Hawaiian Restaurants near El Cerrito, CA

“If you want delicious food, at a good price, with great quality, I recommend this restaurant. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. The chef is consistent with all the food orders I have placed and that says a lot since my family and have been their customers for years.“

“Best Hawaiian bbq on the main land and most Hawaii. Everything here is perfect. Bbq chicken and teri pork unbelievable flavor. Saiman , volcano chicken, masubis,shrimp what ever you order will be amazing. Great serving size been coming here for years my family loves this place. We traveled multiple times to the big island, maui and Oahu and on our trips and nothing can compare to this Waikiki Hawaiian BBQ flavors. OMW“

“Food was delicious, staff was amazing and ambiance was beautiful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“Ordered delivery on DoorDash and I don’t know if this is the regular serving size or it’s because I placed my order just 10 minutes before they closed but wow generous serving size and delicious fish - great high quality ahhh!!

Fish in the box (lite) for $38. Great value imo“

“Excellent food , as good as any Hawaiian BBQ“

“This is the only remaining good, food restaurant outlet left in the building. They have fresh fish, fresh ingredients and reasonable prices with no lines, unfortunately. You should change that and go get a great healthy tasty meal from them for round $15“

“Food was fresh! Service was great. The tables were clean!“

“Relatively healthy food, not greasy, very flavorful, good portions and prices. Fresh food. I eat here from doordash very often.

One criticism is the boba teas are very expensive for their size, but this problem only exist for the teas.“

“Hard working servers with delicious food. Two thumbs up.“

“Hi City Poke nails that true island flavor! The owner is from Hawaii and brings all the aloha with him — super friendly, down-to-earth, and clearly passionate about sharing good food.

The poke itself? So ono. Fresh, flavorful, and totally legit. You’ll find classic Hawaiian-style fish alongside “mainland” toppings — because, as the owner said, “you gotta give the city what it wants.” But don’t worry, purists — the foundation is all Hawaii.

It’s quick, delicious, and feels like a little taste of home“

“Delicious food, generous portions, and great service. The chicken combo and aloha bbq mix are a must-try—so flavorful and perfectly cooked. iLava is consistently good every time!“

“Got the chicken katsu dish. Katsu is very crisp, use thigh meat, sauce is good, habanero sauce is killer, some pieces of katsu mostly breading with how thin the meat got but a large portion and so I do not feel skimped on meat overall. Steamed cabbage and broccoli provided give a nice break to the grease. Mac is on par with l&l. Would eat here again“

“I’ve always ordered the teriyaki plate with Mac salad and did order something for others and this place makes the best Hawaiian teriyaki reminded me of the flavors back home on Hawaii and there is a Moku’s back home and I appreciate the food from Moku Berkeley! My go to when I’m craving for food back home!!“

“Ono Hawaiian BBQ in Oakland.

I used to come here all the time when they first opened in 2017.

Their portions are big enough to feed 2 people, and I always grab the sauces to go.

Their Hawaiian BBQ Chicken plate is just as delicious as I remembered. I used to always get the Chicken Katsu as well.

Would come back if I'm in the area.“

“Man it was good, but how can you be a Hawaiian BBQ place without a LOCO MOCO on the menu?! That needs to get added immediately“

“Amazing spot! The menu was very clear about dietary restrictions, and the fact that it’s an entirely gluten free establishment made me feel very safe in ordering. Portions for the bowls were fantastic (yay leftovers for lunch the next day!), and shout out to the many dressing/sauce options available. Finding gluten free teriyaki sauce AND vegan ranch to dip their delicious cauliflower wings? A major win!
Only caveat to note is the cookie dough potion is quite small for the price, but I do love to support Sweet Loren’s when I can.
Overall, so happy to have found this spot, and will definitely be ordering from here when I’m visiting Oakland again!

Dietary restrictions: The entire kitchen is dedicated gluten free, and all their menu items clearly state dietary restriction matches. There are many vegan options to accommodate as well!“

“Great people, fresh ingridients, authentic taste. Love it!!“

“I ordered 22 individual meals for a company lunch. The food was prepared, boxed, and ready to go in less than an hour. They made sure to write who's food belonged to which employee on their boxes, and went over my checklist with me more than once to make sure nothing had been missed.

My staff loved the food and I received many comments about how good it was. I would rate this business higher than a 5 if I could.

Highly recommended. Thank you so much for your help!“

“TLDR: Generous portions, extraordinary value, food is well-made and what you'd expect for a Hawaiian BBQ

There is no way you're finishing a regular size BBQ or katsu plate in one sitting unless you just finished an Ironman. I thought I had a big appetite, so I attempted to finish a regular sized BBQ chicken plate in one sitting. I finished it by myself, but at the cost of significant pain and being unable to move for the next 3 hours. I was not hungry for another 15 hours.
That aside, the seafood and katsu are also great. Seating is somewhat limited as most people opt for takeout, but it's very clean inside. This restaurant definitely deserves a higher rating.“

“One of the last few locations in the USA. I really like their smoking oven. The place is elegant casual. Its a lot if fun.
Update 2025: Much has changed since my review about 8 years ago. Dishes were a-miss, the service was fine, but not exciting. Value for items was not up to my expectation, and there were few other patrons on what should have been a very busy evening.

My previous 5 star review is downgrades to 3 stars, but the review still shows the origional rating.“

“New ghost kitchen at Adeline Food Hall. I ordered the Large Mixed Plate via DoorDash. I picked bbq chicken and fried chicken. Plate came with mac salad and rice. The chicken is laying on a bed of rice. Prices are higher than Ono Hawaiian BBQ, and portions are slightly smaller. But it's delicious food and served fresh! 4-stars.“

“Wonderful experience while eating here when we visited our son!“

“I come here from time to time to order chicken musubis and loco mocos! Feels like the only place that has these. Always very delicious. You have to wait a bit for the order, but that just means it's fresh right?
Not too pricey either. It's a nice place.“

“Amazing sushi rolls and great service. Try it. I promise you won't be disappointed.“