The bento I had was really good. All meats were very flavorful. It wasn't as big as a Zip pack but was enough for me. The seating area looks kinda dirty but typical for an outdoor seating area. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Mixed bento - Caterers Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Korean chicken plate is the best, especially with a strawberry slush float on the side!

Loco moco was okay Big boy breakfast was good Grilled cheese with fries ok but could have had another cheese for the price lol But $5.50 large drink was a no go N ctheybcharge .50 cents each for takeout plates read more

I received my order correct, it was hot, and there was a lot of food. what I did not appreciate was how bad it looked. chicken katsu was all katsu. it's supposed to be cut into bite sized pieces not one giant slab of chicken that got hit by a truck after cooking. this place used to be awesome....maybe staff had a rough night. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - "Katsu" Chicken Katsu - Caterers Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

If I could give it a zero I would. Picked up Korean chicken to go and of course didn't check it till I got home and this is what they served. BURNT. Who do they have manning the stoves? Horrible. read more

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Went to the Orchidland location, I rarely go there because I live in Hilo. Service was SUPERB. The cashier was super sweet, attentive and it really seemed like she actually cared about providing excellent customer service. Definitely not something you normally see nowadays with this younger generation. Either they trained her well or she was raised with amazing parents, or maybe it's just a combination of both. The food was exactly as I expected from Blanes. I had the hamburger steak, not the greatest, but edible. I love their Strawberry slush floats and their fries, so it was a win for me! I hope today's cashier see's this post, I went in on 9/9/22 around 1:30p. Thank you for making today's experience a positive one! read more

First time to blains, the place is clean food smells good I ordered a Bacon cheeseburger hamburger, chili and cheese, and a roast pork sandwich for later. They have such a wide menu it would take a while to get through half of it. But I chose some things that I usually order. The people are so nice and friendly the food is OK but I would come back just because it's a pleasant place to go to. I am new to the island and moving in to HPP so I will be back to taste some of their lunch plates. All in all not bad. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - I am new to the neighborhood, but one thing I know their bathrooms are clean which is always a plus. - Caterers Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Could have sworn I had already left a review for the Wiwoole Street Blaine's by Lex Brodie's Hilo. The food here is below average to mediocre at best. Workers here aren't friendly and wait times were longer than average. I questioned their mahi sandwich since it sure didn't taste like mahi mahi on more than one occasion even though their cook stated it was. What other restaurant uses ketchup for their Chicken katsu? Slush float is very expensive for what you get. I think the consistent bad reviews for this business is due to the lack of oversight or the lack of any management. read more

First and LAST visit. Growing up in Hilo, I had always heard good things about this unassuming family-oriented drive in. I was back for the weekend and stopped in for a late lunch. It was the worst experience my family had all weekend! Overpriced. Three small burgers with fries, a mini Korean Pack, chili dog and two drinks ran me $51.71. Slow Service. There wasn't a long line, but it took over 20 minutes to get our order. "Manini" serving size. The burgers were small and the teri burger was absolutely dry and tasteless. AND my fried onion burger was served without any burger! I had to SHOW them the empty bun in order to get a replacement - which took another 10 minutes. It came with inedible onions (the yellow hard part that's normally thrown away). Pretty sure they gave a "sneezer" since I complained. Rude. I never even got a "sorry" for the mishap. Everyone there was rude and couldn't care less about the customers. I would not normally say this, but I hope that this place closes down and maybe something else can take it's place. Hilo has too many GREAT eateries to have this kind of third class joint taking up space. And from I see, I;m not the only one who feels this way. Aloha! read more

Ive been going to Blanes for as long as I could remember. However today was the worst service i ever got. The girls behind the counter were rude and needs to learn good customer service. Their attitude was "moke" and shouldnt be used towards any customer or human in general. They also got my order wrong. Ordered 5 slush floats. 3 came with icecream and 2 did not. Idk what was going on but my experiamce on this day will make me think twice about going back here. Sad to say it, but blanes is not the same. read more

I had a super long day and stuck in Keauu so blanes it is! They had a special on the boneless Korean chicken plate that comes with rice and Mac salad so we decided to order 4 plates.... Bad choice! Maybe it was just that day but it was yuckos! The Korean chicken was mostly all skin and the meat was dry and chewy and the noodles in the Mac salad was soggy! The best part of that plate was the rice when I added tobasco to it lol! I'd give half a star!!!!! read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Special: Boneless Korean Chicken Plate With 2 Scoops rice and Mac salad .. Can't forget the tobasco! - Caterers Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Haven't eaten Blanes at all in years, now I remember why. The Mac salad today had a nice chemical extra salty flavor & the roast pork was a little overcooked around the edges. Before Blane's was popular & a favorite, but these days something is seriously lacking. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Caterers Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

It's a total dive. but I will say probably the best food we have had on the island so far and by far the cheapest. Had a chili burger.. the only reason I even went was because this is my sons name spelled the same and wanted to buy him a shirt but they don't sell them read more

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Someone needs to learn how to cook rice. My plate had mushy rice. I threw out the rice. It was disgusting. Wake the hell up people

Literal dog shit of a place to eat. I ordered a plain teri cheeseburger and specified meat and cheese only several times. I had waited an hour for a single plain teri burger, while other customers who ordered after me got their food much sooner than I. When I had finally received my burger it had mayonnaise and lettuce on it. No big deal even though im allergic to certain ingredients in mayonnaise. So I gave it back asking for another only for them to simply take the lettuce off and wipe the mayo off my bun givinf me a soggy burger that could put me in the hospital. Incompetent, piece of shit, lazy fucking employees. read more

Walked in for first time ever to a Blane's on the island. First impression was dirty floor mats and big inside but empty of patrons around lunchtime on weekday. Noticed reader boards of the hefty menu. Everything from Plate lunches, sandwiches, burgers, bento boxes breakfast, ice creams, etc. I thought this was a Burger place! Hubby got cheeseburger plate ( came w/fries and drink) for about 7 bucks. He asked for extra crispy fries and tarter sauce. I ordered a plate lunch of fried shrimp w/teriyaki that included choice of salad and rice or fries for 9 bucks. I opted for fries and Mac salad. Our meals came out fairly quickly. First seeing fries were still albino in color, hot and fairly crisp but not as requested. Burger small in diameter like a jr. burger would be at fast food chain but did taste fairly good and had the fresh fixings on it, good tarter. My meal presentation was a bit disappointing too, 4 shrimp, small amount of teriyaki (assumed it was chicken but beef) , rice fine of course but pitiful bland Mac salad,,, pasta and mayo w/couple shreds of carrot. Shrimp although frozen pre-batter style but sweet and tasty, beef actually tender and flavorful. So only gripe would say small portion and mac salad I would never order again . Help yourself fountain drinks are NO refills. Service and overall experience just OK read more

Took my niece to get a slushy and fries for the first time, when I asked for cheese fries the lady at the counter gave me a look like I was insane (even though I clearly saw chili cheese fries on the menu) it's not that hard to hold the chili, when I got the fries it looks like they put a small slice of American cheese and melted it, so long story short this place is terrible and it was also filthy almost every table was dirty and looked like it hasn't been cleaned. read more

The worst food ever. Burt gravy burgers, undercooked chicken, overcooked chicken, and cold kalua pig. All around bad costumer service. I was standing in front of the cashier to place my order and they look past me and took orders from people just walking in.. If I could they would get a negative five stars... DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!! read more

You get what you pay for. Prices aren't too terrible. The atmosphere isn't really there, most take their meals to go I've noticed. We opted to stay in and eat. My boyfriend and I both got the regular chicken katsu plate. He asked for no rice, but instead all mac salad, he can't get enough of that! Also, since they aren't making Korean chicken katsu, you now have to order the regular and ask for Korean sauce on the side (sadly there is never enough sauce...ever!) and that was a 57 cents or 60 cents extra. I did notice that most of the right side of the menu, above the register, was whited out that's a shame, since I've always known them for the huge selection of different types of dishes. We also made sure to let the cashier know we would like to have our complimentary miso soups with our regular plate lunches (don't miss out! It is free after all). The food came quickly and was what you would expect from Blane's. Could be better, but tastes ok, but you'll eat it anyways. We were also cold and tired from fishing at the end of Makuu that day, so the meal was hot and we were hungry. So, if you're looking for a big portion at a relatively decent price there head to Blane's! There is still a big selection waiting! read more

Cheap, greasy food. Yes. Delicious, yes. Blane's is always great for quick food to fill you up or take to the ocean. Looking for healthy and organic? Keep driving. Looking for great meats with mac and rice? Pull da car over here! read more

Yum, this place is popular with the locals. I'm a local. I love that it doesn't cost very much. I had most every thing on the menu and all of it is really good. My favorite is the roast pork, but tonight I'm going to try the fried noodles. I'll take a pic and tell you how it was. read more

Poor customer service coupled with absolutely drenched in oil, cold hash browns leads me to giving one star. This place is an absolute last resort! Too bad because it's so convenient. They're only still in business because they're the only restaurant servicing orchid land and hpp. read more

I have been coming to this Blaines since I moved in 2008, there food has always been delicious, staff on the other hand, has been so-so.... Too chillaxed if you tell me, nowadays I been coming more frequent because of their staff they have now. Lindsey is an awesome staff who provided me with great service (each time I come in), has and shows ALOHA in her work and customer skills. It is what keeps me coming back. Aloha! read more

I should have known not to come here totally ruined our lunch. Firt off we waited almost half an hour because they forgot to make our order people who came in after us actually got their food. .. ate. ..and left Before we received ours. Then the burger was undercooked had to send it back. As I was writing this review a worker came with the replacement burger. .was very apologetic and offered a free drink so my little girl got a strawberry slush. Still .... that blows! read more

I agree that you get what you pay for. This Blane's does live up to the industrial location. Boneless Korean chicken was the worst I've had. It was soggy and resembled chicken that had been reheated in the microwave and dipped in Korean shoyu/sugar sauce. Loco moco for my son was flooded in gravy. Daughter's gravy burger fell apart. In a bad way. The fries were fresh and crispy though. Staff was friendly, but the cooks really sucked tonite. read more

Not a fan of this place. Although the service gals are very nice the place is disgusting. There were flies on the window where I sat to eat and the manager was extremely rude. This place is freezing and I felt like I was in a hospital not a drive inn. The food was alright but nothing exciting and definitely not the feeling of home cooked goodness. They recently took off the menu the only thing that I enjoyed which was the Mix #3 where I can choose three different meats. I've only eaten there three times and won't go back. The only thing good about this place is the slush. I use to pay the 5 bucks to have a slush float but now since the manager only puts one scoop of ice cream in the float isnt not even worth it. I paid 5 bucks for a slush float with ice cream the size of a golf ball and they call that a slush. The floor is ALWAYS DIRTY and never seems clean. Makes me wonder what it looks like in the back. read more

I came here late this afternoon too have a family dinner with my two daughters and grandson thinking this pace would be affordable and decent for us 4. But come too realize once I stepped in this restaurant it was; filthy almost all the tables weren't wiped down completely, not too mention the most horrid smell in the back next too the women's bathroom(the toilet has been overflown for about a few hours considering the fact that their was human waist floating at the top which was beyond disgusting). I the customer had too go out of my way too put a caution cone in front of the bathroom door too let the next lady know that it's out of Oder which should have been done by a blanes worker. Also, when I was ordering my food the lady that took my order had a very bad attitude she also had hickeys on her neck which was very unprofessional!. While she was taking my order, the other co worker was flirting with with the cook in the back not paying attention that their was a very long line behind us. Words can't describe how disappointed I am right now, this place is awful. The food, wasn't cooked fully it was a bit raw not too mention the bowl they gave us instead of a regular plate. Therefore I was treated very poorly, the place wasn't maintained at all very disgusting, and the food was not good. This is a 0 star review for "Blanes Drive In" at Orchidland. read more