'Ai Pono Cafe

283 E 17th St Suite A, Costa Mesa
(949) 402-6877

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Guava Chili Pepper Fried Chicken
Dirty Lickin Korean Chicken
Guava Chili Pepper Chicken
Healthy Hawaiian Plate
Fresh Ahi Poke Bowl
Lilikoi Cheesecake
Chicken Katsu Bowl
Macaroni Salad
Guava Chicken
Garlic Shrimp

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Recent Reviews

Nice place and food. I’m mainly making this review because of the worker who took my order the other day she was so kind and sweet we had a nice conversation and since I’ve never been here she recommended me what to order and it was DELICIOUS! I forgot her name I think it was grace but she had curly orange hair with glasses She was amazing I loved her energy I just had to leave a good review. Thank you!
November 2025
this place is superb!!! we’ve tried the ahi poke, OG beef, katsu, and the garlic butter mahi mahi. they were all soooo delicious. I love the sides of macaroni salad and slaw. highly recommend!
November 2025
Ai Pono Cafe – Costa Mesa, CA
This spot’s been long overdue. I’ve bounced in and out of OC for years—Costa Mesa, HB, all of it—and somehow Ai Pono still feels like the low-key gem. No hype, no fake aloha vibes, just real-deal Hawaiian grinds cooked with soul and serious umami.
The menu? Creative and tight. Everything feels like it’s made by someone who actually cares. I’m obsessed with their mac salad—only complaint is I wish the portion was bigger....
November 2025

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'Ai Pono Cafe

283 E 17th St Suite A, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 402-6877