They did have some great Hawaiian bbq here. The only item that let me down was the short ribs or kalbi, as even in a combo, they only had two bones instead of the traditional whole cut of three bones. But the bbq chicken and bbq beef were right on the money. I did have a problem paying $24 for one combo and one drink, as even with these three items, I was still expecting the meal to not be more than $20 total. That will be the main reason I probably won't return. The service was good. It was quick and friendly. And the ambiance was alright too as everything was clean, efficient, and not distracting. I just agree with the statement earlier that there are better rice bowl, hawaiian, and/or teriyaki food joints in the area at either a much better quality or better pricing. This seems to find that line where what you get, though good, is a bit over-priced for what you get and there is no recourse to get something smaller because then you will be over-paying and still hungry. I'd almost give this place a 4 though because I did enjoy the meal quality-wise. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - With the 45's from '82 And the looks that say we're cooler than you Bbq mix plate from #HoAlohaHawaiianBBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

The chicken katsu is extremely delicious! It tastes exactly like chicken katsu I've had when I was in Hawaii. I wish they put a little bit more chicken in their bowl, but the rice is flavorful. The katsu sauce is delicious as well! It's a little bit more on the pricier side, but it's very worth it! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Delicious. Have been here several times now and nothing disappoints! Delicious food and great sauces. I had had the spicy fire garlic shrimp and egg rolls. Will definitely be back soon. read more

A lovely small place. I got a medley of Musubi and ate them over 2 days. They all were made to order and delicious. I ordered the Crispy spam Musubi, the beef Musubi, and the spam & mac Musubi. Please give them a try. i found the food tasty. read more

I am a sucker for some hawaiian bbq & when I saw this place by my mom's - I knew I had to stop by and try it out. I got the HoAloha BBQ Mix plate, it comes with BBQ chicken, BBQ beef & 1 piece of bbq short rib. I got all mac no rice. The mac was a little bit on the bland side but it wasn't too bad. My mom got the HoAloha Chicken Mix, that came with Chicken Katsu & BBQ Chicken. She got hers with rice and a salad. She really liked the salad dressing. We also tried the BBQ Chicken cheesy fries - they were really good. The musubis were okay, a little bit more rice then i would've liked but nonetheless still good. I got the crispy spam musubi and the brulee spam musubi. read more

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Food took a while but what a great deal and it was delicious. If you get the loco moco I would ask for extra gravy. read more

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A lot of food. Really good food. It's fresh and homemade. I really enjoyed my lunch. Inside is very clean and welcoming. The employee was very nice. I would come back here. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

I usually get the standard stuff from most hawaiin spots but that changed as soon as I saw all the options here. Glad I did. Fire island Fried chicken was like bomb popcorn chicken with a unique flavor. Everything we had we kept saying wow. Place was clean, staff super patient, and welcoming. Really happy all the places on fourth of July were closed because we found this gem as a result. I don't understand how anyone can be an influencer and not have this place on their feed. read more

Update: Not sure what they did but the food is coming out consistent now and no more wilted spinach

Come on Monday for having lunch with teams place so empty but the service and food it's good. They have every day daily specials it's only $12.99 it's a steal . Chicken katsu its bomb the portion also make me full enough. Macaroni is excellent taste. I get also crispy spam musubi. They many kind of musubi. Next time will try different kind. Will definitely back soon on my break lunch. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Crispy spam plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Food is amazing and will get you full. Honestly, no need for a plate if you're getting musubi. It's very filling and delicious. They don't skimp on rice AND protein. Service was nice and the inside is so chill. Nice and quiet just how I like when eating. Come here if you want nice Hawaiian and Hawaiian inspired foods! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Teriyaki beef musubi, omelette musubi, shrimp musubi, chicken katsu moco plate, and furikake fries - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Just tried HoAloha and had a pretty solid experience overall. I went with the BBQ mix plate, my usual when it comes to Hawaiian BBQ, which hit the spot but could've used more seasoning. The meats were tender and cooked well, but tasted a bit plain on their own. Thankfully they have a good sauce selection, so I loaded up on three different ones: teriyaki, katsu, and their spicy sauce. The teriyaki was sweet and savory like you'd expect, and the spicy sauce actually had some heat to it without being overwhelming. The katsu sauce was tangy and helped bring out more flavor in the BBQ. Their macaroni salad isn't what I'm used to. This version felt more like a regular pasta salad you'd find at a deli since the macaroni was firm and the dressing was more mild instead of that thick, mayo-heavy coating I'm used to. When you're eating smoky BBQ and salty musubi, you want that macaroni salad to be the soft, cooling contrast that cleanses your palate between bites. Since getting the mac salad right is pretty important to the whole Hawaiian plate experience for me, I'm taking off a star for this. My sister ordered the spicy mayo shrimp musubi and it was packed with flavor. The shrimp was cooked perfectly and juicy, and that spicy mayo had the right amount of kick, definitely made me a little jealous of her choice. The rice held together well and you could tell it was seasoned properly. We both got Thai tea to wash it down and I was impressed because it tasted authentic with that distinctive creamy texture, yet wasn't overly sweet like some places make it, which I actually prefer. You could taste the actual tea flavor coming through the condensed milk. The portions were decent since I finished my whole order, though I usually have leftovers at other Hawaiian spots, so they might run a bit smaller here. The prices seemed fair for what you get though. Service was friendly and our food came out pretty quickly considering everything is cooked to order, which I appreciated. If you're in the mood for Hawaiian comfort food, definitely give this place a try. Just make sure to order their various musubis, that's where they really shine. The BBQ is solid if you don't mind adding your own flavor with their sauces. They also give back to the community!! read more

Stopped by on Saturday, 10/19/24 during lunch time. Ordered the following: - 1 Chicken Katsu Bowl = $9.95 - 1 Furikake French Fries = $6.45 - 1 Hoaloha Katsu Mix (BBQ Beef, Short Ribs, Chicken Katsu) Plate with Green Salad = $17.95 - 1 Fish Katsu Bowl = $9.85 SUBTOTAL = $44.20 TAX = $3.86 TOTAL = $48.06 So good and I believe this place recently opened up, so the interiors and overall atmosphere were very clean and minimal. Food was great and even had leftovers. :) read more

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This was my second time at this restaurant. Parking is fairly easy and the staff was nice. The decor was also nice inside. However, it took almost 20 minutes to get my food. I also chose my meal based off of the picture from other reviews and the egg was so thin compared to what I had seen from others. They were also out of Thai tea. Pretty disappointed and not sure if I'll be returning. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Breakfast musubi - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

I drove by recently and saw that they opened. It's near Wells Fargo Bank and Wingstop. I bought their fried spam musubi ($7.75) and BBQ Mix plate ($17.85) which came with two scoops of white rice and macaroni salad. It was ok, I do like the bbq chicken more than the beef since the beef was chewy. I would try a different type of spam musubi. The place is clean with plenty of seating. The staff was nice. read more

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I came to this place before I thought it was pretty good the first time. I must've had a different cook today or something, but quality wasn't there/: read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

We ordered the mixed chicken plate and the grilled spam musubi. I liked the crispness of the chicken katsu which paired nicely with the mac salad. The bbq chicken with teriyaki sauce was also a good match. There's a lot of musubi options on the menu but I stuck to the original and it did not disappoint. Plus the portions are generous and it's a good spot to eat in or do takeout with many tables inside. The location is clean and the staff is very friendly. read more

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The bad: Burnt BBQ chicken... way too much rice in the masubi. The good: the katsu was very good and the service was pleasant. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Burnt chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Breakfast musubi is delicious; 4 pieces with an order. They also have daily specials throughout the week that are worth checking out

I ordered 2 different spam musubis, the Brulee and the crispy. The rice was mushy and wet, the flavor was good but over powered by mushy blandness. They stuff too much rice in these. Probably not coming back. read more

Stopped by HoAloha Hawaiian for takeout. I ordered the Fire island BBQ Beef Plate & Katsu Mix Plate (however they gave me the wrong plate). Fire island plate was super spicy, but really tasty! Chicken Katsu plate was good as well, but not what I ordered unfortunately. You can choose your side and I went with the Mac Salad. No flavor, very bland, and too many carrots. I did order a couple sides (loco moko gravy & fire island sauce) which did make it better. As for the portion sizes, it was a bit on the smaller side, I was hoping for a little more especially for the price. It is on the pricier side. Overall I give it a 7/10 read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Fire island BBQ Beef Plate & Chicken Katsu Mix Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Saw that there was a soft opening a few weeks ago and decided to give this place a try. If you're into the Hawaiian style genre of food, then this is your spot. I am not a huge fan of this type food, but this shop is akin to Ono's Hawaiian BBQ chain, but better. I gave the chicken katsu plate and the grilled spam masubi a try, and I was pleasantly satisfied. The katsu comes with rice and your choice of macroni or green salad and overall, they give a good ratio of meat, rice, and salad and at a pretty good overall sized portion to fill anyone. I wasn't expecting to have such a large plate which is why I ordered the spam masubi. The chicken katus alone was grilled to perfection and as mentioned, it's a decent sized portion. It could use a bit more seasoning on it. I am not a fan of "katsu sauce" or teriyaki sauce, but they are available, and as expected, sweet sauces. I was surprised there was no soy sauce. I might be weird, but I usually eat chicken katsu at places like this with a dab of soy sauce over the sweet sauce. While spam masubi is simple at its core, rice, spam, and with some form of sweet sauce add, all wrapped in seaweed, I do feel like it was missing a tad bit in savoriness (aka saltiness flavor) compared to what I've tried before at other places. BUT, I will say it was still good nonetheless. Their spam masubi is a good size, they use your typical, averaged sized spam and give a decent chunk of rice, more than most spots. While the size is good, the pictures on the menu and on here at Yelp are a bit deceiving. It says 4 piece, but in actuality, they are two "longer/larger" amounts of masubi that are cut in half and given/sold as 4 pieces. Because of the size of them, I think it's totally fine and the price is on par with most places. And when I say most places, masubi is a unique appetizer here in SoCal so it's always upped in price just like how gyoza is overly priced. The place gives more like cafe-like vibes, is clean, and quiet with no complaints. Prices are adequate for the amount you are given and the quality. Definitely a good place to pick up family shared meals and whatnot. I was in and out pretty quick on a weekday afternoon, maybe because this place is still new. I will definitely be coming back to try their loco moco and giving some of their other masubi a try. I'd definitely rate this a solid 3.5 to 4 stars, but the closest I could give is 4 so will keep it at that. read more

This was such a disappointment. This place was over priced for the amount of food. The meat was extremely under seasoned. The portion for the Mac salad was so small and it seemed like there was no salt on it. I also got the crispy musubi, which was delicious. If you come here for musubi, great. If you're looking for a good Hawaiian plate, you're way better off at Ono or young's Hawaiian. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - HoAloha BBQ Mix Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Craving Hawaiian BBQ, and missing Honolulu. This place satisfied all my longings from the huge menu, to the amazingly friendly staff and atmosphere. I looked this place up on yelp as I do with most my ventures and decided to give it a try. Being a local in Chino I knew this place was fairly new and decided to try it out (so glad I did). Walking in: the clean design wall to wall, and very welcoming Hawaiian decor made it easy to feel at home. The employee at the register was very welcoming and gave great suggestions. I don't want a full plate so I decided to get a bbq chicken bowl and side of macaroni salad and of course the star of the show my favorite mystery meat SPAM masubi! The entire meal was very delicious and not at all over powering. I always like to try out the sauces individually but this place had them in bottles instead of pumps and they all were so good I decided to mix them all together for the spam masubi to be dipped in I'll definitely be back to explore the menu, I played it very safe and basic, but you know what my family always says "If the basics are great, then the whole menu you must take!" - my mom , Can't wait to come back. Thanks for the meal! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ Chicken rice bowl, side of macaroni salad, 1 order of spam masubi, guava drink, and all the sauces mixed together - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Food was amazing I went there by myself then the next day I brought my family lol. Ever since leaving Hawaii I've been looking for somewhere to serve some good fried chicken with some good sauce. The fire island chicken did the job for me. Mac salad was pretty good. I'd say better than Onos Mac salad. The rice was served with furikaki which I absolutely loved and they were OK to make my plate with a fried egg bc I love anything with fried egg. I did order the cucumber mint lemonade and it was OK. It tasted more on the pickle juice side but I liked it enough to order again. Lol. My dad loved the Kalua pork! It was juicy and hot. Idk anywhere else to grab pig so this might be the place to satisfy his cravings too if he ever craves pig lol. Chicken katsu sauce is different from the typical katsu sauce you find at Onos or L&L but it was actually pretty good! We did tell each other this might be the healthy version of Hawaiian food lol but nonetheless it did its job. Lastly The shaved ice was yummy!! It's not as soft as hula tang which is down the street but it is way more flavorful. We will be back and ordering again! So glad we have another spot for Hawaiian food in the area. I usually have to travel outside of Chino to grab it. The customer service was great. They chose great gals to take the order. I wish I got her name but she did well. There was a mess up on our order but she handled it professionally and was apologetic which we didn't mind. Also gave us our correct order with no hesitation. Mahalo HoAloha! read more

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Pretty good food but it is kinda pricey. Parking is hit or miss but they're always very nice here from greeting you, to taking your order, to giving you your food. Update: They got a new girl with glasses that's rude and just points at your food when it's ready. Took a star off for that read more

Missing items and upcharged extra sauces, yet missed the item the sauce was for. Katsu musubi, extra charge for sauce. Teryaki chicken garlic noodles, extra charge for sauce, here's the best one, loco moco extra sauce charge, forgot the whole loco moco. Paid extra for gravy for my no loco moco. Not good service and too extra charges for meals that should include it. read more

Ordered takeout for dinner and with the many good reviews, we had high expectations. The staff was friendly and there were many people waiting for their order. The food was good, but the portions were less than expected. At least for the Hoaloa Katsu mix, the meat was thin and and my husband wasn't full. I may try it again. read more

Bomb Hawaiian bbq!!! I ordered the Hoaloha Hawaiian BBQ Mix, chicken was flavorful and grilled just right, the short rib was delicious and not lacking meat, the bbq beef was very flavorful. Hot sauce and teriyaki sauce was perfect. Rice and Mac was good. I'll be back, it's a little pricey but worth it. read more

Order in the front cashier was friendly and helpful. Chicken was good with a light crispy batter. Had a nice little kick to it. 2 scoops of rice and I got a scoop of Mac salad. Mac salad was good and creamy with some carrots in it. The place was small and clean with food ac can't complain. 10% off right now for grand opening until sept 30 read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Fire island chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

I love this Hawaiian place! Price is pretty fair for the amount of food you get and they gave me a student discount as well. The cashier was nice and there was a good amount of seating inside. It was busy when I went so there was a wait for food but the food was good and fresh and I loved their musubi. I would go back for the musubi alone! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

Ordered online for pick up. Quick service. We ordered Mac Spam Masubi, breakfast Masubi, and grilled Spam Masubi. All were yummy and oh so ONO!! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - We enjoyed their Spam Mac Masubi and Breakfast Masubi! So tasty and oh so ONO!! - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

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So glad to see a new Hawaiian restaurant in Chino. Food was delicious, almost like being back in Hawaii!!! Customer service was awesome, so much Aloha as well as appreciation for us coming to try it! Location is very clean including the restroom. Happy to see they also do fundraising as well. We look forward to coming back very soon!! read more

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Cute/clean place. Overall mediocre Hawaiian BBQ at best. The katsu was dry and the protein was thin. Katsu sauce felt watery, rice was good, Mac salad was just okay. I truly wanted this to be better! read more

Nice little store. First issue when i walked in was the crazy amount of aftershave you can smell right when you walk in! The rice was old and not soft. The loco moco gravy and patty was flavorless and was overpriced for such a small plate. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Regular iphone for scale. Almost $10 - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

I got the fire island fried chicken plate which came with a huge portion of spicy crispy fried chicken, two scoops of white rice and a scoop of your choice between mac salad or regular salad. The chicken was sooooo good; it came in a generous portion that was spicy and seasoned and not too salty. It was steaming hot but somehow still crispy after the ride home. The mac salad was simple and tasty. The lady who took my order was sweet and friendly, the building was clean and spacious, and the kitchen was clearly preparing every order, to-order. As I waited for my food, she was regularly reorganizing the fridge stocked with hawaiian drinks and sauces. I am looking forward to trying the other proteins next time, as well as the huge variety of musubi! read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - fire island fried chicken plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

After eating here, it makes me wonder if all the people giving it high praise has actually had Hawaiian food in Hawaii. Spent over $100 here to see if I found a new spot for Hawaiian food. Sadly, I definitely will not return. 1. Fried Chicken- I should have known based on color alone that something was off. Fried chicken has zero flavor. - 1 star 2. Mac Salad - Now Hawaiian Mac salad isn't like American Mac salad. Mac salad was also bland. Carrots were too big and undercooked. They need to stick to traditional Hawaiian mac. It should have shredded carrots, onions and TUNA! It's also mixed with Best Foods mayo. -1 star 3. Rice - Now how can you go wrong with rice. Well they definitely did. Is this cal rose rice, it's tough and dry. They need to add more water when cooking rice. Something so easy, yet they failed to make it correctly. -1 star 4. Service - Lady that helped us was nice... Just for her, I give just her + 2 stars Now I didn't mention everything else we ordered... Short ribs - thumbs down, no flavor Chicken Katsu - fried correctly but that's it Katsu mixed plate - nothing exciting about it. Take the time and try North Shore in Norco instead. At least it's made by actually Hawaiians read more

Friendly staff and tasty food, definitely recommend trying this spot out when looking for some good Hawaiian bbq read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Spam Moco bowl and Breakfast Spam Musubi - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

We were just in the area trying to figure out what to eat. We can across HoAloha and so glad we decided to give it a try. The staff were friendly and the service was fast. The restaurant was clean and the music was upbeat and made me feel like I was in vacation having a great meal. The combo plate was great with a variety of meats and chicken. I had the Katsu chicken and it was fried just right. The Mac salad was fresh and tasty. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

HoAloha Hawaiian BBQ - Combo plate - Barbeque Near Me - Chino, California

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So delicious, so much to choose from. We had to come back. Try the loco moco plate with brûlée spam musubi. My daughter loves the chicken teriyaki. We took our order to go, didn't have to wait too long, service was on point. Love the music, very chill very relaxing. Definitely recommend you give this place a try. read more