20 Best American Restaurants near Waianae

“Good prices and good food. ✔️ Local spot that I love! Nice people, classic interior, with great good! Get the Loco Moco. Has a solid looking Breakfeast menu (I have yet to try), plate lunches (yum!), and dinner (definitely try). Recommended my a local I met and did not disappoint. When I arrived I didn’t know what to get and hadn’t had poi before and they so nicely brought me a taste before ordering 💚“

“Food and service were excellent!“

“This place is a gem! I love it. I had a lunch date here and wish I dined here before that definitely will be back! After breakfast or lunch take a stroll through waianae compa garden right behind the parking lot. Amazing it's so lush with the waianae weather they must have a good water supply.“

“We ordered Micahs Special, Chicken Cutlet with Dark Gravy, & a second Mac Salad on the side. Everything was cooked & seasoned perfectly! The cutlets were crispy and tender. The Mac Salad was bomb! Micah Special had best fried noodles and crispy fries! We got baked goods to go. Very welcoming and comfortable. I loved the beautiful hydrangeas. Great customer service! Plenty of parking. We will be back to try the Shave Ice and Ice Cream. Definitely recommend and will Definitely be back!“

“Good food and nice people. Great local experience!“

“We went here twice for breakfast while staying at Aulani. It was a cheaper option, and the food was wonderful. The bacon jalapeno fried rice hit the spot without breaking the bank. We shared the fruit pancakes with that and were very satisfied. We walked, but there were a few parking spots.“

“Denny’s Kapolei has friendly staff and give great service all hours of the day ! One of the few place open late and that is awesome! Prices are decent and burgers are fantastic !“

“Can’t really say to much about the service and atmosphere because it was take out but staff was friendly and we revived our food In a timely way. The kalua nachos are great, the cheese and ingredients are mixed throughout the nachos and not just stack in top leaving nothing on the bottom like other places. Would recommend.“

“Beachfront dining with excellent service, unbeatable lagoon views, and decent food. Overall, the food was very nice plated and great flavors, but in my opinion every dish was slightly salty, not a deal breaker but certainly could be a little less heavy handed. I would definitely come back again but hope everything would be a little bit more dialed in to make it 5/5 stars.

Kambucha squash with miso caramel: great flavor and great texture but sauce was again very seasoned. 8/10

NY strip steak: perfectly cooked medium rare with nice crunchy bits on top and very tender. It was served with a few sauces that while indeed salty again, in this case it worked and the salt let the beef flavor shine. 9/10 would definitely come back again for this.

KFC cauliflower: korean fried iteration of cauliflower it was spicy, sticky, crunchy, sweet and definitely was one of the table favorites. 9/10

Sunset roll: standard sushi roll with crab and fish on top. It was good and fresh. 8.5/10

Beef, pork, mushroom skewers: the pork belly was great and the sauce was tasty and not overly salty, my favorite of the three. The beef was decent but did not really compare to the steak we had so having them side by side made it kind of underwhelming. The mushrooms were good but kind of small for the price compared to the others. 7.5/10

Shoyu eggplant: eggplant was plump and tasty with a definite soy sauce taste. Kind of verged on the salty side but considering shoyu was in the name it definitely delivered on that front. 8/10

Shrimp toast: fried Japanese milk bread with shrimp and a tangy sauce and salad on top. Great crunch and flavorful shrimp but again the sauce was verging on overly salty. That said, we all did enjoy this dish and would order it again. 8.5/10

Fresh caught fish with crispy skin over rice with consumme: this dish was the only dish that was not overly salty and I thought was delicious, well balanced and had nice delicate flavors. My one nitpick was the skin did not come out crispy as advertised. 8/10

Scallops: Three scallops served over a cream sauce with rice cakes and salmon eggs. The scallops and sauce were the star and very tasty on its own, however, when eaten with the ikura, again it followed the trend of overly salty so I kind of avoided it. The rice cakes were kind of just there and was surprisingly bland considering the aforementioned saltiness. Overall, while the scallops and sauce were nice, the dish was a little underwhelming for the high price and small amounts of scallops ($16 per scallop). 7/10

In summary, most dishes had high and lows, but with the great service and views this place still offers a lot of value, I just think it has some kinks to work out.“

“Restaurant outlet inside Four Seasons Hotel Oahu. This is also the restaurant for serving breakfast. Breakfast can be buffet or a la carte. Buffet selection is pretty good. Although the best breakfast buffet I found was at Four Seasons Bangkok. Fresh juices are served here. A bit disappointing that they do not serve any breakfast steak or some sort of....“

“Beautiful scenery. Quick service. The food was just mid. I had the tempura mahi mahi. Huge portion but very doughy. Hubby had short ribs. Didn't like or eat. Was like a tough roast. Daughter had chicken but wasn't a fan. Positive reviews on calamari, burger and another variation of the Mahi Mahi.“

“we enjoyed spending a few days with you all . hope to see you again on our future visits“

“Akin was great attentive, on time and remembered everything we asked and funny. Made the lame old chilli experience worth it!!!

Ask for him, he is the first person that made me say…. This dudes is getting a tip!

#akinformanager“

“Delicious with an amazing view! If you can score reservations just before sunset it’s magnificent to watch. The wine pairing option was the way to go!“

“Only went there when Chingy was performing live inside tropics and it was free admission. Should’ve visit tropics more often when I was stationed back there but overall it was a great experience and took advantage what tropics had to offer. Meeting chingy was the best moment I had there and growing up to this music in elementary school was a blast ?“

“Denny’s Kapolei has friendly staff and give great service all hours of the day ! One of the few place open late and that is awesome! Prices are decent and burgers are fantastic !“

“As far as DFAC goes. This is fine. Food is good. Not too salty and not too bland (got plenty of salt, pepper, hot sauce, etc). Plenty of choices and short line always has your typical fast food items.

Place is very clean and well spaced out. Very comfortable atmosphere.

Good place to grab lunch. Will comeback for breakfast.“

“Seperate updated review from the one below I did before.

DO NOT DO DELIVERY from here! Packaging is a mess, items like entire ribs missing from orders, drinks missing, paid for additional toppings missing. Packaging also makes the food completely soggy and water logged which ruins the flavor. I even paid for priority delivery so the food was the first delivered.

For dine-in: Long lines, a long wait sometimes, and a small place, but everyone was really nice, and the food was good! Sweet tea was a little old tasting, bread needs some flavor like salted butter or honey butter. We'll surely go again!“

“Love the brown bread! They're hiring!“

“We love coming here for.special occasions. Came here to celebrate my daughter's 5th birthday. There are options for everyone! My favorite is the Kung pao spaghetti with chicken. Our favorite starters is always the egg rolls even my picky eaters love that. Can't go wrong with chicken, bacon and cheese. Staff is always friendly and helpful and the facilities are always kept clean.“