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    Aloha Hawaiian BBQ Express

    4.7 (53 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Hannah N.

    Worker was super nice, made the experience of ordering at the front desk pleasant. If you live or work in the area, absolutely worth coming inside to eat and relax. Im obsessed with the big hand sanitizer at every table, THANK YOU! I didn't give it a 5 star because it was the spam masubi that bothered me. Its generally my go-to side that I like ordering in other places. I hope they consider changing seaweed or maybe it was just a bad day for the choice of seaweed but it was incredibly hard to chew to the point I just took it off completely and not bother with it. The color was this yellow to green tint that the picture didnt pick up on and I would be cautious of ordering it again if that was the normal seaweed that is used. I wish the portion sizes were slightly bigger but it was good food. I traveled a bit of distance as I saw the great reviews and I do think it was good but its definitely a place that's best if youre in the area versus traveling out to try. So if youre in the area, this is a great place.

    A1. Spam Musubi
    Bryan V.

    I ordered some spam musubis here so I could have some food for the airport the next day. It hit the spot and was priced fairly. Good ratio between the rice and spam, and it was wrapped tightly in the seaweed. I've had their other dishes before and it's great when you're VERY hungry because it's all very heavy and filling as a fair warning.

    Combo plate, Mac salad, crab rangoons
    Cambria P.

    I don't have too much to say about the service or atmosphere other than it was good and in a place like this that doesn't really matter. The food was mouthwatering. I got the combo plate, crab Rangoons, and extra Mac salad. Combo plate 10/10. The chicken was so juicy and tender, short ribs were flavorful as well as the beef. Mac salad 10/10 I still can't get over that, enough said. Crab Rangoon's is give maybe a 6/10 but still ate them all! Give them a try if you haven't already!

    H2. Hawaiian BBQ Mix
    Dew E.

    Delicious lunch today, eating in. Great service. We got Hawaiian bbq mix, spam musubi, chicken katsu, and extra macaroni salad. It was all delicious.

    Chicken katsu C5. Curry Chicken Katsu

    I stopped by cause i was at the fish store, decided to give it a try it looked closed and intimidating but i went in and it was chill. I was the only customer in there the cashier was friendly. I'm familiar with Hawaiian bbq and been to most of them except this one, i ordered to go. Took a bite in the car and was so shocked it was so damn good, i legit had to turn off my car and eat it inside the restaurant lol i did not want to let it get soggy on the 33 minute drive home the cashier laughed and even offered me water. I love the meal i got i told my friends i would bring them next time!

    Yanira C.

    Came here for the first time. I had the Hawaiian BBQ mix. Everything was delicious, I loved the macaroni salad! Service was great.

    Hawaiian BBQ plate with a drink.

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    Tasty Mac salad and the portion sizes are huge. I usually like to order for pickup on uber eats to utilize their BOGO deals

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    They are incredible they hosted our date night at our church. We would totally recommend them

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    Clean restaurant. Nice host and explained the recommendations. Really enjoyed the patience

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    2 years ago

    Amazing food friendly staff this place never disappoints. Everything on the menu is delicious!!! 5/5

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    3 years ago

    The food here is delicious and the service is great!! Music in the restaurant really makes you feel like you're in Hawaii!

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    2 years ago

    Great food and well priced. Definitely will be coming back and recommend to my friends.

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    2 years ago

    Had the Kailua pork and teriyaki chicken. Food is delicious and authentic Hawaiian as I used to live there. Friendly staff and good service.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious food! Love the spam! The decor could use some work but the beach chairs and umbrella are a fun touch.

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    Maika’i Hawaiian Bbq

    4.4
    (53 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    Came at around 2pm on a Sunday and it wasn't very busy at all, but it should've been. The food here…read moreis fantastic!! It took about 15 mins to come out. Everything we had was flavorful, delicious, and all the meat was moist! I can't wait to come back and I'm sad it took me so long to find this place! Highly recommend!! Service was helpful and friendly. The restaurant felt very clean, spacious, and modern with a lot of natural light. They brought our food out to our table and gave us napkins and utensils, so we didn't have to get up and get them ourselves. Absolutely a great dining experience! The portions are also big! My bf and I each got a Hawaiian Favorite combo and couldn't finish them. The entrees are easily two servings for me, so it's a great value! The containers the food comes in are microwavable too, so extra bonus points for easy reheating! If you do manage to finish an entree in one sitting though, you will be stuffed! It wasn't mentioned on the menu, but there's steamed/sautéed cabbage under the meat. It looked a little deceiving because I thought it was just a huge pile of meat, only to find cabbage under. Thankfully, I love cabbage and appreciated that there were veggies to balance the heaviness of all the meat. That being said, there was still a lot of meat, just not as much as it looked like at first. They also give you little containers of sauce depending on which entree you get, which really enhanced the meal. If you get bbq beef or chicken, you get a delicious, sweet, Hawaiian bbq sauce. If you get the chicken katsu, you get a sauce that resembles sweet and sour. If you get a combo that has both bbq meat and chicken katsu, you get both sauces. I poured the sauce over the rice to season the plain white rice, then poured the rest on the meat even though it didn't really need it. BBQ CHICKEN: Moist, flavorful, and delicious!! Comes in small to large chunks. BBQ BEEF: Moist, flavorful, and delicious!! Comes in thin slices. CHICKEN KATSU: Moist! Fresh, crunchy breading! Tastes better with the sweet and sour-like sauce provided than on its own. KALBI SHORT RIBS: Delicious! Moist! Has fatty bits, unlike the bbq beef, which I really liked! Very similar, if not the same, flavor as the bbq beef. MACARONI SALAD: Delicious and flavorful! Tastes just like potato salad.

    $6.99 for a lunch combo special, including a drink. And on weekends? In 2025? Impossible! That's…read moreeven cheaper than most fast-food places. And yet you can get it here at Maika'i Hawaiian BBQ. There are 9 options for this value menu, which includes options such as fried shrimp and BBQ beef! For this lunch menu, you get a 'mini meal' which includes some sort of meat, about 1/3 cup of rice, macaroni, cabbage and a soft drink. Much more than we expect for this measly price, and enough to fill the tummy. And it was yummy to boot. We tried the BBQ beef, chicken katsu and curry chicken katsu. The last two options are essentially the same except for the sauce that they provide. This is a self-service restaurant, and the ambiance is very pleasant, with a big open space and high ceilings. Staff was friendly when we had questions about the menu. Very glad we discovered this place. We'll be back.

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    L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

    L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

    3.4
    (261 reviews)
    16.1 mi
    $$

    Didn't know this place existed, just happened to pass by it one day, so we decided to try it…read more Plenty of parking outside. Nice Hawaiian atmosphere with decor. Soda machine wasn't working and the ice tea was empty. Staff was friendly and let me exchange my ice tea for a canned soda. Took a lil bit for the food to come out. Meat was very flavorful and portion was very generous. Comes with a side of macaroni salad and rice. Spam masubi was on point. Pricey place but the portions are generous. Would recommend to try at least once.

    Jordan!! You made our dinning in honestly the best!! With your great customer service and…read moreattentive, kind and courteous! The way you direct yourself towards customers outside the ordering register desk... it's amazing!! You have the customer service lots of places lack!! Honestly, if the owner is seeing this??!! He deserves a raise and much appreciation because he does put value to your place! Now.... The food was good! We had been looking for a Hawaiian bbq place like Cali and we found that Houston had an L&L so YES YES had to go try it out here in Houston!!! I ordered the katsu plate and the bbq ribs plate and ofcourse had to try the musubi chicken!! The katsu chicken is super crispy and the crunch was really good, dip it in the volcano sauce which I mixed with the sweet sauce..forgot the name lol I also ordered passion fruit drink! They were ok, I would love to see chunks of fruit!! Would be amazing The sauces are always great! And one new one we saw and enjoy a lot!! Was the VOLCANO spicy super spicy sauce but loved it, mix it with other sweet sauces and you got a tasty tangy sauce Ambiance is chill, would love to have some background music!!! That would be great!!

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    Eggs over Hamburger beef,  gravy ,  rice ,  mac n Cheese ,  French fries.
    Eggs over Hamburger beef, gravy , rice , mac n Cheese , French fries.
    I got the juice now.  This is one of best can drinks I've ever had .

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    Be More Pacific

    4.1
    (539 reviews)
    15.9 mi
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    Came in on a sun night and was seated immediately…read more Food 5/5: Got the chili wings, ribeye, egg noodles, lechon and the short rib. Everything tasted excellent, my personal favorite was the chili wings, incredibly crispy yet very saucy at the same time. Can't go wrong with anything tho, ribeye was not as tender as I prefer but very flavorful Service 5/5: gave fantastic recommendations, friendly, and food came out quickly Ambiance 4/5: casual relaxed ambiance with a bar, clean, well lit. Value 4/5: fair sized portions for the price Overal 4.5/5: excellent food for a decent price, good service in a casual ambiance. Will be back to try other options

    Came here on a nice Wednesday night weatherwise. Their happy hour is all day on Wednesdays which is…read morea plus and they have a number of bar bites discounted $3-5 dollars. My BMP calamansi margarita was distinct in its tanginess. Tried the veggie lumpias and brussel sprouts. The lumpias had tangy dipping sauce that might have been dominated by calamansi. More tang than savory. The brussel sprouts were standard but had a good portion. I tried to detect whether they used fish sauce but I couldn't tell. Ordered the daing na bangus (milkfish) as my entree. They gave me the whole fish and it threw me off that it was mostly deboned since I kept looking for the bones with my tongue and teeth. Fish was nice and crispy and the dipping sauce was more savory than what came with the lumpias. The garlic rice that came with the dish was smoky from that wok hay. Probably could have used a little more soy sauce for flavouring. My favourite dish was the turon dessert (fried bananas) along with the ube ice cream. The coconut sauce they used seemed more like caramel. I haven't eaten much Filipino food so I wasn't sure how authentic the dishes were. I was expecting a little more intensity in the flavours, and I don't know if it was toned down for their customers. There were around ten customers that night. The inside was beautiful and they have a two level patio that is perfect for nights like these. The service was very nice and the kitchen was faster than I expected.

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    Lei Low

    Lei Low

    4.4
    (553 reviews)
    15.8 mi
    $$

    I was in Houston last month on business and had the opportunity to hit Lei Low on my way to the…read moreairport and I'm very glad I did. I'm a Tiki Geek so any chance I have to hit a new (for me) tiki bar and down a delicious tropical cocktail, I jump on it. The bar is located in a very unassuming location within a tiny little strip of businesses in the suburbs of northern Houston. Signage outside isn't obvious but once you step inside, you're transported to a little slice of paradise. Service was fantastic...the bartender (Jonathan) was very helpful guiding me towards what to try and gave me some Lei Low swag, too. The fellow seated at the bar next to me turned out to be the owner, Russell Thoede, who was very nice and we engaged in a nice chat about California tiki bars many of which he has visited. The drinks I had were fantastic; Donn's Original Zombie ($18) and Ground Control ($17) and stack right up there with the best we have here in California. Love the different tiki mugs for the different drinks. Thank you, Russell and Jonathan, for such a great experience! HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

    We got the cheeseburger ($15), chili aoili fries ($11), and mussels ($21)…read more I walked in expecting to be let down as the fries and drinks were pretty expensive and we were just getting food at a tiki bar but I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was really good and the price seemed a bit high but totally justified! I enjoyed how they put in the effort to do a bit of a refined twist on normal dishes. The inside looks like a slightly tiki-themed restaurant and I was a little let down by the lack of the typical tiki themed booths, decorations and bamboo/wood trim. The outside however had great ambiance, and the server was very accommodating with us moving to the sandy beach chairs. The service was great, the food came out fast and overall it was a great experience!

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