I really miss that 24/7 Drive Inn feel, like the one in the airport area (Byron's, the now McDonald's.) Then I found this place. 24/7 Hours so you can go anytime! Classic Hawaiian Diner Plate Lunches and Specials. However, in addition to the Hawaii Classics, they have a "UPSCALE" Menu with High End products but with Plate Lunch prices. With the menu of mostly under $20 with a few exceptions, it is a great place for a quick bite to grab for yourself or a few friends. Parking can be Tight. With several businesses around the place, parking can be a hit or miss. I missed the first driveway for diagonal parking in the front, however you drive around the block if you want to park diagonally, if not you can park perpendicular to the restaurant but have other shops around you. I pulled right upfront to see the Menu from my Driver's Seat. However, I saw the Classic Menu. If you want to see the "Upscale" Menu you need to walk up and look to the far Right to see the Picture I took. ToGolden Rule for the Cashiers: Treat them Nice/Polite, they will be Nice/Polite to you. I picked the Ahi with Bomb Sauce, which was Delicious. I can't remember the flavor because I ate it up. However, there are a few Whole Roasted Garlic cloves so be Warned! I only nicked them a Star because the Bench I sat on had Tile missing and a tight Parking Lot to contend with other Businesses. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Bowls & Upscale Menu in one shot! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food is is a solid 8/10 to 9/10 and they get it out fresh. I got the garlic shrimp plate and it was outstanding and for the price I challenge any plate lunch place to produce the same quality jumbo shrimp scampi plate for under $15 bucks. I ordered a Beef curry bowl and it had big chances of beef and vegetables. For under $9 bucks. The value is not upscale but the food is the closest to next level without breaking the bank. You could take your partner out on a dinner date and enjoy better food than Zippys. Eat here before going Waikiki then you can spend on other things than food when you get to the King Kamehameha statue. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Garlic shrimp plate under $16. So garlicky and buttery - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place was so good I ate here twice! Only a 10 minute drive from the airport so make this your first stop when you get off the plane for this Hawaiian local hotspot. It's in an unassuming shopping center so if you blink you'll miss it. Here's what I tried: Day 1 plate 1: Ahi steak with bomb sauce- I don't know what they put in that sauce but holy moly it's good! There's a lot of garlic in this one so if you're shy of garlic, you may want to try something else. The Ahi steak was good but the sauce on top of the rice sets it off! Day 1 plate 2: Special# 2- My fellow yelpers, I could cut the New York steak with a plastic fork! It was that tender! It also comes with chicken Katsu which was amazing as well. Day 2 plate 1: Special #1 with New York steak and wing dings. I already told you about how good the steak is, order it medium and it comes out kind of medium well which I didn't mind. Here's my tip-GET THE WING DINGS with this plate. They're like little tempura battered wings that taste like they were made in heaven! For real! It also comes with mahi mahi which was nothing short of equally amazing! Day 2 plate 2- Bacon burger. That's right, a bacon burger. I don't think I've ever rated a hamburger but I have to this time. Best burger I've ever had! I took the burger on the plane ride home not expecting much. When I ate my burger on the plane it was so good I almost asked the pilot to turn the plane around so I could get another. This place is legit, 5 stars! read more

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I usually love the food here. But lately it's been not so good! Ordered our food and people who ordered after us with steak plates got their food before us and we ordered kalbi short ribs and salmon asparagus. After waiting 25 min my rice and kalbi were cold and my wife's food was somewhat warm. We also asked for crispy fries and seen it was in the order for crispy fries on their paying machine and we got regular fries not crispy. Tables are filthy and last time we ate here and tonight my wife's legs was getting bitten on her legs from the benches with tables! Big welts down her leg from the bites. read more

Went to upscale diners tonite I pre ordered the mix plate which consist of hamburger curry & mochiko chicken . Which included 2 scoop rice and Mac salad. Hamburger curry was SOUR and the Mac salad tasted SPOILED idk if that's why the hamburger curry was sour but that was horrible. The mochiko chicken was the only savior. Idk it's a hit or miss with the that's why most times idk it's not my favorite place to go but hey they're open 24/7 unlike most plate lunch places. read more

I placed an order online due to the wait times and the distance from where we live. the online order also gave us a time to pickup, they actually started making the order at the time they said it would be ready. in the ordering part of the beluga app, on the bottom of each menu item, there is a space to customize the item - not one customization was followed and we did not get our drinks. we have done the same customization in person before, so we know it can be done. all four plates on the order had a customization and a drink and nothing was correct. i tried to call and no one answers and you can't even leave a message. read more

Good plate lunch place that is open 24 hours. Based on my extensive Yelp research, this placed sucked a long time ago. Fast forward to current, and it is GOOD! And for all you local folks, they have Green River. Ordering on the phone will keep you from having to wait a long time. Parking is convenient, located right in front of the ordering window. They also have a few outside seats. The food... The mochiko chicken is good. It wasn't overcooked and tasted like it was made with fresh oil. The mac salad was not great and was actually kind of watery. The garlic ahi was really good, especially with a side of Bomb Sauce. It wasn't the biggest cut of ahi, but it was cooked just right--moist and delicious with tender cooked cloves of garlic. The plate comes with asparagus and tossed greens with a yummy house dressing. The rib eye loco moco is surprisingly good. I usually don't get any steak in a plate lunch style container because I don't want to cut it with plastic utensils, but this one wasn't bad to cut. The meat, being rib eye, had some fat on it, but very little gristle. Overall, very good food. Not sure I would sit outside to dine, but I am all about takeout from here. read more

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Definitely did not live up to the hype... Needed somewhere to grab a quick bite and Upscale Hawaii was on my list after scouring yelp for ideas. Looked like a typical hole in the wall plate lunch spot. Not the best place if you're looking to sit and eat. Took about 15 minutes for our decent sized order which was quicker than I expected. Especially since there were only 2 workers (1 taking orders and 1 cooking) and a pretty long line of people waiting. I ordered the garlic steak. It's was very bland. No garlic flavor whatsoever.. no salt, pepper, etc... My husband ordered the smoke meat plate and it definitely wasn't the smoke meat we're used to.. we're originally from Hilo so maybe Oahu does smoke meat differently...‍ My kids had burgers and fries and they were okay. Good amount of food but for $70, definitely didn't hit like we hoped.. read more

Great for takeout. Call in your order and there is ample parking to pick up. Staff were courteous and efficient, both on the phone and when paying/picking up. I love me some garlic, so I was very happy with the garlic ahi steak plate. The garlic was cooked to perfection; soft in texture, and no bite to the flavor. I tried some bomb sauce on the side and that was also delicious. The mochiko chicken was everything it should be as well. Tasty, crispy, and cut into bite-size pieces. Finally, I tried the fried rice pork adobo when it was on special and was pleasantly surprised with the amount of pork. Sometimes places will serve adodo fried rice with just a bit of pork, but here you can have pork in every bite! read more

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I was craving steak and wanted to try another place then my normal go to place. This place is maybe a minute closer to my house then my normal go to place. The garlic NEW YORK steak was nice and tender but wasn't what I really hoped for. The steak was nicely presented compared to most bbq drive inns but I feel like it was missing something. It comes with a garlic paste but not so garlicky as expected. I'm more of a plain salt and pepper steak with real garlic cloves on it. Service was a bit slow but doable as long as it's not busy. And the place have been renovated throughout the years but I feel it still needs more work for better customer attractions. read more

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After a super fun night out at Scarlet, my friends and I began to feel those 2am cravings. To our surprise, nothing else was open that late/early in the morning that was nearby except for Diners by Upscale. I've always wanted to try them out and thank goodness their bright, white business sign also says open 24 hours on it. We zoomed our way to Kalihi--safely of course. It was 2a and there was a hefty line to order food. What are people doing up this early? LOL Diner's gives me an old school late night grind feel in terms of their menu being straight to the point and their venue just being a big window to order food from and brick booth looking tables scattered around the side. Whatever craving you're having, whether it be seafood, plate lunch, something big or something small, you will be satisfied by something on Diner's menu. While there were a lot of options, my hunger was originally steering me towards ordering one of their bento combinations. A bento is a safe bet when it comes to a new place, considering it will be filled of a bunch of things. However, I was glad that my wandering eyes got to the big, blown up pictures of what the plate lunches looked like. I'm a visual learner. There were such seductive looking seafood plate lunches hung up on one of the glass panels next to the ordering window. Among the pictures, was this Ahi Katsu that looked like a deep fried sushi roll. Smothered on top of the ahi katsu was their special bomb sauce. That was it for me. I ordered the Ai Katsu Roll Plate with no hesitation. Large water. The wait was a bit long, granted there were a bunch of people in front of us. Though the tables on the side of Diners may be in need of some cleaning, again, it was the perfect "just-went-out-for-the-night-and-just-need-something-to-eat" vibe. When we got the plate, I'm pretty sure I heard angels singing as I saw what was in the picture in real life right in front of me. Crunchy. Soft. Warm. Magnificent. Savory. It was everything right for a party-girl like me that night. My friends who were with me had ordered other comfort meals on the menu like the loco moco, the saimin, or the crinkle cut fries. But none of that beat what I ordered for myself. The ahi pieces were the size of donut holes and truthfully my mouth got so sore chewing because I was just savoring every bite. I cleaned that plate. Chef's kiss. Until we meet again, late late late into the early morning, Diners. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Ahi katsu roll in the special sauce - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

If you're looking for a local food joint that's open 24/7- this is the spot! Upscale Hawaii isn't upscale but it provides some ono grinds and did I mention that it's open 24/7?! Located in Kalihi, this is a grab-n-go establishment that only does takeout. There really isn't a spot to eat or sit either, so be prepared to be standing while waiting for your food too. The menu is quite extensive but during the later hours of the night- they do run out of popular items. Sometimes, late at night, I'll go through 3-4 different orders before landing on something that I want that they still have in stock. But hey, you really can't be too picky about food past 10pm. The wait time can be around 15-25 minutes and parking can be an issue during their lunch and late night rush. They serve local delicacies like fried poke, ahi katsu, longinsa for breakfast, and meat jun. The menu is really extensive, and can be a bit overwhelming- I highly suggest looking over the menu before getting there. All entries, in true local fashion, come with 2 scoops of rice and mac salad. Last time I came here, I ordered the chicken katsu and it was perfectly crispy and fresh. We also ordered their meat jun and fried poke. No complaints from anyone, this is a solid plate lunch spot. This is truly an O'ahu gem and I highly suggest Upscale Hawaii for late night cravings in Kalihi. read more

This place is a Diamond in the rough. Absolutely enormous menu with prices that are unbelievable. We stopped in around 3 on a weekday and we're the only ones here. We ordered the garlic ahi with asparagus plate and garlic steak and shrimp plate. Both came out in about 15 minutes. Both were massive portions, have garlic butter on both, and two large scoops of rice. These were both well under $20/piece. They had a chicken plate on sale for the day for $10- I don't even know how they do it with these prices. Not only that; they are open 24 hours!!! Absolutely make this a place to stop while in Honolulu. read more

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Literally would give this place a 10/5 if I could! So glad I finally got to try this place out! I remember years back when they were a food truck (and I just never got the chance to try out their food truck!) Luckily I was in the area yesterday and finally made it a point to check them out. YUM?! Talk about the bomb-est food AND prices. How much more could one ask for? read more

Upscale Hawaii - Ahi Steak - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Really disappointed because this place is a Kalihi staple but the food wasn't it every-time I gave it a chance. One thing I ordered was the Garlic NY Steak and presentation was really good until I took a bite. I really didn't want to believe how bad it was but the steak was VERY tough just like rubber I had to throw the whole plate away! The only things I really liked are not the real meals but the drinks and cake. Other than that service is really nice I love the aunties that serve me every-time I go, they are so sweet! The ambiance is just like your every-other little mom and pop restaurant around the island. Good late night place but the steak needs some fixing! read more

This is my go to place for a good late night steak. I have yet to try their fish but next time I'd order the garlic steak with lobster $26.this ribeye was $24 read more

Upscale Hawaii - Garlic ribeye is bomb!!! - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nice convenient location and open 24hours!!!!! Awesome! Great menu selection of local favorites Breakfast lunch and dinner all day long! Fast and easy ordering Prices are great! Shocking! Food was awesome and plentiful Very tasty Fast and easy service Highly recommend any time of the day read more

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Alright, first of all, before we head over here, we literally just landed to Hawaii and was STARVING and I had this place book marked for a very long time just in case it was late and we wanted to actually get good food and not fast food. Once we got into our rented car, this was the place to go. Now, at first, the Apple Maps took us to the back of the place, look stretchy AF. Like we were entering the wrong hood kind of place, it was dark and eery and the shops around it were closed. It wasn't until we made a left turn and then saw the lights of the place. We all look at each other and thank the lord that we didn't died on the first night in Hawaii. Upon exiting out vehicle, we went ahead and head over to the front, where the menu is at, it was nice to see pictures with the name of the plate and man, they have a lot of options. I went ahead and order the Ahi plate with roasted asparagus and garlic and let me tell you, the lady wasn't not playing around. My friends order their first, if she calls on you and you take like 2 second to come up and get it, too late. She just walks away to the back and place your food on the other counter, we didn't get her name but she aint playing with your slowness, it's listen and go or no food for you. Jk, you still get your food, you just got to wait for a couple of more seconds. She did it to my other friend, so when it was my turn, I was already at the window. Waiting. LOL. I always wait and prepare to pick up my food on time. read more

Upscale Hawaii - I got the ahi with asparagus and garlic - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Been following these guys since the days of their food truck, when it was parked outside their home. It's been a minute since I've been back. I'm happy they've taken over Dinners and added some "Upscale" food to their menu. Ribeye and Ahi Katsu are my favorites. Seasoned well with Great flavors. Ahi Katsu is something I can do on a regular. That sauce is fire. Today Since it's early morning, I Decided to go with their bacon sandwich. Simple and good, nothing fancy. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Bacon and egg sandwich - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food was good and the portions were generous. The food took a long time but it was worth it. I enjoyed my shrimp plate. I was a little disappointed with the fried tuna roll. it only tasted ok because it had spicy mayo on the side. The steak was good. you order at a window and there are tables outside to eat. It looks dingy though. I would lose my appetite eating at the tables because it doesn't look clean. I got my order to go. It is ironic though because the name is upscale hawaii. Overall it was an ok experience. Just don't come if you are in a hurry. read more

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If i was craving for a lunch plate i guess i'd go here if i had no other option. Lady taking my order first and last time i went was rude , the food really had no flavor, and they are pretty expensive. But they are one of the only places open 24 hrs so that's a plus i guess. I didn't even know this place existed since their sign is nonexistent. I honestly would say play it safe and try a 7-11 or mcdonald's that's 24 hrs for late night munchies. read more

Ohhhhhh Diners!!!!! Got it!! I was like where??? Cheeseburger special w extra side extra yellow sauce pretty pls! read more

Upscale is a little walk up in the Kalihi area that is quite unassuming but produces some HUGE flavor. You can never go wrong with the Ahi steak with bomb sauce it is soooo tasty. I will say, even though this food is takeout only it is not fast food so be prepared to wait a little. However, the food is amazing and doesn't taste like fast food either so it's always worth the wait. read more

Haven't been here for years. It's still the old Diners, New Owners and new menu, more upscale. There open 24hours, Take out only. Give this place a try if you're in the Kalihi area. Aloha Derek read more

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They don't answer their phone! When they do it sounds like they just left the phone on the counter, no greeting nothing, and you just hear back ground noise and someone talking in the background I live close by, so when I went to the place there was no line... read more

Since this is the only diner/drive inn open really late in the surrounding area, it's not as important to have the best service and efficiency, and I think they realize that. Last night, we ordered a breakfast plate, burger, and fries and waited for 35-40 minutes and we were one of the first. 11 parties who ordered after us received their food (sometimes 4-5 plate lunches) before we did. The front staff kept calling back for fries and the rest of our food was just sitting on the counter cooling off for 15-20 minutes waiting on FRIES. There was one other party that ordered around the same time we did were vocal about the wait times and the employees weren't phased nor apologetic for the excessive delays. Until another restaurant is open late in this area, I guess we'll have to continue dealing with subpar service and mediocre food (if I'd known the fries would be soft and soggy, I would've taken what was ready and left). If you have no other options and are in Kalihi hungry, then I'm sorry, but this is where you'll have to go. But if you're coming from elsewhere, find a different restaurant. read more

Service was quick and the Mac salad was pretty tasty. Steak was a little bit tough and needed a lot of chewing even if it was rare/medium rare. Turkey was good but it felt like there should be stuffing or something. Gravy was a tad bit salty. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Steak and eggs - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Long wait yea long long long wait Must do better Not coming back Service poor Food cold read more

Poor service. Twenty-five minutes to get a grilled ham and cheese and a Teri beef sandwich! Not during any customer crush. No lines. read more

Their plates are much better and of worthy than some big chain sit in restaurants in my opinion. Not a big fan for the location just because it's in town and ways from home but lots of parking! The garlic in the signature ahi was spreadable and it tasted delicious! Not to mention their awesome hours... would be a place to go during those drunk but hungry munchy nights. Great hole in the wall! read more

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Good plate lunches, very affordable. Variety of selection. Shoyu short ribs is my favorite

Service was good. Food sucks! Fried saimin had no taste and only one part was fried, pork adobo fried rice had no taste!! Only the taste of the pork adobo juices!! Omg u try and eat something that used to be awesome to eat at growing up as a kid to just people's feelings going in to my order!! Next stop!! Richie's read more

First time buying a plate lunch here for 10 people. It was great 10 salmon & asparagus plates for $14.95. Not only was it a great price but it was delicious in top of that. Definitely coming back here to try other plate lunches for takeout. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Salmon & Asparagus - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I hesitated on this review because I had one item; the bacon corn chowder. It was so good, I'm still thinking about it. Chunky potatoes, generous bacon, celery, onion, and corn in delicious creaminess. This is the corn chowder my mama used to make. That memory alone makes it the best old school corn chowder for me! Husband enjoyed a make-your-own combo of fish juhn and shoyu chicken. Portions were generous and came with three scoops rice. This is a carry out diner; service was friendly and quick (lunch hour). read more

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We were told the food will be ready in 20-25 minutes because it's made from to order. When we got our food and took it home the chicken katsu was hard and old like it's been sitting out for a few hours. This was a very terrible experience and forces customers to not trust what you are getting before leaving the site. We will not be back for awhile!!!! read more

Upscale Hawaii - Old and burnt katsu - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Great customer service paired with great tasing food and when placing in order to receiving it I felt it was pretty fast. All in all a great place to be to grab lunch, a late night plate or even an early morning plate. Feel free to pay them a visit im sure you won't be disappointed with what ever it is here that catches your eye. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Service was friendly. Food came out hot & quick. Good place to go to for cheap dinner! read more

Upscale Hawaii - Special Bruddah Moco - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I love their plate lunches! I used to go to Upscale Hawaii when they had a food truck! This time I got their ahi with signature Ahi steak with bomb sauce. So good!!! read more

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First off, they gave me the wrong order. This wouldn't be a big deal if they didn't end up taking the food back and giving it to another customer. It is definitely not sanitary to give a customer a box of food that had already been opened and picked at by another customer. Secondly, my plate of food had a plastic in it. If only this place had better standards for themselves it would of been a great place to try again and recommend. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My go to plate is the Signature Ahi Steak w/ Bomb Sauce. I haven't tried anything else so far but you must try this plate. They have a lot of other choices and I'm sure it's all delicious. If you haven't been there you definitely should check it out. They also sell boba as well, I tried the lychee flavor. read more

Upscale Hawaii - Signature Ahi Steak w/ Bomb Sauce - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii