Big Island Bakehouse is a can't miss when visiting Big Island! We made it over to this place on our…read moresecond to last day and we were greeted with so much cheer and the friendly staff gave recommendations and helped guide our choices. We tried the Bomboloni and Nutella Coconut croissant during our initial visit. The Bomboloni reminds me of a malasada but I enjoyed the creamy filling of this so much more. We ended up going back on our last day and tried some of the savory options - the goat cheese pesto croissant and then sausage roll were standouts for us. Enjoyed this place so much we hardly took pictures, but everyone should add this as a stop especially if visiting Volcano National Park!

Open only 3 days a week, this has become one of my favorite stops on the way to Volcano (from…read moreHilo). In fact, except Madam Pele does NOT necessarily keep to the same schedule as the bakery, would try to time my Volcano drives to coincide with Friday, Saturday, or Sunday! Hahah. Today got a sampling of Mediterranean scones (savory with olives and delicious seasonings), croissants, danish, and my favorite... the ube cruffin. Holy Moly Batman... that one item was worth the drive alone! Since there really wasn't any real estate in our tummies, we split everything 3 ways... over the course of the next few hours. Two weeks later, still thinking about that ube cruffin! Would definitely do a repeat on that as well as the Medeterranean scones while trying other items. And as the nice couple infront of us in line mentioned, will have to return for the sister deli across the parking lot. Heard it was featured in Guy Hagi's food vlog. And if its good enough for Guy Hagi its where I want to be my next mealtime!

My husband and I stopped by Koana after a recommendation from a friend while we were on our way to…read moreVolcano. I mean this with all kindness, but I think my friend undersold the place! At first glance, it may look like other small, local shops, with locally made products and a few interesting goods to browse. (I ended up buying the last 'I'iwi bird pin they had on display, which I loved!) After reading some other reviews, I realized we may have just gotten lucky because the owner happened to be in that day. Let me say this upfront: they advertise slow black coffee and they mean it! The owner (Brian?) takes his time with each customer, chatting with you to understand what you're looking for and making some suggestions. It's clear he enjoys both his craft and engaging with customers. It was not very busy while we were there, which added to that relaxed, Hawaiian vacation vibe. We really enjoyed the conversation with him and even walked away having learned a few new things. We took our coffee and other purchases to enjoy on the bench outside, along with some stone cookies from nearby. (There were also additional tables and chairs available on a side patio.) Overall, we loved both the experience and the coffee, and we will definitely plan to stop by again the next time we are in the area!

Service was incredible, very personable and educational. Atmosphere was very homey. 10/10 would…read morerecommend. Will definitely be back. The mocha was really good.

Always ono donuts! My family and I try to go every Saturday in order to support local businesses…read moreand get our donut fix lol! I don't get that bloated, overly satiated feeling after eating these donuts. Bomb .com

Walking through Maku'u market and these donuts caught my eye! I got a chocolate sprinkle & apple…read morefritter and the flavor did not disappoint. The texture of the chocolate one was dense and slightly sweet. The apple fritter was just amazing! The apples were tasty not gritty or canned tasting like other places. You can tell it's made from scratch and with love. The owner was super nice and lovely as ever. Oh I forgot to mention that these donuts are vegan!

Went for breakfast and looking fo Malasadas. Had the Korean fried chicken breakfast. The chicken…read morewas so good and flavorful. They cooked the hashbrowns exactly right. Our server was great.. she ended up going into the bakery to find Malasadas for us to go. Great experience.

Made to order and very good! Service was fast and staff was very kind, would recommendread more

My go-to grocery store. They cater to the local community and support the local community. I love…read morebeing able to make it my first stop in the morning to get breakfast, lunch and groceries for home later. Sometimes prices are a bit high for certain items, but if you watch for sales, they aren't too bad! I shop at KTA at least 3-4 times a week.

Way bigger than the downtown location, plus they have a selection of Two Ladies mochi just like…read moredowntown. Checkout was a little backed up but not bad. Plenty parking. Big selection. Decent prices. Everything you need in a market. Also got some perfectly yellow local bananas - back on Oahu, it seems like all the apple bananas are greener-than-green and take 10+ days to ripen. We were able to tear into these in the car!

This is my go to place when I visited Hilo. I like the fried chicken, saimin noodles soups, Korean…read morefried chicken, chili bowl and breakfast items. The staff are always friendly and on top of things. It's a great casual dining place.

We're visiting brought our Hilo family to this Zippys everyone got their order except my SIL????…read moreFirst was chicken popular be out soon, to sorry bad communication!!!! Do they compensate regulars

Arrived around 7:50 am on Sunday and had no issues parking ($2 well worth it). The variety of…read moreMaku'u Farmers market is unmatched- gorgeous fruit stands, lots of prepared food stands. The papaya salad was so fresh and at ($9) for a whole quart so affordable and easy to share with friends. The papaya stand was my favorite one as she makes the salad fresh in front of you. The purple tapioca potato pudding was so dense and interesting, really rich and lovely to try. I was also blown away by the macadamia nut croissant ($6), the croissant itself was fine, flaky and well baked, but the macadamia nut butter frangipane filling for the croissant stole the show. It was so decadent and sweet I savored every bite of the croissant! The marinated goat cheeses from the goat cheese stand were the most delicious goat cheese I've had in my life. Super creamy, luscious, silky and with interesting flavors. I grabbed two spicy goat cheeses I was so obsessed. There is so much to see eat and try! Happy I got to experience the Maku'u Farmers Market

Maku'u Farmer's Market only operates on Sundays so its a great place to stop by especially when a…read morelot of establishments have limited hours or closed for the day. This is a newer Farmer's market and popular with locals compared to the Downtown Hilo Farmer's Market located at oceanfront. Remember to bring $2 cash for parking and come early because by noon, the lot seemed to be filling up fast and many cars were lining up on the freeway to enter.

One star, and it's not for the pizza. I pulled into the…read morePahoa Pizza Hut parking lot today... wasn't even planning to eat there, just stopping next door... but was immediately hit with something gross: a woman in full Pizza Hut uniform, maybe the manager, standing by the handicapped parking spot and the Pepsi machine, lighting up a cigarette. Right out front. Mid-day. Full view. Look, I'm not some anti-smoker who doesn't get it. I smoked for years. I understand the craving. But this? Lighting up a cig right in front of your own restaurant, in uniform, where customers are pulling in and families are trying to grab dinner? It's nasty. It sends a terrible message about the hygiene, professionalism, and overall care this place has for its image... and more importantly, its customers. Even if the food's fine, this kind of thing is enough to make me skip it altogether. Smoke around the corner. Out of sight. Away from where people eat. It's not that hard. Do better.

Horrible!!! Called to check up the status of the pizza order because the status was not updated…read more Girl answered chewing gum talking super ghetto and said pizza was on its way and driver will be calling soon to get better directions it's been over 30 minutes waiting for his call! don't order through Pizza Hut pahoa use dominos! They're wayyyy faster and better service!

We had an itinerary and I had been looking for malasadas. I caught the red light and this location…read morewas perfect timing. I ordered 3 - 2 with sugar, 1 filled with mango and the other filled with Haupia. The third was a just powdered sugar. I'm no expert and this place seems to have some consistency issues based on previous reviews, but these malasadas were fantastic. Fresh, light, and warm. I can understand why the locals like the salted plum sugar as these were very sweet but I still enjoyed them. If I have another opportunity, I'll definitely be trying that other sugar option.

The Malasadas were delicious. This is only my second time eating them. These were different than…read morethe ones we had in Oahu. Here they were slightly more crispy on the outside but the soft fluffy insides tasted the same. I was hoping to pair my Malasada with a hot cup of Kona coffee but alas they dod not have any (not their fault, I guess since they are located in Hilo and not Kona). My wife chose to pair hers with a an iced vanilla latte but she said unfortunately it was a swing and a miss. One thing to note, when I read about this place on visitors guides and online nobody mentioned it was just a little food truck on a street corner in Hilo. I was looking for a local shoppe or a store front so we almost missed it. Hopefully the pictures I posted will help with that. If I was in Hilo I would come here again but mainly for the Malasadas.

Quality of their pizza has gone way down. Way less toppings and pricier and the taste has changed…read moretoo (not for the better). Most times our food arrives cold and congealed. Also they force you to use your cell number to use their app to earn free food. If you don't then you can't accumulate points. I originally used my landline number and now I can't use my accumulated points for a free pizza that was on my account. Domino's has more toppings and better deals. Their food usually arrives hot and is consistent in taste and appearance. I can still use my landline to earn points (they don't demand my cell number).

On 'black friday' Nov. 28th, since KFC and Hilo Burger King was closed early evening, I drove to…read morethis Pizza Hut. The female worker ask me if I was ordering or pick up, I said ordering, as I was looking at their small print menu, a male walked in and she asked him the same questions, the guy said 'pick up'. I did not see her giving him his pizza order. She then told me to get OUTSIDE the Pizza Hut!#, I have NEVER been treated so RUDELY by a employee, at a food place or resturaunt! I hope may people read this to see how RUDELY I was treated, Of course I told her as I left that Pizza Hut they lost my biznes forever unless Domino's are closed and that I will give her a minus F rating on Yelp