One of my fav hawaiian bbq places in DFW! i'd drive from frisco to eat here! the drive through is super convenient. I call ahead to put the order in and then pick it up 15 min later. the bbq mix plate was the best but the kalua pig is something to call home about. don't skip on this place. the service is very friendly and quick. read more

+ Portions are nice, not only a great value but also fresh and delicious. + Good variety of protein options, (the loco moco is my favorite, also fried whitefish & their bbq pork has a nice smoky flavor) + great service consistently both inside and in the drive through +Ambiance inside is brightly lit and spacious - My only gripe is the Macaroni Salad has what I believe to be imitation crab which personally made it inedible for me, nothing against the pasta itself so if you like imitation crab in general you'll definitely enjoy it. Great establishment and as always, support your local small business! read more

Ordered Shaka through Uber eats the other day. Was craving short ribs and figured I give these a try. The meat was very flavorful and tender. The short ribs were pretty fatty but I usually expect that tbh. I got the white rice and Mac salad for the sides. The rice was plain but delicious with the sauces that came with the meal. The Mac salad wasn't nasty but it wasn't my preferred taste. Very creamy though. My partner got the Hawaiian bbq mix. It came with the short ribs, bbq beef & bbq chicken. They said their meat was very tender and delicious as well. It was loaded with meat. We got the crab rangoons which were just cream cheese filled fried wontons. No imitation crab. Still pretty good dipped in the darker bbq sauce. We also tried the crispy shrimp. They weren't bad. A little mushy on the inside but I did like the flavor. All in all it was a pretty decent meal and I would definitely recommend trying the Hawaiian bbq mix for sure. You get a good amount of food for the price so I wasn't disappointed in that. read more

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Honestly one of the best Hawaiian plates Ive had in the DFW area, katsu is thick and juicy, pork kulua wasnt dry. I love the added steamed cabbage on the bottom. The sauces are amazing! Will come back for lunch next time! read more

I had good service but unfortunately didn't like the taste of the sauce on the meat at all. I prefer Hawaii bros over this chain for sure.

I had the fire chicken and it was bomb. However, my friend got chopped up hair in her food The service was nice and food good but if you eat here look through your food, my friend was halfway through her plate by the time she noticed it . Will post pics read more

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Having our Father's Day lunch here in Colony, TX. Newly opened Hawaiian BBQ restaurant, just this past February. I ordered Hawaiian BBQ mix and Kalbi Short ribs. The BBQ mix consist of chicken, BBQ beef and Kalbi short ribs. The beef and chicken are well marinated. Soft and moist. It's delicious! This place is like a hole in the wall fast food Hawaiian restaurant. Serving is above average. Serving/Counter staff are attentive and helpful. Clean separate Men and Women's bathroom. Hoping they won't change their method of marinade or marinating their meats. read more

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Get ready to take a bite of the islands! This place is the real deal and serves up delicious Hawaiian plate lunches! They're amazing, consistent and have that true aloha spirit when it comes to service. We've been here several times and have tried the beef, rib-let's and teriyaki chicken. It's always amazingly fresh and cooked perfectly! The mac salad is creamy and well seasoned. I always enjoy the bed of cabbage it's served on, always cooked just right! They have us coming back weekly! If you've been craving some outstanding Hawaiian BBQ, Then you owe it to yourself to give Shaka a try. read more

Shaka - Lunch Plate combo- Beef and Chicken. Just soooo delicious! Love this place- thank you guys! - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

The meat here is def one of the better ones out there. Portions feel small though and location is odd. The lighter one meat one was just a single chicken thigh and all the rice scoops were small :( . Rice was good. Rec you get the large combo with all 3 meats since its all chard nicely. They got sparkling water there! read more

Shaka - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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This spot is absolutely fantastic! A hidden gem worth discovering. I strongly suggest giving it a try!

Yummy yummy! We got the BBQ & Cutlet Plate + the Hawaiian BBQ Plate. Ordered inside for takeout but decided to dine-in on a Tuesday evening due to plenty of space. Friendly staff and short wait time (less than 10min) for freshly prepared food! The teriyaki chicken is by far the best item we tried! Superb, I never knew chicken thighs could be so juicy and flavorful that I would rank it over beef! Cutlet comes second - it is extremely crispy and well seasoned, and the beefs are also good but just not as good as the chicken and pork. Loved the teriyaki sauce, short grain rice perfectly cooked, and the macaroni salad went so well to balance the meats. Absolutely delicious! read more

Shaka - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

This place was amazing! For such a new place, they are doing a fabulous job! The service was supreme! From the moment we showed up, they showed us nothing short of hospitality. They put together tables for us so our group of 10 could sit together. The food was delicious! The family meal deal says it feeds 4, but more like a family of 6. We had 2 adults and 4 kids, and lots of leftovers. The teriyaki chicken was bomb! I wish it came with more rice though. You get 6 small scoops of rice. If I lived closer, we would be back again and again. There is plenty of seating and family friendly atmosphere. I love that extra sauces are at your disposal. Very clean dining area! read more

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Hooray for drive thru!!!! It looks like they are only doing to-go's but I'm so excited about not getting out of the car just to order and wait. They might have to ask you to park if you have a big order but they will bring it to your car once it's done. Usual Hawaiian joint but I've had a big lunch so I only ordered some apps. Musubi and Crab Rangoon which both are filling and tasty. Will be back again to order a full meal when I'm back in the area. read more

Shaka - Late night snack. - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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One of our favorites in The Colony! It's a great spot for Hawaiian food and we always enjoy what we get!!

I am updating this review since 2019 because they so deserve a 5 star! Man, I sure do love this place. If I lived closer, I'd come here more often. Lol So I tried their Loco Moco this time along with BBQ +chicken combo with my husband which we always get when we come but Loco Moco was really good too!! Good patty, good gravy! And I sure do like their macaroni salad. So good. Another thing I found out that's awesome is that they do catering. So I'll order for that next time I have a house party or something and do a Hawaiian theme! I love how they are friendly too. Great service! read more

Shaka - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

this place is amazing! excellent Hawaiian food, chicken taste delicious, macaroni salad and rice on point! Love this place read more

Shaka - Hawaiian BBQ Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Looove this spot. You can just feel the love and positivity in here. Great island food! Exactly what you'd expect and I favor this joint over the L&L which is the OG of them all. My neighborhood fave right here. Bbq combo plate with Mac salad goes hard! Great job fellas! read more

My wife and I came here for dinner. The food tasted good and satisfying. The Loco Moco was not too salty and the white fish plate was not dried out. The service was pleasant and prompt. Because of the fair amount of food for the price we gave this place a "5". We plan to come again. read more

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Love this restaurant so much!! The service is fast and the food is so good! Even better than what we had in Hawaii. Wish it were closer to my house but it's probably best that it's not for the sake of my waistline!! read more

Shaka - Hawaiian BBQ platter with kalbi, chicken, and beef. The best. - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

Delicious food!!! Had our first meal (of many future meals) here today. We will definitely be back. We had the shrimp and chicken combo, Hawaiian BBQ mix, fire chicken and two Hawaiian Sun drinks. The sauces are homemade and delicious compliments to the food. Brings back memories of our honeymoon in Hawaii. Great food and service. Looking forward to our next visit. read more

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Was in the mood for some island backyard grilling. Searching in Yelp found a few. Decided to go here. Didn't disappoint. The flavors took me back to when I was stationed in the island of Guam. Every Wednesday night in Guam we would go to Chamorro Village to enjoy the food and flavors I once again tasted tonight. This place is great and look forward to coming back and hanging out here with the family. Hope you guys enjoy. read more

Shaka - Let's try this - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Aloha!!! So excited to have another unique place like this in the colony! Yaaaas! Popped in for a quick dinner and I wanted to try everything on the menu! Great vibe, clean, spacious and a very friendly face was awaiting me behind the counter. I was offered a menu and several recommendations! Already a great start! I ordered the Hawaiian BBQ plate- a little variety goes a long way! Hooray! Also, I was jonesing for some crispy fried shrimp- wish granted! Here's a look at what I got- check out the pics. Nice place. Good eats. Smiles and great service! Reasonable prices! read more

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05/20/22- Happy Friday Great customer service. Love it!!! Tasted super awesome! Thank you!!! Jjay R1616 read more

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Food is amazing. Best Mac salad and teriyaki chicken. Love it. Combo plate is the best.

First off, they get my respect for doing drive-thru only during COVID. I hereby extend my middle finger at the entitled asshat who docked them stars for not having their dining room open, what a douchebag. But I digress. I have dined here half a dozen times or so and I always enjoy it. Mostly I order the Hawaiian BBQ chicken but their chicken katsu is also fantastic (just a little less healthy) and the short ribs are mmmmmm good too. I love the creamy macaroni salad more than I should given the calories but when I ordered online this most recent time there were options to shift the proportions of all the sides on the platters, ie "less rice more veggies" or what I chose, "no rice extra veggies". Hubby got no Mac extra veggies because he does not belong to the cult of macaroni salad, no one is perfect. The veggies in question are cabbage, cooked but still crunchy. I was able to split my Hawaiian bbq chicken lunch into two perfectly sized meals. In the past I used to get the mini bbq chicken lunch which is the right amount for one meal, and nice and inexpensive, but the only downside is you can't adjust proportions of sides on that. Since I doubt most people want to skip the rice like I do that is a killer deal. Anyway, I think the food is great, reasonably priced, and the owners clearly care about reducing pandemic risk to their staff and customers. So go get some great food today! read more

I was so hungry I started eating but I remembered to snap a pic. I got the Hawaiian BBQ Chicken plate and it was delish! Great portion of protein and the sides paired well with the flavor of the chicken! The rangoons were a little cheesier than I'm used to but still paired well with the dish. Great food and customer service, will definitely be back! I visited the drive thru and the young lady helping us was very pleasant and upbeat. read more

Shaka - Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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I have been meaning to come to Shaka for a while. I went on a weekday evening around 6PM, and the wait was not long at all. They have a drive-thru, but a friend and I went inside to sit down and eat. They had limited seating, probably four tables (tables that seat 4, 6, 6, and 10?) and high-chair seating along the window, but we didn't have any difficulty finding seating when we got there. From the time that we ordered to when we received our food, I think it took roughly 15 minutes since they were cooking the food fresh. The service and worker who greeted us was very polite, and was the one cashier I noticed that was present the for the evening, who was efficient at getting orders out, especially since around 6:45-7:15, there was a huge dinner rush. I ordered the BBQ Hawaiian Mix Lunch Plate (~$13 post tax) and my friend ordered the chicken katsu (~$11 post tax). The BBQ plate was good, not the best I've ever had, but still good. It came with macaroni salad and rice. The meat comes on a pile of cooked veggies, which I thought was a nice touch! The chicken katsu came with salad, which my friend thoroughly enjoyed. There are self-serve katsu and teriyaki sauce pumps that you can grab yourself in small to-go sauce containers, which I really appreciated! I do wish they had napkins placed out though, but I understand why they may not because of COVID. Parking: they have a parking lot right in front, burning case they run out, they have more parking in a lot in the complex. It's not my favorite Hawaiian place that I've had, but I would go back and recommend it. read more

Shaka - Hawaiian BBQ Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

Everything here is straight fire. Welby (Manager? Owner?) is super nice, he always remembered my to-go order when I worked nearby, making sure to give me a different Hawaiian Sun drink each time I visited. Portion sizes are big enough for two meals and the mac salad is the best in DFW. My favorites are the chicken bbq mix (katsu and bbq chicken) but my co-worker swears by the seafood mix (crispy shrimp, fish, and chicken) They have something on the menu for everyone, and I've never had a bad meal here. Katsu sauce and teriyaki sauce are fantastic, not too sweet with loads of flavor. They even catered my birthday party, and the price was so reasonable for 20 people. The catering order was super easy to schedule over the phone, and they had everything ready right on time for pick up. Welby and his team made it super easy to transport all the food with cardboard boxes to hold the trays up. My hot food survived a 25 minute drive without any spillage, and the mac salad was still ice cold by the time I arrived home. I ended up ordering spam musubi appetizer, 3 meats, a big pan of rice and of course, mac salad. The bbq chicken was super moist, perfectly seasoned, the kalua pork was so tender, and bbq beef was melt in your mouth good! All the meat came with some cabbage underneath to soak up all the delicious juices. My friends finished an entire pan of mac salad, and demolished 2 dozen spam musubi, and even with their huge appetites, we had plenty of meat and rice leftover for later. I would definitely book catering from them again. Shaka if you ever want to put in a location closer to the Allen area, I would be there every week! read more

HEAVEN ON EARTH!! I've been craving Hawaiian bbq ever since I moved back to Texas from LA, and this might be the best I've ever had. Friendly staff, clean place, drive through if you want it. Can't wait to come back and bring friends here. read more

Shaka - BBQ Katsu Mix and spam musubi - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

Found Shaka Hawaiian BBQ via a Yelp suggestion and decided to give it a try! We've been to Hawaii a couple times and really enjoyed the food there. Shaka did not disappoint! The Kalua pork, the barbecued chicken, even the macaroni salad (an island staple) had a very familiar authentic taste.....and it was wonderful! It was like a luau, sans dancers. LOL The setting is very casual and the prices were pretty reasonable. The only down side is that the restaurant is tiny and with social distancing there aren't many tables so you could show up with no place to sit. We'll be back soon to try the Moco Loco! read more

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FINALLY found some great Hawaiian plate lunch food. This place is great and the Mac salad is so on point it makes me tear. It's great to have some real Hawaiian food in our are read more

I lived in southern California for many years and loved L&L Hawaiian. This place is pretty much equal to that and that's not easy to do, I've tried a few Hawaiian places around and they haven't been very good, but this place was fantastic. I had BBQ chicken (Hawaiian style) with the Katsu and both were very tasty, tender with great flavor. I'll have to take pictures next time because with all this covid nonsense by the time I get the food home I eat it before I can take a picture Will return for more for sure! read more

BBQ chicken/beef lunch plate is my go-to. Best Hawaiian bbq place I've tried in Dallas so far. Great flavor and chicken is really soft. Food is much better than L&L. Also Mac salad is delicious! Chicken katsu was decent but the BBQ plate is much better IMO. read more

Amazing food, especially for the price. Flavors are great, chicken is cooked to perfection and super tender. I got the Hawaiian chicken bbq plate that came with a side of teriyaki sauce and it is so good! read more

Food - 5 Service - 4 Value - 5 This is THE place to get Hawaiian BBQ in the DFW area! The location can be challenge to find if you are coming south on 121 since the restaurant faces West -- so look for the Abuelo's and then turn in as if going to Abuelo's and then Shaka is located right beside/behind the Abuelo's in the same building. We called in and placed our order (note: please follow their instructions when it comes to picking up your order and do NOT be that person who gets into the drive-thru line and blocks everyone else because you decided to wait at the window even though your order wasn't ready yet). We got the Family Plate (great deal and enough to easily feed 4) with our 3 protein choices being Kalua Pork, BBQ Chicken, and Kalbi Short Ribs. All were great choices, but I felt the Kalua Pork was a little on the dry side for my tastes. read more

Was looking for something different & haven't had plate lunch in quite a while. When I arrived it was drive through only but, hey, gotta be flexible these days. Went with the Kalua Combo with Chicken Katsu & an order of Crab Rangoon. Combo came with rice & macaroni salad. Kalua pork was moist & tasty. Katsu was also good, as were the sides. Crab rangoon actually had visible pieces of crab in it! Seems pretty authentic when I think back to the places back home in SoCal and in Hawaii. read more

Shaka - Kalua Combo with Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - The Colony, Texas

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Great food! Great quality and pricing! Got the combo and was great along with the Musubi

I really had no expectations because I've never had Hawaiian BBQ, but I love all Asian food which I understand it is influenced by. We loved it so much we actually ate here two days in a row because it was that good. The first time, my boyfriend and I shared the Kalua combo with Kalua pork and chicken katsu, veggie spring rolls, crispy shrimp, and crab rangoon. Everything was amazing! Incredible flavor. The second time, we wanted to try a few other things on the menu, so we ordered the Kalua combo again and the Hawaiian BBQ mix (BBQ chicken, BBQ beef, and Kalbi short ribs) and masubi with grilled spam. Again, they did not disappoint! Everything is so fresh and flavorful. Our favorites are the Kalua pork, chicken katsu and BBQ beef. The macaroni salad is so good too. We will be back again and again! read more

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So much better than Hawaiian Bros. I got the plate with teriyaki chicken and beef. I loved the chicken more than the beef and also really enjoyed the macaroni salad. I appreciated the fact that their bathroom was very new and clean. The one thing I wish they had was a dessert of some kind. Kind of like the pineapple whip that Hawaiian Bros has. read more

The one and only Hawaiian food DRIVE THRU! Yeah! There aren't too many Hawaiian places here in DFW. I think have been to the other 3 places and they are pretty spread out. So we were really happy to find this one along 121. We are a fam of 4 so we had kind of a big order and they had us pull up to the front and brought it out to our car! Thanks! Some of us couldn't wait until the drive home to give it a taste. MAN the kalua pork has mad flavor and was tender. One kid ordered the short ribs, the other chicken. Whatever that marinade is on the chicken, it's the bomb. The kids really loved the macaroni salad. If you want a little healthier option, do think about getting the Aloha meal. Comes with a well seasoned salad that's crunchy, tasty, with all different stuff in there. I can't remember, I ate it so fast. LOL. read more