The food here wasn't the best, to say the least. I ordered the salmon, which was overly salted, mushy, and undercooked, while the potatoes were bland and runny. My other friends who came with me agreed that the food tasted horrible. We weren't able to finish much of the food, so we ended up eating at another restaurant, which I won't list. The service was ok, although the server messed up my friend's drink order and gave him a soda instead of a beer. The ambiance wasn't that good either. The lights were too bright, the walls were tacky, and they did not remind me much of Hawaii. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone with a good taste for food.
Honda
Just straight up Hawaiian food done well. I had the adobo and it was as good as homemade, Mac salad was also killer.
The fish was not fresh. It tasted like defrosted frozen and The “grilled” was not done well. Fish 1.5 stars Rice was short grain sushi style not great 2 stars Mac salad slo very average 2.5 star
I have had better at my local Hawaiian bbq
lakisha Harris
Service is going downhill. Our Hawaiian family have been consumers for at least 20 years. I think this past Friday will be my last time coming. Sad for our Hawaiian family tradition. Service sucks no longer feels like Ohana.
NOYGFB Denise
A taste of Aloha. Closest food to what I ate as a child on O'ahu. Prices are fair, food is great and plentiful.
Its not worth.. theyre expensive only for the portion the food was not the best... Expensive doesnt mean quality here its just quantity.
Id rather go to actual good restaurants that taste better and way cheaper than this
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Brady Sullivan
Place loves to spread the Aloha. Garlic chicken was on point! No way I could finish it. But made a great late night snack! Coworker got loco moco. Which in island style.. was massive and looked amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Yang
Got the Loco Moco with Fried Rice and crispy fish tacos
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Qiu
I ordered their Loco Moco combo where you could choose two meats - I chose loco moco and grilled chicken. It came with rice, gravy, and macaroni salad on the side. My boyfriend ordered the chicken katsu and we shared a Spam musubi. The prices were reasonable and the portion of food was huge, it left us feeling full and satisfied. I liked the decor of the restaurant and the food was quick to arrive. When I asked the waitress questions about some food on the menu, though, she looked unsure.
Parking: You will need to pay for street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Lynn Eglan
This place is a hidden gem. We don't often eat in San Jose, but this one you can NOT miss!! They have authentic Hawaiian food. It reminded me of being back in Hawaii. It looks small on the outside, but it's pretty big on the inside. When you enter the first room, it has a typical bar and seating area. They have a bigger room in the back for parties or just additional seating area. When we went, they had a party going on in the front and the back. I think it was a bday party, they were definitely having fun. We decided to place our order to go.
We ordered: 1. Hukilau pupu platter - spam musubi, garlic wings, and fried shrimp. The spam musubi was your standard that we all know. Nothing special. Garlic wings were ok, I kinda felt like it had the adobo kind of taste to it. The fried shrimp was tasty and huge.
2. Hukilau ribeye steak (medium)- Cooked perfectly and is well seasoned. It was a thick slice and so juicy. Rice was perfectly cooked, and the mac salad was smacking.
3. Da Hawaiian Luau plate - You can never go wrong with the classic pork lau lau, kalua pork, and an added bonus lomi lomi salmon. The portion was massive but delicious. I had ordered all rice, and we still managed to run out of rice.
4. Loco moco - huge burger patties but were well seasoned. It was moist and flavorful. Next time, I'm going to ask for extra gravy. For that extra smothering comfort food goodness. Iykyk.
5. Hukilau fried rice - very rare, do you go to a Hawaiian restaurant, and they serve fried rice. We had to try, and it was amazing. They had huge chunks of Portuguese sausage and lots of aloha. This could definitely be a meal on its own.
6. Fried Saimin - The noodles were good, but the dish was salty, IMO. I'm not sure if it's from the Portuguese sausage and spam or what. This was one dish I would skip next time.
7. Mac salad - I ordered extra, and it was definitely worth it.
8. " Big Island Candies" Macadamia Nut Brownie Sundae - I was looking forward to this, but I guess with my huge order, it was missed.
9. Hukilau Tea - This is tasty and refreshing, definitely a creeper. You gotta take it easy with this one.
10. Hukilau punch - This was a little sweet for me but good. I like that it was blue.
This was a lot of food for two people, but I had to create my little sampler so I know what to get next time and what to avoid. Surprisingly, the food was still amazing the next day. Even the rice is rare. It was still soft and wasn't hard the next day like other places. The drinks were amazing.
The people who helped me showed a lot of aloha and made me feel so welcome. Even if they were busy with the party, they took the time to answer my questions. My order was cooked fresh and was ready in no time. I can't wait to come back soon. Hopefully, try the dessert as well... It was hard to double-check my order with the massive heavy-duty bag I was handed and with the crowd... I figured everything was there.
The food here wasn't the best, to say the least. I ordered the salmon, which was overly salted, mushy, and undercooked, while the potatoes were bland and runny. My other friends who came with me agreed that the food tasted horrible. We weren't able to finish much of the food, so we ended up eating at another restaurant, which I won't list. The service was ok, although the server messed up my friend's drink order and gave him a soda instead of a beer. The ambiance wasn't that good either. The lights were too bright, the walls were tacky, and they did not remind me much of Hawaii. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone with a good taste for food.
Just straight up Hawaiian food done well. I had the adobo and it was as good as homemade, Mac salad was also killer.
It was a party. Few dinner choices.
Spam musubi 1.5 stars
Chicken karaage delicious 4 stars
Edamame 3 stars
I had ordered grilled mahi mahi dinner.
The fish was not fresh. It tasted like defrosted frozen and The “grilled” was not done well. Fish 1.5 stars
Rice was short grain sushi style not great 2 stars
Mac salad slo very average 2.5 star
I have had better at my local Hawaiian bbq
Service is going downhill. Our Hawaiian family have been consumers for at least 20 years. I think this past Friday will be my last time coming. Sad for our Hawaiian family tradition. Service sucks no longer feels like Ohana.
A taste of Aloha. Closest food to what I ate as a child on O'ahu. Prices are fair, food is great and plentiful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna Poke, Chicken Katsu Loco Moco, Big Breakfast Combo, Hukte Fried Rice, Spam Musubi 1 Slice Cut in Half, Kalua Pork Cheese Fries, Noodles, Hukilau Fried Pork Chops, Da Hawaiian Luau Plate, Aloha Chicken Adobo, Chicken Katsu Curry, Lomi Lomi Salmon, Ginger Fried Chicken, Ahi, Fries, Popcorn Chicken, Combo Plate, Hukilau Fried Rice
Its not worth.. theyre expensive only for the portion the food was not the best...
Expensive doesnt mean quality here its just quantity.
Id rather go to actual good restaurants that taste better and way cheaper than this
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Place loves to spread the Aloha.
Garlic chicken was on point! No way I could finish it. But made a great late night snack!
Coworker got loco moco. Which in island style.. was massive and looked amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got the Loco Moco with Fried Rice and crispy fish tacos
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered their Loco Moco combo where you could choose two meats - I chose loco moco and grilled chicken. It came with rice, gravy, and macaroni salad on the side. My boyfriend ordered the chicken katsu and we shared a Spam musubi. The prices were reasonable and the portion of food was huge, it left us feeling full and satisfied. I liked the decor of the restaurant and the food was quick to arrive. When I asked the waitress questions about some food on the menu, though, she looked unsure.
Parking: You will need to pay for street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place is a hidden gem. We don't often eat in San Jose, but this one you can NOT miss!! They have authentic Hawaiian food. It reminded me of being back in Hawaii.
It looks small on the outside, but it's pretty big on the inside. When you enter the first room, it has a typical bar and seating area. They have a bigger room in the back for parties or just additional seating area.
When we went, they had a party going on in the front and the back. I think it was a bday party, they were definitely having fun. We decided to place our order to go.
We ordered:
1. Hukilau pupu platter - spam musubi, garlic wings, and fried shrimp. The spam musubi was your standard that we all know. Nothing special. Garlic wings were ok, I kinda felt like it had the adobo kind of taste to it. The fried shrimp was tasty and huge.
2. Hukilau ribeye steak (medium)- Cooked perfectly and is well seasoned. It was a thick slice and so juicy. Rice was perfectly cooked, and the mac salad was smacking.
3. Da Hawaiian Luau plate - You can never go wrong with the classic pork lau lau, kalua pork, and an added bonus lomi lomi salmon. The portion was massive but delicious. I had ordered all rice, and we still managed to run out of rice.
4. Loco moco - huge burger patties but were well seasoned. It was moist and flavorful. Next time, I'm going to ask for extra gravy. For that extra smothering comfort food goodness. Iykyk.
5. Hukilau fried rice - very rare, do you go to a Hawaiian restaurant, and they serve fried rice. We had to try, and it was amazing. They had huge chunks of
Portuguese sausage and lots of aloha. This could definitely be a meal on its own.
6. Fried Saimin - The noodles were good, but the dish was salty, IMO. I'm not sure if it's from the Portuguese sausage and spam or what. This was one dish I would skip next time.
7. Mac salad - I ordered extra, and it was definitely worth it.
8. " Big Island Candies" Macadamia Nut Brownie Sundae - I was looking forward to this, but I guess with my huge order, it was missed.
9. Hukilau Tea - This is tasty and refreshing, definitely a creeper. You gotta take it easy with this one.
10. Hukilau punch - This was a little sweet for me but good. I like that it was blue.
This was a lot of food for two people, but I had to create my little sampler so I know what to get next time and what to avoid. Surprisingly, the food was still amazing the next day. Even the rice is rare. It was still soft and wasn't hard the next day like other places. The drinks were amazing.
The people who helped me showed a lot of aloha and made me feel so welcome. Even if they were busy with the party, they took the time to answer my questions. My order was cooked fresh and was ready in no time. I can't wait to come back soon. Hopefully, try the dessert as well... It was hard to double-check my order with the massive heavy-duty bag I was handed and with the crowd... I figured everything was there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Hukilau Fried Rice
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kid friendly, amazing service, delicious food. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food, warm service and large portions. Plenty of menu options for everyone and a nice family friendly vibe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing. Just like Hawaii!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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