Thursday June 11, 2026 I came here to buy lunch. Always the drive thru for me. It's funny, that they didn't have BBQ Chicken today. But, they always have their popular Boneless Chicken Plate. Lol. Marinated or breaded is the difference. That's okay. I love everything from here. Service is good. Ambiance is casual and comfortable if you decide to eat inside. I ate there once. I will be back again and again. Support local businesses. read more

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April 2026 Update: Boneless chicken plate is back and better than ever. Haven't been here in while. Came back a few years ago when the new owners took over and you could tell. Was in the area and decided to give another try and I'm glad I did. The boneless chicken plate is back up to standard and tastes just like it did 30+ years ago back in high school. Plenty of chicken. Perfect breading. Perfect gravy (all over). So happy it's back! read more

Richie's Drive Inn - April 2026: Boneless chicken plate, gravy all over. Just as good as it used to be Regular Boneless Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Best chili plate on island!! More like classic arainbows than Rainbows now! side BBQ Beef And a Mix plate gravy all over! read more

Haven't been here for years, New Owners. Try the Chicken Mushrooms which everyone talks about, it was good, they give a lot of food. They also have a Drive Thru too. If you're in Kalihi. Give this place a try. Aloha, Derek read more

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It's been a long time since I've been to one of the iconic local plate lunch diners. They even have a drive-thru. I drove to Kalihi - usually their hours are from 600a till 900p everyday except Sunday when they close at 300p. Small parking lot in the back with a couple of stalls adjacent to their side entrance. Prices are excellent...two choice mixed plates are $13. I got their regular ( they have a mini ) Loco Moco Plate. It was nostalgic: from the hamburger patties to the brown gravy with mushrooms. I had eggs over easy. Melona slushie was fantastic as well. Service was good and the wait time was a bit over ten minutes but they were busy - I went just after 600a - and had a huge call-in order. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place is ok and I will continue to eat here because of their cheap menu and drive thru service. Their food is not fresh, it's still good but not made to order. Kinda like Panda Express where the food is already cooked and on a warmer. I was a little upset at my recent order. I got a 2 choice with the kalua pig & cabbage and the smoke meat. My son got a combo as well with kalua pig and something else. Anyways, when we got home I had to cut the bag since they tied a knot. When I opened my plate the 1st thing I noticed was that there was barely any kalua pig but a whole lot of cabbage hahaha. I figured they probably only had enough for one plate but since there were 2 orders they had to split that and added more cabbage. Their Mac salad tho........ fire!! It had so much flavor, could've been an entree instead a side LOL One more thing, they should fix their intercom. I hate that thing. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - 2 choice: Cabbage w/hint of Kalua Pig and Guava smoked pork. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Here we go. Richie's is back for me and I'm so glad. The test was the boneless chicken plate, no gravy but Teri sauce all over. 4 humongous chicken with awesome breading. The flavor has a little more pepper flavor now but nothing wrong with that. Mac salad is back the way I remember it. Overall very satisfied with this plate as it is 100% better than the last one I had. The employees awesome as usual, the take out microphone still scratchy but it's part of the experience. Thank you Richie's keep it up. Support this place. Aloha read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Boneless Chix plate, substitute brown gravy with teri sauce all over. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

One of my co-workers offered to pick up lunch and we placed our orders at Richie's, in Kalihi. They offer a 2-choice combo plate ... I usually pick BBQ chicken and chili but the chili has been very salty as of late so we all opted for something else. I chose the Pork Guisantes and Pork Adobo ... two pork dishes, you ask? Well, most of the staff there are Filipino so I figured I couldn't go wrong choosing these. And, I was right ... both were delicious, though I would have liked more peas and peppers in the guisantes. For $12.99 + tax, it's one of the value plays in lunches. read more

This place holds special memories while growing up and going to school. Still a great place to come and eat some nostalgic plate lunch at great prices. Service is always pleasant and friendly, although the ladies working here have changed, still a great place. read more

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Always love the food here. My dad likes to call ahead. My favorite thing to order is one of the meatball plates, and it's such a good deal especially given how expensive Zippys has been getting read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I remember during my dating days the other half talks about the saba plate, when we would drive pass Richie's, he grew up Kalihi side and would always get this plae. His childhood memories of Richie's. I didn't get to try the Saba plate that he loves so dearly. I believe they have new owners, when we visited recently to try the special combo plate he asked about the saba plate, told him sorry, no Saba plate, I don't see it on the menu. During the Summer, when I saw an Instagram reel from (@Tommy Eats) on their meat jun plate, had to give it a try, we went actually two days in a row. My hubby the meat jun snob approves! $12., can't go wrong in this economy for $12. meat jun plate. The portions are a great size. Comes with rice, mac salad. The only thing missing is the kim chee which we I had some in the fridge. This is winners! We wanted to try the mixed plate 2 choice @12.99 next time, I picked one item and the hubby picked one. My choice was the pork adobo and other half got the pork chop loco moco. The verdict: the flavor was there for the adobo but the meat isn't as tender. The other half did not like the pork chop or the mushroom gravy ( good thing I asked for gravy on the side which is an extra charge for the container) I requested for brown gravy, maybe should get the lighter one. hehe. Richie's is sorta nostalgic so don't judge a place by the look of it. They also have drive thru, pretty cool for this take out place to have a drive thru. I used the driver thru when I came back the next day for meat jun plate. Service was great, staff/owner are friendly! All in all, overall rating 3.5 stars, I would come back for the meat jun plate for the hubby, maybe try the other selections for the mixed plate combo. Now I have to surprise the other half with a saba plate! read more

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I heard good things about Richie's Drive Inn so today while in Kalihi I decided to stop by. Lots of parking but I chose to use the drive thru. They have this makeshift intercom positioned outside that I could barely understand what the nice lady was saying. I ordered the boneless chicken that came with rice and Mac salad covered with brown gravy. I couldn't wait to get home and try it. It was a full plate that could crave even a big guy's appetite. The chicken was good, I wish had potato salad but all in all I enjoyed my lunch. Local drive inns are getting scarce so support local. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Boneless Chicken plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Richie's is not gourmet plate lunch. But it's good plate lunch, a staple in Kalihi where you get massive portions, local dishes, mac salad, rice, awesome service and the added plus of having a drive thru There loco moco & chicken cutlet are my favorites. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food was good & a fair price and service very quick. Cute little child came by the counter worker to ask mom a question, for help. Very casual ambiance with piles of boxes around, looked like dry goods supplies. I'd come back again. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Mix plate, Pork Adobo and Shoyu Chicken. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My family likes eating there. My son loves their cheese burgers! Prices are very reasonable & service & staff are always nice. read more

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Richie's is a place where you can get consistently decent food at a good price. I love the drive thru, even though i can never understand what the lady says. But as long as I say my order, ive always gotten my correct food. So why just 3 stars? This is a picky reason, but when I ask for extra gravy, it means I like gravy. So when there's only gravy on top, it's not enough. But I understand that there may not be enough room to put gravy on each layer of meat. But it sure would be tastier. The other reason for the not 5 stars is because handful of times, the meat is dry (hence why I always order extra gravy). read more

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I'm giving it a 3 star. They always get lots of people dining because it has good value. The prices haven't gotten crazy here. You won't feel like you're breaking the bank. The ladies are vocal in the back. They're having lots of fun. The service is good. Friendly, patient. The dining room feels old, tired. Look up at the air conditioner and there's a forgotten dust filled filter. My boneless chicken plate was tasty. Lots of gravy. I enjoyed it. read more

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Food always awesome I had the mushroom chicken, I usually get boneless chicken but wanted to try something different, my wife had the adobo and pork Guisantes two thumbs up, service was pretty good considering was lunchtime and they were busy as hell, some people think it's a ghetto place to eat but the foods good, it's clean, the service is good no complaints here read more

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From going here since I was little and still ordering plate lunches for work. Gotta love Richie's!! This place has been around forever and I would hate to see them close. Such a staple spot in Kalihi. Switched it up today and went with the meat Jun with a side of Mandoo. Everything taste so good. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Mandoo - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Remember Richie's from the past, high school days, Came back and heard all the hype on the original recipe for their gravy coming back. Since coming back. having been in the mainland the past 40 years. I've been on a Hamburger Steak mission to find the best plate on Oahu. Got a mini & sorry Richie's your commercial food service grade patty doesn't cut it. The brown gravy does! Over the white rice & even on the mac salad it was delicious! The patty if homemade would definitely be a big improvement w/ quality meat. Three other eatery's have you trailing by far! I'm sure your other plate lunches are far better. Service is always top notch , by the girls & always a place to comfortably eat inside. Still like Richie's Drive Inn. read more

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We did a take out order and the food was amazing! We ordered mushroom chicken and double cheeseburger. The plate was huge, chicken was breaded and bothered in homemade mushroom gravy. So ono!! The burgers were homemade and delicious. When we opened it, wow, it was a BURGER!! Definitely recommend this place for the local grinds. Mahalo!! read more

The food here was always pretty good..I used to always come here for their beef cutlet then they got new owners and discontinued the best beefcutlet on Oahu..... and yes they finally brought it back!! Smartest move so far!! I havent purposely been back since till now... They also got new menu items and some new crew... They also renovated the insides...(now airconditioned) .If you havent tried Richies for awhile gotta try em again....when I first discovered their beef cutlet Years back I would eat it at least once a month....so now that might happen again....Try Richies its all good !!! GOOD Food ..good size portions and inexpensive pricing And they still have the drive thru too read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Renovated inside with cool a/c 9/6/17 - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I've been coming here for many years! This place is hard to beat for their prices and quantity of food. They've been changing up their recipes so I'm still getting used to the new flavors. They have a drive thru which is quick and easy so you don't even have to get out of your car! (They need to update that speaker for take out this cuz it barely works lol). Idk if Mac salad is new recipe too or they just adding less mayonnaise cuz it's pretty dry now. Other than that I always hit this place up when I'm in the area! read more

Richie's Drive Inn - 2 choice hamburger steak and beef curry. Both were pretty good! Mac salad needs more mayo tho. Pretty dry - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I remember enjoying the lunches from "Richie's Drive Inn" when I used to work in Kakaako many years ago. I believe the owners were Korean then. The name has remained the same, but the owners and location are much different now -- I mention the above for context, but it wouldn't be fair to compare the original business with the current one. Today, I went to Kalihi by bus just to try their plate lunch. (Traffic was heavy near the State Capitol due to the "No Kings" protest.) One of the items I remembered from the original Richie's was their Boneless Chicken, so I ordered a mixed plate of that and Beef Stew. When I walked in, I was impressed with how clean the place looked. There were two or three gentlemen behind the counter -- one took my order and another passed it to the kitchen. There was also activity at the drive-up window to the left. The staff were kept busy, but things seemed under control and organized. My order was called and I sat at one of the tables to eat. The beef stew was a bit heavier than I'm used to, but it was still enjoyable. The boneless chicken with gravy was good. Portions were generous. I'm particular about beef stew, as I grew up eating the best (Mom's). I'd rate their beef stew as fair -- but I liked the overall style and feel of the business. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Boneless Chicken and Beef Stew plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I do Uber Eats due to an injury that I have so I have never been to Richie's restaurant personally, but I love all that I order in the past . Pork Gisantis, Turkey tail Adobo and their cheese Burgers very tasty read more

Walked in with my husband and immediately was greeted by the two workers behind the counter - that does not happen often these days!! We took a while trying to decide what to eat and they were helpful in offering a 2 choice option if we couldn't decide - awesome customer service! I ordered Loco Moco and my husband ordered a mixed plate - little of everything. We sat down and before we could even start a game on our phone the food was ready! I was a little concerned about my Loco Moco because the gravy was so dark but it was delicious! I did not think I would finish 2 patties and 2 eggs but beat my husband. I did not try any of my husband's but throughly enjoyed it because it was gone! The only reason I gave it a 4 star and not a 5 was because there were boxes of supplies stacked all over and it made the place feel dirty. But if you're looking for good food, friendly service and reasonable prices, check them out! Would definitely go again to try more items. Next time I want to make it in time for breakfast.... The breakfast prices are great too! read more

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Unfortunately, they were super busy and really short handed so I won't base my full judgment on this experience. We initially came here because of the awesome things we heard about the food; mainly the smoked meat. The drive through was backed up so we decided to go into the restaurant to place our order, and although there was only one person in front of me I stood there waiting for a while before anyone acknowledged me. When someone finally greeted me and took my order, I was told that they didn't have smoked meat because the person that makes it wasn't in today. I ended up ordering a mushroom chicken plate and a beef stew plate. Interestingly enough, I waited longer to order my food than I did waiting for it to be cooked. The mushroom chicken was a little tough and didn't have much flavor; the gravy was also a little bland. The French fries were good- perfectly crispy and thick cut. The macaroni salad was okay, but needed some salt. The beef stew had huge chunks of beef and carrots which were really tender, and the stew sauce itself was on the sweeter side. Although this was not the experience I expected, I understand they were short handed and definitely take that into consideration. I'll definitely be back to try other menu items, and hopefully increase my rating and review. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Regular Mushroom Chicken with fries - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The new Richie's is improved but still only a 3.5 star at best for me. I ordered a combo plate with Salisbury meatballs and bbq pork. The pork was tough and chewy and the meatballs lacked taste according to my daughter. Don't think I'll be back for a while at least. read more

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Ordered drive thru for lunch today. I got Boneless Chicken with gravy all over and my Husband got Mushroom Chicken. Both were delicious. I'm glad they brought back the brown gravy recipe like before. Breakfast was from another visit. Very good and price is right. We will be back! read more

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I absolutely recommend this place if you wanna talk about good food this is it bro I'm telling you I haven't ate here in 7/8 yrs since I moved out of kalihi I'm telling you this place is good service was okay. Anything with gravy is super winner so had to take the family grind here hope this was helpful to you & thank me later. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Mix plate Regular Turkey Tail Adobo with hamburger steak - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The food was great first time I came here and went drive thru. The service was great very friendly. The ambience very chill. I loved they had slushies and I bought a mix plate of beef stew and turkey Ala king let me tell you the beef stew is Ono broke the mouth the turkey Ala king very tasty the Mac salad excellent great tasting food and I'll be back to try something new. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Turkey Ala King and beef stew with a melona slushie rate this 10 out of 10 so good go try. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I wouldn't say it's the best food but for the price it really hits and you have a lot of choices. Today we tried mix plates. Salisbury meatballs and pork guisantes. Fish and hamburger curry. Hamburger. I'm not sure I would order the meatballs again. It's not bad but I like the serving size of the items that were more home style cooking. The gravy was good and had a lot of mushrooms! Pork and peas was very meaty and satisfying. Fish is good, just like the original fish. Hamburger curry was a heaping serving filled mixed veggies. Japanese style curry flavor. This is the second time we've been there this week. We had to try the meat Jun and that was totally worth it! Very tender and the red dipping sauce was my fave . We also got a BBQ burger and fries. The burgers are good here. Old fashioned drive inn style and it comes with lettuce. French fries are better than the old ones. Straight cut with a seasoning on them! The workers are really friendly. I will be back to try more items. Thank you to the owner for listening to the public's input! I can see this place being a neighborhood go to spot read more

Visited Richie's Drive Inn in Kalihi. Heard that they went back to the original recipes that made them an island favorite. We tried the Hamburger Steak (2 patties, rice, and Mac salad with a delicious brown gravy) and the Mushroom Chicken ( breaded chicken cutlets covered with an awesome mushroom gravy, 2 scoops rice and Mac salad. Dine in, take out, or Drive Thru service. There was a line of cars in line at the Drive Thru but it moved at a good pace. We dined in, nice cozy dining room. read more

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Been coming since I was a kid food is always amazing nothing like supporting a local favorite

Someone recommended we try Richie's Drive Inn because they claimed it was better than Rainbows. We finally made our way to Richie's and it wasn't what we expected. First, it was very stuffy in the restaurant and there were flies! They make each plate fresh, and we finally got our plates. We got the mushroom chicken and BBQ beef. They were just okay. No wow factors. Thee nail that sealed the review was finding a curly hair in my mac salad. When I say "curly" I'm talking either underarm or pubic hair. I returned my plate and they gladly replaced it with another. Unfortunately I refused to eat the mac salad since it was probably from the same container my other mac salad. I was just so turned off by this place, I gave our plate lunches to our chickens. Hahaha!! read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Pubic or underarm hair in my mac salad. NO THANK YOU!! - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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How can I proudly say I'm born and raised in Hawaii, when only in 2025 did I find this place?! Thank you Instagram! A drive-thru plate lunch place AND it's a local small business?! Doesn't get better than that for Hawaii. And it makes so much sense! We need to continue to support this local family because I cannot imagine this concept of plate lunch place with good food, good prices, and good family going away. I went in on a weekday afternoon, and it was kind of busy. I also almost missed the drive thru part because it looked kinda hidden or not obvious. The speaker could use some work, if I had the money I would 100% buy them a new one. It looks like it's falling apart, but it's doing it's job. After going through their instagram, I knew I had to order the boneless chicken. The amount of food you get for $12-$13, REGULAR size is AMAZING! a mini at other plate lunch places is $15! And let's talk about that Mac salad! Listen, Mac Salad is pretty basic in any meal and it's hard to mess up, which means it's also hard to make it original. But their Mac salad actually had flavor!! It wasn't mayo heavy and I could taste pepper and flavors outside of mayo! Did I talk about how the dish tasted overall????? Yeah, it's good. IT'S GREAT! What are you still doing here? Just go. It's so worth it. GO ALREADY! read more

Ritchie's Drive Inn is one of those old-school local spots I've been going to forever. I first started coming here when I worked at Kaiser by Costco Iwilei, back when it was an easy lunch stop off North King Street in Kalihi. I don't make it out this way much anymore, but every once in a while, I'll come back for lunch out of pure nostalgia. I used to rotate between the mandoo and teri-beef sandwiches, but these days the BBQ Chicken sandwich is my go-to. The sandwich itself is on the smaller size, but it's surprisingly filling and always hits the spot. On my last visit, I added French Fries. They weren't soggy, but not super crispy either. Still decent and paired well with my sandwich. Its not a fancy place, and it doesn't need to be. Just solid local food from a place that's been around forever. If you grew up eating here or worked nearby at some point, you already know why it's worth coming back now and then. read more

2025 JULY 14 Decided to come here for lunch since I was in the area to pick up something. Finally made it after watching countless times of watching and reading other people's post for this place. It looks like it can either be a hit or a miss. As a first timer, this was def a HIT for me. Order: Combo plate (beef stew & turkey Ala king) phoned ordered. Meat Jun plate (ordered when I got there) Pros: -Friendly service -Very fast order. I added an order of meat Jun plate when I got there. The lady told me 5 mins and it came out less than 5 minutes. She told me they were gonna bring it out and they did! Waited maybe like 3 mins? -Was greeted by a man that worked there. Possibly manning the parking lot since it's so tight and running the orders Con's: -located in town so pretty far from west side -Parking is limited -GPS took me the turn before the entrance which I was lucky I could make the turn into the drive thru since there wasn't really a line for pick up order. It did take maybe 5-10 mins til it was my turn to pick up my order. Overall I did rate this place 10/10. My fav was the turkey Ala king! The gravy was very delicious! It was flavorful and it was my fav. The beef stew was good too! It wasn't sweet like other places have them sweet. Meat Jun was delicious. I would buy again if I'm in the area but for me to Drive when I am craving, I will not make the drive specially with people who don't know how to drive and traffic has been getting worst everyday with accidents and car flips. read more

Richie's Drive Inn - Meat Jun plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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So many good reviews of Richie's. I know back in the day Richie's owner came from rainbows drive in so the food tasted the same. I think years have past and it's a different owner or different cook. Love the drive through, but the service in drive through is long. They ran out of beef cutlet and it was lunch time. the teri beef meat was thin and dry. The rice as dry and crumbling. It's been a while since I ate at Richie's, but I won't be going back. read more

Friday March 28, 2025 first time, coming here to try their breakfast at only $7.00!! Plenty parking as most people use their drive thru. Service was a little slow today as it looked like they are short staffed for today. It was a good deal for $7.00!! I will be back again. Furthermore, they have a Large Orange Bang for ONLY $2.00!! Zippy's is $5.65??!! Lol. I know, where to get my Orange Bang fix from now on. Lol. Ambiance is casual and comfortable as I ate inside 1 time in the past. I love it that they have a drive thru!! It's so convenient!! read more

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