We stumbled across this gem on Yelp while attending a sporting event held at Intermountain Veterans' Memorial Park just across the highway. You will find Hawaiian staples in the corner of a commercial strip that will take you beachside. They are cooking up all my favorites and doing it rather well. The staff was friendly, and the food was cooked to order, so plan to wait just a few minutes. We took our treasure and ran to the sports park, where we ate on the tailgate. We were impressed with the quality of food within these white styrofoam boxes. The Kalua Pork I ordered and the BBQ mix my son had were both excellent. I'll drop in next time I'm in town. read more

Locals and everyone else DO NOT EAT HERE!!! The food is TERRIBLE! Loco moco patties were still frozen inside, the gravy is from a can and the egg was cooked all the way through. The short ribs are smothered in sauce that is NOT HOMEMADE. The gal at the front, Jennifer, is super sweet and actually cares, but the owner would NOT refund our money for the food we couldn't even touch. The rice is NOT fresh! Steer clear of this place at all costs! read more

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Holy shit this place fell off. I bought a loco moco and two bites and no can. This food is horrible, smelt weird from jump, but tastes horrible. Somehow even the rice is weird. You can tell the owners just don't care. This spot makes l & l look gourmet. I grew up in Makaha so I know hunger and we never waste food but this one no can. Maybe the shittiest food I've ever had. For those that don't know Loco Moco is two scoops rice, hamburger patty, gravy with fried egg on top, side Mac salad on side. This is an incredibly simple dish. To screw this up takes an incredible amount of indifference. I've seen this before where owners just don't care. Sell your spot cause your on borrowed time. At the very least take "Hawaiian" out your title because this shit is not Hawaii. read more

Food is okay, prices covered. Service -poor. Came to door 15 minutes before they closed, door was locked, girl setting behind counter on her phone, would not even look my way. Excellent way to drive away business. If you have posted hours you should take orders up tell you close , even if it is just takeout. One less customer. read more

Comparing this to L&L so it's gonna be a high bar. We were a fam of 5 late Saturday night so things were quiet but the service was still very nice. From assorted dishes: meats were nicely seasoned, just wish the short ribs had a little more char on them. Still very tasty, tho. The mac salad was slightly dry -I'm used to a little more mayo but, again, still tasty. Overall, the 5 dishes we ordered were a hit and we went away with happy bellies and smiles. read more

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At least once a week I get their spam musubi and grilled Maui Maui platter with rice and macaroni salad. But he spam musubi are the best I have had. read more

Worst Chicjen teriyaki ever. No flavor and dry. Will never visit this place again. When I first came to counter I was ignored for minutes. I should have left then. A big red flag read more

I met the owners when they first opened up. Food is super and they are passionate about what they do. I was pumped up. We would come in at least once a week till we ran into someone who might be a new employee or a family member, but we were treated curtly. Best way to describe it is as if having customers was a frustrating burden. I know it is hard to find good help these days, but the "front of the house" will always set the tempo and memory for anyone dining in. read more

Food has always been consistent and delicious. The staff is very patient as well as friendly.

I know it's not their main item, but they serve the best boba on the Western Slope. I feel the urge to go get some right now.... They also make great entrees and provide sizeable portions. The coconut shrimp is very good, and the barbeque pork is delicious. We've picked some up to-go before, and it reheats well, too. Yum! read more

We were driving through Grand Junction with a hankering for Hawaiian food and found Tropix on yelp. A bit out of the way, but we can't get Hawaiian food back home, so a little detour is worth it. We dined in, as we didn't really want to eat in the car. But I do believe that this is mainly a takeout place. The lady taking our order was pleasant. She also served our food and checked back on us as well. We ordered the Katsu Chicken and the Kalua Pig. One with a side of fried rice instead of white. We also ordered a side of short ribs , because we're fatties. The Chicken was good. I think you really can't mess up Katsu. It wasn't greasy and it tasted good. The Kalua pig was just meh. It was very dry and not very tasty. The fried rice was very good and the spare ribs were good as well. All in all, it was average. Nothing to write home about but it hit the spot. read more

Tropix Hawaiian BBQ - Kalua Pig - Hawaiian Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

First time here . Food cooked when i ordered . Hawaiian BBQ rice plate was good but they ran out of ribs so I got more beef . Beef was a little tough but tasted good! The Hawaiian fried rice was delicious even if a little a salty. Had meat and prawns and pineapple in it ! read more

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Although the sesame balls were tasty, and the spam musubi was interesting, the other items missed. The musubi, by the way, was mostly rice and only a thin slice of spam, and the rice inside was dry. The egg drop soup was oddly bland - we ate only a couple of spoonfuls and left almost a full bowl behind. We ordered the salt and pepper duck and it was overcooked - tasted like someone put it in a deep fryer and forgot about it. It was served with rice that was dry - tasted like it was cooked hours ago and left sitting. The worst part of our experience was the smell of the restaurant. It had a strong and pervasive smell of chlorine. While I appreciate a clean restaurant, I don't want to smell cleaner while eating. Service was nice, but we likely will not be back unless it is to grab an order of sesame balls to go. read more

Best Hawaiian bbq in GJ by far and the katsu is on point. Also the "egg roll" is lumpia which I'm not complaining because it was awesome. Definitely come here for Hawaiian bbq 5 stars. The cashier was a bit rude but the food was so good I don't care. Maybe they were having a bad day. read more

This is how much of $19.35 worth of food I am leaving on the table. Their "smoothie" is nothing but icemilk something with some flavor syrup, but absolutely no fruit at all. It's a watery, chalky-tasting icee, basically. I had the beef see loo I think. Bas9cally drunken noodle with beef. The beef tasted way more aged than it should and the whole dish was basically tasteless other than the slightly off beef. When I said "mild" I didn't mean completely bland with no flavor. I have nothing more to say other than that it's obvious that people here don't know what food should actually taste like. I felt completely ripped off. read more

Tropix Hawaiian BBQ - This is how much food I am leaving because it sucks. - Hawaiian Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

3 stars for this place. The Chicken Katsu was very tasty, but the macaroni salad was awful. It was so soggy, it was mush! I left it all on my plate until it hit the trash. The sauce was not sweet on any level like a Hawaiian macaroni salad should be. My husband had the Mahi Mahi, and he said it was good, it was a white fish, but likely not Mahi Mahi. So I was a little disappointed in the place. The staff was nice and again, the Chicken Katsu was great! read more

BEST HAWAIIAN PLACE ON DA MAINLAND TOP 1! I got BBQ mix plate (bbq short rib, bbq beef and bbq chicken). YUM the meat is super tender and juicy and the flavors are just right!!! So good(had to order another one to go) I think the meet selection is better than L&L the short rib is very soft and juicy! The bbq beef is not dry at all super good. Better than L&L :p I'm a big fan for L&L My husband got the loco moco~ wow... they got it super authentic and right. The burger patty and gravy taste so hawaiian! Every bit is heaven!!! Cuz it's so good we order another BBQ mix plate and chicken katsu to go~ chicken katsu sauce is just the right flavor! Yes the chicken super tender and perfectly fired not dry at all! I can tell they used good chicken meat for this! We also got a tarp smoothie with boba~ not ice chucks at all, very smooth~ flavor very good! Like taro ice cream cups I had when I was little living in china :p Love this place! Will come back in the guayule every time I visit grand junction! read more

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BBQ chicken burger is fantastic. Basically a burger using plate lunch grilled chicken. The pork sandwich was good but the chicken burger rocks. spam musubi was great too. Friendly service. read more

It's been a while since I've been here but it was one of my favorite places in GJ. Spam Musubi in Grand Junction? Best of both worlds.

This place has the Hawaiian decor feel. Their food was good. I had the the chicken combo which had both teriyaki chicken and chicken katsu. Which came with a side of rice and Mac salad. My wife had the kalua pork which was surprisingly good read more

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Awesome and worth the drive from the highway of passing through grand junction!!!!!!!!

We decided to stop here so we had some food to take on Amtrak since they only have small concessions. My family and I being Hawaiian were excited to get some local food but were a bit disappointed when we saw that their spam musubi didn't have as much rice as it usually does. I got the loco moco and the burger meat itself was very tough to chew. My grandmother loved her sesame balls. While I don't totally remember what they ordered they felt very neutral about it all. The people working there were very nice though and they have a massive menu so you have any and all things to eat if you wanted to read more

Fantastic flavor. 20 plus options of entrees. I tried the mixed BBQ plate which had chicken, steak and Hawaiian shot ribs. I could eat the steak all day. Amazing. Store was clean and staff was pleasant. Large portions. Potentially able to share a meal. read more

Tropix Hawaiian BBQ - Here's the menu. - Hawaiian Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

As soon as we walked in the door we were bombarded with the smell of sewage. A bug was found in our egg drop soup. Will never go back.

Pretty decent Hawaiian BBQ. We both got the BBQ mix for dinner. Pros: -BBQ beef (essentially bulgogi) was well flavored. It was a tad overcooked but still tasty. -Mac salad was flavorful as well, but smaller portions relative to the meat. -Reasonably priced- it was $13 for a full plate of food and could probably easily fill 2 people in general. -Good service and complimentary soup if you dine in. Cons: -BBQ chicken was mediocre. It's essentially chicken teriyaki (I would guess some sort of ginger, brown sugar, soy, garlic type of mix, standard shoyu chicken). It probably could have used a bit more char and felt a bit underdone. I think this chicken was also underseasoned. -I liked the cabbage and wish they gave me a bit more with this. Small nitpick. Overall, I liked Tropix Hawaiian BBQ. I wouldn't say it's anywhere close to the best Hawaiian food I've had, but everything seemed reasonably priced and decent value. I will say that I would be surprised if they are able to handle as many foods as they offer- not quite sure how good their Pho would be. That being said, the BBQ itself was all very solid. read more

I LOVE this place. I live in california and visit Grand Junction a few times a year and Tropix Hawaiian BBQ is always a must. I think it's the only good restaurant in town, considering I usually come out of restaurant feeling disappointed. The staff is very nice and the food is very delicious. The restaurant is super clean and comfortable. I can't wait to go back and try other food on the menu!! I highly recommend this place to everyone. read more

My family and I litetally just left the Tropix Hawaiian BBQ parking lot less than 5 minutes ago. After being on the road for 8+ hours, I was Yelping (is that a word?) around for a place to eat a filling dinner, that did not consist of burgers and fries, once we entered Colorado (we drove from Las Vegas). My husband and I both ordered the Hawaiian BBQ short ribs while our three toddlers shared BBQ Chicken. We quickly devoured our meals and also ordered a second helping of musubi (it comes with two pieces per order). Their Thai tea is also one of the best my husband and I ever had (not to be tea snobs but we're a frequent drinkers of Thai tea, hot, iced, or slushed.. We've had it all and more). I wish Tropix wasn't 4 hours away from our home.. We would definitely be frequent visitors if it were nearby us. Haha. Also, the sweet woman who takes your order is amazing. She does everything! She takes orders, cleans tables, serves the food, and oh man.. She's Wonder Woman! An absolute darling who goes above and beyond to make sure you enjoy your meals. Thanks again for a wonderful experience! And great food! read more

I don't know if this is as good as it gets or not. But I do know that Hawaiian BBQ restaurants are few and far between (I live in the Washington DC metro area and I don't have any close to me). This is a very good one. We focused on the lunch plate specials -- two scoops of rice, one scope of macaroni salad, and the meat of choice. First, the rice. Excellent. Second, the macaroni salad, very tasty. A little on the plain side, but it was all gone very quickly. Now for the meats of choice. One meat was the chicken bbq. Well grilled, moist, well marinated, generous. And the dipping sauce only made it better. The other meat was the chicken katsu, flattened chicken breast breaded and pan fried. Excellent, crispy, moist, generous. Again, the dipping sauce, different than for the bbq, only made it better. Servings were so generous we had leftovers to take home. Soups were included. They were OK. We chose to stuff ourselves with the main course. You order at the counter, staring at a big menu enhanced by pictures. It was hard to focus in on something specific because everything looked great. There are so many other things of interest that I can hardly wait to return. The one side dish we ordered was musubi -- grilled spam presented sushi style. Again, generous, delicious. If you have a chance to go here, I strongly recommend you do. This is a rare and special eatery. Grand Junction is lucky to have such a place. read more

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My husband has been telling me about this place for months. I am finally in Grand Junction and I chose this to be my first lunch here in town. I had the chicken curry. It was delicious and massive. So much tender flavorful grilled chicken which was then covered in a belly spicy curry. The curry was reminiscent to mgr of a Japanese style, with some carrots, onions, and potato chunks running through the sauce. This fish was really lovely and I'll have it again. My husband has the bbq beef sandwich. With the pickled carrots and fashion, cilantro and cucumber garnish it was like the Hawaiian answer to a bahn mi. Also a winner! Looking forward to trying everything on the menu. read more

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I really enjoyed my food from here. I got takeout delivered through Grubhub. Fire food. I will definitely be ordering from here again soon!

This place is a bit off the beaten path but worth the drive. The egg drop soup was delicious. My bbq beef was cooked perfectly and tender. My only recommendation for improvement would to add more boba pearls in your teas. Service was friendly read more

Tropix Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

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Not worth what I was charged, charged $10 for a teriyaki bowl and when I got the food it looks like less than half the container it was put in, hardly anything in here, seems like a hefty price for such a small amount read more

This place's food seemed ok. At least their chicken tasted ok. The sour soup that came with the meals tasted good. However, the noodles in the noodle salad were overcooked. I hate when the amount of chicken in the picture, does not reflect what you get and also I hate when places use cabbage to make it look like you're getting a good amount of meat and you find out the only meat is on the surface. We also got a soup dish that apparently didn't taste good and my wife couldn't finish even a quarter of it. The lady at the front was very nice though. Which made the experience better and why I gave 3 stars, but the food is more important at a restaurant and it overall was not great. read more

I ordered a spring roll appetizer and the chicken katsu curry lunch plate. It came with two scoops of white rice and a scoop of macaroni salad. I asked for brown sauce on the rice and the girl taking my order over the phone sounded confused and said they don't do that. Definitely a regular request for a Hawaiian plate lunch, not sure why it wasn't an option. The spring roll just had iceberg lettuce and was pretty bland. The food was ok, but not super 'ono' like you'd expect from a Hawaiian BBQ. For the drive and the price, I was a bit disappointed! read more

Tropix Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

We were in Palisades, doing the wine thing but the kids needed to eat and we were staying in Grand Junction. Found this spot on Yelp of course and headed that way! Needed something that the kids would eat and we weren't disappointed. Ordered a mixed bbq plate, katsu, and spam masubis. Got egg drop soup with each order too! Kids loved it. Left incredibly full. Service was prompt and friendly. If you're in the area, hi check this place out! read more

Great food,huge menu, friendly staff, we love it and will be coming back. The BBQ platter is awesome...

4 stars. I really like the teriyaki bowl nice tender beef, good rice portion, and cabbage inside plus a drink. Also if you do decide to dine in they throw in a complimentary soup bowl. More than enough to fill you for a fair price. read more

The food was hot, delicious and fresh! The lady that served us was pleasant and had a welcoming smile. The music was a good selection and the proper volume to enjoy and still be able to hear my significant other. The price was very reasonable even with the tip. Thanks for the great experience! read more

Place is always clean, and food is delicious. This past weekend we placed an order to go and my husband who has trouble walking went to pick it up, the cashier didn't even hesitate to assist him with walking the food out to the car. Great customer service. read more

It's now our go to lunch spot in GJ! Good food. Clean and friendly service. The owner/cook made sure we liked everything.