Always like the garlic chicken with extra sauce. Today tried the chicken katsu curry. The chicken katsu is crispy/crunchy but the curry sauce is not enough and not what I'm familiar with. Super thick. Decided to only eat some of the rice and some of the Mac salad. read more

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WOW! Absolutely Amazing BBQ Cheeseburger. Soft bun cheese melting in your mouth with the delicious BBQ burger. You must stop by to have their burgers with fries! Awesome Plate lunches with generous portions! Love them all! Thank you Loco Moco for a great meal & service! read more

Had one amazing experience at Loco Moco, one real hole-in-the-wall hidden gem! I ordered da Chicken Katsu Curry, and ho, I loved every bite! Da chicken was nice and crispy, tender inside, and da curry was rich, ono, and full of flavor. Definitely one place I going come back to fo' sure! read more

Ho brah, da chicken katsu ovah here is straight up broke da mouth, wit one mean golden panko crust dat is crazy crispy but stays super juicy and tender on da inside. Drizzled wit dat perfectly sweet and tangy sauce and served alongside two scoops rice, every single bite is so ono dat garans dis going be your new favorite place to grind! read more

I definitely agree with the recent reviews, but this place is an absolute joke! I ordered a mini sweet-and-sour spareribs, and there were literally two spare ribs and one piece of meat and they were all hard not soft. It was a first that I ever saw a carrot inside sweet and sour spareribs. If this were a franchise and I was the owner of the company, I would definitely take the franchise away very bad representation of the better locations they have. This place needs to be shut down immediately. Last time I'm never coming here. read more

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Beware the macaroni salad !! Just had a DoorDash order picked up and the macaroni salad tastes sour ! We called them to let them know what it tastes like and they are blaming it on DoorDash. Lol? Seriously. The door dasher was waiting for the order so the plate was still fresh. read more

Very good food and consistent. Clean atmosphere. Nice staff. Would come back for plate lunch cravings. read more

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The service was friendly and parking was spacious, but this plate lunch is just okay. $20+ tip for a plate lunch is a little steep for what I thought was a perfectly average plate lunch. I ate inside and wished they had a fountain drink or something other than mini water cups. It's just kind of cheap is an all aspects. If you're hungry (like I was), it's perfectly fine. If you've got options, I choose the other options. read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Combo BBQ Mix Plate - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I love that Loco Moco Drive Inn offers a variety of plate lunches here. I wanted to try a bunch of different things so I got their garlic chicken, garlic ahi, eggplant stir fry and hamburger steak. Everything was really good. Their garlic chicken came with 8 huge pieces and super garlicky!! I usually like to sub the white rice for brown rice but they don't offer that anymore :( read more

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Great food. We love that BOGO special!! Only choices are garlic chicken and mochiko chicken. Is going to take one star away but honestly, I've always really had great service but this last time, I made a take out order and the person that answered was "blah". Not friendly and i asked for all rice and ended up getting the Mac salad. Then when we picked it up, not friendly. But I get it, it's hard to find good work these days. read more

I ordered the chicken katsu and it was the WORST katsu I've ever had. The chicken was dry, the outside was stale, and there was absolutely no flavor to the chicken. It was awful and I'd rate the katsu with negatives if I could. read more

It had been years since we ordered from the Waipio loco moco location. The meat in the loco moco plate was hard to eat. It was so dry and rubbery. How can they mess up loco moco. The chicken katsu was really dry. Michiyo chicken was overcooked as well. Very disappointing. read more

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We just waited 40 minutes for an omelet. Checked twice wasn't done. Went to tell her for a refund. It's been sitting cold on the counter. There are 3 people in the restaurant. Service needs to be improved. read more

This place is a negative star for me! I'm absolutely displeased with this place. Went to get a mini chicken katsu for me and a bbq chicken sandwich & fries for my daughter since we haven't had lunch. The chicken & mac salad had ZERO flavor. Because of that I was hoping putting the chicken in the sauce would help but it didn't. My daughter's burger bun was too soft that when she went to pick it up it was breaking because the sauce just soaked it up. They didn't even put the bun on the grill to at least let it have stability. The fries wasn't even salted either. Dang I'm so disappointed in this place. I hate wasting money on food. I ended up throwing the katsu in the trash and my daughter didnt even eat her burger. Do better Loco Moco! At least taste your food before putting these items on the menu. Never again!!! read more

Katsu tasted different, in a weird way. Texture when biting into the meat was as if I was biting into a thin layer of plastic. I won't be ordering again read more

Loco moco has been fueling my adventures and kick back lunches for over 20 years and I can't complain for any of it. Despite understandable price increases since covid and me being gone for what feels like forever the food hasn't changed one bit. I even decided to try something new with the lemon chicken and would easily say it's apart of my rotation now. Sauce was perfect and chicken super tender. read more

I ordered 3 pans for a party for a pick up at 530pm. Drove from Kailua to Waipio to pick up on time & the store door was locked but lights were on. Tried calling and no one responded. NO CALLS NO MESSAGES NO HEADS UP about canceling my order. They could've at least been more considerate to their customers. I called them the next day & spoke to "Girly" to let her know my situation & they continued to lie and say they called & then change the story saying they had no power to call. NO customer service & NO common sense! THIS PLACE ISN'T THE SAME! NEVER Coming back here! read more

I hate to make a review like this BUT, this was unacceptable! Its 4th of July and I'm heading home from work after a long day. Who wants to cook? Not me! So I went to Loco moco in Waipio and ordered the party pack #1. Its not the first time I've ordered this but it might be the last! I got it and the pan was hot so I was excited for some nice glazed meat with some char on it. Not happening! It was like they were plain meats, not soaked with just sauce on top. Not even covering it all. I want my meat to look as if I ordered a plate lunch! The only thing good was my side order of rice that I ordered! read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Party pack #1 - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Havent been here in a long time, located in the Waipio Shopping Center next to Big City Diner and where Blockbuster Video used to be (been vacant for years). Prices have gone up a lot since ive last been, $13.99 for chicken plate lunches and $19.99 for a 2 choice combo plate. Wowsers.... Seen a buy one get one free coupon in the local paper so decided to try here....ordered a chicken katsu curry plate and a regular chicken katsu. Plates are made to order so there is a bit of a wait. Like others have said, plates look good but the katsu breading is too thick. The meat separates from the outside layer and i threw most of the breading away. L&L and other places have much better chicken katsu Like to support local but unfortunately doubt ill be returning.... Sorry. A generous 3 stars. read more

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There was no chicken in the katsu all breading so sad no chicken how can cook not see that when cutting it and putting it in the plate

Worst mochiko chicken EVER, the taste was salty and SOUR , i had to DUMP my plate because i was worried of FOOD POISONING. Very dissatisfied,just got back from trip and wanted local food THIS PLACE is the worst..... read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - WASTE OF $$ - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

After having waited 40 minutes for a fried saimin, loco moco and fries in a restaurant with sticky floors, so sticky that my slippers was sticking to the cement after leaving, and more than half way through the loco moco, a very visible hair is staring right out of the beef patty!! What a waste of $50!! I dont even want to chance eating the fried noodles!! Health inspector needs to do random checks! read more

I've only ever eaten a handful of things from here and thought those were okay. BUT, lemme tell you this. We got those chili fries, they come w chili all over it and my kid wouldn't eat it because of the celery in there. Anyway, day two I put the leftover order in the air fryer, omg sooo goood. Next time I will start w that. So crispy and yummy! Let me know if you try. I have no pictures bc didn't even think of it at the time. read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Seriously, take this and put in the air fryer. You won't regret it. - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Fast service. Large portions and food fresh. Busy but they were organized. Took advantage of their BOGO coupon read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Menu - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Just got dinner and paid $12.99 plus tax for a mini garlic shrimp..... rip off! I wouldn't come here. read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - 4 pieces of shrimp - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I ordered all mini plates - loco moco, beef stew and Furikake mahi mahi. Unfortunately I did not get a picture of the loco moco and beef stew as I did not have my phone on me at the time. The loco moco was extremely MINI. The patty was the same size circumference as a can of Pepsi, as well as a small egg! When you get a mini anywhere else, the patty is extremely huge. The beef stew was not local beef stew... it had a sweet and sour taste to it. Fortunately, I got a picture of the Furikake mahi, as I saved it for later. I was hoping to get a fried crispy fish(picture I screenshot from another customer on yelp) and this is what I got... fish was soggy and smelt weird. I took a bite and tossed it out. I spent almost $50 for all three mini plates. Now I know not to come back here read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Picture from another customer - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Loco Moco Waipio is a great place to get delicious local food at a great price. My favorites are the Teri beef plate and bbq chicken plate. The prices are amazing especially the party pans. The small pan is $30. I ordered the small bbq chicken pan for a get together. The chicken was so tender and flavorful. There were 12 plus large pieces. It was a wonderful surprise as no one ever wants to go to a get together with a small portion of food. For lunch, dinner or a party, Loco Moco is the place to go to get good food for a great price. read more

Won Tun Mein is no longer available too bad They use to be great, the owners had it super busy. But its got a new owner. read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - Teriyaki Pork Mini Plate Lunch - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Haven't gone to this location in about 6-8 years as I was in the area visiting a relative back then. While waiting for my food, I picked up and looked at their take out menu --- wow, it was like looking straight at Waiakamilo Drive Inn's take out menu! Of course, I then had to ask! ... the older woman said yes, they are related to Waiakamilo Drive Inn. The only difference for the plate lunches were these plate lunches were all about $2 more than Waiakamilo at that time. Since Waiakamilo Drive Inn (next to the Original Pancake House) in Kalihi closed for good few months ago I heard due to steep rental increase. The spot was still empty when I went next door to the Original Pancake House a few weeks ago for breakfast. Of course, I had been on the lookout for a place to 'replace' Waiakamilo Drive Inn's version of the Garlic Chicken I have loved since 2003 when my co-workers took me there to try their foods. To me, I loved their Garlic Chicken version over the Kalihi big boys, Sugoi's and Mitsu-Ken then and now so much that I hadn't been to either of them for at least eight years. Though I do get the MidWeek newspaper every week, I usually just glance through quickly and then it goes into the trash can. However, since I am on a few local food FB groups who were mentioning about Loco Moco's BOGO coupon, it made me want to see and use the coupon for the first time. Using Loco Moco's Waipio Gentry/Kapolei BOGO coupon that is in Midweek's 'Voice' news supplement (for West Oahu readers), I called in my order (as their ad said one should to reduce waiting times) and also mentioned that I was going to use their coupon. I told the female taking my order (who by the way must have been in some customer service training class or classes as she was clear, concise and friendly over the phone) that I wanted their fried Garlic Chicken plate for $13.99 (since I remember it tasting just as good as Waiakamilo Drive Inn) and their Beef Stew plate at $14.99 (which I never tried before). Paid a grand total of $15.70 with the coupon. Now when I arrived there about 10:30am (they opened at 10am), there was only one other customer sitting in the spacious well-lit interior and waiting for his order. The cashier (who I spoke with on the phone) was so friendly and provided *outstanding* customer service like I mentioned --- what a fresh breath of air as this seems to be missing to a lot of local businesses. I talked to her about the last time I was here and about the garlic chicken comparison with Waiakamilo Drive Inn and told her that I am hoping it stays true to the recipe what I had in my mind as to its taste. She said this location here in Waipio-Gentry took over ownership just about a little over a year ago and said they also hope the garlic chicken meets my expectations. When I got home and opened up the lid to see the garlic chicken, I saw that there were eight chicken pieces that seemed to be just slightly larger than what Waiakamilo used to provide of seven pieces, but then their pricing was less than Loco Moco's. But I was seriously impressed as the garlic chicken looked to be delicious, BUT I knew something was different as the garlic smell was not as strong when the lid was opened. The garlic taste was not as strong as I loved at Waiakamilo Drive Inn. It kind of went just a 'little sideways' in the recipe and perhaps added some shoyu and slivers of fresh ginger (that ended in my teeth). It still is VERY good so much that I 'will' come back more regularly --- if for nothing else, their garlic chicken plate --- as it reminded me of the now-closed Waiakamilo Drive Inn's version! The plate was well enough for Thursday's lunch *and* dinner. As for the macaroni salad, their version was slightly different from other regular mac salad as I could bite and taste bits of sweet relish. Not overpowering - still local style mac salad! Thus, the 4 star rating was ONLY on the Garlic Chicken experience. ------------- However, I just want to add comments about the other plate that I chose with the BOGO coupon which was their Beef Stew Plate. I saved the Beef Stew plate for Friday's lunch. Really disappointed when I ate the Beef Stew plate for Friday's lunch as the spreading of the entree was on top of the two scoops of rice that was spread out covering the entire section-too much rice! Meat not exactly tender... The BOGO coupon --- why would they offer that for so long (being advertised in the MIdweek's Voice *West Oahu readers*? Was it wrong to mention I was going to use the coupon when I called in the order! Should I just have presented the coupon upon paying there and not during the call-in order so they don't compromise and give me less as they'd be losing $$$ ? Or is that how much beef stew entree they NORMALLY give on this $14.99 plate? Five and a third small pieces of cubed meat (one of the meat pieces had practically all gristle), one piece of potato and carrot with sauce covering entire top except the mac salad. read more

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Okay...gotta do an update and am HAPPY to report that Loco Moco has stepped up! They are offering pans of very 'ono garlic chicken, short ribs, etc., for $30 (small), $50 (medium), and $70 (large). They were open on Christmas so we ordered some pans and it was ready on time, hot, and so delicious! Get the short ribs - it's basically kal bi and the BEST price in town! Girl who took our order was sweet too! Thank you, Loco Moco! Glad I can now give you the best ratings! read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - End result of my 30 minute+ wait. Cremated teriyaki pork. What a joke. - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I would put half a star but I cannot. We ordered 2 garlic chicken plates and it seemed like they made enough for 1 plate but split it in half. It's not like they're were busy or anything, I was the only one in there. This used to be the best spot when I was a kid growing up. Shame read more

This was my go to place for Teri Steak Plate until recently (last 4 months), meat light colored and hard with hardly any taste and Teri sauce. Not going there anymore, disappointed. read more

We use to come here all the time...DO NOT GO TO LOCO MOCO IN WAIPIO! The food had a funny taste (ordered the teriyaki pork) plus, the teriyaki chicken was terrible ! read more

First time here, always pass by, after going to Big City Diner Waipio. My friend said the Ginger Chicken was really good, he was right, there do give a lot. I also saw a review that a person got food poisoning eating the Ginger Chicken? Not a problem with my Ginger Chicken. I can't say about the other foods that on there menu, haven't tried it yet. Will give it a try next time. Service was excellent. Aloha, Derek read more

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I like their garlic chicken plate. Chicken was moist and love that chicken was well flavored. You can actually taste the garlic.

I wish old bad reviews or pictures could be removed after so many years. I feel so bad for restaurants that get stuck with the reputation of a rare and unfortunate situation/bad review that happened more than 5yrs ago. I've honestly ordered catering pans here maybe 10x now for the past 2yrs and still ordering. Seems like I always encounter the same guy each time I call the restaurant. Super nice and helpful. Always got the order right and made the food ready in time for pick ups. read more

Decided to stop by here for dinner. The only place that I enjoy the lemon chicken. The service is always nice here, food doesn't take long once you order and it's rarely crowded and I like to eat in. Places are becoming harder to find a good meal at a decent price and here is still affordable, good size plates and nice atmosphere. One of the few enjoyable places I like to make a quick stop to grab lunch or dinner read more

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Don't order take-out from Loco Moco. Look at what they served me. All FAT Kalbi in my BBQ Plate Lunch. Come-on, what kind of business does that? read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - This is Kalbi????? - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

We always take out from here whenever we need something quick but delicious and fresh food. My personal favorite is the Japanese fried noodles. They're mini plates has also big portions so it's really worth your money. read more

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$9.95 for 4 overcooked shrimp. Never should have given this place another chance. Just a few words as there is nothing much on the plate. read more

Loco Moco Drive Inn - shrimp and rice in a styrofoam container - Fast Food Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii