I loooooove Ono Hawaiian BBQ. The kalua pork, chicken teriyaki and Mac salad... soooo good. Comfort food, real ingredients and substantial portions. I can usually make 2-3 lunches out of it for $15. But I'm writing this review to say that the staff working here 5:45pm on Sunday April 12, 2026 are above and beyond friendly and helpful. Everyone's always nice here but the vibe is just awesome today. Dulce and Erika helped me order and I can't see anyone else's name tag in the back but they're great too. They have new touch screen giant iPad things which is pretty cool as someone doesn't love social interactions with strangers. However there was something confusing about my specific meal choice in the app so one of the women saw me struggling and quickly came and took my order the old fashion way, with a smile. Normally Ono can take a little longer than a normal "fast food," restaurant to get your food since they're actually cooking a lot of it, but today, even though there was a family of 6 in front of me my order came out really quickly. I'm on an ebike and I was able to get a table next to the wall outlet so I can add some juice back onto it. Also randomly they have the best napkins. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Kalua Pork and Teriyaki Chicken with 2 scoops Mac and 1 scoop rice (you have to request that otherwise you get more rice than Mac.) - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

Not this location's fault but I don't know where else to put this: They discontinued the fresh mix salad and replaced it with your standard-issue grocery store spring mix salad. Which is disappointing, and was the thing that stood out about Ono. Now there isn't anything that draws me there as opposed to any other place that serves salad with great protein options. Hopefully corporate rethinks this, but again, not the fault of any particular location or its staff. read more

Ordered over the phone on 2/7/26 and the staff that took my order was friendly and provided good service. I particularly asked for the chicken plate with bbq chicken and chicken katsu but she kept saying beef so I specifically said NO BEEF. She understood and repeated my order to confirm. All was good until I went to the restaurant and picked up my food. My children were so hungry and excited to eat their chicken meal to find out they put beef! What?! So we had to drive back and get it corrected. The staff again was very nice, she was apologetic but hearing my children's disappointment was heartbreaking. Lesson learned, check your order before leaving the restaurant to make sure they got it right. The food is not Hawaiian by any means, the chicken bbq and katsu chicken was just ok. The rangoon was just ok too. I remembered the food here was better back then. It is fast food. Located in Culver City, plenty of parking. They did have some nice decorations and murals on the wall to make it feel like you're on the island. read more

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Honestly I was having a bad day until I ordered Ono and it was so delicious & perfect! Whoever made my order needs to get cracked asap because you definitely made my night. I got the BBQ mix plate and it was super fresh & hot also the portions are huge. I ordered Crab Rangoon (3 pcs) it was delicious but disappointing because I thought there would be a sweet n sour sauce but I didn't let that bother me. 10/10 read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian BBQ Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

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$8 Seafood Aloha Plates with your choice of Fried Fish or Fried Shrimp or their new Lava Shrimp! I chose the latter which was spicy, garlicky and yummy! It came on a bed of comforting white rice and a nice cabbage salad. So worth it!! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - $6.00 Aloha Plate! Delicious too! - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

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I ordered mixed chicken plate, katsu and bbq chicken. They did not throw the katsu sauce in the bag. When I went back ti the counter to where I pick up my order (tatted cook), was told to go ask the cashier for the sauce. He prepared and packaged up my bag, not sure why HE couldn't just ask for one. there were also 2 others next to him who could've helped. He expected me to wait back in line, 6 people deep to ask for sauce. Service sucks!! Would not give this place a chance...chicken was dry and needed the katsu sauce read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Dry chicken with no katsu sauce - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

Always a favorite go to . The keiki meal was awesome with lilo and stitch themed bag, entree , rice , juice , fruit squeeze . Their Mac salad and spam musubi are awesome . Just like real Hawaiian style . read more

So hungry after work. Nathan the cashier was so helpful and so diligent with our order. He's fast and efficient, when I forgot my order was sitting there he made sure I got it while it was still warm. Lovely music and relatively clean. Ono is my spot to go, try their teriyaki sauce! Kiddos to Nathan! read more

We picked this place for a date night, and it was such a charming surprise. The service was attentive without being overbearing, which let us enjoy each other's company. We shared the kalua pork platter and coconut shrimp -- both were tender, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The dim lighting and soft Hawaiian tunes gave the evening a truly romantic vibe. read more

We ordered from Ono Hawaiian BBQ a few times since they started advertising on TV. We usually order the barbequed beef plate which we enjoyed. The beef was very tender, the rice perfect, the cabbage and broccoli was tasty, and the mac salad was a real winner. The first two times we ordered, I felt the food we received deserved a high rating. The last time we ordered the beef plate, the meat was a bit stringy and not tender. We ordered only one BBQ beef plate again today and once again, the beef was stringy. Because of my last experience, I ordered the chicken Katsu plate for myself as my husband wanted to give the beef plate a second chance He was not happy with the beef. My katsu plate was Ok but there was no katsu sauce. We received only the bbq sauce that accompanies the beef plate. Maybe they don't have a katsu sauce but whether they did or not, the chicken was not that good with the bbq'd beef sauce. It was a disappointing meal without the correct sauce to use for the chicken. I have to give the restaurant credit for their perfectly cooked rice, steamed cabbage, and the mac salad, which once again, was as good as always. I appreciate a take-out place that has consistently prepared food. I hope Ono Hawaiian BBQ finds a "cure" for the stringy bbq beef plate as it was a winner earlier this year and it should be a winner today. read more

Very amazing place to eat always very friendly welcome at front desk by JEANETTE always with a smile and very patient to take orders ALWAYS clean place to eat and the food cook by JUAN always cook well and with friendly attitude I will strongly recommended even to order by uber eats THANK YOU for making my visits amazing !!! read more

Two of my 4 orders were wrong. Staff were chatting it up. When I called to complain the "shift leader" said " I checked my order yourself" clearly he didn't or he would have caught the two wrong orders. I ordered a beef Katsu mix and got a beef plate instead. Second order was meant to be the Kalbi ribs and I got another beef plate. I live 35 minutes away. They wouldn't refund unless I went back in person. No accommodation made. Horrible! read more

I typically go to the Ono Hawaiian in Wilshire, and it's one of my favorite spots to eat at. It's delicious, the food comes quickly, and the portions are huge. The Culver City location is quite different, however. The chicken Katsu here has very little chicken, and is VERY thickly coated in batter. Also, the portion size was incredibly small. I don't know if they're owned by different people or what, but I'm only giving this place a 3 stars because the Wilshire location is so great read more

All I can say is... not good. It was completely empty and it took about 45 minutes to get our food. And when they brought it out they got one of the orders wrong and had to remake for us. The employees had no sense of urgency or care about our wellbeing. They were short and rude whenever we inquired about our order. The only good thing is the unlimited supply of Katsu Sauce. I do not recommend coming here unless you have absolutely no rush at all. Come on Ono. You used to be so good to us. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

I placed my order online and it was ready when I got there. I got the teriyaki chicken and my boyfriend did too. My plate didnt make me suck, but his plate made him feel sick after he ate it. The store is super clean and the staff is nice. The parking is super easy read more

I ordered through door dash and got two island fire chicken meals, and my chicken was raw, and unsafe to eat, due to cross contamination, I needed to throw everything away, because nothing was safe to consume. I ate some, and am hoping I do not get sick. read more

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Delicious! And you get huge portions for the $. Delicious! And you get huge portions for the $. Delicious! And you get huge portions for the $. read more

Very generic tasting Hawaiian food! The spam masubi wasn't very tasty.. Katsu and teriyaki was just okay. There's so many other restaurants that are so much better- I'd probably pass on a return to this restaurant. read more

Ono.... I drove 30 minutes out of my way in traffic to get to you tonight only to get told "YOU NEED TO PRINT OUT THE EMAIL OFFER, sorry". Wasted 30minutes of my life + the 5 minutes to update this review. Being a long time Ono fan, super disappointed tonight, especially after a long day and NO ONO. It's time to consider changing your "policy to print out your email offers." You are not mailing out paper offers, why do you expect us to print out your email in order to honor your promotion? And on top of that waste my paper and ink? FYI ALL other businesses that email their promotions gladly honor showing email on mobile in order to save paper waste. Go Green and stop forcing potential customers to waste paper and ink. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian BBQ chicken & Kalbi short ribs lunch plates. - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

Where they lack in speed and customer service, they make up for in portion size. My husband and I stopped in for a quick to-go lunch, as I was in the area for work, and needed to get back to "home base" (aka our hotel) to finish prep work for the day. There was a small line when we walked in to order, but it didn't take terribly long to get through. It was the wait for the food that was the killer. We saw three different people complain to the manager about their wait, and the fact that their food hadn't yet come out. The manager looked for all the world like she couldn't possibly care less, and only tried to pacify one of the customers (who I took to be a regular, because they were talking like they were familiar with each other.) The wait could've been managed, I'm sure, had they not let two of their three cooks out of the back to sit and talk story with their family members, who had come in to order their own lunch. That slowed things down significantly. And then the one guy they had in the front bagging and handing over orders disappeared for a few minutes, as well. All this was going on while the manager sat there ignoring everyone and everything except her phone, and sometimes one of the guys working in the back. I guess the three other customers had a right to be angry. We ended up waiting about 20 minutes for our own order, which, when we got back to the hotel, turned out to be stacked full of food. I ordered the BBQ chicken combo, which came with rice and mac salad. There must have been five large pieces of chicken in my plate, all charred to a lovely doneness on the outside, and juicy on the inside. The mac salad was also tasty, with a creamy sauce that offered just a bit of bite and tang. If it weren't for the wait - turning my "quick grab-and-go" lunch into more of an ordeal, I would've given them a higher rating. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ Chicken Combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

The food is delicious my kids love although they lines take pretty long also pretty pricey but the rest is fine

The food is really expensive, the portions are small and mediocre, but worst of all is that they did not take my coupon they sent me just that week Beware they do not honor their coupons! read more

Chicken was very dry, didn't wanted to give more than one Teriyaki sauce!! The lady was so stubborn to give me one for each dish we ordered!! She said I can give you one and one referring to katsu sauce, I imagined they will give me one and one for each plate but no. I asked to have another one, she was like sorry we are running low, I was like what? Why not tell customer before order placing that you can't give more than one of whatever they used to get tons of before!! I asked her what are you exactly running low of? She was like the cups, I was like not my problem, give it away in a plate or anything else, so she ended up giving me another one after some back and forth, can't imagine I pay $31 for 2 plates and get one sauce for both of us Next time ask before placing orders Or better don't come here until those businesses learn how to treat a paying customer who by the way making money the hard way too We are not richer than you Ono Hawaiian read more

Really been trying to find some legit Hawaiian food near me and was impressed by this spot. Totally unassuming location but the dishes are loaded to the brim. Can always tell it's going to be good when the macaroni salad is awesome. I ordered the Kalua combo with Chicken teriyaki and loved it. Asked for extra teriyaki on the side and I am really glad I did. I can imagine the pork might lack flavor without the sauce. My buddy got the katsu bbq combo and he enjoyed the whole dish. No complaints and we both wiped our plates clean. I'd say- definitely ask for extra sauce of your choosing just in case you need to add some extra on your own. Don't want y'all to get home and not have all the extras you might need. Will eat here again, no doubt about it. read more

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I have had Ono Hawaiian BBQ in two states, California and Arizona, and they were both the same in quality and in taste. Although, whenever I phone my orders in there is always a mistake, not on my part but the receivers end. read more

We sampled the grilled lemon chicken and teriyaki chicken plates the week before ordering our luau and placing a catering order. The food was great! upon receiving our catering order, the teriyaki chicken was sent with no teriyaki and the lemon chicken, no lemon or broccol. We received two orders of chicken. When I called today, many excuses, "oh we don't cook the chicken with sauce, it should have been on the side or you should have told us to cook the chicken with the sauce. The same with the grilled lemon dish, "we don't put lemons in the dish". But, you did when I ordered the plates? I expected what I had ordered and the catering menu read. poor quality control and customer service. So disappointed! The manager offered a 50% discount to be used in 30 days, REALLY! read more

Incompetent. They goofed up my delivery order. Then said I'd need to come speak to the manager, which defeats the purpose of delivery. Then lied and told me the manager wasn't there. Look at the food they sent y'all. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Where is the macaroni? Where is the rest of the chicken? - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

Having been raised in Hawaii it's hard to find good local Hawaiian bbq. I was hesitant because Ono's Hawaiian bbq is a chain restaurant in California but every time I've tried it it's a nice reminder of home. My favorite would be the fire chicken or the bbq beef. Price is a little expensive for a plate but other than that it's solid in flavor! Oh and the musubis are overpriced read more

Got the #1 and asked for extra veggies and got legit one piece of broccoli. JOKES! Like are you serious thats just crazy. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

I come here at least twice a week. Today, I was charged more than I should've been by the cashier and caught the issue when I looked at the receipt. However, since I paid with Apple Pay they couldn't issue me a refund. When asked I asked "why?" I was told "it's your problem for not having the physical card." That is 100% a merchant issue and now as a customer I have to take the loss. If you can take my money digitally you need to be able to give it back digitally. End of story. Fix the system! It's unfair but my bigger issue is being told it was my problem. You loss a loyal customer over a merchant issue and terrible attitude. read more

This establishment is known for Hawaiian BBQ chicken. I would go to Ono whenever I crave for this. The food has been pretty consistent in terms of quality and quantity. One drawback is that the price of their plate has gone up significantly. I wish the price is not that high so it's more affordable and be able to go more frequently. read more

Ordered online with Grubhub and my food was ready within 15 mins! I called the restaurant the employee stated the driver hasn't picked up my food. So I call Grubhub turns out my food was sitting there for almost 2 hours and the restaurant WAS SO BUSY they didn't inform a Grubhub driver that the food was ready to pick up. They then canceled my driver to save their own butts. UNACCEPTABLE! please go elsewhere if you need food delivered to you. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - They canceled because they informed the driver they were too busy! Guess they don't care about customer service. - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

Although it was incredibly busy and understaffed, the two people working on my order were wonderful. They were kind and very helpful. The food was amazing! I had Ono for the first time last week in Victorville, and I loved it, but this location was even better!! The musubi was delicious! Especially when dipped in more teriyaki sauce. The steamed rice was cooked to perfection, and the chicken katsu was still crispy and crunchy after a 20 minute car ride which is rare for fried crunchy takeout foods. And PLEASE don't even get me started on the macaroni salad! The only downside for me is that this place closes so early, so when the late night cravings kick in, I can't get it Otherwise, this place is delicious read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Spam Musubi - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

every once in a while I want some Hawaiian bbq. I always get the same thing here and it's always the same so I'm just gonna leave it at that. read more

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is the best whitefish we have ever had. Currently, the whitefish is only five dollars which is an incredible deal. We upgraded to a combo and got some crab Rangoon's which were moist and delicious and sweet and incredible. While the Decour could use some updating, especially on the seats, what we came here for is the food. I'm still giving a five star review, because this food is absolutely delicious and is better than we could've ever hope for! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Oh my God this is delicious - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

FIVE STARS for Ono Hawaiian BBQ!!!! (Yes, my Yelper community and friends! It's true! FIVE stars!). A few months ago, I purchased a couple of $20 gift certificates (for $10) from Groupon. This weekend, I decided to use them. I initially dragged myself into Ono (In Hawaiian, means "Delicious") Hawaiian BBQ in Culver City. I thought this was going to be another cheap knockoff Haole (Westernized) of the Hawaiian Plate Lunch. It was cheap, I was ready to try.... TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN!!! The food was GOOD, just like home in Honolulu! The first dish was the Hawaiian BBQ Mixed Plate: One piece of Korean Kal Bi, two thighs of chicken teriyaki, and a nice serving of beef teriyaki meat. The food was ONO! The beef teriyaki (like bulgolgi) tasted just like it was made home in Hawaii. Tender and full of flavor. The chicken teriyaki also tasted like it was from Hawaii - tender and super yummy. The Korean Kal Bi was good. They used the same marinade across all three meats. It comes with 1.5 scoops of rice, and a scoop of macaroni salad. What put this dish to a 5 star rating was that the food was home cooked just like in Hawaii, AND the macaroni salad was DELICIOUS and AUTHENTIC. I normally *hate* macaroni salad because almost everyone tries to make it and it tastes like goopy mayonaise. But Ono Hawaiian BBQ macaroni salad taste just like Zippy's Mac salad (a popular restaurant in Hawaii). I actually ate the entire serving of macaroni salad! The second dish that I shared was the chicken katsu. I again have to say WOW!! The chicken thigh was breaded with a Japanese panko breading and deep fried. The serving was 2-3 chicken thighs, sliced into 3/4"-1" slices. Well made!!! Tasted just like it was made in Hawaii. My *only* minor complaint about the food was that the katsu sauce was *NOT* good. It tasted just like a Westernized version of a Panda Express dipping sauce. But, heck, the chicken katsu was so well made, it made up for the junky sauce. Food Grade: A! Service Grade: A- (Front Desk Guy Ruben was cool!). Worth the Money: A! Overall Impression: A-. ** Note: Orders take quite a while to be prepared, so be ready to wait a while. Hang out the Hawaiian style and just take it easy! Mahalos! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Mixed BBQ plate: kalbi, teriyaki beef, teriyaki chicken. - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

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Can't really understand the 3 and 4 star reviews. Got the #4 plate with bbq chicken, short ribs(?) and bbq beef ($4.79) Came with rice and a surprise underneath. Cheap price, cheap food. The chicken was A-ok. I would give the place 3 stars just for the chicken. The bbq beef was pretty tasty, but it comes in small little cut up pieces. The short ribs (?), not short ribs in my book. Short ribs to me mean big thick bony slices where the meat falls off the bone. With these ribs you have to pull it off the bone and there's not much there to begin with, and the slices are really thin. I ate the chicken, gave the rest of the beef to Joey, cut up in his dog food. It was a treat for him, not for me. The service is quick and the place is clean (a little cold) so if you want something that doesn't cost much and gets out to the table quick, you may like it. I wouldn't go back except for the chicken. Oh, the surprise. Some people may not like it but underneath the chicken was a small pile of cooked cabbage which I thought really complimented the meat. Nice bland cabbage with well spiced chicken. The rice was just eh. A little bit sticky and overcooked for me. This place is in a shopping center where Ross and Verizon are, so it;'s convenient. Bad parking at busy times. read more

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So my second visit to this location, Maria is very a friendly and efficient. Took my order. It was good I enjoyed it. The place is clean so I appreciate that. Will continue to eat here. I ordered the teriyaki chicken breast. Next time I will request to have it cut smaller. Wasn't too busy was in and out. read more

Standard but tasty Hawaiian food is what you'll get here. It's not over the top but if you're in the mood for something quick and filling, this is your place to go to. I got the chicken katsu plate lunch special. For the price, you get a decent amount of food. One scoop of rice, Mac salad, veggies, and a protein. I was definitely full by the end. It was tasty! The staff was friendly too, and parking was plentiful. This is just another average Hawaiian chain, but it's consistent so I always know what I'm getting here. TL;DR: - Recommend? Yes - Parking? Easy, free, and plentiful - Service? Great! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Culver City, California

I ordered the Island Fire Chicken. It was mostly tendon and fat along with some meat. It was nasty. And a total rip-off.