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    Song's Korean BBQ

    4.4 (405 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Barbeque, Seafood
    Open 10:30 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    SONG'S KOREAN BBQ ATMOSPHERE

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Dean Y.

    Great, reasonably-priced place for Korean food. I like the Dinner Plate since it has a little of everything, including kalbi, without costing an arm and a leg for the kalbi. Good selection of veggies and they add a couple of pieces of fish cake.

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    Patrick B.

    I was craving some Korean food and stopped by Song's. Couldn't decide meat jun and kalbi, so I went with the dinner special. Perfect! It has 2 pieces of kalbi, bulgogi, seafood pancake, bbq chicken, and mandoo! Plus 4 choice veggies! Also got Kim chee fried rice for the kiddos. Everything was so delicious and filling! My girls tapped out after eating 1/3 of the fried rice. They enjoyed it and it wasn't too spicy for them. Customer service was excellent! The girl taking my order was very polite, even called me uncle LOL! I didn't have to wait too long for my order to be done. I'll be back because I want to try the yook gae jang. Come down to old Waipahu town and check out Song's Korean!

    Meat jun with no rice
    Marisa G.

    This is a hard review to write and I hate giving low star ratings :( My mom and I wanted to try Song's Korean BBQ and we were in the Waipahu area, so we stopped by on our way home. We looked through yelp to see what other yelpers raved about... we decided to get meat jun. We ordered it with no rice so we got an extra banchan side. When we got home, the meat jun portion was very small... 12 pieces to be exact. I read many reviews that their portions were big and enough to feed 2 people so I was a bit bummed because my mom and I were sharing the plate. The pluses are... the lady who took my order was very friendly and the food was SO DELICIOUS. So i'm bummed. I would like to come back tho... but maybe if I don't have to share with mom or if there's something else to order with a slightly bigger portion. I don't think subbing the rice for an extra side was an issue since I've been to other places where I do the same and they give a bigger portion.

    Emari H.

    Food is sooo good! I inhaled it in the parking lot and didn't even make it home. Definitely a great find and glad I looked up the nearest Korean bbq when I was in the area. All the veggies were yummy and I got 5 choices without rice. Hmmm I'm feeling chicken right now

    Mandoo, Korean barbecue chicken and beef, rice, Kim Chee, Cucumber Kim Chee, Bean sprouts and Seaweed salad.
    Kehau S.

    Lunch plate was enough for 2 hungry people. Barbecue beef, chicken, mandoo choice of 4 vegetables and rice. Take out only. Call ahead as they are occasionally busy. Mahalo for your delicious food!!

    Dinner special.

    So yummy. I called ahead for my order. Everything was hot and fresh. The employee was so friendly. I'll def be back.

    Stevi P.

    This place is definitely a HIDDEN GEM located in Waipahu, right behind times. Lots of parking right outside the restaurant. As you enter, they make you feel like home. Jenny greets you with a big smile on her face. If you have questions she is happy to answer them. You can either take out or eat in. They have a dining area for you to sit. Food.... EVERYTHING WAS SOOO DELICIOUS!! The Kalbi was super soft. The meat jhun, you actually could eat it without the sauce. Super flavorful. My kids favorite was the Mandoo. Jenny's homemade mandoo is a winner! We definitely will be back!

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    Verna H.

    We got zucchini jun and mochiko chicken. As always they were fast and friendly! Food was fantastic! Place was clean andbb ch parking was plentiful!

    Kalbi and bbq chicken
    Mavenice B.

    Fast and homie place. Everything almost tasted fresh and healthy lol I got the kalbi and the meat Jun.

    Combo plates 1- meat jun, BBQ chicken 2- fish jun, bugogi
    Kalani P.

    First time, goos asf soft and tender for the proteins! Fast accurate service Price was great Paid the same other places for dry ass food! Casual ambiance, as soon as I walked in I knew it was gonna be good!

    The ordering area. They still have a few tables, but your food will be packed in to-go containers and there is no table side service.

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    The food is excellent, very tasty, the customer service is always friendly snd very efficient.

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    Good Place to takeout! The food is consistent and price reasonable for the portions given.

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    The food is very tasty and reasonably priced. This is our go to place for Korean food. The young lady is very pleasant.

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    Y'Kele Korean BBQ

    2.6
    (254 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    Takeout lunch from Waipahu, O'ahu, Hawaii…read more.. I was shopping at Waikele Premium Outlets when I realized that I hadn't had lunch yet. I had driven past Y'kele Korean BBQ and thought that I should give them a try... Located across the street from the outlets, the Waikele Center has many restaurants such as Restaurant Kunio, Panda Express, Subway, Chili's, and McDonald's. There's a lot of free shared parking, but it can get crowded at times. The interior is clean, bright, and air-conditioned. There are many tables and chairs for dining in. Service was pleasant and efficient. I ordered and paid at the counter, then took a seat. In no time my meal was ready. I was so hungry that I took a picture quickly and then started eating. There was so much food that I took the rest home. I got the Y'kele special: BBQ chicken, kalbi, and BBQ beef. It came with four sides. I chose tofu, corn, choi sum and seaweed. Everything was delicious! I'd return because it's convenient, tasty, and satisfying!

    When we arrived the place was completely empty so we decided to eat inside. The front staff was…read morereally nice and immediately greeted us and took our order. After picking his sides, my husband went to sit down at a table while I took care of the payment. Unfortunately, they swiped my bank card multiple times saying it's reading error. They asked if I had cash, which I did, and I was able to pay for our food. Something didn't right with me after I paid so I told my husband to check our bank account and make sure multiple payments wasn't withdrawn from our account. Just as I thought, the payments went through and was deducted from my account. I immediately took my husband's phone up to the counter and showed them my account, verifying that the payments were withdrawn. There was also another customer standing at the counter with the same issue. The cashier was really nice about the whole situation and immediate issued a refund to both myself and the other customer. I ordered the Bi Bim Kook Soo and my husband ordered the Kalbi and BBQ chicken combo plate. The Bi Bim Kook Soo was huge and I couldn't even eat half of it. The BBQ beef was a little tough and not as flavorful as the vegetables. The noodles, sauce and vegetables mixed together were really delicious though. It had a nice sesame flavor to it. My husband had the BBQ chicken and Kalbi mixed plate, and thought it was okay. He said it wasn't as flavorful as it was before. If you eat at this restaurant, please make sure you check your credit card or bank card if you're told there was an error with your payment method.

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    Aina Grill

    Aina Grill

    4.0
    (195 reviews)
    0.8 mi
    $$

    It's a quaint, friendly establishment! The second you walk in it is just an amazing smell of food…read moreoverwhelming you in the best ways possible! I bought the Swiss burger with Mac salad and coleslaw and devoured it less than five minutes after leaving. I will most definitely be back and be bragging about how great of a place it is to others.

    My mom saw this place on TV this morning and she had high hopes for the food but sadly we were…read moredisappointed. We can deal with it being kinda in the ghetto of Waipahu but it was the very unhappy (clearly annoyed) counterperson who was taking our order - who SNAPPED AT MY MOM because she was confused with what comes with their plate lunch AND then the cook (assumedly - a different person than who took our order) annoyingly brought our items out to the table. She ordered the chop steak - I thought tasted ok, but it was seasoned heavier than my mom would like. Portion was right for the price. I got their signature Loco Moco burrito - SAD. It was $20, majority rice and mac salad, no meat. I needed a knife to cut the burrito in half, there was no counterperson or anyone available to ask for a knife, so I kind of looked around their register area and found a random one on the side, cut the burrito in half, DEFINITELY NOT how they showed it on TV, if the counterperson came back, I probably would have asked for them to swap it out. We were sitting for about 25 mins - nobody came back to the counter? If it wasn't for the counterpersons unfriendly attitude I was planning to buy their signature dessert to go, but I was turned off by the whole experience AND he didn't come back out anyways until literally I was throwing our containers away. He didn't greet us. Thank us. Ask how everything was. Or say anything when we were leaving. We saw the owners on TV and are happy and glad to support a local business BUT NOT when your employees are rude and unfriendly. $45 - 1 mini plate + 1 signature item and 2 cans of soda, I would SKIP this place

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    Introducing our Mochiko Chicken crispy flavorful crust coated in your choice of signature sauce.
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    Da Bolalohan

    3.7
    (23 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $

    For our dinner we were served with the following dishes: Snails simmered in coconut milk, green…read moremango slices, pinakbet, garlic butter prawns, Insalada with bagoong na isda, Lechon kawali, grilled Hito, Bulalo soup, pork barbecue on a stick, freshly fried Turon, Biko and Karioka. We were spoiled to the max! The owners and their family run the place and in true Filipino hospitality, they served us buffet/family style and entertained us with their stories from their humble beginnings to what they are today. The food was the best I've had in the Island. Hands down. Everything tasted nostalgic because the technique used in cooking each dish tasted like a handed down recipe from a grandma's kitchen from back home in the motherland. If you're ever in the island of Oahu please make your way to Waipahu and sample as much of their offerings as you can and I can guarantee you will not be disappointed! 10/10 recommended coming from a humble cook who rarely raves about Filipino food because I myself learned from my paternal grandmother.

    Stumbled upon this place because had to go get a haircut for my nephew at the Waipahu plantation…read moremarketplace. They're located on the corner and once you see a tent & smell bbq, you're at the right spot. This restaurant gave karinderia vibe to it! Karinderia is basically like those food stalls they have in the Philippines, where they have a bunch of dishes and you sit out to enjoy the food. Home cooked & affordable eats. They have everything from bbq sticks, adobo, lechon, kilawan, lumpia and more. I got the bbq stick & chicken inasal plate. The bbq stick was packed with so much flavor! The chicken inasal was more on the huli huli side & was served with Filipino dipping sauce. They also offer free sabaw with your meal. Ordering was a little complicating, they have a menu outside with food and also more food inside. The bbq items were cooked by order and the inside food had more of the Filipino dishes like (adobo). But next to the cashier, you could also find other fried dishes as well. So a little complicated. You also have the option to sit outside under the tent or inside the restaurant with AC. For this type of place, if you're dining in, you order & eat first then pay. Like any karindera. Overall, this place was VERY good & SUPER AFFORDABLE. If you want to experience a true Filipino experience with great food, this place is for you.

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