Stopped in for a bite after snorkeling yesterday. The service was great, the place was really clean and the food came out in less than 10 minutes. We got the Katsu Mac n cheese balls and the Kaluha pork quesadilla. Both were cooked perfectly, not greasy and nice size portions. A great little find!
Eric Walker
Don't drive by this stop! Fantastic meal on our way around the island circle drive.Teriyaki Beef and Ahi Katsu were perfectly cooked and very tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori H.
We were so lucky to get to eat here while in Oahu. We tried the popover with mango jam, popover sandwich, chorizo burrito, bbq quesadilla, fish tacos, and chicken katsu bowl everything was soooo good! Uncle Bobo was especially nice and provided top notch service. He and his wife were super busy and fit us in and we are so glad they did!
Katerina Artemyeva
Amazing local little place! Must have to stop by and try if around this area! Food is so so delicious and fresh, it’s literally melting in your mouth! We got teriyaki beef bowl and ahi bowl and it was unbelievable good! Owners are very friendly and sweet couple! Definitely highly recommended!Thank you so much !
Hiked in the Kaawa area today and was delighted first of all to get cellular data reception at the top of Kahekili ridge and super delighted I could use the Yelp app to search for food. The first thing to come up was Uncle Bobo's and RodU's review showing 5 stars! Well that was all I needed to know to decide that is where we going! Anything RodU deems excellent must be true! i have hiked in this area many times and so puzzled I never knee of this place run by husband and wife team Robert and Keiko. We had to order online and the wait for the food was a little long but so worth it! We ordered the Teriyaki Beef bowl, Garlic Shrimp bowl and Katsu Chicken bowl. All was soooo good. We dined there and I loved they served our bowls in porcelain dishes even though it was a takeout casual spot. Seating is limited outside 3 small tables and about 8 chairs. Located on mauka side across from Swanzy beach and next door to 7-Eleven. Orders only accepted online at www.unclebobos.com
Tammy L.
Just had my first experience at Uncle Bobo's, conveniently situated across from Swanzy Beach. It's a cozy spot perfect for refueling after a hike. While there's a bit of a wait due to only two people handling everything, Robert lets you know the wait time. Seems like they're quite popular for takeout too. Arrived around 1 PM and unfortunately, the Nasu Katsu Bowl was already sold out, but the vegetarian quesadillas were a delightful alternative. The homemade hot sauce and the sauce that came with the quesadillas added a flavorful touch. My friend thoroughly enjoyed their chicken Katsu bowls. Seating is limited outside, so consider taking your meal to-go and enjoying it by the beach. Let's support local mom and pop eateries like this one!
James Ward
I think this is the most authentic, ultimate, local dining experience. If someone was in Waikiki, I'd say make the trip just so you can say you've had a truly local food experience.We ordered the chicken Katsu and BBQ quesadilla. Both were memorable. On top of that, the owner (yes, it's Uncle Bobo) gave us some hot sauce "fresh from his garden." It was awesome!The ginger lemonade was bold and unashamedly gingery just how I like it. Then as a bonus, we enjoyed a scrumptious popover.Come for the food, stay for the experience, and leave with stories of Uncle Bobo’s culinary haven. It’s more than a meal; it’s a slice of the locale served with a side of aloha spirit. ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Salad
Florjeta Zeqiraj
We stopped by for lunch today and it was the best lunch I’ve had in a very long time, great food and a very warm welcoming from these people. Everything was fresh and extremely tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Ritchie
Incredible gem ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anita W.
Delicious breakfast burritos and great customer service! Our entire group of 6 enjoyed them and we'd visit again. Also, it's conveniently located across the street from the park where you can walk and enjoy the waves coming in.
We stopped by on our way to PCC, very small place with no dine in so you are ordering from outside, eating outside in the elements or taking it away. The man was outside taking to another couple telling them its only he and his wife in the kitchen and the food will take while, he came over to us and said the same thing. Must he his standard intro. He also said we can order online, we were in zero rush, so fine with us. His wife took our order and it took time food to come but the weather was beautiful as well as the ocean view. Food was excellent, everything we got was very tasty. We got Chicken Katsu, Quesadillas - everything was fresh, fresh. we hear the vegetable and salad was grown by them. We will defiantly come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas
Ryan L.
Great lunch, the owners were very friendly and the food was delicious. Got the teriyaki beef bowl and the owner told me about how they smoked the meat themselves and the salad was fresh vegetables from their garden.
Gavin
The food was great, however the owner was upset with customers the entire time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
julie Munn
If you have a group (not sure the threshold, we had 2 groups of 7 and 3) either reconsider, or prepare for a barrage of passive agressive comments after you pay about how you are keeping them from other business and it’s just the two of them. I have never felt more caught off guard or more uncomfortable just waiting to get an order of food at a restaurant! Note: we were not in any hurry and never made a comment or anything stating otherwise. We were just hanging out enjoying our scenery and our group which consisted of a birthday girl and her friends and family out celebrating her day and this is where we chose to eat for lunch. The wife who took our order was sweet and unassuming. We were all happy and relaxing until the man came out making us feel like we were rude and wrong for ordering so much food at his restaurant since there were only two of them. Again, we did not care if it took a long time to get our food and were not complaining at all! We were all so thrown off by this behavior and a few of our kids so much that they wanted out of there and ended up sitting in the cars while we waitedfor our food. Every dish that came out included another passive agressive comment. At this point we all had our heads down just trying to get our food and get out of there without making him more stressed : mad at us (even though we’d done nothing but order a bunch of food from his restaurant..oops???).Bottom line- we all enjoyed the taste of the food. Had we been left alone to just enjoy it, this would probably be at least a 4 star review, but instead we were treated like we weren’t welcome (though not until after we paid) and all felt incredibly uncomfortable and caught off guard and ultimately unwelcome. Just a strange experience!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas
Countrydoxen
The food is great but the owner seems to get a little too stressed when it gets busy. Made myself and my entire group uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Stopped in for a bite after snorkeling yesterday. The service was great, the place was really clean and the food came out in less than 10 minutes. We got the Katsu Mac n cheese balls and the Kaluha pork quesadilla. Both were cooked perfectly, not greasy and nice size portions. A great little find!
Don't drive by this stop! Fantastic meal on our way around the island circle drive.Teriyaki Beef and Ahi Katsu were perfectly cooked and very tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were so lucky to get to eat here while in Oahu. We tried the popover with mango jam, popover sandwich, chorizo burrito, bbq quesadilla, fish tacos, and chicken katsu bowl everything was soooo good! Uncle Bobo was especially nice and provided top notch service. He and his wife were super busy and fit us in and we are so glad they did!
Amazing local little place! Must have to stop by and try if around this area! Food is so so delicious and fresh, it’s literally melting in your mouth! We got teriyaki beef bowl and ahi bowl and it was unbelievable good! Owners are very friendly and sweet couple! Definitely highly recommended!Thank you so much !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoothi, Quesadillas, Teriyaki Beef Bowl
Hiked in the Kaawa area today and was delighted first of all to get cellular data reception at the top of Kahekili ridge and super delighted I could use the Yelp app to search for food. The first thing to come up was Uncle Bobo's and RodU's review showing 5 stars! Well that was all I needed to know to decide that is where we going! Anything RodU deems excellent must be true! i have hiked in this area many times and so puzzled I never knee of this place run by husband and wife team Robert and Keiko. We had to order online and the wait for the food was a little long but so worth it! We ordered the Teriyaki Beef bowl, Garlic Shrimp bowl and Katsu Chicken bowl. All was soooo good. We dined there and I loved they served our bowls in porcelain dishes even though it was a takeout casual spot. Seating is limited outside 3 small tables and about 8 chairs. Located on mauka side across from Swanzy beach and next door to 7-Eleven. Orders only accepted online at www.unclebobos.com
Just had my first experience at Uncle Bobo's, conveniently situated across from Swanzy Beach. It's a cozy spot perfect for refueling after a hike. While there's a bit of a wait due to only two people handling everything, Robert lets you know the wait time. Seems like they're quite popular for takeout too. Arrived around 1 PM and unfortunately, the Nasu Katsu Bowl was already sold out, but the vegetarian quesadillas were a delightful alternative. The homemade hot sauce and the sauce that came with the quesadillas added a flavorful touch. My friend thoroughly enjoyed their chicken Katsu bowls. Seating is limited outside, so consider taking your meal to-go and enjoying it by the beach. Let's support local mom and pop eateries like this one!
I think this is the most authentic, ultimate, local dining experience. If someone was in Waikiki, I'd say make the trip just so you can say you've had a truly local food experience.We ordered the chicken Katsu and BBQ quesadilla. Both were memorable. On top of that, the owner (yes, it's Uncle Bobo) gave us some hot sauce "fresh from his garden." It was awesome!The ginger lemonade was bold and unashamedly gingery just how I like it. Then as a bonus, we enjoyed a scrumptious popover.Come for the food, stay for the experience, and leave with stories of Uncle Bobo’s culinary haven. It’s more than a meal; it’s a slice of the locale served with a side of aloha spirit. ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Salad
We stopped by for lunch today and it was the best lunch I’ve had in a very long time, great food and a very warm welcoming from these people. Everything was fresh and extremely tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible gem ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious breakfast burritos and great customer service! Our entire group of 6 enjoyed them and we'd visit again. Also, it's conveniently located across the street from the park where you can walk and enjoy the waves coming in.
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We stopped by on our way to PCC, very small place with no dine in so you are ordering from outside, eating outside in the elements or taking it away. The man was outside taking to another couple telling them its only he and his wife in the kitchen and the food will take while, he came over to us and said the same thing. Must he his standard intro. He also said we can order online, we were in zero rush, so fine with us. His wife took our order and it took time food to come but the weather was beautiful as well as the ocean view. Food was excellent, everything we got was very tasty. We got Chicken Katsu, Quesadillas - everything was fresh, fresh. we hear the vegetable and salad was grown by them. We will defiantly come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas
Great lunch, the owners were very friendly and the food was delicious. Got the teriyaki beef bowl and the owner told me about how they smoked the meat themselves and the salad was fresh vegetables from their garden.
The food was great, however the owner was upset with customers the entire time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
If you have a group (not sure the threshold, we had 2 groups of 7 and 3) either reconsider, or prepare for a barrage of passive agressive comments after you pay about how you are keeping them from other business and it’s just the two of them. I have never felt more caught off guard or more uncomfortable just waiting to get an order of food at a restaurant! Note: we were not in any hurry and never made a comment or anything stating otherwise. We were just hanging out enjoying our scenery and our group which consisted of a birthday girl and her friends and family out celebrating her day and this is where we chose to eat for lunch. The wife who took our order was sweet and unassuming. We were all happy and relaxing until the man came out making us feel like we were rude and wrong for ordering so much food at his restaurant since there were only two of them. Again, we did not care if it took a long time to get our food and were not complaining at all! We were all so thrown off by this behavior and a few of our kids so much that they wanted out of there and ended up sitting in the cars while we waitedfor our food. Every dish that came out included another passive agressive comment. At this point we all had our heads down just trying to get our food and get out of there without making him more stressed : mad at us (even though we’d done nothing but order a bunch of food from his restaurant..oops???).Bottom line- we all enjoyed the taste of the food. Had we been left alone to just enjoy it, this would probably be at least a 4 star review, but instead we were treated like we weren’t welcome (though not until after we paid) and all felt incredibly uncomfortable and caught off guard and ultimately unwelcome. Just a strange experience!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas
The food is great but the owner seems to get a little too stressed when it gets busy. Made myself and my entire group uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas