This my go to when I am in the bay area for a family event. I have ordered their full pans of spam musubi and spam fried rice. They are both favorites. The staff is friendly and helpful. They are right off the freeway. read more

Asian Cashier she's so rude and abrupt. Food was so-so. The place looks rundown. Broken windows and restroom. I rather go to Ono Hawaiian BBQ. read more

Walked in and it was empty so I was able to place my order without waiting. The place is old and one of the doors is broken with plywood covering it. The place kind of smelled like stale cigarettes. Their bathroom was ojt of service. I waited approximately 5 mins for my order to be ready so thwyre prwtty fast. The lady who rang me up was nice enough but didn't ask if I wanted any changes tovmy order, like normally I'll get asked if I want all Mac or all rice or whatnot. read more

The food was over cooked, burnt literally! Dry not able to eat most of it, very disappointed! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Dry, over cooked, burned meat!!! - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

Foods okay for quick meal. Service is trash. Do yourself a favor and order at the restaurant and NOT phone/doordash/ubereats, because once your food is ready, they will NOT call your order number. They will let it sit on their "to go shelf" as it gets cold, until you go up and check yourself. read more

Bad service. Gonna wait awhile if ordering in store. Gotta wait for cashier then gotta wait for slow cook who doesn't wear gloves or hairnet. I waited for 40 minutes for 2 rice plates. Not coming back. read more

On a Monday evening, I was driving thru Hayward and found myself at Gateway Plaza near Jackson St & Santa Clara St. It was near 9pm, so I thought I'd drive in and see what's still open. Guess what's open until 9:30pm? Ohana Hawaiian BBQ at Gateway Plaza! Usually I expect to get served old food just before closing, but not tonight. I actually had a decent meal, not a great meal......but it was okay. First, I walked in and no one was working at the front counter. There was a guy in the grill frantically cooking food. He looked up a few times while I waited along with some food delivery drivers. Then after 5-minutes, someone came out of the restroom, washed his hands, and took my order. I ordered the "BBQ Mix Combo" for $12.95. He said it'll take 10-mins. The BBQ Mix Combo is BBQ Short Ribs, BBQ Boneless Chicken, 2 scoops of white rice, and a scoop of macaroni salad. Utensils and napkins. (In-Store Price: $12.95 + tax) How was the food? The meat was excellent. The BBQ short ribs and chicken were hot, fresh and tasty. Juicy and tender meat, easy to eat. I'm guessing they had to cook a lot of food to fill delivery orders, and my short ribs and chicken came from that batch. Easy 5-stars! Large serving of meat. The white rice wasn't hot and fluffy. It was just rice. Grade: (3/5). The Macaroni Salad was terrible! It tasted like macaroni and mayonnaise. No other seasonings, just a glop of macaroni and mayo. Grade: (1/5). There's three parts to the meal, and they're not all made with same level of care and attention to quality. Would I come back? No thank you! read more

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Super long wait with not a lot of people in there. Ordered grilled salmon and it took over half an hour, but when I got home it was just these thin over cooked pieces. Tasted bland, was rubbery, and had a strong fishy smell. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Salmon Grilled Fish - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

I ordered the loco moco, potstickers, Mac salad and spam Musubi here. The beef patties on the loco moco were cooked way past well done that it was tough and had no flavor left. They cheaped out on gravy too, just barely enough to be smeared onto the beef patties and not have any for the rice. Potstickers were okay, just frozen and fried. Mac salad was pretty bad, had small slivers of meat in it. Not very appetizing. The spam Musubi rice tasted like it was 5 days old and the spam slice was paper thin. read more

They don't let you use restroom all the time they say out of service, I don't know why read more

Check your refrigerated drinks! I just drank from a dirty can which made me look at the expiration date. The Hawaiian Sun expired in May 25! We are in mid July! Disgusting! read more

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Since COVID, Doordash has become a staple in some households and Ohana Hawaiian BBQ is one of the better choices on my list around this area. You can find this establishment right off the Jackson Street exit off the 880 in a plaza on Harder Road. Since the plaza isn't that busy, there are a lot of parking spaces available for you to hop right in and back out with your food. This place does offer a seating area but I feel the seats and booths have aged a bit from the time it first opened (has gone through multiple management changes). Here, Ohana offers a menu similar to others of the same chain but also offers boba (subpar in my opinion). In comparison to other along the same or similar business, Ohana Hawaiian BBQ offers a smaller portion for their food but in exchange for slightly better tasting and faster service. My biggest plus is that their food has never been burnt. The major downside is that they could get my doordash order wrong from time to time but never a big deal since its a minor difference when they give me regular katsu instead of curry chicken katsu. If you are looking for a quick and simple meal or if you are cutting back to eat appropriate daily portion sizes, then this is the place for you. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - 1/2 Curry Chicken Katsu, 1/2 Bbq Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

Yikes! I wish I would've read the reviews before ordering food from here. Honestly, I haven't tried a Hawaiian BBQ place I didn't like, but it's also probably because I haven't come across too many of them. Since Ohana is really close by, we decided to give it a try. We phoned in the order and they said it would be ready in 15-20 minutes. We ordered the Seafood Combo, Surf and Turf, BBQ chicken and rice and a fish taco. The best thing was the taco. Everything just taste really oily and heavy. Customer service was also lackluster and their soda machine was broken. Well, it was worth a try. I'm just glad I didn't get raw meat like other Yelpers did. I'll just go to my usual Ono next time I need a Hawaiian fix. read more

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thursday evening after a meeting in hayward...looking for a quick dinner pick up before heading home...finding ohana in a strip mall near the 92 entrance...mostly empty and little hesitant about ordering after reading some of the reviews...too tired and already inside, so placing an order for a loco moco...roughly $17 total paying after tax and tip...little over 5 minutes and name called...taking the food and noticing quite heavy...opening and finding a lot of food...2 fried eggs, 2 hamburger patties smothered in gravy...rice and macaroni salad...beef patties were freshly cooked and crumbling juicy...macaroni salad was pretty standard and no complaints...the food was okay and not bad for the price and portion... read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - inside - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

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Such fast service! I visited this store on a Friday evening, was able to place my order and received it all within 10-15 minutes and honestly I was surprised at how fast they prepared the food. The food tastes the same as other Ohana locations which is good. This location isn't usually that popular so you most likely won't have to wait too long to order and get your food. Milk tea review: I would not recommend the milk tea although the menu looks very appealing. It tasted like it didn't have sugar in it and it was very watered down. Size wise it is pretty small for the price that you're paying. If you're looking to buy a drink I would suggest a soda instead. read more

I don't wanna give any star for the review but the site forces me to do so. So I just put one. Food quality is very bad at this location nowadays. I ordered Lau Lau combo with pork. Lau Lau is very small, and the cabbage in the pork is not fresh. Not sure if it's already molded for some pieces. How can they use this kind of vegetables to cook a meal for customers? Gosh! It's unbelievable. The Lau Lau combo is more expensive than other Hawaiian BBQ in the area. The quality is not outstanding for the price, but also very bad inside. Macaroni salad is over cooked. Not good at all! Stay away from this place if you have other choices!!! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Black color on cabbage. Not sure if this part is already molded. Unbelievable!!! - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

Cockroach in my FOOD will never go there again!! Do not go there really bad I feel sick read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Went in toaday around 230 and got a plate of food and there is a cockroach in my food!!! - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

Not worth the price. Chicken is much greasier and fatty than another place I go along with smaller portions. French fries had no salt and the macaroni salad was flavorless. Save your money and go to a different Hawaiian bbq place. read more

Post is meant for the location on Santa Clara St., Hayward (where Lucky market is located) I am sorry to say that something has changed with your location and it isn't a positive change; recently ordered plate lunch which was the worst we have ever had from this location; Hawaii Ohana Hawaiian would be ashamed to know that you represent their name. Worse yet is that corporate is not watching what the franchise owners are doing. read more

I ordered a Hawaiian chicken burger, cashier asked if i wanted a to make it a meal with a fountain drink, I said I wanted a smoothie but she refused to sell me me one. Then I wanted to order the chicken burger separately from the smoothie but she still denied me a smoothie. Like what the fuck is that service. 1 star if I could give 0 stars I would. Hayward I wouldn't recommend. read more

I come here a lot when they were cheaper and had special prices on some days. The food is ok here and I don't mind coming back again soon.

The set up of the menu makes it difficult to try a variety of items. They have special plates that have a few combinations of dishes. There were also chicken, pork, beef and seafood combo plates. They were just meat, rice and macaroni. I asked if I could have more than one meat so it would be a real combo. I was told that you could get half and half but only meats in the same category. There also is no options for a la cart. The service is really slow. The food is decent. The lau lau and kahlua pork were a little dry. The katsu/katsu musubi is good. The woman at the register said I would have to pay 55 cents for katsu sauce becsuse I ordered the katsu musubi and not the katsu como plate. I would probably give more stars if I ordered Togo. The chairs are getting dirty and old. The utensils are flimsy. I don't think I'd come back. read more

Star only goes to the cook. The Asian lady who works at the front just stays on the phone on her personal calls. If you're ordering through yelp, she will probably miss your order through grubhub because she's preoccupied on her phone and then when you come to pick it up she'll say "they didn't receive it because they don't have grub hub, but we'll make it right now." When I sat down I then got a notification that my order was "confirmed". Thought you didn't have grub hub?? Yeah, okay. read more

The lady in the front is always on her phone and she was pretty rude! It took them so long to give me my food and i just saw people come and go that ordered after me. Also the BBQ ribs have a horrible texture i couldn't chew it down and i almost choked lol. First and last time going better places around read more

High price and tiny portions for catering. I was charged over $150 for a large catering tray of what was supposed to be around 40 pieces of bbq beef short ribs what I received was about 15 ribs and the rest was cabbage underneath. I was in a hurry when I picked it up so I didn't check but the weight felt right. But in the end the weight was all cabbage and not the beef ribs I paid for. Will never give them my business again. Your experience might be different but mine was horrible. Good thing I also order El Pollo Loco for my daughter's 4th bday. They were really good with food potions and service I recommend El Pollo Loco for catering. read more

I disregarded the reviews and tried it anyways... regretted it... Chicken Katsu was the only thing that was decent. The macaroni salad was watery,fries were soggy and undercooked, the cheeseburger had no flavor & I had to add salt and pepper to all of our food... to top it off the cashier had a attitude problem & I definitely will not recommend this place to anyone... the smoothie said $4.00 ... she rang up $4.95.. when I pointed out the price, she said "oh that price old" the price was literally written in pen...so there's no reason why she could not have crossed it out and changed it.. definitely didn't sit right with me.. read more

Gave it another try... NOPE. I got the kalua pork plate which was supposed to come with veggies instead of Mac salad. I got mac salad. And then when I removed the Mac salad I found a pool of oil in the bottom of my snack size serving (not a small plate). The pork was greasy and salty and the cabbage is wilted. No thanks! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - A pool of oil. - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

We ordered from Uber Eats and our order was wrong. I called to ask whether we put all mac on our order and they said they received it, but it would've cost a dollar more. The lady on the phone told me to call in my order next time, but I was still confused to why they gave us an order of all rice and another order with the normal scoop of Mac and 2 scoop of rice. After calling, my boyfriend and tried the food and it was all bland and the texture was so off. The beef was tough and the chicken Katsu was soggy. The Mac tasted like water. I should've checked the Yelp reviews for this place before I let my boyfriend order. Never again. read more

So disappointed. Used to come here regularly when I was in the East Bay. No more. Stopped by on a Saturday evening around 6:30p. No line. Able to order right away. Ordered a mini chicken katsu curry ($6.49), chicken katsu plate ($9.95) and a loco moco plate with scrambled egg ($11.95). We tried to order milk teas with boba, but they were out of boba. So we just ordered the food. Didn't have to wait too long for iur food, but...The rice was dry and crusty, like it was over cooked or left in the cooker too long and throughout the entire day still on cook. The chicken katsu was fried a golden brown and tasted ok. The loco moco patty and gravy were good, but the egg was NOT scrambled. It was fried and then broken up, like they realized it should've been scrambled at the last minute but didn't bother to cook a new egg correctly. We asked for the Mac salad to be put in separate containers so that it wouldn't be in the same container as the hot food (nothing worse than hot Mac salad!) but it wasn't separated. Yuck! Overall, a disappointing meal. I don't plan on returning. read more

The food was complete garbage. Low quality. Don't buy from here. Go to Onos on A St. I was tricked on Uber eats lol but gosh they gave me all bone and the katsu was soaked in oil read more

The food was so disappointing. I ordered half bbq and katsu. They only gave me all skin and two pieces of actual chicken. The katsu was so dry and covered in breading. The Mac salad was sooo watery. The lady didn't even give me napkins. I paid 24$ for it to just end up in the trash. I was so so upset. Don't waste your money or time at this joke restaurant. read more

This is so annoying. They gave me some raw chicken. I should've known when my food was ready in 5 minutes. Even tipped them to be nice! Smh!! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - So annoyed. Was starving and came here and I should've known something was up when my food was ready in minutes. Gave me some raw chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

I HAVE NO WORDS for this store!!! Why the hell during this sensitive time they still making meat like this. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

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So I wanted to try this spot out, bad idea. I ordered a soup, 2 bbq masubi, loco moco with no Mac, a chicken with gravy fries. What I got was a chicken KATSU masubi and spam masubi, mac where I didn't want any and oh let's not forget no soup. When I reached out to see what was going on all I got was a, "don't kno what to say cuz we sent you everything". I most likely will not be ordering from here again. FYI, still trying to get my money back for items not received. I mean at least there pple here to eat the rest right. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Hayward, California

BEWARE SERVING UNCOOKED FOOD!!!! Didn't realize until I got the food home!!!! Will report to the Health Department read more

Ordered from Grubhub online and the Chicken Katsu with rice and macaroni salad was delicious! I miss Chicken Katsu and appreciate that they have this. Also my husband got some kind of steak meal with rice and macaroni salad and he liked it as well. Food arrived fresh from this establishment. With the Chicken Katsu, it was crunch on the skin which I like that when divulging in eating it. The sauce is essential to dip into too for a better flavor and taste. A different alternative to Chinese and Japanese food fares. read more

AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE! Although I cannot recall the woman's name working the cashier (Diana?) our time here was horrible. The cashier had a horrible attitude. This was an outing with my family and the woman seem so bothered to even be at work. The food was tasty but do to the unpleasant environment and awful attitude from the cashier in the front we will not return. read more

I came in here for lunch today. I ordered the combo plate #1 which consisted of bbq shortribs and bbq chicken . Honestly, the Ohana BBQ on Alameda tastes better. I think this location needs to marinade their meats a little more. The food was good, but I'm used to having my meat and chicken with a little more flavor. The mac salad was spot on though. read more

This place is not good. My son ordered chicken Katsu. Was not fried long enough and barely crispy. I ordered a loco moco. Egg was over hard instead of runny. And gravy tasted like they added the pack of top ramen powder. Disappointed read more

i love their amazing employees, gets me bricked everytime. I can smell their hats from outside makes me go a little crazy.