Service was so good shout out to German for making sure everything was good with my order! He really cares about the customer's satisfaction. Will come again!! read more

I tried this place for the first time and very happy I did. The food was delicious, excellent quality and the portions are huge. I ordered the chicken and beef combo. You can customize the sides, I chose no mac salad, one scoop rice and extra veggies. You can also get sauces on the side. The service was great, and very clean inside. We placed out order online and it was ready upon arrival. I highly recommend giving this place a try. read more

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I'm so happy that we have a location in Esco now! Previously the closest location was in Lake Elsinore, so we didn't get to eat it very often. I always get orders to go, so ordering on the app makes it easier. It also cuts down your wait time if you're not eating there anyway. My Mom's favorite is the fried fish and shrimp, so I usually get the Seafood Mix Plate. It's fried fish, fried shrimp, and bbq chicken. It's enough food for us to share, and maybe have a little left. We also swap out one of the rice for another macaroni salad. Be aware that their mac salad isn't vegetarian because it contains tuna. It also comes with steamed vegetables, usually broccoli and cabbage. I like that they have self-service katsu and teriyaki sauces that you can fill containers to use with your meal. All in all, a pretty easy pickup food experience. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Mixed seafood - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

This place is great. The food is fresh, the portions are huge, everything tasted delicious. We ordered the chicken katsu and and chicken and beef combo. It was very flavorful and tender, the chicken katsu was crispy. Their Mac salad was awesome, I requested a second scoop of it. The inside was very clean, the service was quick and friendly. I am looking forward to coming back and trying their other items on the menu. read more

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I had seen this place during a trip to Arizona a few months ago, but I never got the chance to try it, so I was excited when one opened close to home. I stopped in for a quick bite and ordered something I usually get at other Hawaiian restaurants: the Spam musubi. Overall, it was okay, but not the best I've had. Thankfully, they have a self-serve sauce station with two different options because the Spam musubi itself didn't come with any sauce and was on the drier side. I also noticed that the Spam seemed a bit undercooked, which affected the overall flavor and texture. That said, the location itself is very spacious with plenty of seating, making it a comfortable place to dine in. The decor was really cool, the restaurant was very clean and the staff was friendly and welcoming. I'm glad I finally got to try it. read more

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Tried Ono Hawaiian BBQ and had a great experience overall. The drive-thru is super convenient, and there's plenty of parking and seating if you want to dine in. I used the drive-thru, great location right off the freew. I really liked how customizable the meals are, there are tons of sides and options to mix and match, which makes it easy to find something for everyone. All of the food was flavorful and made fresh. We ended up trying a lot of items to share. The Hawaiian BBQ Mix Plate was a great sampler with big portions, and the Chicken Katsu was crispy and best when paired with sauce. The Kalua Pork was smoky, and you can't go wrong with Spam Musubi, it's a must. The Loco Moco was rich and hearty, and the Teriyaki Chicken was cooked just right with great flavor. We also loved the BBQ Short Ribs and Garlic Shrimp, both full of flavor. The Macaroni Salad was creamy and perfect with all of the proteins. Definitely a great spot when you're craving Hawaiian-style comfort food! We are going to return soon and try some different items. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

So glad we stopped here after spotting it while driving! This location opened recently, and it's a great fast food meets Hawaiian hospitality vibe. The interior is very clean and spacious. Even for a busy Saturday evening, the lines moved quickly. They have two registers and two self-order kiosks, which is super convenient. Since they cook to order, we were told the fish takes a bit longer, but our food was ready for dine-in within 15 mins not bad at all! They serve everything in to-go containers even if you eat there, which is a smart move since the value is incredible and the portions are massive. One plate can easily feed two people, but I opted for the $8 Fish Aloha Plate Special that's runs until April. I got the grilled fish and it did not disappoint! So delicious and tender over a bed of rice and spring mix. For the price and the amount of food you get, it is totally worth it. I also ordered a mini beef plate to go. While the beef was tasty, I wasn't a huge fan of the macaroni salad or the steamed veggies which was mostly cabbage. As for dessert, I got the guava pie and it tasted like a giant pop tart! I'll definitely stick to the Aloha Plate next time. read more

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I went to buy dinner last night for my husband to celebrate Father's day at his work. I ordered 2 separate items of a Pick2. The portions of Katsu was okay , but the Beef was over cooked- dark color almost burnt, meat has lots of fats too. We were So disappointed, this is our last time buying from here. L&L gives good portions of food & beef was never burnt or gutty!!! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ beef & Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

My husband and I tried this place yesterday for dinner. Place is very spacious. They did a great job converting the old Carl's Jr to this place. My husband ordered a mini meal with Hawaiian BBQ Chicken. He didn't want the rice, macaroni salad and steamed veggies and opted to pay extra for the Spring salad mix. I ordered a mini meal with Chicken Katsu with the rice, macaroni salad and steamed veggies. His chicken was on the chewy side. Salad was fine, just need more dressing. As for mine, I do like that I can get the Katsu sauce for myself. I finished my mini meal. The katsu breading was on the bland side but I do like that it adhered to the chicken way better than the other places I've been that serves chicken katsu. The other reason for the 3 stars was because one of their order kiosks was not working properly. Instead of them closing the kiosks, they left it open so anytime others used it, it was doing the same problem especially if they were aware of the problem since the other day. Will go back and check the rest of the food. Maybe I'll bring my daughter next time. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Mini Meal Chicken Katsu with a scoop of rice, a scoop of macaroni salad and steamed veggies - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

This place is really good. Theres plenty of parking and they have staff that can take your order or you can use a kisok. Staff is really kind. I was carrying my sauces and didnt put it in my to go bag, im not sure why i didnt, but he got out of the counter and offered me a sauce bag. Slivertre or Sly, I cant remember his name, but he was kind and i appreciated it. He was patient with me when I was ordering since It was my first time there and i didnt know what to order. I got the hawaiian beef plate and chicken katsu. You can order your plate with all rice or all mac salad or all veggies. I believe it does come with one each. Cant wait to go back ! read more

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We came here a few days after the grand opening. It was worth it. Offhand it strikes you as little different than every other Hawaiian chain, though there aren't many. The fare is the same but that's not an insult, it only means they are as 10/10 as the other places I've been to. The portions are generous. My only negative, and it's not much, is the Hulu Guava Pie. I guess I should have known something that comes wrapped in cellophane would be mediocre. A shame since the idea is great but the follow-through isn't. I don't think I'll get those again. I suppose their purpose is to be something colorful in a basket at the register, not to actually eat one. read more

The establishment was clean and efficiently serving their customers. I just felt the food was much too salty and the options weren't as authentic or diverse as I would have liked. I think I would have rather gone to L and L to be honest. The pricing though was a good aspect. It's more of a fast food joint than authentic hawaiian food. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

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First time trying this place out, and i have to say it is delicious!!! I was so happy that they have a drive thru and the employee was so friendly when I had a couple of questions about the menu:) I ordered the BBQ mix plate which has the short rib, bbq beef and bbq chicken with veggies, mac salad and rice and the portions are huge too! definitely worth its price!!! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - bbq mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

Uncooked spam and barely any flavor in the sauce the rice isn't the correct rice never coming here again just go to l&l Also if your looking for a job don't apply here the gringa girl won't give you an application and will have you waiting for a would while wasting your time read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Uncooked Spam Musubi (2 pcs) - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

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After a long awaited opening I was finally able to stop in for lunch. The facility has open seating and a decent space, however it can be confusing to figure out who is and isn't in line with how the self check out is set up. Lunch time was busy, but service was pretty quick. Staff is very nice, feels like they're still getting into the swing of things, but no issues on my end. The portions are big. My husband and I each ordered the Aloha plates. 2 scoops of rice, a scoop of mac salad, and 2 proteins was a lot of food for any plate lunch. The food was really good, but definitely be careful of the sauces. Appreciate the staff individually bagging each plate lunch to catch the juices from the meats in each meal. Each meal was at least 2-3 meals for us, and for the price it was worth it! We also ordered spam musubi and the guava pie. The guava pie was more like a large guava pop tart, still good, but a bit sweet for my tastes. read more

My family was so excited this business was coming to Escondido. Food was so good. Service top tier, especially when I went opening day. The ambiance was crazy but great! Cannot wait to make it a monthly trip for family dinners. read more

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Had to try it out and see what it brings to this area. The staff here is very welcoming and friendly. The make sure you're not lost and answer any questions you may have. The drive thru isn't open currently, there was a sign saying it would open soon. Parking lot is pretty big and has enough spots during a busy time. Inside is nice and they have restrooms for customers, and tablets you can order on if it's very busy. The seating inside is fairly nice and well lit, with a Hawaiian vibe of course. We got one beef and chicken plate and one Hawaiian BBQ mix both with no macaroni salad. The food was delicious and was cooked perfectly, the sauce they used was flavorful. The rice was simple sticky jasmine rice. Underneath the meat there were also steamed vegetables. We will definitely go again and enjoy the Hawaiian food. We both had a great experience there with all the friendly people. read more

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SO glad we got Ono's here in Esco now, the island fire chicken is like nothing at any other Hawaiian spot, and the people working there are super nice and quick with orders! They're always playing the Hawaiian ragae jams so we always stay and dine in read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Island Fire Chicken, Chicken Katsu Mini Meal, and Macaroni Salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

On Father's Day my wife went to grab some Ono's for me to celebrate my day. I wanted to give this specific location the benefit of the doubt since this was my second experience there. Just as I thought the food was okay but the portions were made for a 90 lb skeleton man which I am not. I have tried the location in West Covina and talk about portions, I had enough for 2 more days. Escondido Ono's train your staff to provide the public with larger portions and not skimp out on your meat so people will be satisfied, full and return continuously. Stop being stingy with food because the consumer is paying you a good amount of money per meal. I expected to see the container bulging out to where it is almost impossible to close. It closed alright and you could hear the contents shake in the container. I asked for BBQ chicken I get a small slab and it should be two. I ask for Chicken Katsu I get 5 plus 1 baby pieces and I should at least get 8 or 9. You piled on white rice to make a diabetic nightmare and too make it look like a lot of food. I'm sure you could care less about my Yelp but you actually lost a customer. L&L even gives larger portions than you give and you should be ashamed of yourself. Im sure I am not the only one that feels this way. I'm a man with a big appetite and expect my money to go a long way; unfortunately, my money will no longer be going to you. L&L has won my heart over and I will continue to go there because they are not stingy with their food I purchase, they can barely close the lid and my tummy is very happy-satisfied. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

I never wrote a review for a fast-food but this one deserves it! As a huge lover of ono Hawaiian who has previously been to a few locations in Moreno Valley and Indio this place completely surprised me. The quality of food and ingredientes is exceptional. Service is great with electronic kiosk options. Very clean brand new location. Well done!!! read more

Alijah was nice , but ima give this one to the cooks ! Thanks for the food everything was GREAT !! Fresh & fast service I was here from 7:20-7:55 I'll be back ! read more

One of my co workers brought lunch for us from here. Super good !! Two kinds of chicken on the plate. Still hot in the container. Can't tell you much about the menu, but the chicken was hot and delicious !! read more

The experience at Ono is unique, the service is very friendly, yet can be slow when busy. But the food and variety of it makes up the difference. The decor is light and airy with a tropical feel. Amazing how they transformed a Carl's Jr. Into this oasis of food. You cant go wrong if you like Hawaiian food read more

Absolute catastrophe for L&L Hawaiian Lovers. I, myself, too loved L&L Hawaiian but man, oh man. Ono Hawaiian brings a new standard to fresh Hawaiian food. When you open the door it's always welcoming and the workers actually look like they're happy to be working. I always love coming into spots where the owner ensures the store is nice, it's quite spacious and I like the modern and warm vibe. Love coming here, (my family is probably the reason that the employees get bonuses every week ) I would gladly come back to this spot. read more

When I got in and looked at the food, it reminded me of bad cafeteria food plain and un appetizing I didn't even bother to order

So glad esco has an Ono! It really is much better than L&L. The quality of the food is just so good and the chicken katsu is delicious.

The food arrived after a long wait, but the hair in it was a major issue. I moved it aside to see better, but the customer service was terrible. I was ignored when I needed condiments, and now I'm sitting at home, looking at this. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken & Beef Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Escondido, California

This is my new Hawaiian food place. Born and raised in Waianae, I am always looking for some ono grinds that will broke da mouth, and they did just that. I only wish they had a location in San Diego. read more

Ordered some spammusubi and it was so bad, the spam was barely fried , the sauce didnt have any flavor to it and didn't even use the correct rice at all , the cashier was also not that friendly read more

Great food and service, comparable to L&L but seemed less greasy. Parking was abundant and drive through option was nice if on the go.

Ordered the two entree meal combo. Kula pork and katsu chicken. The kula pork taste was 4 stars but portion size was minimal do to 3 mounds of rice and salad. The second entree was katsu chicken. It was over fried (dry) which could not be helped even drenched in sauce. The service and ambiance were okay. read more

Horrible non existent customer service, rude personnel to say the least. Manatees to fix the workers attitude or this store won't last long. read more

I was excited to go here to eat tonight, but was disappointed after going inside. I felt like some of the workers were pretty lazy. For some reason they could touch all of my food to put it into the container for me to eat, but was not able to remove the cabbage and leave the broccoli on the plate ‍. There was literally 13 people in the restaurant sitting down eating, nobody in line to order and like 8-10 workers there. My order came up and I was about 6 steps away where it would have been easy to just bring the food over, but they weren't able to do that either. They had knives out by the drinks but to get a fork or napkin you needed to go ask for it. . . The food tasted great. . . Next time, I'm just going to go through the drive thru because their customer service doesn't exist. . . Just my honest thoughts... . read more

First time eating here. Ordered thrpught the App and ot went really smooth and pick up was easy. The food is good too. Plenty big enough to fill you up. read more

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25 minutes with only two cars ahead of you in the drive thru is too long. Rice and Mac salad portions could be bigger on plate lunches. My husband got three scoops of rice and no Mac salad in his order. Not worth the drive across town . read more

Decided to try Ono Hawaiian BBQ today and was disappointed. I went through the drive through and was told I could not have a drink with half diet coke and half regular coke. I had to choose one or the other. When asked why I was told it would take to long to make. I ordered the BBQ beef which was very tough with lots of gristle. They also forgot to put a straw in the bag for my "diet" coke. One a positive note the macaroni salad was very good. read more

All the staff were welcoming and friendly, I ordered 8 mixed BBQ plates for pick up prior closing driving an hour away just to treat my coworkers on the overnight shift. Only modification was 3 Mac's 1 rice and requested Mac salad separately packed to keep cold in cooler and they kindly met my request. I deducted 1 star because I drove the hour to work only to open plate at our lunch time to find all 8 plates, the short rib was replaced with chicken katsu. I should have verified order prior leaving but I'm accustomed to the riverside locations where I always got what I ordered.. read more

Tried it for the first time today because i mistook it for another nearby bbq spot i've ordered online beforr. Bbq beef is borderline uneatable it's so tough. Will not be coming back. Felt like my tooth almost cracked on the hardened fat. So disappointing... read more

A lovely place to come eat! I was helped out by both Sylvester and Mackenzie today and both workers had amazing personalities and helped me every way they could. Will definitely be back for more yummy food! read more

The food was good as always. However we had it delivered via DoorDash. One main was poorly packaged and leaked into the other containers. It was an awful mess. In addition the sauce containers leaked and were unusable. I am not sure who was at fault, the store for poor packaging or DoorDash for extremely poor care. read more