The turkey burger is to die for. Their portions are amazing and the meal is prepared fresh. Had a hearty dinner. Would recommend to everyone visiting Hilo.
Kens is a great place to eat in Hilo. Open 24 hours a day, they have an extensive menu from pancakes to ox tail. I personally had the loco moco, which is an island favorite. Simple-rice, hamburger patty, egg and gravy. I also had the pleasure of having a huge fluffy pancake that makes I-hop look like a 2nd grader. Their corn bread muffins are also the best ive ever had. Great burgers too. Breakfast is devine. Totally recommend Kens for a dress down beeakfast, lunch or dinner.
The is the perfect confort food type of restaurant with a menu that will keep you choosing for days. I had the Hombre omelette filled with green peppers and onions served with a spicy red sauce and hashbrowns. Very good with superb service.
Food was oily last time but the customer service was fast and friendly. I also liked the environment where you fell the aloha and spirit of hawaii. Next time I'm going to try the sumo!
I loved the macadamia pancakes, they were extremely soft and fluffy and the whipped butter was seasoned with salt so the savouriness accompanied the pancakes so well! My partner ordered the crab cake eggs benedict (half serve) which came with a hash brown and another pancake. His dish had a good balance of flavours also but I would choose my pancakes over his dish for sure. It is a pancake house after all!! Really generous servings here and plenty to choose from on the menu - we were a bit overwhelmed with options and would've loved to try more if our stomachs would let us.
Old school diner setting that you'd see in movies! Service was friendly, the serving sizes were massive. I got an omelet which comes with pancakes as well...it really was 2 meals. I ate the omelet first so the pancake got a little dry unfortunately.
LOVED their omelette. Loco moco was...alright. Busy restaurant with lots of variety on their menu so can't be good at everything. Our waitress was so friendly it made the visit so much more pleasant.
We loved Ken's. Went there twice in our 5 day stay in Hilo. Overall impressed with breakfast and dinner. The omelette was a good choice, absolutely huge and very tasty. The service is great, everyone very quick and friendly. Reminds me of the old school diner feel.
Mm pancakes. They have a huge menu. Took us a while to decide but we ended up getting pancakes and a burger + fries + salad. Very happy with our choices. Pancakes were the standout. Shouldn't go to a pancake house without getting pancakes! Friendly service too.
The crab cake eggs Benedict is so good. Service is excellent, food is delicious, if recommend this place to anyone
This place is amazing. When you get out, you feel happy. Staff is very kind and enthusiastic, especially a cheerful, colorful lady named John-nee that I totally fell in love with. Food is spectacular: we are usually committed to try different restaurants while visiting new places but we keep coming here for our breakfast. Simply, the best🩵
They have homemade syrups for pancakes which are delicious: coconut flavour is a must-have.
This place is a MUST visit when you're in Hilo - a uniquely Hawaiian take on the increasingly rare classic American diner. It's got the lot - Hawaiian grandmas fussing over you and making sure you get the best experience possible, serving sizes that will kill you, and local cuisine and versions of the full-on diner experience. As an international tourist: be assured that this is the only meal you will need today. As an American: hold on right and get ready for something familiar and yet very local and of the island.
Get the French toast with a side of bacon, and order a variation you wouldn't get at home. You're only here once.
Incredible atmosphere and food. The sweet bread French toast with rum syrup is great. The Portuguese sausage is delicious, and the omelets are huge. The hash browns arent that crispy but everything is delicious. The restaurant is full of hawaiian coziness. Definitely go here for breakfast.
Yall should probably fix the sign though it doesn't match the rest of the restaurant if there's some unfortunate history you want to change.
I LOVED this place! I loved the atmosphere! It's a super cute diner to go to, and their food was great! I ordered their strawberry pancakes with macadamia nuts sprinkled on top! With a super yummy hot chocolate. I was in love with this place the moment we walked in and I hope someday I can come back ❤️
Brian DiGiorgio Zanger
+5
This place has breakfast all day and for good reason! Their pancakes are excellent and their scrambled eggs and hash browns were too. The eggs Benedict was okay but not the best compared to their simpler breakfast options which they nailed. They also have lunch and dinner options on the menu. Service was very fast even though it was busy and the host warned us that it might be a bit before we got our food.
Super unique place for brunch! Local vibes and magical homey vibes. The food was immaculate. I got the corned beef hash loco moco and pancakes with coconut, guava and lilikoi syrup!
Was a great meal, lots of traditional Hawaiian dishes to choose from. Fast seating and service with a smile. Food was excellent. I especially enjoyed the Loco Moco.
From the outside this place may not look like much. Pay attention to how many cars are in the parking lot. We got there as they opened and it quickly filled up. The atmosphere is awesome and a true step back in time. We got a classic breakfast and the crab cake Benedict. Another for our trip to Hilo: the best crab cakes I have ever had. They were perfect and a true delicacy
The place is okay, try it if you're in the area. The service is great. The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. The place is a diner, with a diner ambiance, and if we were in the area longer, we would have tried other things on the menu. We had an omelet, pancakes, bacon, Portuguese sausage, and eggs for breakfast. They offer various kinds of syrup for you to try (coconut and passion fruit syrup) or just maple. For dinner, we had loco moco and a burger. The food was fine.
Local vibes at this diner with breakfast served all day. I had the corned beef hash loco Moco and my husband had the banana Mac waffle. All very tasty and came out pretty quick. Not super baby friendly (no high chairs)but still a good experience. It's a diner so you know, you get a diner experience lol.
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