This is a great place to get a good meal without breaking the bank, and there is something to satisfy everyone's tastes. If you're really hungry get the daily special, which includes chicken katsu and BBQ chicken (and of course rice and mac salad). All that for less than $8! But my favorite dish here is the shrimp with lobster sauce. The sauce is lobster-flavored with black beans and pork, with egg mixed in. So good! My family always steals my sauce and eggs, argh! There are so many other dishes I'd like to try, but somehow I always end up getting the shrimp with lobster sauce. Next time! The people behind the counter are always nice, too! read more

Not bad. Very friendly owners and in an extremely convenient location if you are near the base or Aiea. I was looking for orange chicken and that they had. A bit overcooked for my liking but you could tell the sauce was homemade and not a commercial grade sugary sauce. Although I won't be back for the O-chicken, I will definitely swing by for some of their other offerings because it seems like they don't disappoint the locals. read more

Pretty big portions.Really good prices. Very Delicious food. Walked in and ordered the Large Chicken Katsu. Couldn't finish it all and that doesn't happen often. Also my wife ordered the Egg Flower soup. Really good she said, soup also came with 2 scoop rice. All of it came out hot and fresh. Definitely be back. read more

What I like about this place is that it doesn't pretend to be anything. Hole in the wall with a cramped dining area. The regular plate sizes are pretty much the same $ as a L&L mini and all the times I've been here (3x in the last 10 days) there is always a steady stream of people trickling in for take out. Chinese style local plate lunch joint that is very similar to L&L. Just that they have wider variety of food to choose from. You know how you go to certain L's cause one locale has a better mac salad and the other salts their katsu just right cause most are usually bland. Well, there is only one Mark's. While I did have a plate with mushy white rice and their mac salad being very bland - easy fix. Their $7.35 teri chicken and katsu combo plate is probably their best deal. They don't skim on the portions either. The $9.50 (was $9 last week) BBQ mix plate wasn't bad either but mostly chicken, with 1 piece of beef (teri style) and short rib. My favorite so far is their oyster sauce chicken $8.25. I was surprised at the portion size. Seemed like it was half of a whole chopped up chicken. While the chicken was nice and crispy, it was a bit salty and a little messy to eat. Also, like others have said, it could do with a little more sauce. Salt and pepper pork chop was actually also covered in garlic and slivers of chopped jalapeño, $9.50. No bone in (nor points docked) and also, while good, not what I was expecting either. View photo for visual reference. In all, an Aiea institution that I STILL cannot believe I only discovered recently. I'm at the Stadium Mall like 2-3x a week too. I like that their prices are considerably low compared to a lot of local plate lunch venues and most importantly, off the trendy food radar. Only those in the know patronize this place and I am glad to finally be one of these people. Food is a 3 but overall, with the low prices and family owned hole in the wall charm... 4 Stars Mark's Drive Inn in the 96701 read more

Very quick hawaiian food/ chinese. I ordered here for party platters before COVID and they were packaged very good. Also the quality was good. My brother always gets the loco moco. But all I can say to this place is that the price is right for all the dishes, you are definitely not wasting a penny. read more

I love chicken katsu and am always looking for places with good katsu. This one was great, crispy and good flavor. Ordered online which was convenient and just had to go inside to get it. Even with it sitting there in the bag for a while, cause I was a little late, it was still crunchy. Also ordered the noodles which were just ok. read more

This is a "To-Go" only FANTASTIC local flavors and menu items foodie lovers Paradise!!! Located in Aiea's Stadium Mall shopping center, you'll miss the 1 door walk up if you don't know it's there! A resort employee told us about this tiny to go joint. Once I saw the steady stream of locals picking up their large to go orders, I knew I was in for a treat. We tried garlic fried chicken, BBQ Jumbo plate (bbq chix/short ribs, chix/shrimp Katsu), Saimin & Crispy Gau Gee! All was AMAZING! We won't ever forget our hidden gem in Mark's Drive Inn. read more

Well there is a variety. I'm not a big fan of places that have huge menus. To me how can you have a specialty dish if you divide your time making other things? This place has a lot. So much that the menu is spread across several areas on the outside windows, on the door, on the wall, over the counter, and on the counter. It takes a few minutes to read everything. Once you order, you just have to wait. The place is not big at all. There is seating for maybe 10 people outside. And the seats are really uncomfortable. You can tell them have been around forever since they are all different styles and the cushions on all of them are ripped and faded. Food is average, however I do have to tell you I don't know how often they change the frying oil. The monchiko chicken tasted burnt. The breading was what gave it the taste. Prices are reasonable and not too far off. I would get my soda next door since it's free refills. Not sure is Marks Inn does free refills. They do get busy. So be expected to stand however it's not that long of a wait. I guess the menu is designed to cook quick and get you on your way. Overall three stars. Service is fast but food is average and decor is terrible. Now excuse me I'm heading to Jacks for a drink. M read more

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I love that this spot is still open and made it through a crazy past year. Must be doing something right. First off, food portions are more on the generous side, which is always a plus and you'll find some items under $10, which is becoming a rare thing these days. Tried the lemon chicken, chicken katsu and shrimp noodles. All were....okay. Let me put it this way, if you don't like lots of flavor or salt, this place is the spot for you. Was a tad on the bland side but nothing a little shoyu or a dash of salt couldn't fix. I did like how they gave 2 sauces with each plate, some restaurants be stingy with their sauces hahaha. read more

Food is soooo ono. Fast service and I order a lot of food for big family events when I don't want to cook.

My first time here and let me say. YUM! they have chinese food here and local so you can choose either or. They have one of the best chicken katsu ive tasted by far! so crispy & good. they are located in stadium mall right next to camellia buffet. super nice service and the prices are very reasonable. read more

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Good food with great prices. Customer service is terrible tho. Will just hang up on you after taking phone orders and won't greet you when in store. Throws your credit card on the table after paying. If you're fine with the latter, give them a try... read more

My go to plate lunch is the shrimp with lobster sauce. It has lots of crunchy shrimp ground pork with black bean sauce and scrambled egg. So ono! The prices are reasonable and they are always open! They repaired the parking lot and saved a lot of stalls for Mark's Drive Inn. Good bang for the buck. read more

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Chicken Katsu was super dry, I know they used leftover chicken katsu from yesterday and refried it again. Never going here again, your better off with LnL. read more

You get a ton of food but the food was just ok. We ordered 5 plates, 2 mixed bbq, beef and broccoli, orange chicken, and hamburger steak. The spare ribs had a funny taste. I threw them away because they tasted rancid. Other than that everything else was edible. My kids liked their orange chicken. I personally didn't care for any of it. Everyone else ate their plate though so it could have just been me. The establishment is very old and cluttered looking inside. There are only a few tables, maybe 4, inside so it's not a place that's meant to be eaten at. I did not look too closely around because to be honest I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked what I found. read more

Food was hot and fresh. Specials are a good bargain for the amount of food. Good stop after going to the swap meet.

We've seen Mark's for years & finally went in. We have been missing out! Their food was delicious, especially the Chopped Steak-yum! Large servings & friendly service. We'll be back! read more

I really liked this corner drive inn even though someone told us they saw a cockroach behind the counter. Hubbae and I split the BBQ plate: BBQ chicken, BBQ Beef and Kal Bi. It was really good and two more couples after us ordered the same thing. Usually hubbae and his motorcycle buddies stop here for a quick lunch when they ride, but I would stop here again too when I'm in Salt Lake. No parking issue... you can probably find a stall right in front of the restaurant :) read more

I wanted to like Mark's...I don't live too far, and have noticed the store front. One day, I finally convinced the family to order dinner from here...and it is likely the last time. It wasn't disgusting...the lady behind the counter was friendly, the portions were plentiful, and the price(s) were quite affordable. It's just that the quality of food left a lot to be desired. We didn't finish one plate between the three of us. Lesson learned! No hard feelings, but won't re-visit. read more

Family owned business that is conveniently located nearby. They have all good plate lunches. It's made to order which means the food is hot off the grill! I ordered the BBQ Rib Plate last week. She told me it's three ribs on a bed of salad, two scoops of rice and macaroni salad. So much good food to share! I'm glad to have tried Mark's Drive Inn! Don't hesitate to go try! read more

Not sure why I chose Mark's Drive Inn for lunch with the family? We were in the area and I was craving plate lunch and this was the closest based on Yelp. The boys wanted saimin as well and I wasn't up for Taco Bell. Parking at Stadium Mall isn't the greatest no matter what part of the center you are going to. We luckily got one by Jack in the Box and walked. It is by Stadium Camelia closer to the Salt Lake Blvd side. It is a small place that has two booths and 3 other tables so dine in is limited. Most of the people I saw coming in were for take out. I was craving plate lunch line chicken katsu but ended up eating a pork eggplant. It was up to par with your average Chinese restaurant and was a big serving! I was thrown off by the scoop of mac salad which you don't get with Chinese but is the norm for plate lunch. My two boys ordered saimin which was totally reasonable but did lack in taste...referring to the broth. It came with char siu and a lot of wonbok which you don't always see in saimin at a drive inn. The wife ordered a mini chicken katsu. Again the portion was good, the katsu was decent but the sauce was watery. Overall a good experience. The takeaways... 1. Good portions and low prices. 2. Not much dine in seating 3. Only takes cash read more

Mark's Drive Inn - It's like an L&L Chopsticks Express - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Mark's Drive Inn, located in the Stadium Mall Shopping Center on the corner of the building with Pizza Hut and across from Jack in the Box. This place has an array of food options. I would liken it to L & L but not as greasy and full of flavor. The BBQ Chicken is great and it will only set you back about $7.50. If you want the mini version just minus about a $1. Most plates come with 2 scoops of rice and 1 scoop of mac. In some instances, you will get the Korean version with Kim Chee and Bean Sprouts. They are always willing to do substitutions, which is great if you want more mac or maybe brown rice....yes brown rice. Plenty of parking but limited seating. There is only about 4-5 tables that you can actually sit down on. The wait time from order to food arriving is about 5-8 minutes, which is great when you have a limited time frame to eat. Note, catering is also available. read more

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It's a drive-inn. They carry plate lunch style food which are ono (delicious) and doesn't break the bank for me. My favorite thing to eat here is the lobster sauce shrimp. The shrimp is cooked perfectly, nice and tender. The lobster sauce, I have no idea what that is, but it's delicious! I've also had their pork cutlet, gravy on the side because I don't like soggy cutlets. Their cutlets are real pork meat, not a pork patty and that's the way I like it! Kudos for that!! It's a great place for plate lunch style which isn't too expensive and they give a lot! They also serve certain Chinese food. The owner is Chinese, go figure. The place is small, but the food is good, if you're looking for something like local kine food. read more

Mark's Drive Inn - Mini Pork Katsu Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food is good and now they accept credit cards. I like that you can substitute all bean sprouts in place of rice and Mac salad.

They're super fast, have great prices, and the food is always awesome! Highly recommend the Mochiko Chicken Plate and the Crispy Gau Gee, both are sooo good! read more

Called to make a big take-out order for the family at 230pm. Asked Mark a basic question how many pieces of chicken you get in your chk katsu/bbq chk combo? 2 pieces each bbq/katsu? He said it depends on size of chicken sometimes more or less? I said 1 each? He said again he can't answer that question.I said just cancel the order then and he said okay. Great customer service Mark so hard to answer how many pre-made frozen chicken Yhata products you get in a plate. read more

I had a mini bbq chicken plate. The chicken was average. The plate came with a scoop of rice and mac salad with a small portion of kim chee. The atmosphere is "Divey". A good value. $5.35 for the mini. Service was prompt and friendly. read more

Been going here for lunch (take out) for years. Like anywhere else, prices have increased, but that's understandable. Food and portions are still very good. We always order several plates and have large orders, which are always correct. Place is small and the incense can be a bit too much so we never eat in. Lots of people do eat there tho - they're always busy when we pick up our order. No matter what we order, always satisfied. read more

Very small take out only place. The portions were huge for the price! We'll definitely be back

A typical barbecue plate lunch place. Makes one l reminisce of a time of early childhood. For the price you pay, I have no complaints other than a overly stuffed stomach. FYI, cash only. Ample parking for a quick grab and go read more

Mark's Drive Inn - Daily special $7.35 katsu with bbq chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This is my first time eating from marks drive inn. I dislike giving super bad reviews like this, but the service here that I experienced was really bad. I ordered take out ahead and on the phone the man sounded very grouchy/rude and he even hung up on me. But I just shrugged it off because you know we all have our bad days. I sent my mom to go and pick it up. She called me while picking up our order and was asking me questions, and all I could here in the background is the man yelling at her!!! Very disrespectful!!! My mom was ready to just walk out but it would be so mean to do that since the food was ready and everything. So my mom kept her cool, paid and got our food. All in all, the man was very rude and I will not be eating from there or returning there. Thank you so much, God bless! read more

First time trying this place and my husband and i were very impressed..we live on the valley and wanted something close. They don't deliver and we were not going to pay and additional $18-$24 more for delivery and tip as well as a service charge. It was a Friday, which made traffic a challenge. Husband to pick it up. He had the cold ginger chicken, I had chicken katsu curry, extra gravy and my sister in law had the oyster chicken. We were shocked at the amount of food you get for $7!!!! I spread it to two meals as well as my sister in law. The only downfall was the macaroni salad was not so good. In that case we'll do tossed salad next time. read more

Though the portions and price here is 5 stars, the food itself isn't so great..... Well, for my opinion..... Fiance ordered the bbq chicken while I ordered dried garlic chicken. Though the portions were huge, the food was kind of bland.... the bbq chicken didn't really have much taste, causing my fiance to add soy sauce.. and to the garlic chicken, not much taste either. I would love to come back here again though, and probably try something else from their menu.... P.S CASH ONLY. read more

Mark's Drive Inn - Mini BBQ Chicken & Reg Fried Garlic Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Fave is their mapo tofu. I like their mac salad so I always ask for a side order of kimchi instead of substitute. Yummy.

A few of the must tries here are mushroom chicken, eggplant with pork, and Mabo tofu.

I just love the place food are awesome price is ok for some of it I just don't agree when it comes to parking it's awful The place also don't take credit/debit cards The owners are the one who caters for you I enjoy the mobu tofu plate they have also the bitter melon plate they give a huge portion read more

With the high cost to make a living here in the islands it's a relief to find a place to occasionally buy a take out plate, convenient location, broad selections, fresh generous portions and tastes great, can't go wrong !! read more

Our go to for mochiko chicken, chicken Katsu, and shrimp broccoli stir fry especially on the days we don't want to cook at home. It's not the most ideal place to sit and eat, but food is always worth it here. No complaints at all. read more

Definitely what you would call "cheap eats!" Prices are reasonable & they really do give big portions. I have tried many dishes here & I have not been disappointed yet. They also prepare your order quickly. I would recommend just ordering take out because the place is really small to dine in. Parking has always been easy to find when we go--a stall right in front of the restaurant. One thing I don't like is that they only accept cash. Other than that, I would recommend this place! read more

Mark's Drive Inn - Side order of fried chicken wings. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Huge portion, close to not fitting. This was enough for 2 meals for me. Food came out fast. read more

Mark's Drive Inn - Oysetersauce chicken w/noodle - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii