There food has gone down hill. Said vegetables but only got cabbage. The Mac is not good something has changed. I will go some where else.

Foods good, I recommend the Hawaiian Fried rice. This would be rated better but their prices are high read more

Everything tastes good except the macaroni. Tastes like plastic. Maybe a storage issue for them? I would ask for an extra scoop of rice rather than the macaroni read more

Ono food cuz.. we go grind em.. I lived in Hawaii for four years while doing some graduate work. Everyone who has ever lived in paradise is very familiar with plate lunches. Probably the most famous of this style of food would be L&L. If you're not able to find an L&L, and up for something with even more selection.. you've found it at Magic Hawaiian BBQ. Why more people don't have a strong affinity to this genre of food I'll never know? All meals come with a hefty portion of meat, chicken, or seafood.. with a side of rice and mac salad. Each meal will fulfill the appetites of even the most hungriest of patrons. Not that hungry.. try a mini plate. You'll get all the great food with about half of the portion. If you've never tried kal-bi ribs, chicken katsu, or mahi-mahi.. you have to try it here. The quaint restaurant gets the job done and is ideal for a quick bite or for a family of five. They offer great party platters that will give any party a shot of variety, causing everyone to ask... 'where did you get it?' You can't go wrong with this place... it seems to be family owned and operated, so you know they really care about keeping their customers happy! read more

When in the IE area and looking for a good decent meal between $6-$10 that'll fill you up without paying tip, we come here. I've always come in big groups, which this place doesn't really cater to. It's an order at the counter type place, like McDonald's. Decor is mediocre, bathroom is single private bathroom which I find extremely inconvenient in a "fast food" dining environment. And the cleanliness of the place needs some TLC in a sense that I don't see tables or counters being constantly wiped down, soy sauce stains not being wiped, and the self serve soda fountain (not fancy machine) is wet and messy and not maintained. The food is aight... I mean it's good but frankly I think it's overpriced. Or maybe I think that coz I'm spoiled living in Vegas. But I just think the taste of the food here is okay. It's not mind blowing or robust with flavors, but it's just okay. And the food is more mainland style to me, they don't even have LocoMoco on the menu and that's a Hawaiian dish. No mochiko chicken... No poke. So it's not as traditional as I would like. I tend to always get the combination plate that consists of one strip of kalbi short ribs, teriyaki beef and chicken, one scoop of macaroni, and scoop of rice. Again the taste is average. Usually a little too oily for my liking, but it's good food when there's not too many other quick fix choices around and you're not from the area. The Hawaiian fried rice I do like and has chunks of pineapple, chicken, and beef. My disappointment with this particular dish is that there is no shredded pork. So even tho it does taste good, still very average meal. I like to eat here only coz most times in a quick meal that's filling situation... This is the best option read more

I came here for lunch for the first time as I was having withdrawns from my Hawaii vacation. I ordered the BBQ chicken, mini size. There was a scoop of rice and macaroni and a decent amount chicken with a ton of steamed cabbage. The chicken tasted like any other Hawaiian BBQ chicken I've had before, nothing special. The extra sauce they give was too watery for me. The service here goes down fast when they get busy. When I first got there it wasn't busy with 1 guy at the register and 1 guy handing out food. It took them awhile to give me my food and as I was waiting a long line started to form. Both guys worked the two registers and ignored the food coming out. The food coming out was also not coming out in the order that people came. Some people got their food before me who came after me. This is a big annoyance for me. Average food, slow service, not coming back. read more

Wow I usually enjoy eating here.. but today I ordered the kalua pork and got Mexican carnitas instead.. what the heck magic Hawaiian this not good, actually decided to drive back and show them, not just complain, the managing cook apologized and admitted that he had seen the burnt batch.. no worries mistakes happen and I decided to take the high road. read more

Magic Hawaiian BBQ - Wow what the heck is this.. since when does Kalua pork get fried very bad.... - Hawaiian Near Me - Ontario, California

Not the best example of Hawaiian food that I have had, certainly not the worst. Kind of average tasting BBQ, doesn't seem like they prep much. Very similar to what you would have at a mall food court with the broilled chicken slathered in sauce. Stick to L&L! read more

I was gonna give 5 stars, fifth star as a sympathy star. Then I called today to order two of $5.95 mini meal of curry chicken, they only have enough to fulfill half of an order, it's 12:30 pm, do people eat all that curry chicken for breakfast?? Anyways, this is a small yet convenient place to go for lunch, since I work very close by. For mini meals, which comes with a scoop of macaroni salad, a scoop of white rice, boiled cabbage and your choice of meat (curry chicken, bbq meat). It is $5.95, I think it comes with a fountain drink, but I have never gotten one. Their food is okay, sometimes the wait is a bit long, I gave 4 stars is because I always call ahead, which has almost no wait by the time I drive to pick it up, and they have a decent and hot seafood soup which gets me through winter, also for the price you are paying it's a decent amount of food that's super salty and doesn't grease you up and make you fall asleep at work 2 in the afternoon. read more

I came in here feeling adventurous, I used to eat L&L's in San Diego when I was in college. I came in for a quick bite because I was in a bit of a hurry. I came in and ordered the chicken katsu mini-bowl/meal for my partner and I got the combination that had all the meat. The order took a long time to fill and I had to wait at least 15 minutes + for the food to come out. While we were eating the line extended halfway through the room, not really because the place was so popular, but because the cashier was taking so long. The chicken katsu was over cooked and too crispy, the beef short rib was pretty good tho, macaroni salad was not for me. Overall, this place can be compared with "fast"food restaurants like Yoshinoya. Cheap food to fill your stomach for those on a budget. I will not be back. read more

I have had tasted many Hawaiian BBQ places and this one is GREAT! I usually get the bbq chicken plater and that is enough and more for my son and myself. 3 large pieces of tender grilled chicken sauce on the side atop of cabbage that steams with the hot chicken SO GOOD. Also, you get two large scoops of sticky rice and a DELISH macaroni salad I am quite of a macaroni salad fanatic and this one is a thumbs up!!! I would recommend this for a single person for lunch or a family. The platters for parties are great. I have ordered those and they are always a hit! read more

Owner/cashier was extremely rude with the costumer service. I wanted to leave but I was hungry. Takes a long time to get your food. And once we did get our food the macaroni salad looked and tasted watered down. Such a disappointment I was looking foward to the taste of the MAGIC in the macaroni salad. But there was no MAGIC in this place at all. Never again. 10/11/15 read more

I like the magic Hawaiian bbq. The spam musubi was fire. Also the vibe was chill. My food came fast and service was good!

Love there food here.. hubby always brings me food from here .! Better than other places that have similar food.

The Hawaiian Fried Rice is addicting I catch myself wanting it daily When ever someone comes over for the weekend , they get it and LOVE IT read more

This place has been a good new standard for quick good food. The amount of meat is decent, just like the rice but the cabbage is excellent. They are so much more careful about accuracy of the food. I will continue to come here for a long time. Pricing is a little high but nothing crazy. Recommend to everyone. read more

Place is dirty, soy sauce and hot sauce are watered down how nasty. The please wasn't busey and tables were filthy The food is nothing special. Must be run by cheap skates I have never have had any one ration there sauce and service.+ I found someone's pubes in my food I ran to the restroom to vomit Stay away read more

I thought this place would be good. It was disgusting. The chicken has hard and nasty. It had no flavor. All the food was nasty. We threw it all away. It was a waste of money. read more

Ok so my parents are regulars here and always bring me leftovers that have been quite tasty. So I decided to come tonight for dinner. I ordered the Hawaiian fried rice to share with my toddler and my husband ordered the bbq mix plate with some egg rolls. When I went up to the counter to order the guy was relatively pleasant, but almost charged me twice because he answered the phone and took an order3 after swiping my card. I get it, you guys are popular and there was a long line behind me. We see the cooks put our food in the window, and we wait for the cashier to call our number..... 15 minutes later my husband went up and asked him why our number hadn't been called, cashier turns around, takes our plates out of the window and tosses them on a tray. He knew they were there the whole time! So I'm pissed, my husband is pissed, and my toddler is right about to lose his shit. The portions are big and the fried rice tasted good. My husband's spare rib was mostly fat and everything was cold. The egg rolls were awful and the texture seemed off, like they hadn't been fried long enough but the ends were burnt. For almost $25 for two plates, you could do way better and your stomach will thank you. read more

Magic Hawaiian is a place thats good to grab a quick bite. Its located off of Grove Ave in the Lowes Plaza. It sits near Panda Express. The service is nothing to write home about. I think the owner is the cashier. I always get the same thing. Garlic Shrimp. They give you a good amount of shrimp a ton of garlic and cabbage. It comes with 2 scoops of rice and 1 scoop of pasta salad. Food usually comes out pretty quick. you can call ahead and order. read more

Portion ok, price ok. I liked my teriyaki chicken, Mac salad was ok. My husband got loco moco it consisted of burnt hamburger patties and over hard eggs with gross tasting gravy. We got it to go so my husband just made a hamburger out of the parties. It was slightly busy when we went but the place looked messy and un kept. We probably won't go back. 1 star for teriyaki chicken. 1 star for price. The rest was awful. read more

I was REALLY hoping to like this place after moving to Cali from Hawaii. It's hard to find some good Hawaiian food to satisfy my needs. I tried this place 2 times hoping to meet my expectations and it just falls short. The first time I tried the Kalua Pork and cabbage plate. The portions is good, the Mac salad is not bad but the Kalua pork was DRY and OVERCOOKED. I came back a second time to try my second favorite Hawaiian dish, Loco Moco. It's hard to think you can mess up rice, 2 hamburgers patties and 2 over easy eggs.... I guess you can. Again portions are good and the Mac salad was decent but it went all wrong from here. The "hamburgers" were deep fried and I'm not even sure it was real meat and the eggs looked deep fried with a strange batter on them and waaaay over cooked. Will not be coming back to this place. The BEST PART of my meal was the Hawaiian Sun drink I bought. ALOHA read more

Magic Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Ontario, California

Food is always good. Never mind the military like attitude of the male cashier. I recommend the Loco Moco, Short Ribs and Hawaiian FriedRice. A must try is their seafood noodle(or wonton) soup. I don't like the breaded dishes, though. Aloha!! read more

To start, it's hard to screw up Hawaiian Mac salad. Mine tasted like mildew. Also, got loco moco plate and the hamburger was anything but. It definitely wasn't beef and it tasted almost sugary sweet. Was worse than mystery meat. Lastly, the spam musubi wasn't terrible, but had no marination or sauce, just meat rice and nori. As someone that grew up in Hawaii, please take my word and find an L&L, don't eat here. read more

I am really not familiar with the "Hawaiian Barbeque" style of food....I just found this place and I really like it! My favorite meal is the mini meal and I always order the shrimp with the macaroni salad. The family meal is an excellent value...you get plenty of great food. The customer service is just ok...but the food is great! read more

Local Hawaiian spot close to home. We usually head here after Sunday which can get quite busy. Good selection of combo plates (BBQ Beef/Chicken, Chicken Katsu, Kalbi Ribs, etc.). I usually get the seafood mix (Mahi Mahi / Crispy Shrimp / BBQ Chicken) and it's delicious :) They also got mini meals if a giant feast isn't what you were planning haha. read more

Magic Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Ontario, California

I came here only because I had a buy one get one free dinner coupon. The man at the register was a complete asshole when we ordered. No smile or welcome greeting. He was rude like he was having a bad day everyday. I highly do not recommend this place to anyone in Ontario. Go to Panda Express next door. read more

One of the places where we go to lunch. Teriyaki chicken and chicken katsu are okay, on par with other fast food Hawaiian eateries. Lunch special - cabbage, rice, entree plus drink is a good value. Decent food and portions for the price. read more

I usually come here for lunch since I work in the area. Around 12pm - 1pm the line and wait could get sort of long. *Pros* Large portions Reasonably priced *Cons* Trashcan is always overfilled Flies everywhere read more

Food was ok. Not the best katsu but good. If you need A quick lunch and are tired of the same thing. This Hawaiian barbecue place is OK. I wouldn't come back to try it again. But I live super far read more

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Food was very meh. I ordered the number 3 combo with the breaded chicken and the bbq chicken. The breaded chicken was dry and tasteless. Bbq chicken was decent. The 2 sides are the only good things going for it, and thats not really saying much. read more

Good food not so much very good service. I walked in with my husband the men at the counter just kept cleaning instead of greetings us. When we try to order he acted like we weren't talking to him. I expect good service when I walk into a restaurant and I'm a paying customer. Please hire friendly people. I'm sure this place would be packed with people. For a friday night there was only 1 person at a table when I walked in. Doesn't that speak for something read more

This place is okay reason only gave 3 stars. Compared to ono bbq I would rather go there. The Katsu is most breaded rather then chicken. Bbq chicken was also fair. A lot of food for under 10 bucks read more

What I ordered: Kalua Pork and small soda $10.02 wait time: average for a Hawaiian BBQ place. Pro's: Pork had good flavor, macaroni salad was very good cons: Pork was very very dry. VERY dry. Even though it is a good size portion, I would say 80% was rice. They give you a tiny scoop of macaroni salad and fill the rest of the plate up with rice with a side of pork. Been wanting to try this place out, doubt I'll be back. I don't think it was worth it. read more

The food is always good. I get the BBQ chicken mini meal. The chicken is always juicy & cooked well. They get busy during lunch so I always call in my order. read more

The food is good but the service is horrible. The older man that works he front counter has no sense of customer service. You ask him for an extra sauce or utensils and he pretends to not hear you carries on with another task. read more

This place is a joke! It's not even worthy of 1 star, we walked into the restaurant and it seemed pretty slow, maybe 3 other parties (who already had their food). We ordered and went to find a table, and were disappointed (and confused) when we couldn't find 1 clean table! When asking the man for a napkin he was irritated and told us we would get napkins with our food. I told the man the table was dirty. In my opinion, at that point he should have at least offered to wipe the table down for us. Instead he handed over 2 napkins!!!! When the 2 napkins were not enough to clean the filthy table I had to ask for more, the man acted super annoyed. When I used the restroom I was disgusted again with how gross this place is, and the handle fell off the sink as I went to wash my hands. The trashes were overflowing with trash. So overall, the man (owner presumably?) was rude,stingy with the napkins, and lazy (didn't wipe down tables or take out trashes) the place was so dirty we considered leaving without eating and food was not very good but I we were both still grossed out we only ate a few bites. Save yourself the money and drive a few miles west to eat at a cleaner and tastier Hawaiian BBQ. read more

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I've only been here twice. Great food, bad customer service. Both times I'm dealing rude employees. Asian guy forgets to turn on the beverage machine. As I'm standing there trying figure it out, he doesn't acknowledge me, and when I ask, he goes over and fixes the problem. No words exchanged..really? The young lady doesn't smile, doesn't greet guest, and sure doesn't say thank you. But, again the food is good.. read more

I come to this place, during my lunch hours. I was in the area over the weekend and decided to come by for lunch, having ordered my meal. This group of Chinese people come in, Under normal circumstances, the notion "First come, First Serve", comes into play. Not in my case!!! I ordered first, and received my order after them. i did not pay much attention but I believe. I had to wait, about 15 to 20 minutes!!! The cook (lady) who I assume is the wife of the owner, clearly showed favoritism/racism. I will never come back to this place!!! Rude and extremely unprofessional!!!! read more

A typical Hawaiian fast food. They have the usual selection of your katsus, shrimp and BBQ dishes, and other similar fare you'd expect at any chain Hawaiian place. I consider most of the food to rank between "average" to "good," but I think they do a great job with the shrimp fried rice. Prices are comparable to other Hawaiian fast food. Be warned that during a rush, your food might take up to half an hour. Not sure how they prioritize food, but I've eaten enough times here to know that they might call 10 numbers before and after yours, for no apparent reason. In the end, if you're craving standard Hawaiian food, this place will get it done if you're in the area. But don't bother going out of your way for it. read more