Updated a year later and this place got back my 5-STAR rating. One of the BEST customer support I've ever experienced. Whenever I had a question, I contacted Owner/Manager "Feng" through Yelp's messaging. He always responded promptly. He might not work every day now but he's always reachable. Thank you so much Feng! Food tasty, consistent, reasonable and a lot!! I highly recommend giving this place a try if you haven't already. read more

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I had the mochiko chicken plate. It was flavorful and delicious. Not bland at all like some other places. Couldn't put the flavor, but it was good & slightly sweet tasting. The service was good and fast. I had it delivered, so not able to rate the ambiance of the restaurant for now. But, I will stop by one day. read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Mochiko Chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I always pass this place whenever I get my kimbap fix from Palama Supermarket but they were sold out so decided to try this place out and order my favorite Korean dish...Meat Jun. Looked over the menu and found a handwritten "Bento" sign located below the counter. Bento price is $7.50 except for the Meat Jun for $8.50. It comes with the main entree, 2 mandoo, 1 veggie and a scoop of rice...wow, good deal! Main entree choices are: Mochiko Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Chicken Katsu, Fried Shrimp, Fried Fish, Shrimp Tempura, Meat Jun or Musubi Combo. The veggie choices are: Choy Sum, Corn, Kim Chee, Shoyu Potato, Bean Sprouts or Japchae. You can substitute the rice for an extra veggie. I ordered the Meat Jun with Choy Sum. For $8.50, they gave a good amount of food which I enjoyed and had leftovers for another meal. The guy behind the counter was nice and service was fast. I would definitely return to try something different. This place is in Palama Supermarket that's located at Waimalu Shopping Center. Lots of free parking but this complex is always busy. Sometimes it's hard to find so park at the first stall that's empty. There are 2 entrances/exits that circles around so if you can't find parking, you have to circle around again because the isle is only one-way. read more

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Food was as described... Tasty! Service was also nice. They are located inside Palama Market. Great prices and clean setting.

I've been spending a lot of time in Waimalu lately... I didn't realize the variety of places in the strip mall. One of the hidden gems is Waimalu Tasty BBQ located in Palama Supermarket (next to the cash registers). It is just a counter where you place your order. The employee we always see is this young boy. He is always courteous and polite and the food is always made fresh. They have the most reasonable (and tasty) bentos for $7.50. Each bento comes with your choice of protein, mandoo, rice and a banchan. I always sub the rice for a second banchan! The bentos offered are: mochiko chicken, bbq chicken, katsu, fried shrimp, fried fish, tempura, meat jun ($1.50 more), and musubi combo. If you want to eat there, there is an area with tables and chairs at the very entrance of the supermarket. We usually take our bentos and eat in our car. So so good! We eat at least once a week. Sometimes twice on Saturdays. read more

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The place is located inside Palama Supermarket. The parking was a bit challenging, since we visited around lunchtime when other food establishments were also busy. I found this buy one get one deal for Mini Garlic Shrimp and Mini Mochiko Chicken on Uber Eats and decided to give their food a try and schedule orders for pickup. I paid $16.90 for the "BOGO" mini garlic shrimp and $17.80 for the "BOGO" mochiko chicken. However, it's worth noting that this BOGO price deal is a bit off and prices on UberEats are usually more expensive than in-store prices. When I checked the in-store menu, the mini shrimp plate was priced at $9.95 per plate, and the Mochiko Chicken was $9.50 per plate. So, while the UberEats prices for this "BOGO" deal were still about 20% cheaper for two mini plates, the price was a bit misleading. As for the taste, the garlic shrimp was just average. The plate came with five shrimp, a cup of rice, and mac salad. The mac salad was more sour than what I've had at other local plate lunch places. The shrimp lacked salt and flavor and they seemed to have just been fried with some garlic added afterward. On the other hand, the mochiko chicken stood out a bit. It was different from the usual flavor at local restaurants, because their mochiko was on the sweeter side, but it was juicy and cooked well. While there was nothing particularly wrong with the plates we got, I personally prefer getting my plate lunch somewhere else. read more

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Quick and easy Located inside the Palama Supermarket, you wouldn't know it's in here because they don't have any outside signs. I found this place by accident. I was grabbing some items at the supermarket when I noticed this place. It's the typical Korean BBQ. They serve the same items you would get at a Yummy's or Pearl's. IDK if this is a chain store like the ones I mentioned? One main difference is that you don't see the sides. They are located at the kitchen and not typically displayed out front. Was feeding the family so I got a family plate. It was generous for the price and you do get a loyalty card. There is limited seating to wait or eat there and it's clean. Overall four stars. Ordering was easy and my order came out at a respectable time. Now excuse me, people are hungry. M read more

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**Ordered through uber eats so i cant vouch for the restaurant Haven't tried this place out yet and seen that uber eats delivers - didn't wanna be out on this chilly windy night. Ordered a cheeseburger combo which according to the uber eats menu it was a popular choice. Also tried ordered the Garlic shrimp plate as there was a uber eats special buy one plate get one free - they had me at "free". Extremely satisfied with my choices! Cheeseburger tasted home made and sure was hearty either way all the fix-ins like tomatoes, onions, lettuce etc. burger came with fries and the fries were good as well - perfectly cooked! Garlic shrimp was delicious! Will be coming back! Devoured the burger before taking a pic - oops read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

No NO NO! Never again. Uber eats had this place buy one get one free so we've been ordering the mochiko plate a few times .. well now we will never again eat here . Here's some pictures ... I ate one thinking it was seasoning .. upon further inspection ... OMG . A roach! There was multiple roaches in my food . I spit it out so fast! If I was stuck on my show I would've ate the whole plate ... omg makes me wonder previously eating there what have I eaten ... 0 stars . Food and safety no, this place in a market as well another restaurant .. they gotta see if they get roach problem .. one has it they all do ! read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Roach.. close up - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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Bought a fried fish bento. It was very good. I ate every last piece of fish and the two dumplings. It came with a little side of tartar sauce and japchae. You can't beat it for $7.50. read more

This place is located inside the Waimalu Palama market. Got their mochiko chicken and bulgogi combo plate. They sell other local plate options besides Korean bbq and bentos. read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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My husband and I got Dinner from this restaurant today. We ordered Mochiko Chicken with Kim chee. We Enjoyed our dinner and we took advantage of the buy one get one free offer on Uber Eats. This Restaurant is located inside Palama Market in Aiea. The food here is amazing and reasonably priced. This is one of our favorite places to order food from. I recommend checking them out. They might have something your craving. read more

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I had received a coupon for this place in my junk mail & after reading the rave reviews from fellow, yelpers - mahalo!, thought I'd give them a shot. They are located in the Waimalu Shopping center, across the street from Cutter Ford inside the Palama Market. That is one busy parking lot on a Saturday afternoon! Didn't think it was going to be that busy since it was way after lunch, about 2PM. But since the majority of this shopping center are food places plus it was the holiday season, I had to circle the parking lot twice. They recently opened for business in the fall & I believe they took over the spot where another 8Korean take-out was. When you enter the market, it's located to the right in the back by a cash register. There's was a young high school kid manning the counter but was looking at his phone. He didn't acknowledge me right away but when he finally did, he was cordially nice. This front area of the market also has a couple eating places. There are a few dine-in tables, most of it is take-out orders. Before I got there, I perused their menu online. I was looking for BBQ pork & in their menu a few months back, they had it but when I viewed the menu when I got there, they only had 1 pork entree dish, everything else was beef or chicken. I asked to be sure they didn't have it & he said no BBQ pork. Disappointing! The pork entree they had was a garlic pork chop. I wanted to try the garlic chicken since the reviews were favorable. So I placed my order to cover lunch & dinner for me & my hubby. FOOD BBQ chicken sandwich - ONO! Served on a good-sized sesame bun with 2 big pieces of boneless/skinless thighs, mayo, & lettuce. Extra $ if you want cheese/deluxe. Very tasty sandwich, very messy, but worth it for only $4.50. Garlic fish plate $14.95 (for the hubs) with all mac, substituted for rice. Fish was also ono, well-seasoned, & just enough garlic to taste & not overpower the other seasonings. Not sure what kind of fish this was, I think white fish? but they gave 3 big pieces of fish plus 3 huge scoops of mac salad. Hubs had enough food there for 2 dinners. Combo garlic chicken/garlic pork chop $16.95. I decided to give the pork chop a try. Normally I don't order pork chops out because it's always served dry. I got 2 huge pieces of thinly sliced pork chops, well-seasoned, lightly breaded, just enough garlic, & surprisingly not dry. ONO! Garlic chicken was in bite-sized pieces, also well-seasoned & tasty They gave a generous serving, even for a combo. There was tons of garlic which overpowered the overall taste. I wanted to love it, but there was too much garlic for me to enjoy it. After I had paid, I noticed the sign on the counter with pics which said if you didn't want rice or mac salad, you could substitute it for the following: choi sum, corn, kim chee, potato, bean sprouts, & the last item I didn't get it in the pic. All are the typical side veggies at a Korean eatery. All this was at no extra charge so I was able to switch the rice & mac for kim chee, choi sum, & sprouts. Veggies were great! For the mac salad, we thought it was ok, but way too much mayo. I was able to use my coupon for 15% off & they give out a frequent buyer card. For every 10 plates you buy, you get a $10 off - yes!!! They also have daily specials listed on a sign at the counter & you can order online for pick-up. Overall, we enjoyed our food at Tasty BBQ. We'll probably be back to try other menu items. PROS- -generous serving of food, reasonable prices -easy to find, free parking -they cook to go so food is freshly made. It's not fast food, I waited about 10-15 minutes, but it's hot. -love the veggie options if you don't want rice or mac CONS- -too much garlic on the garlic chicken & too much mayo in the mac salad -during busy times/weekends/holidays, parking lot can get full & since it's one way around the lot, sometimes you have to keep circling -no BBQ pork read more

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First time here. I ordered a combo plate of meat juhn and mochiko chicken. Was $19 something extra for the meat juhn. The mest juhn did Not look Like the photo. I should have taken a photo. First of all we had only 3 pieces and the egg was falling off the meat. This is due to not squeezing out the marinade well before putting it in the flour. If you don't the egg batter will fall apart. I know cuz I make meat juhn. The mochiko chicken was dry like karaage chicken. Don't know who was cooking tonight 5/11 Sunday but I don't think I will be coming back. read more

My mother in law ordered food for me and my daughter. She got us both garlic chicken plates which comes with Mac salad and a scoop of rice. This was so filling and delicious. The garlic chicken was cooked perfectly and tasty. I definitely enjoyed it. When I get a little extra money, I definitely want to try the fried rice and noodles. They sell burgers and fries for those who don't want Chinese food. A major plus. Located inside the Palama market. I have not yet been there but I will definitely make my way when I get paid again. So worth the money and pretty affordable with the amount of food you get. Parking is usually full during the weekends but parking probably isn't so bad during the weekday. read more

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My go to food place. Last visit to this place disappointed. Food old and price ok. Will not buy anything.

Second time I came here, I like the food and atmosphere. Convienyantly located in a small supermarket. Food and customer service is good. I recommend. Got the BBQ mix. read more

Thanks Yelpers! I did a search b/c I was going to be in Aiea and wanted to try a new place and you led me here. The great reviews are well deserved. I had the garlic chicken plate and it was delicious and enough for 2 meals (and I was hungry!) The garlic chicken seemed to just have a dusting of cornstarch or flour. It did not have the heavy glop of a wet batter (not that I don't like to indulge in some heavy breading every so often). It was flavorful and tender and I got that fried food indulgence feeling w/o the calories (and potential scoldings from my doctor). The girl who took my order was super nice, gave me the great recommendation to get the garlic chicken, and made sure to give me a stamp card. You get a stamp for each meal purchased and when you get 10, you get $10 off your next purchase. A good reason to pick up the plate lunches for your next get together! Chicken was prepared when I ordered it, so it took a bit of time, but worth it as the chicken was fresh and hot and by the time I finished browsing (and getting some snacks) in Palama Market, my food was packed and ready to go! I'm looking forward to trying other dishes and filling up my stamp card! read more

When someone orders a catering pan for pick up at 3:30p... and I'm there a little before 4pm. That's messed up. It's an odd time where there is no food rush. Apologies were given. to be expected. but no discount. nothing extra for the trouble. I want to be clear that I've never had complaints about the food. But this was disappointing. read more

Had a busy day - no time to make dinner so I came here. I ordered 2 side orders meat Jun and 1 Kim chee fried rice for 3 adults. Food was delicious! Prices lower than most Korean/chinese bbq take out, customer service was great, and best of all, there were still leftovers for my husband's home lunch the next day! read more

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Food is really good here, and the guy at the front is super cool, BUT, they have mixed up or missed our veggie choices ALL THE TIME. Thus the minus 1 star. Tonight we ordered a plate with 1 scoop rice, 1 scoop mac and choy sum, and instead got 2 scoops rice and choy sum. Another plate was supposed to have 3 veggies and instead we got 2 scoops rice and 1 veggie. Once they had all the veggies in the wrong plates! I'm always happy when they offer to substitute rice for veggies, but then get hugely disappointed and saddened when it's not correct. I usually have the food delivered or picked up by someone else so I can't check for myself. Kinda makes me not want to order from this place as often as I'd like. read more

First time trying Waimalu Tasty BBQ, it's located inside Palama Market. Very friendly workers, the food and the prices are really good. They have a mix of Korean and Local food that comes with rice and mac salad. They do have Korean veggies too (choi sum, bean sprouts, kim chee, shoyu potato, japchae and corn) that you can choose instead of the mac, rice or purchase separately. We got two combo plates, meat jun/ bbq chicken and kalbi/bbq chicken plates and a Lrg side order of the veggies. It does cost $1.99 more if a Beef option is chosen on the combo plates. I don't mind though because the the food and portions are good. I need to go back and try the rest of the menu oh and they have a stamp card! read more

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Great service and tasty food!! Located inside plasma supermarket. Gotta try if you're in the area. I had the garlic fish and bbq chicken combo. Will be coming back. Thank you!! read more

Food was good. The guy at the register was super chill and friendly. Quantity and taste of food was great.

I ordered take out from here yesterday. I couldn't finish the plate. I didn't even take a pic of my plate. Everything was oily. They meat jun tasted like oily eggs and flour. The kalbi had a lot of fat on it and it had a weird taste. Instead of Mac salad I got the chop chae and all it was was oily noodles. Never ordering from here again. read more

The bbq short rib is so delicious and the garlic shrinp is so good if I can rate it ten star I will.

Not recommended. I should have waited for Palama side dishes. I had ordered Chap Chae for $5.99, which consisted of noodles. No meat and/or vegetables. Food was salty Service ok Ambiance meh (inside Palama MKT) read more

We ordered the Mochiko Chicken with Mandoo through Uber Eats. Both items were tasty. I think the chicken was marinated before being fried and this made it very tasty! Uber Eats delivered it so fast that the food was still hot when we got it. Hooray! read more

This place great simply due to the cashier in the front. He is patient accommodating and friendly. The food is not the bad either. Definitely worth trying. read more

Located in the Palama Supermarket at Waimalu. This is our go to place after soccer games. The Meat Jun is amazing! I am a Meat Jun foodie and let me tell you, it's not just egg battered unflavored meat. The meat is SO flavorful it doesn't even need the sauce. Super friendly people too! Support local. read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

The fry chicken was very delicious and juicy and crispy and it's very good first time try it out and the waiter was very nice and sweet and the very good and helpful and very respectful n polite good service read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Fry chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Excellent and fast service quality food love the barbecue chicken, their lemonade is to die for. read more

Waimalu Tasty BBQ - Strawberry lemonade, barbecue chicken the best. Good comfort food. - Barbeque Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Great service good Korwan food, good value. I pre-paid for family dinner, Dad's birthday. Dad took I'll and Tasty allowed me to reschedule my catering order to the following week with no fuss. Servings was generous, you can choose your veggies. Meat jhun and Kal bi great. The fried shrimp was a little dry--I would opt for their fried fish filled next time (had it before and very tasty). read more

Working in the area at least once a week I get to enjoy the food here at Tasty BBQ! Today I ate the Shrimp Tempura Bento. It comes with 3 shrimp tempura, 2 fried mandoo, a scoop of rice & japchae for the side. All for only $7.50!! The prices are very reasonable and food is very tasty! The staff are friendly, a bonus! read more

Just tried this new Korean place inside Palama Market in Waimalu. One of the very few places where I like their Mac salad. Most places just taste like mayonnaise and I end up throwing it away, this one actually has taste. I got a meat jun and fried chicken wings mix. It was surprisingly good. I'll be back to try their other dishes. Prices are reasonable too. read more

We ordered the Family Pack #1 for Easter dinner and everything was great. For $65 you get meat jun, chicken katsu, fried shrimp, kal bi, noodles with shrimp, mandoo and green salad. The portions were generous...there were five of us and there were still a lot of leftovers after we finished eating. All of the food was good. My favorite was the meat jun, which was tender and flavorful. My least favorite was the kal bi, which could have used a little more marinating time. All in all, I was happy with the food. Other Korean restaurants charge much more and give way less food. Waimalu Tasty BBQ will be our go-to place for Korean food in the future. read more

Located inside the Palama Supermarket. Downright DELICIOUS. Highly recommend the garlic fish fillet and meat jun plate ! And out of all the places I've ever had macaroni salad this one is my top pick. Food all here was good, staff was polite . Definitely would go back!!! read more

No flavor. Expensive. Mo bettah go Yummy's. Called order in, arrived when they said going be ready, and still had to wait 20 minutes for order. Like fo realz. No can read more

Reasonable pricing. Ample food for the price. Clean and friendly. Definitely recommend.

They have really great customer service and ordering was really easy. Their prices are reasonable and their food is bomb.