Very unprofessional staff. This restaurant is setting it self up for disaster by not greeting walk in dining guest. To be successful and stay open the staff will need to be properly trained on greeting people properly and taking their order in a timely manner. Friendliness goes such a long way in this business. Hopefully the owner can address the situation before they scare away more potential customers read more

I think I found my burrito place to go to. Came to Bowles today after swimming at the beach in Kailua. My husband has been here before after he goes paddling so we decided to give it a try. We both got the kalua pig burrito. You can choose between two sides regular which is a 10 inch tortilla or a bigger 12 inch tortilla. In the burrito you can choose what kind of rice and beans you want. Rice choices were Spanish rice or cilantro lime. Bean choices were black bean or refried beans. You also could choose your toppings inside. If you want sour cream and guacamole, it's an additional cost. We got both of our kalua pig burritos with Spanish rice and black beans. Then we added cheese, lettuce, olives, salsa, sour cream, and guacamole. My husband added jalapeños to his since he likes spicy. Also an added bonus is with Yelp check in you get a free kalua pig taco. You can put whatever toppings you want in it too. We took our items to go since it was close to my daughter's nap time. Then as we're leaving she says I'm hungry. So I give her a bite out of the taco. She can't resist only eating one bite, so I give her another. She keeps saying oh it's so good. So I have a bite, it's delicious. She wants more and more and ends up eating the whole taco before we even leave Kailua town. The burritos make it home without being eaten by our hungry monster. They're huge so I cut my 10 in tortilla one and share it with my daughter. The burrito is so good. The kalua pig is perfect and with all the toppings on it, it makes it taste so good. Of course my daughter didn't all her half of the burrito. Can't eat a burrito the next day, so I made sure it all got eaten. So delicious. I hope to go back there next time we go to Kailua. read more

Went for a quick dinner bite. The atmosphere is fun and lively! The Taco Salad was satisfying and delicious! I highly recommend the Creamy Cilantro Sauce as a dressing! read more

Bowles Burritos - Taco Salad with Pork Verde - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Amazing food and great service! We ordered two carne asada burritos, and they were absolutely delicious--fresh ingredients, perfectly seasoned meat, and packed with flavor. The staff was incredibly friendly and even gave us great recommendations for places to visit. We originally planned to eat on the go, but the burritos were so good that we ended up finishing them right in the parking lot. Definitely a must-try spot! read more

The Mexican food is unmatched. Flavors, spice, freshness... it's all amazing! When you come make sure to get a key lime pie, you won't regret it! The team is really friendly and ambiance is great for date night. read more

After lots of snorkeling, we were looking for a place that had some vegetarian options and Mexican food never disappoints. I liked how you could choose between burritos, bowls, tacos, and more.. and they had really good sauces! It wasn't life changing, but good! The servers were welcoming and kind, while the place had lots of open seating during the mid afternoon. read more

Bowles Burritos - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Huge portions. You get good value for the money. We had to save half of our order to eat the next day. It's a convenient location right in in Kailua town. The food came fast and hot. I had the burrito bowl with kalua pork, beans, onions, lime juice, salsa, guacamole, and extra chicken. My spouse had the bomber burrito which was really generously filled. The kiddo had cheesy quesadillas. Now I don't eat Mexican food a lot and am no expert in the authenticity of these flavors, but my taste buds loved it. We would totally order from here again. We did an online order and picked up within 15 minutes. read more

Bowles Burritos - Burrito bowl - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Bowles Burritos is so fun! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious food... My friend got a burrito, it was fricken humongous I got the kalua pig tacos, the cilantro cream sauce is a WINNER... Will definitely be back!! Live music on Tuesdays read more

Delicious food, clean tables, super friendly staff. I ordered the burrito bowl with kalua pig which was the perfect amount of salty! My friend ordered the enchilada plate which she said was delicious as well. Highly recommend Bowles for dinner! You can't go wrong! read more

Bowles Burritos - Burrito Bowl & Enchilada Plate - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Amazing burritos! Great service! Good vibe, always love coming here after a beach day! read more

Unfortunately I personally did not like the street tacos at all. It was dry. Price for street tacos was reasonable.

Mid AF fam. The cheese on top was burnt, the tortilla was soggy af and the burrito was 80% rice. I paid for the extras that people from good reviews like and it came out to $18 for just the burrito. The verde sauce was good but couldn't taste the creamy cilantro I paid extra for in the slightest; don't know if they forgot it or what; hardly any carne asada, and most of it was super chewy and tendony read more

Bowles Burritos - $18, mostly rice - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Tasty food, lots of choices, fast service and polite help. I live that they serve beer, Mexican foods calls for a cold beer!

We came at about 11am on a Sunday. Only one guy in front of us, some customers were dining in. We ordered four regular size burritos, with chicken, carne asada, pork, and veggies. You get to choose Spanish or cilantro lime rice, black beans or refried, and a half dozen toppings. I was dumb and asked for mild salsa which still had too much of a kick for us wimps. I recommend going without olives and adding sour cream and guacamole. All the meats had good flavor. Good portion size for the price, and good customer service. read more

Bowles Burritos - Chicken 10" Regular Burrito cross section - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Overpriced. They don't list prices of additional cost meats. $3 bucks for cane asada in my burrito? That beef better be locally harvested from sacred cows. The workers are also incompetent, not all of them but the two that were there couldn't even execute a simple burrito order correctly, causing my order to take an unnecessarily long time. I was ready to make his burrito myself. Anyways, I'm sure those ladies are wonderful people but burrito making probably isn't their strong suit. Wont go here again. Burrito was 6/10 read more

Bowles Burritos - a hand holding a burrito - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Always a win! Great food for a great price! We love the breakfast burritos on the beach, thanks!

The food was definitely a solid 3.75 stars. The service was four stars. I thought the burrito was pretty solid in taste and portion. The price was pretty well also most of the time burritos here are upwards of 17 $18 here a good burrito was around 10 or 12 bucks I believe. Like I said the service is really worth it at this place I like how it's half bar half restaurant. So, if you want to get your sports watching on while enjoying a fat burrito B0WLES is the place for you! I also like that the manager stopped by almost immediately once we start eating just to check on us and see if we were doing OK. This place offers a free taco with a check in on YELP. The taco was huge unfortunately I don't eat pork which I'm sure my husband was excited about because the taco was pork so he knew I wouldn't take any. My daughter had some nachos they were OK. This place is nestled in the heart of Kailua town definitely has easy access with street parking in front and a little bit of parking in the back. I was full the rest of the night so I would definitely recommend bringing your appetite when coming to this place. In fact I took a third of my burrito home. read more

Bowles Burritos - My some eaten Carne Assad - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Service was great and food was delicious. Margaritas were yummy! We were there on a live music night and it was quite loud if you were sitting on the end of the bar, but the music was good. read more

- Great deals for Taco Tuesday: tacos start at $2.50, margaritas only $5 and include different flavors - live music - soft corn tortilla is only option for tacos, no crunchy shells or soft flour - Fast casual, service was good read more

Paid $15 for a 12" Bomber burrito with Fish (market price) and sour cream (+1.00). Fakn thing was 7 inches Btw.. if you order fish, they heat it up in foil. read more

Bowles Burritos - 12" Bomber Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Food: 1 star Food was cold. Sauce tastes canned. Service: Negative 5 stars If eye rolling and poor attitude is what you offer, never worth it. Plus, food made with negativity leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Ambiance: 1.5 stars Loud music and tv. Dogs walking around looking for food scraps. Place could be a tad bit cleaner with a less funky smell on entering. I sat at the farthest table from the counter by the door while my partner ordered. Was the place busy? No. Did we give any reason to staff to treat us poorly? Nope. We had never been here, so understandably we had questions. Two to be exact, and I guess that was two too many. From where I sat about 10 feet away, I could see the person taking the order rolling his eyes multiple times. Seriously, it was noticeable contempt. I get it, people can be annoying, but damn, pull yourself together and step away from the counter if you are having a fussy pants moment. Some days are definitely better than others and we just so happened to try this place on an off night. Will we be back? Nope. Someone recommended this place to us. What a total joke. read more

Add to the Oahu mediocre food list. Concept is good, execution is not. Cheap ingredients, like Kraft shredded Mexican cheese and very skimpy with the cheese. Salsa is bland with no discernible taste. I had the salad with fish and the fish was tough and tasted old. Hubby had a shredded beef burrito and said it was the worst burrito he ever had. Meat was tasteless. Next to loud bar with bad karaoke. Won't be back. read more

Amazing food and service. Ordered a veggie burrito and they comped guacamole. Highly recommend, would definitely return!

Amazing burritos! This cool dive bar and food spot had excellent service, great flavor, and such a cool vibe. The spicy carne asada burrito was one of the best I ever had - for sure check this out read more

Food and service were spectacular. We enjoyed our meal immensely. Simple burrito but very tasty.

Still my all time Kailua Breakfast Burrito GoTo! Generous portions of eggs and meat of your choice. My custom choice is still the crumbled sausage and chorizo combo. The flavors compliment each other. Add some homemade salsa (spicy preferred) and venture into the tasty habanero salsa which was excellent with a nice slow burn! I received a taste tease of a new offering, spicy carne asada. Not to be missed! Deep subtle heat emanates from this well simmered meat. Enjoy a change for these treats offered only on Sat and Sunday! read more

Bowles Burritos has been in Kailua for a while now, but I've never gotten a chance to try their food until now. I won't beat around the bush: 1. There were two hairs in my rice. The thicker, longer one is pictured. 2. I ordered an enchilada. That thing looks like two soft tacos that are a bit wet. I expected a regular enchilada... that is, a burrito smothered in sauce! There was barely any sauce on the enchilada and the carne asada steak was dry. It was filled with very little cheese and meat. Not much flavor at all. 3. The nachos were soggy. I understand that it is take-out, but even the chips that weren't fully coated with toppings were not crunchy. They were stale. The shredded beef was alright, but they should definitely offer some diced tomatoes as a topping to give their food some color. The only contrasting flavor lay in the pickled jalapenos. I'm going to be honest, I was not impressed with Bowles Burritos. Aside from the fact that the food was not very good, the main reason I will not be going back there is because of the hairs in my rice. It made the entire meal quite unappetizing. read more

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Fast and friendly service. Casual dine-in or take out. Great prices and numerous options on fresh, classic Mexican fare. The wet kahlua pork burrito was juicy, and a light smoke to the meat, with whatever toppings you want. Such an easy pick for a quick bite. read more

Come here if you like cold burritos and warm guacamole. I don't usually write bad reviews but this was pretty bad. I got two burritos and both were completely cold down to the meat inside, which probably means the rice, beans, and meat are sitting in the kitchen cold? I ordered for takeout and had to heat it up in the oven. My order was wrong as well, which I normally wouldn't mind if it tasted alright. I think I got shredded beef or pork when I ordered carne asada. Bland as hell. Ordered chips and guac and the guac was warm. Two burritos and chips and guac was $37 total. I ate what I could and threw away the rest. Should've gone to taco bell. read more

Bowles Burritos - "Carne asada" 12" Bomber Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Happy New Year Bowles Crew! Best Holiday Wishes to you and yours, and to Robert West and his beautiful little girl. We love our weekly dining with you all. Awesome food and drinks, Awesome Crew. Best wishes blessings and a healthy and prosperous new year! Bill & Lynette read more

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This place on taco Tuesday for cheap tacos and live music? HELL YEAH! Love Bowles Burritos!!!

Support small businesses. Such a a great place. Breakfast burritos was on point. Will definitely be back when we visit again! read more

Bowles Burritos - Bloody Mary time - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Food was 10/10 for what this place is. Great ingredients, tasty and imaginative sauces, friendly service, and a cold beer to wash it all down. Plus: banging tunes perfect for a lunch stop. Can't recommend highly enough! read more

I come from Southern California and have been craving Mexican food since I got here but there's not many options. I was in Kailua today and figured I'd give it a shot while I was in town. The burrito was extremely bland and the "cilantro rice" was pretty much just plain white rice. Also some of it was undercooked and still crunchy. I knew I'd be disappointed with the Mexican in Hawaii but this was just not good at all. Burrito could've been filled more and I wish they put them on the grill longer so the cheese would actually melt. Don't recommend read more

Excellent super burrito and I'm from burrito land. i went with All the ingredients, and it's definitely one of the best! asked for spicy and it was perfect. If you think you can just get burritos at home and plan to skip these, that's a Big mistake. You can't get kalua pork in California, at least as far as I know. And all the basic ingredients deliver a unique, wonderful flavor. Believe me, this place is a gem! read more

Burrito bowls were fresh and delicious. Everyone was welcoming and helpful. Bartender was sweet and funny and made killer margaritas. read more

Bowles Burritos - Strawberry and mango margaritas - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Came across this little hole in the wall in Kailua one weekday evening while I was on that side. Street parking and parking in the back, it's two places, the restaurant part and also a bar part separated by a wall. The burrito bowl was sooooooo good, and their daily special of kalua marinated in guava was different but also super good. My kids had quesadillas, which I thought were a little overpriced for basically just a tortilla and cheese, and my husband had a burrito. We split the nachos, I thought it could've used more toppings since I like nachos where not a single chips is left "plain". Overall a good Mexican restaurant with good vibes and good eats! read more

Great spot to eat in and the food is awesome. One of my regular lunch spots in Kailua. Get the spicy, if you like hot you won't be disappointed. read more

This place is fire!! It is so worth getting your burrito wet! Great steak. Plate comes out hot. read more

Bowles Burritos - Wet carne asada 12" Bomber Burrito! So freaking good. Worth going wet!! - Mexican Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

I got the nachos and the chips were LOADED with goodness. Everything is always delicious when I grab a bite from here. The staff is always friendly and the restaurant is always clean. Great spot. read more