I've been everywhere around the map! This hands down has the most authentic and best tasting…read morefilipino food. Cook is really nice and had that filipino joy attitude. They allow dogs and promote things like bowling so it's really comforting & home like here. I 1000% recommend!! Best in Portland

A stranger recommended Kuya's to me and said it was the best Hawaiian food he'd had. Unfortunately…read moremy experience wasn't the same. The restaurant is pretty nondescript and parking is very limited. I ordered the Hawaiian combo with Huli Huli chicken and teriyaki chicken. All meals come with rice and mac salad. The mac salad was really good. Like hmm 4.5 outta 5 stars. Both chicken dishes were just meh. The chicken alone had very little to no flavor all the flavor came from the sauce which wasn't anything special. The serving size was good but the flavor was lacking so I probably won't try them again.

Kindest owners. Great vibes. You can literally taste the love and care in each bite. Kalbi…read moremarinated for days-- it's the right balance with sweet and salty and cooked to perfection because the meat just falls off the bone! And you got me with the homemade gravy for the loco Moco. Delicious delicious !!

We first showed to a different location due to Apple Maps being incorrect, but quickly made our way…read moreover anyway cause I was dead set on trying this place. Customer service was amazing, the staff are incredibly friendly and took the time to chat with us about their menu. The food was STELLAR. Chicken fell apart right away and the Mac salad was everything I had hoped for.

We had the food delivered so I cannot speak to the cleanliness of the establishment or friendliness…read moreof the staff. The food was delivered on time and well packaged. The BBQ chicken was flavorful and well cooked. The Kalua pork was tender and really good. The musubi had a lot more flavor than I've had at other places. Now the Kogi fries were amazing and puts this spot in the front lines with others. The bulgogi was super tender, the sauce had a mild spiciness to it, the kimchi tasted fresh and the waffle fries were prefect! The macaroni salad and rice were both pretty standard. We'll be returning

We ended up here kind of late so choices were limited. I got the garlic fried chicken and my…read morefriend got the spicy pork. It is a really good amount of food. Price is a little high but when it came out I felt ok with it. I like the Mac salad. Not too cute, just good simple Mac salad. The garlic chicken had a really good texture. Crispy and juicy. The only thing I would change is the sauce was kind of wimpy. It was a little sweet and a little garlicky but I wanted a lot more of both. The spicy pork was not my favorite. Spicy pork bulgogi is one of my favorites. The problem I had was it was too dry. So it made the spice a little too forward in the wrong way. I could be talked into coming back.

Grind Wit Tryz was the most satisfying lunch after landing at the Portland airport nearby. Our…read moregroup is visiting Portland for a snowboarding trip from Houston, TX, and Filipino Hawaiian food was exactly what we were craving. Grind Wit Tryz has MASSIVE portions and just dang good food. You really need to come eat here if you're lucky enough to live nearby. This restaurant would do so well in Houston, TX if y'all are considering another location! As a group of 5, we purposely tried to order just about everything to try on the menu. We loved their ono chicken, spicy ahi poke, meat jun, honey calamansi shrimp, teriyaki beef, and ilocos empanadas. 10/10 would come back here again whenever we're back in Portland, enjoy! Also side note, even if you seen a line here, the service was pretty fast! Please bring a location to Houston, TX!

The food was ok. I was expecting way too much from this place. Our friends from Oregon and the…read morereviews seemed to hype it up. My partner and I got the grilled bbq chicken and the bbq short ribs + marinated beef. Unfortunately, the deep fried chicken was sold out for the day (we came in about 45 minutes until closing so perhaps our fault). I think because of the time we came in- we got kitchen scraps. The short ribs were 90% fat and 10% actual meat. The macaroni salad was incredibly plain, it needed more seasoning - pepper something because it straight up looked it was pasta with slabbed mayo. I will however give a shot out to their poke because I don't eat seafood nor like it and I did give this a try for the fun of it and it was delicious. Again I think because we came in 40-45 minutes before closing closing the service was not great either. I saw the self service bottles of sauce and when I came back I asked the lady for one and she said she had run out when it was pretty clear she was just cleaning up. Fair- you want to get out of there on time. So I asked the lady for hot sauce and she said it was extra and charged me $1.00 per 2.5oz container which is just diabolical in my opinion- I still paid none the less so it's my dusky for contribution to the fiasco. Overall it was mid, I'm used to much more flavorful food in Los Angeles. Ill give it another go whenever I'm in the area at a different time. Perhaps it was a one off day for them.

When I come to Portland, I always stop by Ohana's to get some Ono dishes before I get to working…read morehere. The have some really delicious Island fare and you'll think you're sitting in Kihei, on the beach. One of my favorites is the Curry Chicken with Mac salad and rice. The last time here, it was a bit spicy, but manageable. The staff here are very helpful and friendly, that adds to the vibe!

I found this place on Yelp and it had some good and some so-so reviews so I made the trip and glad…read moreI did. The service was great and the waitress was very nice and helpful. You do need to park in the street. At first I did not know where to park because it's on a relatively busy street. The inside has a few tables to sit at to eat. I ordered the regular beef which came with rice and mac salad. The beef was cooked perfectly and as some reviews mentioned it is a little soupy with the teriyaki sauce but I really liked the sauce. It is on the sweeter side. The mac salad was yummy too. They also had three different pies for dessert and I had to go with the banana cream pie which had a macadamia nut crust. What I really liked was the custard was not super sweet. So GOOD.

Love coming to Kiawe, haven't been in a while because on the days I crave it- they're closed…read more Finally was able to come when they was open. They had one special menu and the manapua man noodles and gaugee caught my eye. That's like the perfect combo. But we skipped out on gaugee and got the manapua man noodles. Wish the options for the additions was one fried chicken but instead it was either pork belly or sweet sour chicken. Which isn't usually the kind of combo I would get. Especially if you label it manapua man noodles. The noodles tasted more like fried noodle / fried saimin style since it was cooked on a wok. I do miss the simplicity of a manapua noodle where you dress it with shoyu and sirracha. But these noodles weren't bad. They were super flavorful. Portion was huge! My husband said he could've gone without the pork belly. The pork belly was meh. The noodles tho, ono! I also went with the japolo chicken and kalbi combo, which is my go to. Kalbi is saucy and so flavorful! The chicken is nice and crispy. My only thing is that my plate was swimming in sauce. And when it touches the rice, it's a no for me. Wish had some buffer like cabbage to catch the sauce. Other than that, food is always ono here. Service is also friendly and the place is nice and clean with lots of seating!

The girl and the counter was nice, the guy that brought the food out was very friendly…read more We ordered Kalbi, Chicken Katsu and Meat Jun. We moved to Vancouver last year and are looking for good, local to Hawaii type food. Kalbi was ok, katsu was the best and meat Jun was pretty good. My daughter in law really liked the Mac salad I will say this was the closest to home(Hawaii) that we've found so far.

The service, food, and atmosphere are all good. Been happily eating here for years…read more BUT The guava cake. So glad it back. It used to be our go-to because it was delicious and nut-safe so we'd buy slices and sheets for parties. Please keep making it!

I didn't try everything but the Kalbi, Kalbi pork belly,…read moreand katsu were good. Furikake poke' was really good. Especially after we added some of the wasabi mayo sauce. I haven't tried the noodles yet. I did have a couple bites with hard, dry rice but that happens at home too, no biggie. The Mac salad was another highlight! My favorite so far since we moved up here a couple months ago. Although I'm still on the hunt for Mac/Potato salad with eggs. HINT to 808 Grinds.

Located at the Troutdale Food carts, Aloha Pdx serves up good food. Ordered the chicken cutlet with…read moregravy a couple times. Portion size big enough to share. The cutlet and gravy is just like eating at a restaurant in Hawaii. Can't beat comfort food. Their version of mac salad is not my favorite but still ok. In addition to their regular menu, they have specials. I've seen kalbi, chicken salad, coconut shrimp and huli huli chicken. Friendly service and reasonable prices. Remember to get a Hawaiian Sun drink with your plate lunch.

Nope. Nope...This is absolutely not Hawaiian food. This is a…read morecomplete mockery of Hawaiian food. To begin with, the mac was DRY. Yes, dry. Any Islander knows, Hawaiian mac is super buttery and creamy. This stuff was barely more than elbow noodles with mayo. And as for their Kalua pork... holy moly... I hope you enjoy disgusting cabbage water, because they do not flash-steam their cabbage and then set the shredded pork on top. No, they literally cook the cabbage to death like a poor Irishman from 1850, then scoop it into the box along with at least a cup of nasty cabbage water with it. The musubi was forgettable at best, with far too little glaze for the size of the musubi. And they were $4 each ($8, as you must purchase 2), which is bonkers expensive for spam, rice, a little glaze, and nori-wrap. Finally: This is nothing more than plain, overcooked crockpot pork, as that is exactly how it tasted. No island spices could be detected whatsoever in any bite. If they ever added any spices, they were likely washed off in all of that foul crockpot water. Ultimately this was a big pile of shredded pork and cabbage goop in a box with plain rice and worse-than-average mac salad. I promise -- you could make Hawaiian food far better at home as a complete novice, even if it didn't turn out very good. Yuck. So fricken gross.

FOOD: FANTASTIC, DELICIOUS, AND ADDICTING. I reorder the mochiko and guava chicken all the time…read more The way he makes it is perfect every time and the portions are huge! SERVICE: Owner always does me right! He posts his schedule on instagram weekly, so I always know when to go. It's also great that he puts his phone number in the bio so that you can text/call to place an order ahead of time. He is always super friendly and whips up a banging meal in less than 10 minutes! AMBIANCE: It's a single food truck so don't expect outdoor seating or nothing.

Soooo I have been in search of some legit Hawaii food for about 6 months now. I stopped by…read moreyesterday, he was closed. But today, I had the time to swing by and fortunately he was open, but SOLD OUT. Fortunately, he had a few things left over. So I said yes to a mix plate. Nolan's Hawaii accent is still thick it made me feel like I was back home on the west side for a second (!!!!thank you!!!!) I met some people outside the food stand, a business man from Hawaii and some California people I mistaken were from Hawaii as well, lol. It was an awesome interaction, from the moment I got there I got greeted by strangers waiting for food, to going up to the window and asking "so what? No more nuttin left?" Nolan's response was "Nah I only get mochicko chicken and kalua, you likem?" Haha that was a definite yes! Won't miss out on home food esp if word of mouth was already out there. So I waited a few minutes for my food, and the box was heavy. Haha it felt like when you would eat at your aunty and uncles house and they pack you the party left overs. I opened my plate lunch and I was greeted by a huge portion of chicken, pork rice and Mac salad. And let me tell you, the Mac salad didn't have so much frills like what you would see in a Portland Hawaii food joint. It was sauced, and seasoned. PERFECT! No need for all the extra add ons. As I started eating, let me say that kalua pork was no joke so moist and easy to eat not even close to dried out. The chicken tasted nice and crispy with just enough marinate and fluff. I haven't found this anywhere in Oregon..until here. Yeah sure there's a poke and katsu bar in the shopping center next door... but I take the random food cart in the parking lot any day over something franchised