John Bye
Great little restaurant in Hilo serving Hawaiian food. I had a combo of their laulau (meat cooked to perfection in a ball of taro leaves) and fried rice, which was very tasty and a good sized portion for the price.
We were there with a big, noisy family party, including a few people who arrived late, but the service was able to handle us all and the food came out pretty quickly. They only had a couple of dessert options left by the time we'd finished our mains, but what they had was good.
Would definitely go back again to try some of their other dishes.
Yonathan Mickelsen
Cool spot in Hilo! Family run restaurant with rich history. Grandparents were kalo (taro) farmers who came from Japan to Hawaii. The family started cooking laulau pork from the kalo leaves and now this restaurant is the legacy! They have 1lb laulau and a mix of Japanese and Hawaiian food! The desserts were very rich too! Got the ube cheesecake and chocolate Reese’s!
don b
Great place to eat. Decent prices. Atmosphere could use some work. Would recommend to everyone.
Jeff D.
We were seated pretty quickly even though it was a busy lunch hour. The nice waitress helped me order when I was being indecisive about which of the plates I wanted. I got the Laulau which they are famous for.
The Pork Laulau melted in my mouth deliciously. The KG Fried Rice was ok not bad not great. The Mac & Potato salad was really good. I regret not having more room to order more.
Good experience, 10/10 would come back.
Kim Everson
First time eating laulau, and I think I found my new favorite food! My son and I split a laulau with fried rice because we weren't starving, but we could have easily each devoured a full 1 Lb laulau because it was so delicious. Had lilikoi delite for dessert, which was phenomenal (don't mind the presentation in the to go box...we opted to eat it right away!). Oh, and the chili water was a new thing for us; we found it quite tasty! Super helpful, attentive servers. Kuhio's Grille is a super place to grab a Hawaiian meal!
Shahbaz Salehi
I was there last week and had the chicken cutlet and the laulau. Very delicious tho a bit salty for me. As I understand laulau is suppose to be salty. I recommend this restaurant if you are in Hilo.
Marco Murillo
Laulau combo is really good. Very generous portions. Staff is super friendly. Restaurant is kept clean. That's important to me while enjoying a meal.
David Massey
Can’t beat the prices. Large portions. Seems to be a lot of locals eating here. I had a loco - without gravy. I’m sure they were shocked to their lava core. Waitresses are not overly friendly. Kinda get the job kinda deal. Soda and tea have zero refills. That should prob be explained up front. No prices for soda on the menu that I saw.
Reneé Davidson
Wanted a good Mac salad and this place did not disappoint with their addition of potatoes to make a mac/potatoe salad combo.
I got the Shrimp plate and it was delicious. Tarter sauce was sweeter than I have had before, but still really good.
Service was excellent and the waitresses were very attentive. The food came much quicker than I expected it to.
Magical Pancake
Pretty good food, won't disappoint if you're hungry. It's more home diner than it is gourmet. Anything with gravy is a bit homogenized so have it on the side
Diana
This is definitely a no frills local spot. Food is good, traditional Hawaiian fare with generous servings. I had the combination plate with teriyaki pork and hamburger patty with gravy. It came with macaroni salad and I upgraded to the fried rice. Lots of starch and very filling. This is not a place to go to if you’re trying to watch what you eat. Service is friendly and attentive.
Cyn Thia
5/5 Value - Giant portion sizes!
4/5 Lau Lau was flavourful and braised very well.
3/5 Fried rice, was a bit bland and not enough “wok hei”.
3/5 Tempura batter was a bit thick and heavy, not the normal light and crispy type you would expect.
Overall 3.75/5
Rovik Robert
Great portion sizes at good value prices in this Hawaiian restaurant. Definitely get the laulau while you’re here, and accompany it with the fried rice. Service is friendly and on point.
Carrigail Abanes
Not busy when I came, was seated fast, and staff were friendly. I enjoyed the kanak atak. I liked the fried rice and the luau meat. I asked for a side of Mac and that was great too in combo with everything. Very good will come back :) ☺️
Also had the chicken sukiyaki, and French toast was very good too! Service was great despite being busy!
Afshar Hassani
Friendly staff with speedy service. Let me preface this and say that I cannot comment on the food too much because maybe my Californian taste is different from what these different foods offered and I did not really enjoy anything that I tried. I tried the Hawaiian, mixed plate, and saimin bowl. They were all edible and the bowl was probably the better of the 3 but all in all the food seemed bland.
AJ Silao
Staff was great! We had a party of 5 and was quickly seated. Tried the famous lau lau and it was sooo yummy! Try the Kanak attack plate. You won't regret it!
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