This truck is amazing to say the least... 8 bucks for a large portion of food that I couldn't even finish! I recommend the Teri Chicken or the Chicken Katsu read more

Aloha Fridays - Teri Chicken! - Hawaiian Near Me - Van Nuys, California

I really wasn't sure what to make of this food (truck) stand. First of all, this isn't a food truck rather one of those food stands that you find so often in cities like Austin or San Francisco. They are in a plexi-glass enclosed kitchen where you can see your food being prepared. That's not a bad thing as when they're at maximum volume, you can keep a good eye out for when your food is being prepared. I think they're doing themselves a huge injustice by not setting themselves up at a semi-permanent spot and setting up tables and chairs because I think they can do some serious business that way. Their food is traditional Hawaiian...all the way down to the scoop of macaroni salad that's included in all their plates. Unfortunately, I was already full from a meal at another truck so all I ordered from this place was the Spam Musubi, a traditional Hawaiian appetizer that's made from fried spam and sushi rice wrapped in nori. Spam is something unique to the islands and Spam Musubi is something kids eat growing up. Their version of the Spam Musubi was good, but unfortunately because I took my to-go, they wrapped it in saran wrap which led the nori to become soggy and therefore ruining the crunch that's usually associated with a bite of this item. The other thing is, rather than using sushi rice, this was just white sticky rice so it lacked a little flavor, which they tried to compensate with a touch of teriyaki sauce between the spam and the rice. It was a decent substitute but again that contributed to the sogginess of the nori. Aside from the sogginess of the Spam Musubi, their flavor profiles definitely peaked my interest so if this trailer was ever around the area, I would give it another try. read more

I've found myself spending my Friday nights on Food Truck Row in Granada Hills. What's more fitting than Aloha Fridays? Out of the 25+ trucks I can say that AF is one of my favs. I've tried their: *spam masubi so tasty and makes you feel comfy and satisfied *garlic shrimp plate you get a great portion of garlic shrimp, rice, mac salad which is mild and so tasty and a mixed green salad with a light refreshing vinaigrette. So good. I die. *beef teriyaki tender beef topped with yummy scallions served with mac salad and their mixed salad. I do want to try the Machiko chicken but they were out the last time. Note to self: get there early to try their Machiko! The prices are reasonable and the portions are great. AH, see you on Friday! read more

We happened to be driving down the street on Devonshire and noticed a number of food trucks at Devonshire & Mason on Saturday. We decided to try this place as we were in the mood for Hawaiian food. I got the chicken katsu plate and my husband got the teri chicken. I had to wait about 10 minutes for the chicken katsu but it was worth waiting. It was freshly cooked and was tasty. The plates come with rice, a side of mac salad and a side of green salad. The teri chicken was okay for me. Nothing special for me. Plates cost $7. They also have available loco moco, kailua prok, teri beef, spam musubi and a couple more items. We were not happy they did not have the mochiko chicken when we by today. Hawaiian drinks and other beverages are available for purchase. It's so nice having food trucks in Chatsworth! read more

Spam Masubi Taste a bit salty. Taste like homemade spam masubi. Loco Moco The hamburger meat was good. The egg was cooked perfectly. But when I ate the meat, egg, rice and gravy together... it felt like it was missing some flavor. read more

I was super stoked after seeing the menu, smelling the food and noticing that Hawaiians were actually making the Hawaiian food! The menu is true to form with authentic Hawaiian plate lunches including kalua pig, spam musubi, mochiko chicken, loco moco, chicken katsu and ahi poke. The plates are roughly $7-$8 and you can see the food being prepared. The portions are also authentic - HUGE! They also sell Hawaiian. Now the important part, and the beginning of my disappointment... the food. The rice was perfect, but the kalua pig was too salty. It was so salt I was chewing on chunks of salt. Had they not over salted the food, it would have been PERFECT. The plate also came with tradiational mac salad and a tossed green salad. The green salad was lightly dressed with some sort of sesame oil dressing which was delicious. The mac salad was okay, bland except for the excess pepper. I haven't gotten anything else, but other people seemed pleased with the musubi and chicken katsu (which I imagine are easier to season that kalua pig). The place has potential, and I'll probably try something else especially when I am craving local food. read more

So it was my first time trying Aloha Friday and I loved it! I ordered Loco Moco after seeing many reviews raving about Loco Moco. Guess what? I was the last one to get Loco Moco, whew. Must be popular order! I had to wait for a bit, but I don't mind. Loco Moco has two rice scoops with two patties on top drizzled with gravy. Then finally two fried eggs on top. :) I am not big fan of eggs but I decided to give it a try! Sides are salad and marconi and they are tasty! After I took first bite of patty, egg yolk, gravy, and rice, oh my goshness! It is like comfort food and it really fills you up :) I gave the remaining to my boyfriend who is the biggest fan of eggs and rice. Of course, he wolfed down in a second. He liked mine than his Cajun fish quesadilla from other food truck ;) So go run and order Loco Moco! read more

A couple of food trucks came by my house and I've tried most of them except Aloha Fridays. I read a lot of good things about the loco moco and have always enjoyed eating this classic hawaiian dish. The meal consisted of two patties on top of white rice with gravy and a fried egg on the top with a side of macaroni and salad. I think anything taste better when you put a fried egg on top of it so that was a plus. The meat was moist and the gravy was full of flavor. The macaroni was a disappointment I must say which is usually my favorite part of Hawaiian food. It was bland and had little flavor and was lacking that sweetness you usually get in macaroni salad. The regular salad was pretty good and had a very good dressing on it. Overall, for $7 bucks the meal was very filling and delicious. Next time I will have to try one of their other dishes which all looked pretty good. read more

Aloha Fridays - Loco Moco - Hawaiian Near Me - Van Nuys, California

See all

The food looks good in pictures. It even looks good when they hand it over to you. I ordered the Chicken Katsu and a spam musubi. I'm a huge fan of Hawaiian food, normally. Let's start with the Chicken Katsu. Price was fair. $8 for a plate, which includes white rice, green salad, macaroni salad and the Chicken katsu. Good portion for the katsu. It wasn't great. It wasn't bad. The "katsu" sauce was literally just ketchup with pepper flakes. Not a fan. The rice is a little stickier than I'm used to (too much water). The green salad looked like the type of salad you get from a bag (which is fancier than the normal iceberg lettuce with shave carrots, etc). I didn't care for the salad. The macaroni salad. Man, that's one of the sides I usually love with my Hawaiian food. This mac salad was al dente. This is the first time I've ever had al dente pasta in my mac salad. The dressing for it was bland, and not at all the flavor that I expect from Hawaiian mac salad. The spam musubi...well, I just can't say I liked it at all. The seaweed wrapped around it was chewy, the rice was (as previously stated) too sticky, and the teriyaki sauce was too sweet. If it wasn't for the chicken katsu, I probably would have just given 1 star. I'm not sure I'd try this truck again. It makes me really sad, because I really wanted to like this truck. read more

I've only tried this truck once and was lucky enough to get some of their poke before they ran out. I will certainly try some of their other dishes at some point. The Poke was well balanced, flavorful and the texture was spot on. I have several relatives who prepare poke for family gatherings and this stands right up there with the good ones. And don't be taken aback by this trailers appearance. As modest as it looks, the food rocks and the people are very nice. Good Job! read more

This is the best food truck out there. I get the teriyaki chicken plate every time and it NEVER disappoints.

The guys running the truck suggested the Poki bowl/ raw ahi tuna bowl. I love ahi, and Poki bowls. This was a WAY too salty soy ricewine concktion with thin stips of onions and some others....It was too salty to have more than 2-3 bites. NEXT! This bowl was $8 or 9. It would be fine if it was well balanced. They need to visit Dai Chan and take notes. LTOS of notes. read more

All I dream of late at night as I'm walking in the Valley is that one day a magical food truck will appear to feed my hungry ass, last friday night that dream came true! While hanging out around Woodman and Moorpark in Sherman Oaks last friday night, Me and my buddies stumbled upon an awesome food truck parked in front of The Oaks bar after midnight! oh Joy! Aloha Fridays LA is an awesome Hawaian food truck who is cool enough to serve drunk partons outside local valley bars with amazing Teriyaki chicken, beef and pork plates! Super fresh, super filling, and (if you're in need) super sobering tasty goodness that makes late nights in the valley a much less depressing experience. Mahalo! read more

Not very tasty, the chicken tastes like it had been reheated and there was a lot of fat and there was no salad dressing on the salad. Not satisfied at all. Especially for $9. Hell no. read more

Aloha Fridays - Chicken teriyaki.. Not very good - Hawaiian Near Me - Van Nuys, California

5 Stars for braddah Ross and the Aloha Fridays food truck. Spreading the Aloha Spirit one plate lunch at a time. You have to appreciate the local island flavors he serves up...give it a try, you won't be disappointed. A couple of my favorites include the Loco Moco plate and the Ahi Poke plate. As we say in the islands, Its "broke da mout!" read more

Had my first Loco Moco from this truck. Was out for lunch and I couldn't resist since I typically get chicken teriyaki. I wouldn't mind it being a little bigger, but you get a decent size for the price. The rice, eggs and beef patties all worked well together. The sides are a nice bonus. Looking forward to trying it out at some other places for comparison. Total comfort food! Aloha, indeed! read more

Waited 10 minutes for just a spam musubi and macaroni salad. No soy sauce packets available (oh the horror!) The macaroni salad is butt. Had no seasoning except for a MOUNTAIN of black pepper. Seriously, so much black pepper that I thought they had accidentally dropped the whole jar in there. It made the mac salad look grey there was so much pepper. And no salt. And it was dry to boot. The spam musubi was great, but hey - you can't really mess that up. read more

We stumbled on this truck when we went to try the new Tiki No bar around the corner from home. If it's a food truck chances are I'm gonna have to try something but being a Hawaiian food truck I had to get something! I wasn't super hungry so I asked for some Manapua but sadly he had none. So we opted for the poke. He said it would take some time and would run it into the bar for us. That was some of the best poke I've ever had. The shoyu was perfect!! Maybe next time some Manapua and Lau Lau ;) He said they are at Tiki No most weekends. I will be back! read more

I don't know why this truck is listed as "CLOSED"... I just ate there tonight. I guess, from what others have written, the truck was sold. That would explain why the salad and mac salad were different. Tonight, the mac salad was decimated and flavorless. The kalua pork was still delicious, but they only had it with cabbage (to the extraordinary disappointment of my son). That means, as others have indicated, the food was pre-prepared. They did indeed get the food out immediately, but apparently the cost for speed was a drop in quality. read more

I would like to welcome Aloha Fridays to my Favorite Top 5 Food Trucks in L.A. I ordered the Garlic Shrimp plate. The shrimp is topped with a garlic and butter sauce which is OUTSTANDING! The Garlic Shrimp plate comes with a side of lettuce, side of macaroni salad, and a white rice. They also offer chicken & beef teriyaki and a raw ahi tuna. I have to admit I was hesitant to try this truck but it's one my favorites NOW. You have to check them out. Enjoy! read more

One word... Bangin! I finally caught them last night in chatsworth.. If you don't try the Loco Moco, Your Loco! Great mac salad and salad too! All for $7.. How can you go wrong? I'm working my way to my top five trucks, this is the third top five truck in my foodie/roadie quest... I'll be back! read more

im a fan of this truck. i visit the truck when it is in the valley, and im always satisfied. last order i was ok with. i got the teriyaki beef. i will stick to the chicken. everything so far seems to be good. the owners are cool people, friendly and talkative. the truck and food prep areas are clean so thats always a plus. i will be visiting this truck again, thats for sure. read more

So.... I'm European and it took me almost 3 years in LA to finally try a food truck. I don't know if I was just lucky or if the standard is generally high (I doubt that, thought) but I mean... Yeah! I had a chicken katsu and hubby had a teri chicken and it was SOOOOOO good! I wasn't really starving but I actually managed to finish the whole meal, just because I couldn't stop eating. So... Try it, try it! :) read more

Waited 20 min for a savory flavorful serving of kalua pork, what i got was so bland and unappetizing. After the first bite I instantly regretted my purchase. There's usually something redeeming about any meal, but I found myself not wanting to waste the calories on that shredded pork mess... What drove me to the truck was the long line and delicious memories of hawaiian food, but after I got my meal, threw it out and went to the indian truck next to it. I just stared at the people in the line. Are my taste buds out of whack, why were people so eager to throw away their hard earned dollars on what amounts to boiled pork and oily cabbage? Maybe the dish just didn't suite my needs or maybe that was a one off, but this experience has turned me off from Aloha Fridays. If I see that truck again, I'm going to run in the other direction. read more

LOCO MOCO!!!!!!!!!!!!! took me back to Hawaii... mmm.... I can eat anything here. And its a quick lunch for me! Help yourself to some Chicken Katsu and the pulled pork.... read more

best hawaiian food thats not in hawaii. the address listed here will lead you to a neighborhood where you may get shot, so dont pay attention to that. Most of the time the aloha friday truck is located on either devonshire or chatsworth along with a variety of other trucks. Ive had the loco moco and the garlic shrimp plate. Shrimp is good, but i feel like i overpay for it. Loco Moco on the other hand is my favorite dish here. Egg is always made perfect, and the hamburger patty is delish. aloha friday. is as good sober as it is when drunk read more

I ordered the Kahlua pork with cabbage plate last week and was super excited to eat it because I rarely get a chance to eat that dish. My disappointment came with every bite as it seemed like there were salt crystals throughout the meat. Perhaps the meat was not well-seasoned prior to cooking so extra salt was thrown in at the end? Either way, it was not an enjoyable experirence. I hear the Teri-chicken is really good. I have a friend that goes to this truck religiously for it so maybe I'll that one day. But I would be happier if the Kahlua pork was palatable as I love that dish. read more

Had this truck's offerings last week in Old Town GHills and LOVED it! My 3.5 year old son could not get enough of the macaroni salad. The teriyaki chicken was delish and the kahlua pork was AMAZING! The prices are really affordable and the portions were generous. We'll be visiting them again! read more

I love Hawaiian BBQ, but not too impressed with these guys. I prefer more of a traditional sticky rice, and they use just regular white. Got the garlic shrimp the first two times, and it was okay, but they leave the tails on, which is super annoying when you're eating with a plastic fork. Got the beef teriyaki today and it was pretty cold, especially the rice, because they had turned of the generator (another customer had complained and I got to watch them figure it out). Only some of the beef was cut into bite-sized pieces, which again, plastic fork only. And hey, a few pieces were to fatty to swallow! Not delicious. The macaroni salad is great, but I'll be skipping them next time. read more

I was kind of excited to get my Hawaiian food fix, and after seeing so many people around the truck I thought I'd give it a shot... but BLegh. The portions are large, so that's a plus, but the quality is pretty meh, if you ask me. Talk about over peppered mac salad and chicken katsu where some pieces are soggy... and the sauce just tastes overseasoned and unauthentic. Maybe I just got unlucky? read more

Aloha fridays WAS REALLY GOOD when they first got Into the "gourmet" food truck game. Now, a few yeas later, they pretty much serve garbage. Don't waste your time. Please read more

Heard about Aloha Fridays from a Hawai'ian who told me it brought him back to his youth. He wasn't kidding. Honestly, I don't think the plate lunch at Zippy's is as good (Sorry Zip). Had the chicken Katsu, which can either be a nightmare if not done well, or a quickly vanished joy like my man made for me. Even the white rice surprised me with extra flavor (I usually have to drown it in soy sauce, which I like). I'm not a fan of mac salad (never have been), but theirs was good (another shocker for me). Not only that but the food was real plate lunch size, not a tiny box. I know everyone wants the next snazzy food mixture, but the thing about traditional Hawai'ian food is that 1) it's NOT messed with and 2) it's a nice way to remember a place that some of us miss. Mahalo, bredda R. read more

OK. where do I start, first of all this is the best Hawaiian Food in LA period. The Loco Moco is to die for, the hamburger patty is perfectly cooked, the gravy is oh so yummy and the macaroni salad si so exceptionally awesome. And for 7 bucks a plate, (which is HUGE). it's the best deal in town. Keep it up guys! read more

This is acceptable. The Spam musubi was ok. The kalua pig was ok as well.

I've had their Poke, Kalua Pork and cabbage, Teriyaki Chicken, Loco Moco and Spam Musubi. Never realized the Poke was back on the menu for a while til I asked after I already put in my order. I was given a sample since I asked about it and then tried it the following week. Poke is by far the best I've tried but everything else is just as good. The sauce in the Poke is very unique and is excellent. Pork comes in a decent helping and is seasoned well. Chicken is also decently portioned. Loco Moco is a ton of food. Equally as good. Spam Musubi is pretty good too. One week he tried making it with Tabasco Spam and that was pretty good too. Can't really go wrong with Aloha Fridays. read more

I've been getting the Teri Chicken Plate for months. It's so good I never bothered to try anything else. Well, I tried the Poke today DAMMMNNN!!!!!! That was way better than I could've expected! The food is delicious and it's the only truck on the westside that can fill up a big person for under $10! read more

Liked the food a lot - can't stopgetting the loco moco. The Katsu and Teriyaki Chicken are very good and the poke was solid not great and others have said the shrimp is good. I definitely keep going back for the loco moco read more

I'm assuming this is the same food truck I tried on Abbott Kinney a few weeks ago during first friday. The teriyaki was amazing. I tried the chicken and the beef. Way better than Hawaiian BBQ chains like L and L or Ono. The quality of the meat was surprisingly good... and they give you a lot of food for the price. The salad and macaroni salad that came with it were both really tasty. I wish they were on my street more often. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. read more

Dear Aloha Fridays - Do not sell food to humans. Threw my chicken katsu (fatty, full of bones. some of it was fried nothingness rather than meat) away after having a few bites, and then inspecting. And I am one of those guys that eats anything, isn't picky, and never complains. GROSS ! I eat at trucks everyday. I will never eat there again. I will tell anyone who will listen. Stop selling food, Guys. For real. Sell nuts or something that won't hurt people. read more

I decided to tag along with my friend who said this was his go to food truck. I ordered the chicken katsu which was nicely fried and delicious. The sauce was a little thin but it was a nice compliment to the chicken. The salad looked like it wasn't dressed but the dressing was sweet and yummy. The only drawback was the rice. It was over cooked and mushy. But that was ok because everything else was great! Overall very satisfying! read more