If you are looking for Hawaiian style food this is the place to go in the mall…I highly recommend the beef stew it’s delicious and one order will feed 2 people, you a get a good amount of beef along with rice and a side. The flavor is on point! This is what I always order every time!
Grabbed a 2 item plate - pork adobo and tripe stew. Plate came with 2 scoops of rice and a choice of Mac or tossed salad. Tripe was tender and had great flavor. The pork adobo was pretty darn good for a hawaiian spot. Would definitely grab this plate again. I do have to say this paper container law is unacceptable, especially for soup/stew/braised type food. You don't get the full affect of the dish as it soaks into the container.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dominik Gierl
Great place to try traditional Hawaiian food. They only serve in take out containers, so keep that in mind if you want a restaurant experience
Nolan Arasato
Shoyu Chicken Plate 16$Winnahz@?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin S.
Both plates were delicious! The stuffed cabbage was good! The combo plate with the homemade hamburger steak and Kalua pig was delicious. The squid luau was good and had a lot of pieces of squid. The only thing wrong with that dish was that the squid luau needed more coconut milk in it. The staff's service was pretty good. The ambiance matched the old school local plate lunch feel
Customer C.
I was surprised finding good taste laulau at food court, I used to go to Old Ono's at Kapahulu and found out the new Ono's not taste the same. Take out laulau plate and it comes with kaua por and mac salad. The squid luau is very creamy and tasty. They give alot for takeout.
Dayne L.
Great customer service local feel great food enjoyed my 3 choice combo tonight that's to the bradda that was working tonight.
Karl Spiess
Food was tasty but they put the fries directly on your plate from the deep fryer,so a lot of grease on your plate and contaminates the burger. That's why only 3 stars
Pamela Yoon
Just landed with my family from the mainland, and headed straight to Poi Bowl, the best, most ono food and service. Been doing this for ages. Thank you for being there for us returning locals!!! And taking a picture of us. We loved our first meal back home!!!
So I usually only come here when I'm not feeling well and need chicken long rice or school kine spaghetti. I only know of a couple of places that serve these two items on a regular basis, and that late in the afternoon, but Ala Moana Poi Bowl is the closest to me. Today, the bins were full, a good sign. Fresh batch. Two side orders, please. The clerk put a lot of chicken in my container, but it was the noodles I really cared about. The flavor is good. Not salty at all. The spaghetti was a little mushy, but, it will do nicely sitting atop a big piece of garlic toast. Flavor takes me back to school days. You know what I mean. So reminiscent of lunchtime in the cafeteria; baked spaghetti & garlic bread or baked chicken and mashed potatoes. Ah....comfort food at its finest.
My wife and I were craving some authentic Hawaiian cuisine, and we happen to be in the Alamoana shopping center. We both were wanting some lualua and found that theirs was really quite good in for a very decent price. I'd recommend this place if you're craving some Hawaiian fare.
Arlene Tokuda
Was pleasantly surprised that this place serves breakfast. They're one of the few stores that are open early & serves breakfast so they're kinda busy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mini Squid Luau, Chicken Long
Brittany B
I came in and ordered 2- 2 choice plates. Both with hamburger steak and squid luau. My squid luau was spoiled. I could tell because it tasted sour and my squid already had a bitter and sour taste to it. I went back to the counter and was offered another entree or a refund. Which I requested a refund. Out of the $41 I paid for my meal, I only refunded $3.14. I'm absolutely livid and disgusted.
Wesley W.
Poi Bowl is a walk up order and go food court eatery at Ala Moana Makai Food Court. I was browsing the eateries in the food court and saw Poi Bowl's daily special menu had cabbage roll as one of their specials. So I decided to order it since I love my mom;s cabbage rolls and I haven't had cabbage rolls in a very long time. The lady serving me was prompt and scooped more tomato sauce on the cabbage rolls so the overflow sauce can be mixed with rice. Very good service.Stuffed Cabbage Roll - 3.5/5The cabbage roll was okay. The tomato sauce ok, but was more salty than I prefer. The filling was ground beef. It was not as moist as it should be, it was more on the dry side. That said, the ground beef stuffing was ok if you mix it with the tomato sauce. The cabbage was cooked good. The cabbage was soft, nor hard. If it wasn't for the saltiness and the unseasoned ground beef, I would have gave a better rating.Poi Bowl specializes serving Hawaiian dishes. Cabbage rolls was an odd item on their daily special menu, but I am glad I ordered it.
Alex Harvey
BBQ Chicken was amazing. For a food court it’s everything I expect and some.
If you are looking for Hawaiian style food this is the place to go in the mall…I highly recommend the beef stew it’s delicious and one order will feed 2 people, you a get a good amount of beef along with rice and a side. The flavor is on point! This is what I always order every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Stew, Shoyu Chicken Plate, Macaroni Salad
Grabbed a 2 item plate - pork adobo and tripe stew. Plate came with 2 scoops of rice and a choice of Mac or tossed salad. Tripe was tender and had great flavor. The pork adobo was pretty darn good for a hawaiian spot. Would definitely grab this plate again. I do have to say this paper container law is unacceptable, especially for soup/stew/braised type food. You don't get the full affect of the dish as it soaks into the container.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place to try traditional Hawaiian food. They only serve in take out containers, so keep that in mind if you want a restaurant experience
Shoyu Chicken Plate 16$Winnahz@?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Both plates were delicious! The stuffed cabbage was good! The combo plate with the homemade hamburger steak and Kalua pig was delicious. The squid luau was good and had a lot of pieces of squid. The only thing wrong with that dish was that the squid luau needed more coconut milk in it. The staff's service was pretty good. The ambiance matched the old school local plate lunch feel
I was surprised finding good taste laulau at food court, I used to go to Old Ono's at Kapahulu and found out the new Ono's not taste the same. Take out laulau plate and it comes with kaua por and mac salad. The squid luau is very creamy and tasty. They give alot for takeout.
Great customer service local feel great food enjoyed my 3 choice combo tonight that's to the bradda that was working tonight.
Food was tasty but they put the fries directly on your plate from the deep fryer,so a lot of grease on your plate and contaminates the burger. That's why only 3 stars
Just landed with my family from the mainland, and headed straight to Poi Bowl, the best, most ono food and service. Been doing this for ages. Thank you for being there for us returning locals!!! And taking a picture of us. We loved our first meal back home!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Stew, Laulau & Kalua Pig, Chicken Long Rice
So I usually only come here when I'm not feeling well and need chicken long rice or school kine spaghetti. I only know of a couple of places that serve these two items on a regular basis, and that late in the afternoon, but Ala Moana Poi Bowl is the closest to me. Today, the bins were full, a good sign. Fresh batch. Two side orders, please. The clerk put a lot of chicken in my container, but it was the noodles I really cared about. The flavor is good. Not salty at all. The spaghetti was a little mushy, but, it will do nicely sitting atop a big piece of garlic toast. Flavor takes me back to school days. You know what I mean. So reminiscent of lunchtime in the cafeteria; baked spaghetti & garlic bread or baked chicken and mashed potatoes. Ah....comfort food at its finest.
Restaurantji Recommends
My wife and I were craving some authentic Hawaiian cuisine, and we happen to be in the Alamoana shopping center. We both were wanting some lualua and found that theirs was really quite good in for a very decent price. I'd recommend this place if you're craving some Hawaiian fare.
Was pleasantly surprised that this place serves breakfast. They're one of the few stores that are open early & serves breakfast so they're kinda busy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mini Squid Luau, Chicken Long
I came in and ordered 2- 2 choice plates. Both with hamburger steak and squid luau. My squid luau was spoiled. I could tell because it tasted sour and my squid already had a bitter and sour taste to it. I went back to the counter and was offered another entree or a refund. Which I requested a refund. Out of the $41 I paid for my meal, I only refunded $3.14. I'm absolutely livid and disgusted.
Poi Bowl is a walk up order and go food court eatery at Ala Moana Makai Food Court. I was browsing the eateries in the food court and saw Poi Bowl's daily special menu had cabbage roll as one of their specials. So I decided to order it since I love my mom;s cabbage rolls and I haven't had cabbage rolls in a very long time. The lady serving me was prompt and scooped more tomato sauce on the cabbage rolls so the overflow sauce can be mixed with rice. Very good service.Stuffed Cabbage Roll - 3.5/5The cabbage roll was okay. The tomato sauce ok, but was more salty than I prefer. The filling was ground beef. It was not as moist as it should be, it was more on the dry side. That said, the ground beef stuffing was ok if you mix it with the tomato sauce. The cabbage was cooked good. The cabbage was soft, nor hard. If it wasn't for the saltiness and the unseasoned ground beef, I would have gave a better rating.Poi Bowl specializes serving Hawaiian dishes. Cabbage rolls was an odd item on their daily special menu, but I am glad I ordered it.
BBQ Chicken was amazing. For a food court it’s everything I expect and some.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5