Recommended dishes: Cone Sushi and Fried Chicken, Yakitori Chicken
Jose
I love Hilo lunch shop, they are the best okazuya shop on the island. I can't really say there's anything that I've had that I didn't like, and I've tried more than half of what they have on their menu. My favorite is the maki sushi, nori chicken, and hash. I'd recommend getting their dipping sauce as well, which is usually included at the end (Get extra sauce, it tastes good on a bunch of their food items).
I feel like there's always a line, so be prepared for that. The wait can be 15-20 minutes long at times before they take your order. There's not a whole lot of space for the people in line, so it gets a little cramped in there. And there is no seating, so be prepared to take your food to go.
I haven't perfected the perfect time to show up. If you go too early, sometimes not all the food is made. If you go too late, they do run out of food quickly. I've heard the best is to call in your order so you can hopefully get everything you're trying to order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Shrimp Tempura, Hash, Nori Chicken & Fish Cake
Jose A.
I love Hilo lunch shop, they are the best okazuya shop on the island. I can't really say there's anything that I've had that I didn't like, and I've tried more than half of what they have on their menu. My favorite is the maki sushi, nori chicken, and hash. I'd recommend getting their dipping sauce as well, which is usually included at the end (Get extra sauce, it tastes good on a bunch of their food items).
I feel like there's always a line, so be prepared for that. The wait can be 15-20 minutes long at times before they take your order. There's not a whole lot of space for the people in line, so it gets a little cramped in there. And there is no seating, so be prepared to take your food to go.
I haven't perfected the perfect time to show up. If you go too early, sometimes not all the food is made. If you go too late, they do run out of food quickly. I've heard the best is to call in your order so you can hopefully get everything you're trying to order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Shrimp Tempura, Hash, Nori Chicken & Fish Cake
Izzy D
The food here is OK. Nothing to write home about. UPDATE: 5.24.24 got food from here today with the hopes of it being better from the last time BUT What a disappointment it was. The sweet potato tempura was hard and crunchy, it was cooked just enough for then batter to be fried up but the potato was raw The hash patties were burnt so i scraped off the burnt parts, their meat jun has no taste. Why do you even charge so much for food that isn't made with QUALITY anymore. Once upon a time, places like these were good, now even that like everything else here are a thing of the past. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. Never going here again
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Leah ann Peterson
I’m not a vegetarian, but love side dishes can’t go wrong here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Richard J. Oba
People always complain that eating in Hawaii is expensive. But there are some hole-in-the-wall mom and pop style takeout eateries. Hilo Lunch Shop is one of these Hawaiian institutions. I have driven by many times and there is always a full parking lot. They serve just homestyle Hawaiian cooking. Not only do they have musubi but also Umeboshi Onigiri, Japanese rice balls with pickled plum. The nori wrapped fried chicken is delicious or in Hawaiian ono. I got a couple of items and the bill came to less than ten dollars.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Monday
Simply -----*****DA
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle “Shelly Belly” Barker
Great prices. Staff move people quick. Tons of options! Can get little or a lot.Regular stop ???
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Chicken, Hash, Kalua Pork, Spam Musubi
Ken Tyson
So good!! We literally detoured to a meeting for this place. Nuff said!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
River Rainbow Hagg
If you want great authentic local food, this is where you go.
Cheap but not delicious, business is booming. Fried chicken nuggets are neither crispy nor crispy, as hard as chewing squid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deanna “Dee” Ramos-Kia Tupua
The pickled limu and kimchee cucumberkinda salty. The chicken nori and mochiko chicken tasted like sesame oil only. The egg roll didn't have much taste. The rice was undercooked and the same with the musubi.The laulau had nice flavor, just the leaves wS undercooked a little. Lastly, the cone sushi had great flavor. The rice was just really mushy.The service was great and the atmosphere is kind of cramped but it's like that with allt of okazuka places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cone Sushi and Fried Chicken, Korean Chicken, Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Spam Musubi, Warabi
Great food at great prices!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cone Sushi and Fried Chicken, Yakitori Chicken
I love Hilo lunch shop, they are the best okazuya shop on the island. I can't really say there's anything that I've had that I didn't like, and I've tried more than half of what they have on their menu. My favorite is the maki sushi, nori chicken, and hash. I'd recommend getting their dipping sauce as well, which is usually included at the end (Get extra sauce, it tastes good on a bunch of their food items).
I feel like there's always a line, so be prepared for that. The wait can be 15-20 minutes long at times before they take your order. There's not a whole lot of space for the people in line, so it gets a little cramped in there. And there is no seating, so be prepared to take your food to go.
I haven't perfected the perfect time to show up. If you go too early, sometimes not all the food is made. If you go too late, they do run out of food quickly. I've heard the best is to call in your order so you can hopefully get everything you're trying to order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Shrimp Tempura, Hash, Nori Chicken & Fish Cake
I love Hilo lunch shop, they are the best okazuya shop on the island. I can't really say there's anything that I've had that I didn't like, and I've tried more than half of what they have on their menu. My favorite is the maki sushi, nori chicken, and hash. I'd recommend getting their dipping sauce as well, which is usually included at the end (Get extra sauce, it tastes good on a bunch of their food items).
I feel like there's always a line, so be prepared for that. The wait can be 15-20 minutes long at times before they take your order. There's not a whole lot of space for the people in line, so it gets a little cramped in there. And there is no seating, so be prepared to take your food to go.
I haven't perfected the perfect time to show up. If you go too early, sometimes not all the food is made. If you go too late, they do run out of food quickly. I've heard the best is to call in your order so you can hopefully get everything you're trying to order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Shrimp Tempura, Hash, Nori Chicken & Fish Cake
The food here is OK. Nothing to write home about. UPDATE: 5.24.24 got food from here today with the hopes of it being better from the last time BUT What a disappointment it was. The sweet potato tempura was hard and crunchy, it was cooked just enough for then batter to be fried up but the potato was raw The hash patties were burnt so i scraped off the burnt parts, their meat jun has no taste. Why do you even charge so much for food that isn't made with QUALITY anymore. Once upon a time, places like these were good, now even that like everything else here are a thing of the past. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. Never going here again
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I’m not a vegetarian, but love side dishes can’t go wrong here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
People always complain that eating in Hawaii is expensive. But there are some hole-in-the-wall mom and pop style takeout eateries. Hilo Lunch Shop is one of these Hawaiian institutions. I have driven by many times and there is always a full parking lot. They serve just homestyle Hawaiian cooking. Not only do they have musubi but also Umeboshi Onigiri, Japanese rice balls with pickled plum. The nori wrapped fried chicken is delicious or in Hawaiian ono. I got a couple of items and the bill came to less than ten dollars.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Simply -----*****DA
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great prices. Staff move people quick. Tons of options! Can get little or a lot.Regular stop ???
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Chicken, Hash, Kalua Pork, Spam Musubi
So good!! We literally detoured to a meeting for this place. Nuff said!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you want great authentic local food, this is where you go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Favorite place to stop for ono food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, Yakitori Chicken, Spam Musubi
Cheap but not delicious, business is booming. Fried chicken nuggets are neither crispy nor crispy, as hard as chewing squid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pickled limu and kimchee cucumberkinda salty. The chicken nori and mochiko chicken tasted like sesame oil only. The egg roll didn't have much taste. The rice was undercooked and the same with the musubi.The laulau had nice flavor, just the leaves wS undercooked a little. Lastly, the cone sushi had great flavor. The rice was just really mushy.The service was great and the atmosphere is kind of cramped but it's like that with allt of okazuka places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cone Sushi and Fried Chicken, Korean Chicken, Shoyu Chicken Cone Sushi, Spam Musubi, Warabi
One of the best Okazuya on the Island!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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