a year ago
Food: As a chef 9/10 As a non chef 10/10 Shrimp Special 8/10 Crispy Shrimp, Garlic Rice, Mac Salad, Cole Slaw - Great flavors, fresh shrimp, good acid, girlfriend loves it. Crackhead Chicken 10/10 Chicken, Rice, Cole Slaw, Mac Salad - Chicken was cherry. Crispy, good flavor, love the Mac Salad, solid flavors all around. Ube / Regular Rice Crispies 9/10 Can't complain... Service:10/10 Aloha all around. Engaging knowledgeable staff. Auntie made me feel like I was at home. Never felt uncomfortable, always attended to. Ambiance: 9/10 Love the local art, colors, design and decor. Cleanliness: 8/10 Restaurant was clean. Bathrooms were a little dirty. Price: 9/10 Summary: Should you go? Absolutely. I would drive back to OC just to eat some more ono kine grindz. Reminds me of being back on the big island. Big hype, but big flavors to back it up. Mahalo!
a year ago
Food was super yummy, I liked all the combo plate options so that you can try a bunch of things as one meal. We ordered the chef special and daily special (one star I think is what it was called?) and the crack chicken and Mac salad were my favorites! The poke was also great and so were the spare ribs and fish. Hefty portions, we were all full and most of us did not finish our meal at the restaurant. Music inside was quite loud and made it difficult to hear each other talking.
3 months ago
this place is superb!!! we’ve tried the ahi poke, OG beef, katsu, and the garlic butter mahi mahi. they were all soooo delicious. I love the sides of macaroni salad and slaw. highly recommend!
3 months ago
Great find before I needed to head to SNA airport. Very friendly staff, great food and atmosphere. Next time I’m in town I will definitely visit again. Thank you!
5 months ago
The restaurant has a nice vibe to it. Cheeky wall art & staff clothing. The menu is extensive and out of the ordinary Hawaiian. The Crackhead chicken with coconut rice and a good macaroni salad was my favorite meal.