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    Mao Laulau

    4.9 (12 reviews)

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    Dianna R.

    Service was fast! Really appreciated how quick it was. It is on the side of the road, so not the best ambiance, but it also gave it a fun oldtime local feel. The food was good. Nice and fresh and smelled wonderful. No regrets. 3 for $10

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    Steven U.

    Mao Laulau is amazing! So this small place across the street from 7-11 is so good. All the food is homemade and fresh daily. They make a couple of different dishes but their Laulau is delicious! The mini plate is my go to order. One laulau, rice and spaghetti noodle (like mac salad) on the side. All for $5.00! It's hard to find a meal for this cheap anywhere in Hawaii, but homemade on top of that is just ridiculous! The dollar drinks are good in case you are thirsty, but beware they do run out of food quickly! I will be back to try to pork guisantes, tripe stew, and chicken papaya.

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    This the best tasting laulau ever i travel from Aiea to waimanalo just for this laulau. Everything just right

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    We bought a Laulau combo plate, squid luau and Gandule rice.

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    Adela’s Country Eatery

    Adela’s Country Eatery

    4.8
    (3.8k reviews)
    14.6 km
    $$
    Locally sourced ingredients
    Locally owned & operated

    After a day of water activities and snorkeling at Kaneohe Bay Sandbar, we headed straight to…read moreAdela's and got Lechon and fried rice as recommended by the tour captain. We also tried Ube pie but wasn't able to try malunggay noodle. The food didn't disappoint! We had to wait 40 mins to get our food so after ordering we went to do some quick shopping to a nearby Target. We had a picnic and ate our food at the nearby botanical with amazing views (as recommended by the tour captain). Short and sweet and but an equally beautiful experience. Staff members were super nice and friendly.

    Adela's is one of those places that completely lives up to the hype. The food is consistently…read moredelicious, and those handmade noodles are the star of the show. This visit we ordered the Combo #1 Garlic Ulu Noodles with Portobello Mushrooms and the #4 Lechon (Pork Belly) with Malunggay Noodles. There were four of us with three little ones and this was enough to feed us all! The noodles were cooked perfectly as always, with great texture and flavor in every bite. A little tip: I always order ahead and time my arrival, just in case there's a long line. It makes the experience even smoother and lets me get straight to the important part, eating! Also, Adela's is takeout only. The good news is there are plenty of nearby spots where you can stop, eat, and enjoy your meal while taking in the island atmosphere. I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the food before we devoured it, but it disappeared way too fast. Thankfully, I did get a photo of the desserts display, which are every bit as amazing as the noodles. We tried the Ube Cheesecake and Passionfruit Cheesecake this time. Both were fantastic, but my favorites so far are still the Ube and Guava cheesecakes. Definitely put this place on your list of places to eat while you're here. The handmade noodles alone are worth the trip, and don't leave without dessert!

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    Beautiful Taro pasta with Lechon and Portabella Mushrooms
    Beautiful Taro pasta with Lechon and Portabella Mushrooms
    We're so grateful to share that we've been named #7 on @Yelp's 2024 Top 100 Places to Eat in the US! Mahalo for all your love and support!
    We're so grateful to share that we've been named #7 on @Yelp's 2024 Top 100 Places to Eat in the US! Mahalo for all your love and support!
    Fresh handmade Ulu and Moringa pasta

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    O'ahu Grill

    O'ahu Grill

    4.4
    (468 reviews)
    12.2 km
    $$

    I like supporting local and visiting Oahu Grill when I get a chance, been here many times for take…read moreout, with family, a friend visiting from Cali who misses local food and after vacation when I am missing the local foods too! During a visit here with my friends who was visiting from out of town, they both enjoyed their entree with a beer, love the atmosphere- we got to chat and ended up staying until restaurant's closing time. The waitress that day was super friendly, full of Aloha! I love the local foods, everything I tried was very tasty, When dining in I usually go with the 2 item plates, picking all different items ( Lau, Kalua Pork, pork belly, chicekn long rice and sharing family style with extra rice. The food was broke da mouth! During one of my dining visits, I was on my no carb lifesytle and got the Island cobb salad with Kalua Pork ( available in 2 sizes $9./$17.) Lettuce, cucumber, corn, tomato, avocado with Kalua Pig, and sweet onion dressing. Wow, I am glad they have this option for salads. I hope they don't discontinue the Cobb salad as it was so good! During this recent stop I picked up the Pork Belly and Pipikaula plate in short ribs style. This was such a great choice as my family enoyed it . Beer and Pork Belly for pupus and pipikaua ribs for dinner. They have daily specials (beef stew, beef tomato, chicken hekka, sweet sour spare ribs, beef stew, grilled fish, shoyu chicken, garlic shrimp) which sounds good too. You can pick plates in mini or regular, two or three item combo, but few dollars more for crispy pork, smoked meat Pipikaula. Please check out Oahu Grill in the Kaimuki area, opens daily from 11-9 pm.

    This place use to be unreal 5 stars in my books they fell off my radar from 5 stars to 2 stars. The…read moreother day I had lunch there and i ordered their Lau Lau and squid luau combo. It was very tasty and the squid luau had a mouth full of squid. The downside is look at the rice . The rice was very hard I guaranteed it was left overs sitting in the rice warmer and they served us the hard rice . Also the service was very slow only 1 worker but we were the only customer in there . I recommend this Hawaiian food place over others but maybe ill stop from know on . It. could be new owners I'm not sure .

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    Interior (08/24/24). @OahuGrill #Kaimuki #Oahu #Hawaii #HawaiianFood
    Laulau ($17) - Pork rubbed with Hawaiian salt, wrapped in taro leaves and steamed in ti leaves
    Laulau ($17) - Pork rubbed with Hawaiian salt, wrapped in taro leaves and steamed in ti leaves
    2 Item Combination Plate ($28) - Squid Luʻau and Chicken Long Rice

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    2 Item Combination Plate ($28) - Squid Luʻau and Chicken Long Rice
    K and K Bar-B-Que Inn

    K and K Bar-B-Que Inn

    4.3
    (255 reviews)
    8.0 km
    $$

    I'm writing this review as I eat because I HAVE to let you know how much of an absolute banger this…read moreplace is. I've been here many many many times and it's finally time I let you in on this secret gem. It's a very small hole in the wall Mom n' Pop shop. There's some seating inside too if you need to rest from being outside in the sun all day. It's definitely no frills, but I'm not gonna dock any points because the main thing is the food. ABSOLUTE BANGER prices. I got the bbq cheeseburger and it was a dream. Very savory and the best part is you don't have to wait around in line for a food truck event to come up just to get your burger fix. I have NO idea what they put in this burger but it's brok da mout. It's SO cheap too. For their plates, they have mini and regular options...which is perfect when you're not ready to commit to a whole plate. The food is made fast and it tastes consistent every single time. They got their system down to a T. I got the BBQ Chicken mini and honestly, this is fully enough to fill you up. They're generous with the chicken, rice and mac. They really remind me of my family when it comes to portioning food...eat eat eat up and grow big. That is a VIBE. At this point I realized that I ate all of the food already and couldn't even show you the good stuff I got. HOWEVER, it's a huge recommend if you're in the area and coming back from the beach. It HITS. For those of you that love logistics planning before you make up your mind, here's a quick rundown: - Free Parking - Restrooms Available - Phone Orders (recommended) - They take card + cash (cash tips only) - Breakfast menu as well - Good, fair prices I hope you'll give them a chance :) ALOHA!

    Delicious! Small hole in a wall spot that has amazing food!…read more Service was quick and the staff were very friendly. Don't knock it till you try it

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    Combo F Sweet & Sour Spareribs Teriyaki Beef Chicken Katsu Mac Salad Rice $15.50, Pass-O-Guava Nectar $1.89 (05/15/23). #KAndKBarbequeInnInc
    Combo F Sweet & Sour Spareribs Teriyaki Beef Chicken Katsu Mac Salad Rice $15.50, Pass-O-Guava Nectar $1.89 (05/15/23). #KAndKBarbequeInnInc
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    Side Street Inn

    Side Street Inn

    4.1
    (2.5k reviews)
    13.7 km
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    OMG! This was a dining experience! So, the restaurant was closing so my friend said we should eat…read morethere! I didn't know that the servings were group sized!! I found so many things that looked great on the menu, to include fried gizzards, boneless Kal Bi ribs, fully loaded fried rice, Mac salad and other stuff I can't recall! So the TWO of us ordered way too much! We tried to eat as much as we could and ended up taking the rest home! Everything we ordered was delicious, so we knew we were going to eat good leftovers! The restaurant was a great place to go with a group to eat and watch sports! Our Waitress (I have to remember to get names) was a track star, she was running to and from several tables of groups to deliver food! I will go again if they reopen!

    If you're visiting Hawaii with a big group, 100% recommend taking them here…read more We initially were a party of 16, and showed up without a reservation at 6pm on a Saturday. The staff was super nice about it and was able to accommodate us, with only a small request that we be out by 8pm since there was another big party with a reservation coming in. Absolutely reasonable. They sat us right away at three large tables, which gave us plenty of space for food and didn't force us to sit super close together. Menus, waters, plates, napkins, and forks were all brought out immediately, and our waiter was quick to take our order. We started with the prix fixe menu for 8-10 guests and were going to add other items à la carte, but a handful of our group accidentally went to the other Side Street location (make sure your group is all on the same page), so what we ordered ended up being more than enough. We left stuffed and with 5 boxes of food still. Edamame was nice and steamy, and large enough to easily pop the beans out with your mouth. Wish there was a bit more salt though. The farmer's salad had everything going on from citrusy to salty to crispy. Avocado had a little bit of oxidation but the capers, dressing and potato curls provided plenty of reasons to overlook it. The fried rice came in a hefty portion, with sizable pieces of bacon and sausage. The chicken I didn't realize was boneless based on the shape of the deep fry, but it was nice to freely bite into it without worrying about hitting anything with my teeth. Probably a bit too much on fried bits but still good. Pork chops had a better meat to crisp ratio in my opinion, as well as juiciness. They even came with ketchup on the side, which I love as a pairing but don't see much of at restaurants. My favorite meat item was definitely the sizzling boneless kalbi. The presentation on the sizzling plate with a side of kimchi was spectacular, and the meat was full of flavor. We also ordered yakisoba, which wasn't part of the prix fixe. Tasted good but nothing past standard expectations. We let the waiter know we had a 30th birthday at the table, and they brought a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream with a candle, and did a decent job getting the whole room to participate in the singing. It could also be the type of crowd this place attracts, since it seemed that everyone was so friendly and approachable. Thanks to the quick and consistent service, we were out in a little over an hour with no complaints.

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    Our Chef Colin's Classics Menu feeds 3-4 guests for $105.00!
    Our Chef Colin's Classics Menu feeds 3-4 guests for $105.00!
    Oodles of Noodles! Try our Yakisoba! You can also add Kim Chee for extra flavor.
    Oodles of Noodles! Try our Yakisoba! You can also add Kim Chee for extra flavor.
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