Highway Inn Kaka'ako

This is exactly where you need to go for some true Hawaiian flare. Kind staff, and excellent food all the way around. If you like a drink, for brunch or feeling festive, the Lili-Coco is now a personal favorite that won't leave your gut hurting later. It tastes like another! Kailua pork ANYTHING! Supa Ono! Broke da Mouth Grindz! Enjoy😘

This is the place I take my out of town visitors when they want to try typical Hawaiian food without Luau dinner and show price. The sampler has the best of Hawaiian dishes I also like their plate lunch. I have tried it with Michiko chicken and butter fish. The restaurant is very casual, open and vibrant. An easy bus ride from Waikiki too.

I definitely recommend this place if you're in the mood for a meal that's healthy, simple, and/or uniquely Hawaiian. I had lunch here yesterday around noon. Already crowded, but I was able to get seated within 15 mins off a standby list. The food definitely appears unique to Hawaii, but it was reminiscent of the latin-carribean food I grew up with. So I'm a bit bias in saying it was just what I wanted, especially after a long flight. In addition to being delicious, I felt both great and satiated at the end of eating. The chicken was particularly tender, lightly seasoned and paired well with the greens it was wrapped in. Even the bones fell apart, and I ate most of them too. The poi was a bit sour, but went well with the meat. So did the steamed sweet potatoes. The salad and dressing weren't special, but tasty nonetheless. And the coconut gel cube was a sweet treat. I has this meal with plantation iced-tea which was pleasantly sweetened with pinapple juice. All $25, which seemed fair by Hawaiian standards. The staff was mostly attentive and friendly, though it took a bit before I could get my bill and check out after finishing. All things considered, I'll be returning for ideally another great meal.

Ate here while on a week long trip to Honolulu. We were actually trying to eat at a brewery not far away but they had a 2 hour wait so we found this place on our walk from there. Food was great and not pricey but they forgot one of the orders in our party so they ended up getting their food to go instead of eating with everyone else. They did give us that meal for free and an extra drink at no charge which was nice of them to do for the mistake. Not much atmosphere going on but the service was otherwise great besides the missed meal.

This place was recommended by our Uber driver and we were glad we stopped by. We wanted authenticity and this was as close to a home cook as it could get. Everything we ordered tasted great. Good portions with decent prices. The only thing i didn't care for was my bloody Mary drink. I'm so use to the usual celery, jalapeño, olives, and other garnishes, i wasn't expecting it to be plain and the garnish to be a salsa that i had to eat with it. And a bit on the salty side. We kinda disappointed we couldn't try their Poke. They were out by noon that day. Other than that, awesome experience