a chicken katsu that measures out to two meals, great deal alert! so I have been here many times, tried the chicken katsu, hawaiian bbq chicken, aloha bbq chicken, and white island fish, which is about half the menu, and always great and always filling so a chicken katsu comes with two scoops of rice, one scoop of mac salad, a small bed of cabbage, some steamed brocolli, and three crispy and juicy pieces of chicken. There are two dipping sauces, a plum based katsu sauce, and a soy sauce hybrid. The katsu sauce has a little bit of heat, but mild enough that my SO whom normally does not eat any spicy, can handle it. Which ever combo or item you pick, it's outstanding. Because the items have a lot of food, I usually skip the appetizers. So for either lunch or dinner, you have two meals out of any items. Service is great, I usually order on the phone and pick it up, but ordering in person or online is fast, staff is great and friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]the decor is simple and the place is very clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There are about seven tables and parking can be limited when the place is busy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Seems like the portions a generous but, when you underneath it's cabbage propping up the chicken katsu. Also had the hamburger steak lots of rice underneath the patties and not enough gravy. The beef patties were large but it no beef flavor; more breadcrumbs. Service was very nice the girl at the counter was cordial. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience was that of a cafeteria; a few tables white paint.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I was hoping the food would make up for sparseness; I will try it again maybe different choices and maybe a better review. read more

I was craving Hawaiian food and decided to give this place a try--and I'm so glad I did. The flavors were fantastic, the portions were incredibly generous, and while we waited about 15 to 20 minutes for the food, it was absolutely worth it. The mac salad was delicious, and they also have a great selection of drink flavors. I loved it so much that I'm definitely planning on using them for catering in the future. Just a quick heads-up if you plan to visit: [[HIGHLIGHT]]the vibe inside is very casual with just a limited amount of seating, and they don't have a public restroom[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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Portions are extremely generous and the quality is good enough to warrant visiting again and again. Even the mini meal comes with enough food to fill me for dinner. Friend got a loco moco which is probably a skip for me as the gravy looks like a generic chicken fried steak gravy. I wasn't in the mood for a katsu but definitely seems like something to get next time. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ Chicken Mini Meal - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

Service is very friendly and the food is always delicious and plentiful! Very well priced and their sauces are spot-on. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is more of a Togo setting however they do have semi spacious ready-made indoor seating available[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. This establishment recently opened so I hope that they keep up these same attributes the entire time they are in business. As long as they do, I am happy to say that I will forever be a loyal customer! read more

I had order food delivery. My order included loco moco and aloha bbq combo. They were delivered warm and ready to eat with utensils. The loco moco included an egg on top of two beef patties covered with gravy and beneath it were Mac salad, rice and steamed broccoli. Food with gravy, there's never enough. The loco moco was on point. If you like sampler plate, the aloha bbq combo offer a little of everything g, sort rib, beef (biggogi) and chicken. Much more chicken than the other two. Of course, human nature to want more of the short ribs and beef. Nice portions and good value for the two plates. Definitely order more in the future. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Aloha bbq combo - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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The service was great. I'm from Hawaii so I know good plate lunches. They make salad is pretty good. I even buy big pans of it when I have a party too lazy to make my own. It's pretty good. They're lau lau is good. Their portions are pretty good and [[HIGHLIGHT]]it's very clean restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I enjoy it. read more

I came in Thanksgiving afternoon to order the LauLau plate and the Aloha BBQ plate with 2 scoop mac and let me tell you how much my bf and I enjoyed the freshness and solid portion size. Take a look- J wished the LauLau came with the butter fish an a lil more pork. Was so awesome with the cabbage and broccoli as sides. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Aloha BBQ Combo(鸡牛骨）- All Mac Salad - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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We are regular customers! Quality/Quantity - Today we got the following: Aloha BBQ Combo - BBQ beef & chicken with kalbi short rib. All was so good and as usual, with generous quantities. If you are following, I have been on a HUGE salad and fruit diet thanks to my guests; so I made sure that I am proteining up until I visit her again tomorrow. Lau Lau - My daughter's favorite. And I learned that I was NOT supposed to take off the leaves of the Lau Lau, lol. See pictures. I wasted some of her meal by helping... Again, a generous quantity. Simple menu done well! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Atmosphere - Small local business. Indoor seating, but again the majority of the customers take to go.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Small parking lot, but still never an issue getting a space.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service - 5 stars as usual. Price - $30 ish. My daughter said she paid (with my credit card). Sorry, I can not remember as I had too much wine at the members' event today... Owner Comment - Congrats on your 3 years of success, and at your newest location in Vallejo! We frequent your other location also. read more

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Stopped by to pick up some food for the kids. Prices are very reasonable. Had the chicken katsu, decent size order. Also ordered chicken musubi and lumpia. Chicken musubi needed more seasoning but otherwise fairly decent size. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Been coming here for months never once had any bad experience food is done less than 15 min for big order. Amazing and helpful staff love it here will try and come weekly[[HIGHLIGHT]]good atmosphere[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

Got their chicken katsu with curry. So good! It's really a to go place so can't speak much for the ambiance, but food was delicious. So much! Service was excellent. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken katsu with delicious Curry on the side, with macaroni salad and vegetables. I'm not a chicken katsu connoisseur, but I loved this. - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

We found this place on Yelp and it did not disappoint! We ordered: -Laulau: this came with rice, mac salad, some cabbage and the steaming hot laulau. This was juicy and flavorful. -Loco Moco with extra gravy: this was so filling! The entire plate was covered with rice. Then on top there was a scoop of mac salad, a large piece of broccoli, 2 meat patties, 2 over easy eggs, and gravy. This was so good and fresh. This definitely hit the spot. Tips: - Smallish parking lot, but probably enough for this plaza - [[HIGHLIGHT]]there are 3 tables to sit in at the restaurant[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] - Looks like they do catering as well! [[HIGHLIGHT]]We really liked this place for their friendly staff, good food, and clean restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We'll definitely be back if we are in the area! read more

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Fresh and hot, these rice plates are a great value in San Leandro. Ordered a chicken katsu and the box was packed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Tiny lot, so might be easier to go during off times.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I've ate at a lot of Hawaiian BBQ spots and this is one of the better ones. I got the chicken combo with two Mac and one rice. The bbq chicken was really good and the katsu was huge! Cooked perfectly and nicely breaded. I didn't really care for the mac though. It wasn't bad I just didn't like this version of it. The katsu sauce was pretty good too. The portions they give you are crazy big! read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Combo - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

Food is SOOOO good!!! And the service is quick and friendly! I recommend this place all the time!! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Place is clean and neat.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

I ordered the shrimp chow mein based on other people telling me about it only one problem. It seems like they forgot to add the shrimp or should I say but very very few kinda alot grease but the flavor wasn't bad just to much grease and very little shrimp read more

I love Moana!! Best Hawaiian food around! Great quality chicken, huge servings, and it's always so fresh!! read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu(炸鸡） - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

*3.5* Was craving a Hawaiian plate dinner and stumbled upon Moana Hawaiian BBQ during my short meal break. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Boxes stacked haphazardly throughout the dining area and the laid-back attitude of the employees give it a homey, small-business feel.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They have a walk-up order system that got my food out fairly quickly an hour before closing. My $17ish Aloha combination plate (sub 1 scoop of rice for mac) featured 2 pieces of fairly stringy short rib, mediocrely seasoned beef, and a large amount of surprisingly tender and juicy chicken all served with some broccoli and steamed cabbage. The mac salad was a tad above average but didn't do much to redeem the overall quality. To be honest, I'd prefer the Hawaiian BBQ I've had at some of the larger chains to the meal I had this night in terms of both portion size and quality. At a similar price point, I don't think I'd return unless it was out of necessity. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Aloha Bbq Combo// - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

Huge portions!!!! Chicken Katsu was delicious! Very well seasoned, very crispy and not oily at all. Comes with two scoops of rice, a scoop of Mac salad and veggies cabbage and broccoli. With a small portion of katsu sauce Also got an order of spam masubi which came in two pieces which we didn't love. Tons of rice- thin slice spam and not a ton of teriyaki sauce so it was kinda dry. Total was only $21! Additional sauce is 0.65 I think. We called in and food was ready when we arrived. Parking in a small lot. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Indoor seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Love the Hawaiian drink options! Nice staff. We would be back! read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

For the price you get a good amount of food. I got the curry katsu mini meal (~$12) and had enough food to split it into two meals. They reallly pack it full. I really enjoyed the curry katsu and it was still crispy even though I didn't eat it there. My bf got the combo plate and he said the food tastes good but prefers Ohanas more esp for their teriyaki chicken. Overall it's not mind blowing food but it's good esp for the price and the quantity. Will be coming back read more

Big party family style plates think of a Hawaiian buffet that you wanna treat your family too and I would say come to Moana Hawaiian barbecue because that is where you will find a bounty of flavor. This place does not hold back on the And I would say the chicken was delicious because it wasn't just the unwanted parts, but you got good parts of the chicken that we're both in the Katsu and in the grilled. Now the Star of the different plates was the fried fish that I would say it's worth getting. They have a variety of sauces and the sides of rice and Mac really just fit well with the whole. Service was great and quick you can call in to order we did that for our family type get together with friends and it was just a wonderful and easy way to feed a bunch of people. read more

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I get the white fish catered for all my parties. Our family's favorite Hawaii spot. Loco moco is always solid, but my fish is my main stuff read more

The chicken Katsu's portion was LARGE, there were more chicken than rice. I got delivery and the chicken Katsu was still warm and crispy. They were careful in the order and read my delivery order notes for extra sauce. Would absolutely come back here! read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu and Beef short rib - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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4.3 for this type of venue. The aloha bbq combo beef--bulgogi and rib beef was excellent.'chicken was standard. Macaroni part we preferred the ono Hawaiian one. Like ono huge portion so wife and I split one. Got malasada the fried bread w sugar as dessert which was very Yummie that topped it off read more

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I'm very honest so here I go This was one of the best katsu chicken -bbq plate I've gotten in years honestly the bbq chicken was a little louzy but the katsu was the best katsu I've ever tried in my life the rice was amazing and fluffy and so was the mac salad very fresh and flavorful they were very very very generous with the portions me my girlfriend and my grandma could of all ate chicken and got filled up just off of my plate amazing food very fresh amazing service and amazing quality definitely my girlfriend and I's new Hawaiian food spot 10-10 don't get the bbq chicken the katsu is 10x better trust me read more

Awesome Hawaiian bbq that generously portions their plates! Love their chicken katsu, short rib & Mac salad. Nice mom & pop shop that provides great attention to detail. read more

Ordered the loco moco on a Thursday evening, and it was ready in about 7-8 minutes. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They offer a bright and clean environment and a few tables inside for dine-in, but I took my food to go.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The loco moco was a super large dish, the macaroni made just right with good flavor and not too creamy, the beef patties were humongous and seasoned well, the gravy definitely rich as described on the menu, with an extra cup of gravy included on the side, lots of rice (good for at least two whole meals), but just one piece of broccoli. I was happy with my recent experience here, and they definitely deserve 5 stars for exceptional value. read more

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I can't believe it's been two years since I ordered from here. Craving Hawaiian food and remembered this place. So ordered the Aloha BBQ combo special for delivery to my job OMG 3 years later and food quality is still good and for the price of food these days I found reasonable. $20. This would have lasted me for 2.5 meals, but my greedy self kept eating so I had enough for my lunch for next shift. I now work in SL and this place is close to work and quick delivery. In today's economic situation where eating out is not quite as a luxury, given quality of food for the cost, this place is worth giving them your hard earned business. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Aloha bbq combo. Korean bbq beef (it's under the beef Kalbi) beef Kalbi, and bbq chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

14966 E 14th St San Leandro, CA 94578 Moana Hawaiian BBQ is serving your favorite Hawaiian BBQ dishes near Bayfair Mall Shopping Center. I was there on a Friday night, about 30-mins before closing. The dining room looked like a stockroom. Chairs were already up on the tables. Boxes and cases of stock were piled up. Lots of food delivery drivers were there picking up orders. I ordered the "Hawaiian BBQ Chicken" plate for $11.50, as takeout - it came with 2 scoops of rice, 1 mac salad, steamed veggies and sauce. How was the food? The plate came with 3 big slabs of boneless bbq chicken. Very moist and easy to eat. But when you add the sauce, it became a bit salty. The rice was old and mushy. The mac salad looked and tasted like leftovers. The veggies were still raw and crunchy. Yes, it's 30-mins before closing. But that's no excuse for serving food like this. Would I return? Maybe in the afternoon, but not near closing. read more

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The portions are generous, the flavors are bold and what you would expect from Hawaiian BBQ. We split had the BBQ chicken Masubi as well as the beef plate, and every bite was juicy, tender, and perfectly seasoned. The macaroni salad was creamy and delicious but could've used a little more seasoning. The rice was fluffy--just how it should be. The staff was super friendly and welcoming, making the whole experience even better.Highly recommend! read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Masubi - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I came here for the first time, and I ordered the seafood combo with the beef and I was enjoying my food when I found a very very long,black hair in my macaroni salad, I was so disappointed since the flavor wasn't so bad, but that was completely disgusting, I don't sugest people this place because the kitchen looks a little bit chaotic and unorganized, not so clean. read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - The hair I found on my macaroni Salad. - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

My wife is part Hawaiian and loves her ono grindz. Unfortuantely, many of chain Hawaiian restaurants kinda suck so we were happy to find Moana. It's a little but of a drive but worth it. In a strip mall with a parking lot out front. At Noon on a Weds nobody in here. But a few take-out and doordashes. We ordered the Kailua Porl, Moku Combo (Chicken Katsu and BBQ Chicken), loco moco and lumpia. Portions were huge and the taste was just like back in Hawaii. Chicken Katsu lightly breaded, loco moco cooked just right. Mac salad was great - no mayo overload. Prices were very reasonable, great food and nice service - we'll be back. read more

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- Reasonably priced - Great customer service - Stellar portion sizes - Amazing menu I ordered their chicken katsu for lunch today and I'm not even joking you when I tell you that I have enough for lunch today, dinner tonight then lunch for tomorrow. I love it when I can maximize a meal. Everything was super flavorful. I'll definitely be back again soon and try something else on the menu :) read more

Moana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - San Leandro, California

Food was amazing n good portions. Best lau lau, very moist n not dry. Only issue is salted fish for that touch of saltiness but the little fat on meat made it moist. Thank you read more

Absolutely love this place, big portions and great prices! The loco moco is fantastic and my favorite meal at this establishment. Really hope I influence someone to trying this place read more

The most authentic Hawaiian food I've ever had! The service was very quick and [[HIGHLIGHT]]the ambience was perfect for how small the place was[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]... I will definitely be going here for my Hawaiian food wants and needs when I am in the Bay Area! read more

Great delicious food! Large portions. Friendly staff. Guadalupe was so helpful and friendly.

Bang for your buck. The boxes were so heavy! 1. Aloha bbq combo: 2 skillet pan fried chicken filets, some bulgogi hiding, and three pieces marinated short ribs. Ribs were quite thin but at this price I can understand. 2. Loco moco: for us the heavy gravy was a bit unappealing and that's where I take off a star. Both orders come with two bowls/scoops of white rice, macaroni, and some vegetables. The vegetables were a good portion, not just two or three pieces of steamed broccoli. Both are definitely construction worker's size portion. Had a lot of carbs left over but definitely finished all the protein! Very small parking lot and not a lot of seating inside so more of a takeout place. Friendly service and quick, probably less than ten minute wait. read more

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So excited that San Leandro has a solid Hawaiian plate lunch spot. First time we came for 2 of the 3 item family meal so we can try the different proteins they offer. The teriyaki chicken and chicken katsu were the clear winners, the kalbi short ribs and teriyaki beef solid choices, nothing special about the island white fish, while the kalua pork drier than what we were used to. Good portions of rice and mac salad but do wish the broccoli is more than just than 2-3 pieces. The first time I got the malasadas, they are not the traditional malasadas that you would get from Hawaii but more of like a donut hole. Tasty and satisfying and great for the price to satisfy your sweet tooth as long as you're not expecting the traditional ones. Second time were more like what you expect from a malasada so not sure if they figured out the formula. We came back to pickup lunch of the chicken teriyaki and chicken katsu for our window contractors which they thoroughly enjoyed and the portion size was perfect especially if you're doing hard labor all day. read more

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