Hawaiian food place when visiting family in Chula Vista. Obviously my dad and auntie make the best Hawaiian food but the flavors of the Mac salad, Teri chicken and kalbi reminded me of home. Will definitely be back.“

“I tried the Combination plate Mix BBQ. They are awesome. Plus the portion is very generous. It really filled meup that I could not finish it but they were so tasty.!!!🤙“

“Absolutely delicious. Best Hawiian food I’ve had since being on Hawaii, 10/10. My new go-to! Good job guys!! I got the Seafood combo platter delivered, the Kalbi (short ribs) was seasoned to perfection, shrimp was fried perfectly, and the fish katsu was also seasoned perfectly, and had a nice crunch to the crust. You can really tell they put love into the food. Mac salad was very good, just added a pinch of black pepper (personal preference). Mahalo!“

“So I just used DoorDash to order a pork combo. I wanted a plate with all rice but I guess I ordered it wrong. When I got my food there was a note attached to my food and they got exactly what I wanted. To the employee who wrote the note THANK YOU! You’re an amazing employee. I will definitely be back with great service like this. Thanks again“

“Fresh and quality ingredients. They have a great variety of proteins, delicious sauces, and toppings. The price is fair for the amount per scoop and the quality of everything. Service is efficient and welcoming. Perfect spot for lunch with plenty of parking.“

“Everyone in our house used to like poke. After we found Poke Chop, we LOVE poke! They have so many options of fish and sauces and toppings. I’ve never found as big of a selection. My daughter would eat here every day if I’d let her. There aren’t many places in Hillcrest where a family of 3 can get dinner for around $30, and be totally stuffed, and not feel blah afterwards. The fish is always really fresh. The only thing that could make it better is if they added mango, mmmmm. We try to eat there as much as possible because it will be a very sad day if they close. (It’s a reality in the Hillcrest restaurant business ☹️).“

“I really enjoyed my visit here. The restaurant has a comfortable vibe, and the seating arrangement allows for a relaxed dining experience without feeling crowded.
The menu offered a nice range of options, and everything we tried was delicious. The timing could have been slightly better, but overall, it was a very satisfying meal.“

“The food is a 10. Fresh, cooked to order and fast service ...“

“Awesome food. Service is great also. Prices are moderate.“

“The food is soooo good, big portions and excellent service.“

“Friendly staff with tasty food. Their online menu does not match their physical store menu which is why I’m including an image of their physical store menu. Sides are not listed so I included images of their sides. You get a lot of food so don’t eat with your eyes. Would come back again. I went with our group of 5+ people for lunch 5/14 days and had no issues.“

“Today was my 1st time and bruh......MIND BLOWN!! Now I've had my share of malasadas or 2 or 3 and I have to say these are def TOP 3!! And dare I say they're a smidge better than Lonards😱😱😲😳 YEAH I SAID IT!!!😁🤙🏾You can go and try it yaself and prove me wrong!! I'm Def a return customer!! Thanx to my uce B for putting me on to Manuelaz🤙🏾💯“

“Good protein options. I went at a not too busy time of day so I also got to quietly sit and enjoy the meal. I only had the PYOP so I can only say that I enjoyed that, but I am sure everything else on the menu is good as well“

“I haven't been to Zarlitos in so long, maybe even years and nothing has changed! I came in wanting a simple Filipino breakfast and I found exactly that here!

I walked in and the restaurant was pretty big inside with lots of seating and it was nicelt decorated. The host sat me right away and gave me a menu. I did have to ask for water though but that's okay because there were only two people working from what I could see and there were a lot of take out orders coming in.

Initially, I asked for a small bowl of sinigan and they sais they only do large orders so i decided to skip it. I ordered the beef silog with a side of spam and lumpia. The beef was well seasoned but a little tough honestly, it was still really good the eggs were cooked perfectly, sunny side up and nice and runny. The garlic rice was a nice balance to the dish as well. The spam was cut at a decent thickness and added a good depth of flavor to the meal. And the lumpia was alao pretty good. Not the best I've ever had but still very enjoyable.

Overall it was good ans worth a visit if youre looking for a nice homemade meal.“

“Muy rico y excelente atención por parte de Nancy☺️🙌🏻“

“Super sweet staff during Comic-Con, it even started raining a tiny bit on the patio and they moved umbrellas over. Wish they would've participated more in the event, but it was chill. Food/drinks were amazing. Our server was awesome. Mango Lychee Margarita was delicious.“

“I’m so glad I found The Poke Co!! I was so hungry and I was in the area so I decided to give them a shot. The place is clean and big, they have a lot of tables and chairs inside and outside to enjoy your goods.

They have a large selection of drinks and snacks as well.

The service is pretty good, fast and friendly.

Prices are fair! I really liked the spam musubis!“

“Thank you for the customer appreciation day. We really enjoy your poke bowls.“

“The only negative I have to say is the location. However the food was great. I got the short ribs. The meat was tender. My partner got that katsu and it's the crunch that gets me. Delicious. The Mac salad was good too. No weird after taste of fish oil that I've had at other places.“