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Reviews

• Philip-John T.

  star star star star star_border 21 June 2026

  First time here. Had the Kalua pork and pork lau lau combo and BBQ short ribs. The Kalua pork was nice. It had a nice smoky flavor. The meat was tender and shredded. It had a nice salt flavor and was paired with cabbage. The cabbage soaked up the juices very well and had a nice crunch. The lau lau was the definite highlight of my dinner. Pork belly and butterfish wrapped with a creamy taro leaves wrapped in ti leaves. I loved the flavor of the taro leaves. It was very creamy and soft and warm. The leaves neutralized the saltiness of the pork belly and butterfish. The fat of the pork added tremendous flavor to the dish. Two scoops of steamed white rice was also served along with one scoop of chicken macaroni salad. The macaroni salad had a nice flavor of zest and creaminess. The short ribs were okay. They were tender with a sweet marinade. I think it could have been cooked a little more to make it easier to cut.

• Shayla B.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 18 June 2026

  Serving me inedible objects, are we? You gets... ONE star! This is by far the WORST Hawaiian bbq that I've EVER had! To be honest, I've never had bad Hawaiian bbq. Well, that was until I had it here. HOW is this business still in operation? HOW are they doing it???? Even if I was a starving UC Berkeley student..................... I STILL would not spend a dime here!
  
  Came by after work because I had a craving for some Hawaiian bbq and didn't feel like sitting in traffic to go to my regular spot. I walked in and nobody else was inside. That should have been  the first red flag, but I figured it was slow due to the holidays. Ordered the seafood combo plate with deep fried fish and shrimp and bbq short ribs, a dish that I order regularly at many different Hawaiian bbq spots. I'm not a fan of macaroni salad, so I asked the lady at the register if I could sub it for salad. I saw a few plates with side salads on Yelp and figured that I could do it. The lady at the register just proceeded to give me a blank stare.
  
  Okay, let's try this again. WHAT can I sub for the macaroni salad? She says broccoli. Really? BROCCOLI? Okay, whatever. I did it. But what she failed to mention was that there was an additional charge for it. Oh well, already ordered it. I ended up getting a spam musubi too. Went to sit down and most of the tables were dirty. Finally found a table that looked okay, but when I went to rest my arm on the table, it felt ridiculously sticky. Yuck. If nobody is in here, why isn't there anyone taking the time to wipe down the dirty ass table tops?
  
  My food arrives and it actually looks delicious. Looks... delicious. LOOKS. Just "LOOKS". Looks... are deceiving. VERY deceiving. Let's break down this disastrous meal:
  
  *FROZEN seafood! WTFAAACK? Why are you serving me frozen stuff? I can buy that at the grocery store! And, if that wasn't enough:
  
  *The fish and shrimp were OVER fried! Sh*t was brick hard and probably could have broken a window if I had thrown it at something.
  
  *BBQ Short ribs were like 80% FAT! Good GAWD, my effing jaws were hurting from chewing on these damn short ribs for so long! You would think that all of that chewing would result in me actually being able to swallow the damn thing, but most of it got spit out. I just... I couldn't do it.
  
  *The spam musubi should be renamed to rice musubi!!! That was basically all that I tasted! Hella rice, and the little bit of spam that I did taste was super rubbery. It was just... a mess. Could not eat this either.
  
  *ONE piece of broccoli as my replacement for the macaroni salad. Um, really? And you wanna charge extra for that?! But it honestly didn't matter in the end because this meal was horrific.
  
  This food was NOT fresh and tasted like it had been cooked in 1,000 year old oil. I literally couldn't eat it. It was inedible, no exaggeration folks! And to top it off, their establishment is just dirty. I went to the restroom and there were ants crawling all over the place. On the walls, around the sink, on the floor, and in the trash can. LAWD! Don't let me see their last health inspection! I don't even WANNA see it.
  
  But anyways, this was my first and last experience here. It's a one and done for me. If you know what's good for you, PLEASE avoid this place at all costs.

• Allison M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  Just do yourself a favor and skip this one. Food looks good. But taste is underwhelming. People that work here don't seem welcoming. Just.. no.

• Shao-Lon Y.

  star star star star star 5 June 2026

  This is such a great place for college students because the food is super cheap. They have specials like 2 chicken sandwiches for $3.75 which is cheaper than some fast food restaurants. And although the food is cheap, it still tastes great.
  
  I got the Spam Musubi and the Loco Moco and both of them were delicious. I love spam, so spam musubi is one of my favorite Hawaiian BBQ dishes. The combination of white rice, salty spam, and sweet teriyaki sauce is super good.
  
  The loco moco is one of their more expensive dishes, but the portion size is massive. It came with 2 medium sized hamburger patties, 2 fried eggs, macaroni salad, and a bunch of rice all smothered in gravy. The rice was so good because it soaked up the gravy and the egg yolk. The hamburger patties were meaty and the char on them added a depth of flavor.
  
  This is such a great place to get food if you're on a budget, but it's still good even if you aren't looking for cheap food. They have a bunch of different Hawaiian BBQ dishes and I loved every dish that I tried.

• Serena J.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  I used to really like this place. Nowhere else can you find such cheap short rib. Macaroni salad and spam musubi are pretty good too. I mean, yeah, once I did end up with massive shits right before a final exam, but it was totally worth it.
  
  However, a few days ago, I went with a friend and noted that they raised the prices to more standard Berkeley prices. This may have been fine, but the meat also tasted worse. Waaay over marinated and not very fresh. As I was eating it, I could sense the future stomach pain.
  
  The other meats seemed slightly better, and the musubi and macaroni salad are still good. Short rib just broke my heart a little.