Delicious and worth trying while you are visiting. You can get the sampler plate and try 3 or 4 items. No inside seating. Long wait for food, so go early. The pork is juicy and amazing. Garlic shrimp is awesome, but you don't get enough (only 3 or 6). I could have eaten a dozen easily! Lots of free parking.
I got the spicy garlic shrimp but I think my order got messed up because my food had 0 spice. Shrimp could have used more flavor.
My husband got the pork and it was pretty average.
Good portion size though!!
It might have been amazing at one point but we did not feel that way. Definitely average. Maybe was hyped up by Food Network and vloggers.
Homemade lemonade was pretty good though! I love that it comes in a mason jar so you can choose to take it home or give it back to the restaurant.
Wow! The food was the best I had on the big island. Keep in mind it's take-out only. The food came out pretty fast, and it gets busy sometimes. The food is flavourful and delicious. You could probably share one plate between 2 people. The speed of service was good, and the cashier was helpful and patient. I will definitely be back.
The food is very good, and reasonable price. We got a lot of food for a good price. They all tasted good, especially the fried fish, awesome.
The fruit lemonade is also good, real fruits in it, a little pricy but worth it somehow.
It’s just there is no place to sit and no service lol. I guess everyone is there just for the food.
Food was amazing! I got the plate with plate options: ribs, shrimp, and spicy furikake chicken along with the upgrade to kimchi fried rice for $1.99 more and purple Mac and cheese. It’s enough for over two people. We got the lychee lemonade as a drink and the ube mud pie ice cream. Make sure you get the ice cream because it’s just sooooo delicious.
Rio Enriquez (Kaimaka)
+4
Been here a couple of times before but right now this place is pick up ONLY. The food is made fresh so you have to wait for a while. While waiting try the fresh juices they have in the fridge. All good and refreshing.
However, the food was better the last time. The Kailua Pork was good but the rice was a bit hard. We also got the butter shrimp and it was suppose to be a garlic butter shrimp?!? No Garlic in my box. The furikake chicken was good but the rice brought it down.
The Adobe fried rice with a side of egg was the saving grace. I can eat that all day but get it with the eagg and hopedully tou habe chili peppa water to douse it in.
Worth the wait. Take out only, you can wait inside for your order. There are chairs and a waiting area. You can order at the register or at the tablets. Order a juice, very good. So good I forgot to take food pics. Next time!
Tried pork adobo fried rice
Max salad
Garlic Shrimp
Kalua pork
And braised beef short rib - Winner Winner
Cannot wait to go back and try more. Thank you!
This is a literal hole-in-the-wall. First time you walk in, you will ask yourself: What am I doing here?
However - stay around, and you will see a steady stream of people coming in to order food or picking up food.
Last time we visited, they had taken out all tables, so it’s now a take out only restaurant.
Every dish we’ve had over the years, has been flavorful, fresh, and delicious. The portions are generous.
My personal favorite is the short-rib with garlic.
Delicious Delicious Delicious! This local restaurant has the best garlic shrimps and Ribs. The portions are very generous as later we realized we could have ordered one and still would be enough. We also tried their Guava juice and it was excellent.
I couldn’t recommend this place enough. The food was absolutely delicious. The furikake chicken and garlic prawns I could eat a thousand times over again!!
I found the pricing really reasonable for the amount of food you get. Both times we couldn’t finish our rice and sides.
The only thing, you can’t dine in. Honestly tho, nothing beats good food and being able to eat it by the ocean!!
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