It's my first time trying here! It's like Chipotle in the mainland. You get to pick what rice you want, meat, beans, and veggies. The meat, guac, and salsa were lacking seasoning, but overall its alright. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Terrible, ordered a burrito I get a bowl of mess instead? Can the workers read? I will be calling tmrw morning as they are closed now, nobody will answer. Nowhere on my order it says bowl ... cmon man read more

It's taken me two trips to their Kapolei location to try their bowls and they are quite good. Anytime I can patronize a local eatery...I am content. And anytime I go away with a good meal from a local business...which is on the reg...I am well pleased. I had the Free Range Chicken Bowl after having a Kalua Pork Bowl several weeks ago. Quite good as thet have many options to customize to your tastes. I paired the chicken ( very good ) with brown rice, refried beans, salsa verde 2x, red onions, cilantro, and Romaine. Excellent. And anytime I can double down on the green sauce...I am good. Generally, a bit pricey - 11.25 for a bowl - it is not unreasonable. No dine-in option. The two outside tables were covered up as well. Parking is plentiful at Kapolei Commons. read more

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I'm giving 3 starts because I actually enjoyed the food, but food safety/cleanliness is definitely an issue here. I got a bowl with white cilantro lime rice, pinto beans, grilled steak, corn and medium salsa, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. My husband got a cheese quesadilla. The cilantro lime rice is not cilantro lime rice it's just white rice and they throw cilantro on top of the rice?? I wanted the paniolos steak but there was none available. It was very chipotle reminiscent, I enjoyed it. Husband's quesadilla was great! Staff seemed pretty annoyed he switched from bowl to quesadilla even tho he had not started his bowl items. Made us feel really uncomfortable. There were two girls up front one doing our order and another wiping down the area. The one wiping down the area was extremely rude last night. When she was wiping down the area the food on the sides of the counter in between the buckets was getting dusted back into the fresh toppings for food??? She helped the lady after us and put lettuce in her bowl without asking her and when the lady tried to tell her no lettuce she wasn't listening so she had to speak louder and wave her hands, and she looked up, laughed and said "oh no lettuce?" grabbed the lettuce out of the bowl which was sitting on top of the meat in her bowl and put it back into the container with the lettuce. Then proceeded to turn around and flirt with the boy who came from the back with refills for the items. If you are vegetarian I wouldn't trust this place. I'm really hoping it's just this girl that's dusting old scraps of food back into the containers with a really dirty looking rag, and not all the employees. Disappointing. read more

Ordered paniolos at night with Uber eats. Bought a bowl and a burrito but received two bowls instead. Called back and they said I could return for the burrito. It was already late and the restaurant was closed so I went back the following day and they kindly remedied the issue and provided a burrito. Appreciated the restaurant making it right! Maybe I'm just used to chipotle when on the mainland but the cold tortilla was a little jarring. Had to heat it up once home. The steak was good, some pieces of fat but overall good fresh ingredients like the big chunks of romaine. Would go back when really craving a burrito or bowl on the west side! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

When we went in it wasn't busy at all and the staff was super friendly. We got the burrito bowl with the grilled steak. We opted for green tomatillo sauce (medium) and added our toppings (sour cream, guacamole, pinto beans, lettuce, and a line). Oh man, my mouth was watering with every bite. I was surprised that the steak was tender and wasn't dry at all. Will definitely be returning and making the drive just to eat this again. 5/5 recommend! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

I'm pretty sure I went on a bad day... I've been to the Kailua location a few times and it's always been okay. Today's burrito was tasteless and needed a lot of salsa to compensate. My burrito always consists of steak, cilantro white rice, black beans, cheese, sour cream, and salsa. Will probably try it again in the future but not gonna rush back... ...I miss Chipotle. =( read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Food was good but the girl helping me was rude! The staff here sucks,if it wasn't for the delicious food I wouldn't come back

I actually love their food. Chips and guac, bowls, tacos, quesadillas and especially burritos, so good to us. The serving size is decent. When you order guac or salsa you have to remind them to fill the plastic cup up or they wont. My issue is the culture when it comes to shifts. Some shifts have great customer service and some don't. The older Filipino lady, one of the rudest persons I've ever encountered. It's not one time, it's damn near every time we go in there. Not sure if she's hard of hearing, doesn't listen or just rude. read more

Paniolos is my go to lunch if I want quality ingredients and fresh taste. It's a healthy bowl of goodness! You choose your bowl items from rice, protein, the vegetables, cheese, salsas, sauces, sour cream, etc. Optional for an extra price is guacamole and extra of the the previous items listed. During the COVID-19 period only 3 customers are allowed in the establishment. If you are pressed for time you can order on line and pick up at the store. Personally l like to walk in and order. The staff is friendly and always a joy to see and happy to see they are still around unlike some places that had to shut down. Praying for the world that we heal and move on. read more

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I don't get the hype, it's not good at all. I ordered the burrito and the tortilla wasn't even cooked. The meat wasn't seasoned at all. The salsa didn't have any flavor, I put a variety of toppings but once I bit into it and was so bland I had to throw it away. read more

Can you say Chipo... Paniolos in Hawaii is where you get your fix for bowls or barriotos your way! Worth it every cent, take my money! You will be satisfied. Just picture the service made to your order. read more

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Love this place. Tired Paniolos for the first time in October 2023 after learning from my boss that its like the hawaii version of chipotle. Ive only tried the chciken bowl with all the fixings. The salsa verde was delish and the bowl its self hit the spot. Now I always crave for paniolos all the time but ive only had it on one other occasion which was a few days ago. The staff is also very friendly and i love that the fountain drinks are refillable haha. I think next time i'll try their tofu protein option. Oh and i love how they have a bench type seating outside, love to eat my bowl outside and watch the cars drive by especially on a nice day. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Chicken bowl with brown cilantro lime rice and veggies - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

This place is over hyped They charge extra for every little thing. The food is good but over priced And also no restrooms is weird

About $14 for a burrito. Got white rice, shredded steak, refried beans, salsa, cheese, veggies. Pretty bland. Meat was not evenly distributed throughout the burrito. Ate half in the car and took the rest home, added my own hot sauce and guacamole and it tasted much better. Ingredients were fresh. Overall, just okay, not the best. read more

honestly love paniolos -- it's the closest thing we got to chipotle on island and i'm not mad about it the bowls are always stacked, ingredients are fresh, and the flavors hit every time i usually build my own and it's so satisfying. quick, tasty, and way better than fast food. def one of my fav spots when i'm craving something filling but not too heavy. read more

First time trying. Online order. Did not realize they charge for everything. Overpriced for quality. Was excited about Mexican on the West side. Food was cold. No salsa. My daughter liked her bowl. read more

So disappointed. I paid a pretty good amount for this paniolo bowl only to come home with it having HELLA soup it in bec the girl who made my bowl didn't drain the meat good. If you look close enough in the corner of the take out container, you'll still see some liquid. Did realize paniolo meat tastes like corn beef which I'm not really a big fan of. I really wanted to like this place but it's a no for me. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Paniolo steak bowl but what I really got was the "special bowl" with soup. Absolute trash. - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

On our way to beach we stopped to get a Kailua pork bowl and a Kailua pork burrito with all the fixings. This was sooo yummy!! Fresh and very tasty. We both enjoyed the food very much. We will be returning Staff is very nice and attentive! read more

We've heard positive comments from others so decided to tray here tonight. The staff and service was great! Good amount of clean indoor seating with a self service beverage machine. Start with 3 options- burrito, 3 tacos, or bowl. I selected bowl since I'm on a low carb, protein, veggie, no sugar eating. People I know that do the keto diet dine here. Next choose your carb- white rice or brown rice. I choose a little brown. Next choice of beans- black, pinto or refried. I choose pinto. Next choose your meat- I choose paniolo meat. Then onto the cold toppings- I choose lettuce, corn salsa, cilantro, sour cream, and salsa verde. I wish they had a little more veggies. I would've preferred tacos or burritos but since I'm on low carb the bowl was tasty. I ate little of the brown rice and pinto beans. It was tasty and yummy. All the combination together was good. I also enjoyed the paniolo beef a little spice. My bf had the 3 tacos. All 3 with grilled steak, pinto beans, lettuce pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. He also had a side of chips and salsa. He enjoyed his meal. He said the steak was very good in his tacos. Overall experience, was a very positive one! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Tacos with grilled steak - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

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Haven't actually tried it yet, however I have delivered food from here 4-5 times with in the past few days so it must be pretty good. It's like a local version of Chipotle. read more

Quick service and great options of bowls, burritos and salads. We loved Kailua's location and happy to have one over in kapolei now. Some outdoor seating available and indoor seating. Shaded in the afternoon. read more

I had a hard time rating this a 3, the food was delicious however the customer service and added fees were terrible. I ordered nachos and asked for chicken and rice (similar to when you order nachos anywhere else you get a protein) and I was told there would be an up charge, okay fine. Then I was told I could only get two other toppings, so you can't get lettuce salsa cheese and sour cream only 2, or else another extra costs my $11.50 nachos ended up being $21 they charged $6 for half a scoop of chicken and $3 for rice. read more

After discovering Paniolos in Kaneohe I have loved going! Honestly better than chipotle!! But this location I don't know the meat seamed different like smaller and taste wise. Usually it's chucky with great flavor That's the only thing I didn't like but the service was good & the location of the place replaced another Mexican place which I'm glad it did! Small location but great place to check out if you want a healthier option! They have burritos, bowls, and tacos ! Different kind of meats but my favorite different toppings and the guacamole and chips are great as well! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

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Don't waste your time. You can get better food and customer service anywhere else. They forgot to give my door dash driver the beans, rice, and meat for my ohana meal. I got chips, salsa, and tortillas. We already waited 40 mins for the food to be delivered and now it was gonna take the door dash driver over 30 mins just to drive back to the restaurant due to other orders they picked up so I told Paniolo I'd come pick it up. They did not offer to rectify the situation in anyway so I asked how they would and management offered me a bag of chips.... A bag of chips to add to the bag of chips I already received? No thank you. Refunded my $89 dollar meal and ate somewhere else. read more

I always would enjoy eating at Paniolos. I mostly do Takeout order and every time it would be consistently good. Nowadays, I would say in the span of a year, the quality really has declined. My old picture attached was the great quality I would receive back then. Within the past year, not sure if pandemic has to play a role or inflation, but my order would be less and less. 1 less of a lime, less meat, less rice, less salsa, less veggies, less beans, etc. I ordered a bowl yesterday and it was the worst, less lettuce, I probably had less than 7 pieces of lettuce on top everything else having significantly less ingredients. My husband also ordered a bowl and he had the piece of the hard center of lettuce that was inedible. We were both very underwhelmed and still hungry. I usually have a little leftover but not for the past year. I feel like just because I order online, I'm not going to be able to see how disappointing my bowl will be to be able to complain about it until I get home. And I've continued to order online thinking that they had a bad day or something but it seems like that's not the case. I'm sad that this business has to cut corners like this, I honestly would pay a little more to maintain the quality than to receive way less food and pay the same or more. I'm tapped out on giving this another chance. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Look how fresh that is. OMG! Steak bowl with 2 options of salsa and veggies. - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Always looking for a new place to eat so stopped by Paniolos in Kapolei Commons for lunch. Step one: pick bowl, burrito or two tacos Step two: pick white or brown rice Step three: pick your beans Step four: pick your protein (steak, shredded beef, kalua pig, grilled veggies or organic tofu) Last: pick your toppings and salsa spice level Food was tasty and fresh. It felt healthier and I felt good after. Portion was average, not huge. Usually lunch I end up eating half and saving half for dinner. Portion control keeps the love handles under control. I was able to eat all of my lunch without filling to full. I can see someone really hungry or a big eater feeling like it isn't enough food. read more

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We come here on the regular. Always get the burrito and share it. Everything is fresh! Normally there is indoor seating but with COVID it's take out only. This is one of the better Mexican options in Kapolei. read more

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The chicken burrito was ok. The meat was seasonef but the pico de gallo was disappointing. It was greatly lacking flavor of lime, jaloenos, salt, onion. read more

Husband saw this place online and wanted to go there for dinner. We both ordered bowls. He ordered the grilled steak and I ordered the Paniolo steak. Both tasted really good! The red sauce was spicy which I loved! Only downside was that the cooked vegetables weren't options as a side. They were an alternative to a meat. Another plus of this place is that the shopping center placed quite a few picnic tables spaced out in the grassy area across from paniolos so it was a great spot for a quick dinner date. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

"This place is like a wanna be Chipotle" 1. This place is a local company using local ingredients. 2. This place is not a chain restaurant, so quality control is definitely on display. 3. If Chipotle was in Hawaii, the same people hyping it up would be over it in a week then find something ridiculous to complain about. All the while finding the next thing to overhype. 4. Saying you're not gonna even try this place because it's like a overrated chain restaurant is like saying you're never ordering a cheeseburger anywhere else because McDonald's had it first. Another example, never ordering sushi in Hawaii because Japan had it first. 5. Mexican food in Hawaii isn't as good as the mainland. This isn't an authentic Mexican restaurant nor does it claim to be. You're not in the mainland, get over it. Ever had a poke bowl on the mainland? Not quite the same right? Anyhow. This place rocks, any decently intelligent, open mind person with realistic and appreciative taste buds would agree. Flavors of the proteins or Tofu (shout out fellow striving vegetarians) are amazing. The toppings of salsas, cheese and other vegetables are fresh and compliment their food nicely. My personal fav is their cilantro lime rice, keto-shmeto. So glad to have you in our neighborhood Paniolos! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - (Left)Tofu bowl on top of cilantro lime rice with the works. (Right) Super tender and juicy steak burrito with the same rice and toppings. - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Ok my bad... I totally forgot to take pictures!!! Clearly the food was so good, I scarfed it down before I reached for my phone! So yes, Chipotle style serving counter, but flavors were very different. First off, the ingredients are definitely more fresh than any other Mexican restaurant we've tried... so winner there already. Hubs ordered Paniolo steak burrito with refried beans and no rice. I ordered a lettuce bowl with pork, black beans, and almost all the fixings. His burrito was pretty fat! The lady recommended the paniolo steak for spice over the grilled one. But appropriate for the cost :) I took a bite to try it out. I felt like there was too much refried beans... the meat was fairly shredded, so it got a bit lost in the beans. But I still enjoyed the bite very much!! My bowl... boy did I feel like a piggie!!! I normally eat like a mouse... an appetizer sized meal is usually good for me. And granted, the salad wasn't HUGE but it was definitely big enough to make a normal human-sized meal. Not swimming in lettuce, WIN. The beans were beans... perfectly cooked ones :). There was a generous portion of the pork and it was well smoked! The whole thing put together was extremely tasty! Pair this with the taco Tuesday truck on Kapiolani, and I've got my Mexican food cravings on wrap! read more

Nice facility located right by the movie theaters and a cafe. You can order tacos, burritos, quesadillas or a bowl. You get to choose what type of rice you'd like, beans, protein, salsa and toppings. They do have vegan options I believe it's tofu and grilled veggies or something. You can eat inside or outside, plenty of seating and space. They have fountain drinks, water and tea. They also sell those marshmallow bars which are to die for! So good! read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Bowl with white rice,black beans, paniolo steak, salsa and toppings. *corn is extra $ - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Don't eat here! Like at all the food is so mid and the entire staff is horribly unprofessional and unorganized. We tried calling them to let me know about an issue we had with our order. No one was helpful, proactive or took any accountability. They actually got extremely rude and hung up the phone on us and would not answer after many attempts. Who does that at a business? I will never come back here because I can understand and forgive mistakes, but to be rude to customers that needed help with a mistake y'all made is just plain wrong. read more

I first tried Paniolo's at the Kailua location. When I found out they had one in Kapolei, I was ecstatic! Location- 9/10 Paniolo's is located in the Kapolei Commons shopping center between La Tour and Gyukaku. I always drove pass this place every time I was leaving Target or TJ MAXX and never payed any mind to it. #regretful lol. Parking is a hit or miss, depending on the time of day. We just walk there after we go shopping. They recently opened up their dining area for those who want to eat there. 5+ tables inside and one outdoors. Food- 10/10 Their menu is pretty simple- burrito, tacos, or a bowl. Giving Chipotle vibes, but they made it better. I attached my go-to order on the picture. I love that you are able to customize exactly what protein, veggies, and salsa you want to add with whatever base you get. Also, for those with keiki who don't like all the veggies, they do have a basic cheese quesadilla that's pretty big for $4.99 (don't quote me on that price). I also like to add in a bag of home made tortilla chips for $2.99. Can't wait to come back soon (: read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Bowl with cilantro rice, no beans, paniolo steak, all the veggies except onions + jalapeños, corn + regular red salsa + sour cream and lime! - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Improvements definitely need to made. 1) Better technique on wrapping the burrito. I could barely enjoy it. Everything was falling a part & it was rolled like a bread. Had to eat the filling with a fork to prevent them from falling out. 2) Brown Rice had some hard grains. Definitely need to check into that. 3) Steak could use more seasoning. Not worth $15. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Very good and fresh food the burritos are so ono. It's a small little place next to the theater so don't miss it.

I thought this place would be a good replacement for Chipotle. It's not. It was very disappointing. I got the burrito with paniolo beef, white rice,, pinto beans, sour cream, corn, and spicy salsa. The beef was very bland and missing salt. The corn had something gritty in it like sand almost. If you end up coming here get the salsa on the side and not inside. They put so much salsa in my burrito it was soggy and just fell apart. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

I was super excited to try this place but unfortunately the tomato salsa in my steak bowl was SPOILED. Paid $17 for my bowl. The girls working had a bad attitude. read more

Paniolos - Kapolei - Steak bow - Mexican Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Change the name to Krusty Krab Paniolos and Mr. Crabs is serving you. I got one burrito extra stteak , extra tomatillo salsa basically the works. It should have been huge for $23. But nope it was puny and no salsa mostly rice n dry. If you are in for giving your money away and tiny puny servings this isv the place for you. read more