Reminds me of an elevated L&L. I pretty much only want to get Chicken Katsu because I can never replicate it from a restaurant. When I tried this place, we got a mini katsu and a plate. We were able to replace the sides with more rice at no extra charge for the plate which was really nice. Honestly, it was way too much rice, so next time I'd just omit the sides altogether if I was to reorder this. The mini katsu was more than enough as well. Each piece was perfectly crispy. I loved the steamed veggies. They were unseasoned and balanced out the katsu very well. Worth the price (which was very accurate to the meal and the quality). read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Plate vs mini chicken katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

I'm giving this place a 4.2/5. It's pretty good for a Hawaiian BBQ spot. I got the Teriyaki chicken regular plate with all rice. The chicken was really good and cooked pretty much perfectly. It doesn't have that "char" to it that Hawaiian's cook it like (if you know, you know), but it was cooked almost perfectly imo. The rice wasn't a true Hawaiian sticky rice, but close enough. It almost had more of an Asian texture to it. But it was still good. There was a lot of food, of which I'd expect from a Hawaiian spot. The teriyaki sauce was pretty tasty. It wasn't the best teriyaki sauce I've ever had, but it's a lot better than Ono's Hawaiian BBQ (their chicken teriyaki is trash!). The service was good and fast! The inside was clean and tidy. Was it the best I've ever had? No. But it's good enough to share it with my friends, invite them to go, and go back myself. I'll need to try the chicken katsu and bbq short ribs next time. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The interior was not super inviting, as we were planning on eating inside but with delivery boxes stacked up in the corner and the constant sound of door dash notifications, we decided to take our food to go. Not bad pricing for a plate with 3 different entrees, and definitely had enough for leftovers. Food was not the best Hawaiian food, but it fulfill that specific craving. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

One of the best Hawaiian BBQ resultants in the east valley. Mac salad and great, portions are huge service is quick and the staff is friendly. Wish they had Hawaiian Sun and Garlic chicken on the menu but overall a place we frequent often. Space is very bare, but last time I checked you don't eat the decor at a restaurant. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Mini Chicken Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The service was fast and the restaurant was clean. We got our order I about 7-8 minutes. While we were waiting, there was a constant stream of people coming in. The food was very good and similar to Hawaiian Ono. We ordered a #13 and #19. read more

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This place was fantastic. We got the fire chicken mini meal.. such a great deal and sooo good. Will be coming back.

Food Quality & Portions: This was my second time visiting this location, and I'll say the food quality is definitely better than L&L. Portion sizes are generous, and everything we ordered tasted fresh and well-made. We got five plates and three musubi, and while the total came out to $185, the pricing felt fair for the amount of food--but just barely. Customer Service: Unfortunately, the customer service didn't match the food. I placed a takeout order and stepped next door to grab drinks while it was being prepared. When I came back, there were two bags on the counter, stuffed to the brim. I politely asked if napkins and katsu sauce were already included. Instead of checking or offering help, the staff member just pointed at a self-serve station and said, "No, it's there." When I asked if they had chopsticks--since the self-serve area was out of both forks and chopsticks--she walked away and disappeared into the kitchen. No response, no follow-up. I ended up having to flag someone else down from the kitchen just to get basic utensils. For an order of this size, it was frustrating that none of the sauces or utensils were pre-packed, especially considering four of the plates were chicken katsu, which obviously need sauce. Convenience & Packaging: The takeout bags were so tightly packed that there was no room to fit anything else--not even a small container of sauce. So I had to stand there, assemble multiple sauce containers by hand, and try to juggle everything around, which really should've been thought through better when packing the order. Most other Hawaiian plate lunch places will pack utensils and sauces for you, or at least offer to put it in a separate box or bag. Dine-In Setup & Amenities: They do have a few indoor tables, with seating options for both small and large groups. The bathroom is basic but available. Nothing fancy, but functional. Bottom Line: The food is solid and portion sizes are generous, but the service is what keeps this from being a 5-star experience. If you're paying nearly $200 for a large takeout order, you shouldn't have to chase people down for sauce and utensils. There are plenty of other Hawaiian places that offer just as good food and treat their customers with a little more care. I may return--but I'll keep my expectations in check. read more

The best Hawaiian BBQ chicken I have ever had! Wishing Big Island Hawaiian BBQ was closer to my home because I could see this becoming an addiction. I ordered the mini bowl with BBQ chicken and cleaned my plate. Definitely a must-try. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Mini bowl (BBQ chicken, Mac salad, white rice, vegetables) - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Great food always! Staff are friendly. Place is always clean. Price is reasonable. The best Hawaiian food in the Gilbert area.

I'm honestly so surprised to have found such great Hawaiian food in Gilbert. We were out here visiting and truly this was better than most places back home in San Diego. We got the short rib and chicken katsu plate, portion sizes were huge, the ribs full of flavor and fell off the bone, and the katsu chicken had the perfect crunch while still being tender. I'm definitely sad to not have somewhere like this closer to me. read more

I am originally from Hawaii and Big Island Hawaiian BBQ is my go to place for plate lunches. The BBQ (Teriyaki) Beef, BBQ Chicken and Chicken Katsu are so delicious. All the plates include two scoops of rice, steamed vegetables and macaroni salad. They have a weekday lunch special "Buy One, Get Another for 50% Off". read more

This is our favorite Hawaiian BBQ joint in Gilbert. Always delicious and fresh compared to the other options in town.

Love this food. Great portions! Pretty good value if you order the family meal. Service is friendly. Average ambiance with counter service style. Usually get our food to go. read more

Excellent service, food, freshness, and clean! I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who has been to the Islands and is craving authentic Hawaiian BBQ. read more

Not the best representation of true Hawaiian lunch plates. The food didn't taste bad it just had more of an Asian taste than Hawaiian.

Always delicious food, quick service and very friendly always busy. Teriyaki chicken and Katsu chicken is delicious

It was my first time stopping in today for dinner and I got the chicken Katsu. Highly recommend. The portion sizes are generous. Next time I will absolutely be trying the spam musubi. The employees were kind and service was fast. I was surprised it wasn't busier. read more

We live in Northern Arizona and fell into this place by accident. For 6 years. We come here every time we come to town.

ONE WORD...FIRE Good food, fast service, good portions and decently priced! I definitely recommend 1000 percent never had an issues. Been a few times and not once disappointed! read more

Delicious food that reminds me of the local spot I love in Oahu! The lunch special can't be beat and the portions are very generous! I would come back here again! read more

Want to satisfy your Hawaiian eats? Come check out Big Island Hawaiian! I got the BBQ chicken which came with steamed broccoli/cabbage and macaroni salad. All items were filling and delicious. The bbq chicken was so tender and juicy, was dry. I enjoyed my meal and will be coming back. Tables were clean. Staff was great! read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - 1. Big Island BBQ Chicken Regular - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Big Island brings the big flavors of the islands... and not just the big island, but the other islands too! I mean, really, why should Oahu and Maui not get honorable mention for their BBQ, right?!? Anyway, I have grown to love this place more over the years after having other Hawaiian BBQ... so I guess that should tell you something! The Big Island BBQ mix is where it's at here.. but really everything I have tried is pretty damn spectacular! And don't forget the spam musubi (pronounced moo-soo-bee) -- it's simple yet tasty and delicious! Service could always be a little friendlier, but you're not here for the service, youknowwhatImean??? Overall rating: *****FIVE STARS***** Gluten-free rating: ****FOUR STARS**** read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - 14. Big Island BBQ Mix!! - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ has some big flavor! Stopped by for lunch with my sis in law. We each ordered the crispy shrimp mini, ~$9.39. It came with 5-6 pieces of fried shrimp, a small scoop of rice, a small scoop of macaroni salad and a few pieces of broccoli. It's the mini portion for a reason, so it's perfect if you're looking for a light meal. Great price point. The shrimp had a nice flavor and crunch to it. The macaroni salad was excellent and my favorite part of the entree. I've already decided that when I return, I am going to double the amount of my macaroni salad! read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The inside wasn't that great looking. But the food definitely makes up for that. I got my order to go so it didn't really matter how the inside looks. But figured I would add this for people who want to dine in. The pork was very moist and delicious. It had a slightly sweetness to it. The macaroni salad was alright. The chicken was cooked nice as well. The beef was slightly overdone but still not bad. The service was also great and the staff was friendly. Overall Taste: 7.5/10 Ambiance: 3/10 Value: 8/10 Service: 9/10 Speed: 8/10 I would recommend getting the pork. That was my favorite out of the three meats. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - 14. Big Island BBQ Mix sub macaroni salad for veggies - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Nice selection of variety of meats to add to salads, so seemingly a healthy option. Service is fast and friendly. Food very tasty. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Salad with Kayla pork and BBQ chicken. - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Omg so good and just what we hoped it would be! Tasted just like the teriyaki chicken I had in Maui years ago! Portions were generous and the sauces were delicious! Staff was super friendly. My only complaint would be that ordering online was a bit confusing...menu descriptions were not helpful and no pictures as references. Would love to see that revised as it was an easier option for our large group when placing a take out order. We will definitely be back! Yum! read more

Get the #14 and thank me later. Lol. It's the Big Island BBQ Mix. It's ginormous and scrumptious!! BBQ spare ribs. Chicken. Beef. Rice and macaroni can be subbed out for all cabbage and broccoli to make it low carb or keto. Deeelish. Best Hawaiian BBQ in the Valley. Very authentic. Get in to my belly. #14 has been my go to for years. Located in the Costco parking lot. Limited parking. Put in your order as you shop, next door. Lol. read more

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3.5 stars. We were feeling some Hawaiian BBQ so we ordered online some food. We ordered the mini Big Island BBQ Chicken, the mini Big Island BBQ Beef, and Spam Musubi. The order took a very long time and I assumed it was because there were others that ordered online as well. We came to pick up our order and were on our way. The mini Big Island BBQ Chicken was a good amount of food and tasted not bad to me. The mini Big Island BBQ Beef was also a good amount and tasted good to me. The macaroni salad was nothing special to me. The Spam Musubi were delicious and the average size as other restaurants with spam musubi. We've been here a few times and we've had to wait a long time for our food so be prepared to wait. Otherwise, I thought this place was okay for some Hawaiian food. read more

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My family was visiting the Phoenix/Glendale Arizona area and stopped by Big Island Hawaiian BBQ for a late night dinner on Wednesday evening. This restaurant was right next to our hotel at the Hampton Inn Phoenix/Gilbert location. There is ample amount of parking available. Inside the restaurant, their is spacious amount of table seating available. It was a little bit chilly inside the restaurant. The menu consists of different offerings such as plate lunches, salads, chicken (bbq chicken, chicken katsu etc..), beef (BBQ beef, beef short ribs), and pork (Kalua pork). My family and I decided to pick a few items off of their menu to try out! 1) Chicken Teriyaki with rice 2) Kalua Pork 3) Chicken Katsu The wait wasn't long before our order was called, approximately 10 minutes. Everything was delicious! My son really enjoyed the chicken teriyaki. The Kalua Pork is some of the best that I've had in several years! The meat was tender and juicy! I would order it again from Big Island Hawaiian BBQ. The Chicken Katsu was yummy! The portion size was quite large especially for the meals being inexpensive. You should check this place out if you're craving Hawaiian BBQ! read more

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Good food for sure. Definitely will be back. Only reason I'm giving four stars is simply because my expectation is that the food would be out fairly quickly (it feels like a fast food environment) but it's more like sit down meal restaurant timing. Takes an unusual amount of time to get to you, but that seems to mean it's prepared fresh, so all in all not a bad thing. Again, the food is good. Will be back. read more

My wife has been craving Teriyaki for a while. And I'm always up for it. I saw Chicken Katsu on the menu and felt like gambling. The problem with Katsu is whenever I've had it out, other than Shimogamo, it's been a massive disappointment; dry, the batter falls off, just lack luster. Big Island did NOT disappoint. My goodness, that was the best Katsu and Teriyaki we've had in a long time. It's sad that we've lived here for so long, and passed it probably 1,000x going to Costco, and never stopped in (even after seeing all of their amazing reviews.) But not anymore. We will be back. Excellent meal. read more

Excellent Hawaiian BBQ food place around. Friendly service, plenty of food served for everyone. We always get the family meal, which is more than enough for four adults and two growing kids. Employees are excellent and friendly, always willing to make you feel like you're in a 5-star restaurant. Try them, you'll always go back! read more

Ordered for take out. Their menu had a lot of options which made it a little difficult to choose just one plate. I ordered the short ribs and bbq chicken plate. The plates are well portioned and reasonably priced. The food was delicious, the service was nice, friendly and fast. I didn't care to stay to eat as their regular size tables were very limited. Most tables available the day I went were bar stool height tables which at the time was not considered a comfortable choice of seating for me. I definitely recommend giving this place a try! read more

Ordered 14. Big Island BBQ Mix & 17. Chicken & Kalua Pork Combo. We really enjoyed all the meats, especially the kalua pork! The amount of food for the combo and taste was worth the price. It's a place you order at the and we got it to go but there are seating areas. I would definitely recommend this place and we will be back again and again!!! Thanks read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Menu A - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Great food! We got takeout and although it was busy, the wait time wasn't bad! Will definitely revisit!

Being born and raised on the Big Island, my standards were really high. This place was a typical non-Hawaiian ran eatery that tried their best. The marinated meat lacked taste. The cashier was friendly and the food came out quick. If you never had authentic BBQ plate lunches from Bug Idland, then you probably will be satisfied. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Order up! - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The food is always good here. Katsu is well seasoned and cooked. The Mac salad is almost authentic. Bbq chicken and ribs not burnt, well seasoned and tastes good. read more

Needed to find a side dish in the area for a party so we found this restaurant and called it in. We decided to order a Macaroni Salad for 10 people which ended up being a small tray order. It would be ready in a 1/2 hour so it was perfect as we had to drive about 15 minutes away from where we were at. It's really a grab and go spot and lots of people were coming in. There's a Costco nearby and a strip mall so there's lots of foot traffic. The parking lot is a bit tricky as there's a drive-thru restaurant where cross-traffic waits so we had to park away from the business or else we'd be stuck trying to back out while waiting for the cars to move thru. Anyhoo, our order was ready in time and the salad was very fresh and cold. We were interested in a small snack like a Malasada but they didn't have it. The small tray of Mac salad was about $50 and would feed more than 10 people for sure....more like 20-25 since we weren't serving full ice-cream scoop sizes at the party. I forgot to take a photo of the salad but the tray was heavy with the salad. read more

Big Island Hawaiian BBQ - Order and pickup area. - Hawaiian Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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The food is delicious and pricing is good. When we have a group coming over to the house then we order their family pack and it's a good amount of food. We haven't found anything that we aren't happy with. All the meat is great, we typically choose the beef, chicken teriyaki and the kalua pork. A favorite by all is the Mac salad and spam masubi too. read more

There's no Hawaiian bbq place in Az that compares to this Big Island bad boy! U NEED to get the 3 meat combo plate (big island bbq mix). It comes with bbq chicken, beef, and short ribs. AMAZINGLY, indescribably earth shatteringly good!!! We were there a few weeks ago and they're only doing take out orders. Not sure if they're open for inside dining yet, due to covid of course, but whatever the case, just run, drive, or if u must, fly here! It's WORTH IT!!! read more