My husband asked me to stop by and pick up some dinner. He said he called, placed order & it's under his name and he told them I would be picking it up. I walked in and was greeted just fine but then I walked up to the counter and the young gentleman asked me who my order was for. He couldn't find the order so.. First they had the name completely wrong second the order was completely wrong with extra items and then a young lady asked what the order was, was extremely rude even talking to her co worker "well you should know". My husband ordered a mini meal of chicken teriyaki +spam and said that she wasn't even paying full attention to him over the phone. The order that she took was a full chicken Katsu a chicken teriyaki bowl & spam. Like how???? After realizing she was wrong, Alejandra had the manager come override the change of order which I was thankful for. They were apologetic after the fact. I understand that it probably was one of the last orders and they wanted to go home so I didn't go back in to change but very unacceptable. The food was great as always just wish we had a better experience. read more

My family and I really love the hospitality and the great food! The employees were very kind and patient with us, as we had no idea what to order. We will definitely keep taking our family to this place :-) read more

My kids and I love this food! The service is great and the food is so tasty. I great value too.

Friendly service clean environment the best drinks recommend this place . Fast and great environment

Best boba milk tea! Not too milky or sweet, balanced taste. They also have really good teriyaki chicken bowls.

Went in for the first time and it was pretty cool and fun, they greeted everyone with an "Aloha" and a farewell with "Mahalo" Found the Menu pretty traditional, that's what I was looking for. It was my son's first time ever having a hawaiian mixed plate and he loved it, the chicken plate he had was flavorful, was looking for katsu sauce though. I had the shortrib plate and it was good, just as I remembered from Hawaii. Had to refrain from gettin spam musubi, plenty of food already. Branding was pretty cool, want it for my work. I'll have to go back next time I'm in Visalia and try out the smoothies or ramen. read more

Aloha Express - Short rib mix plate.... - Hawaiian Near Me - Visalia, California

Food is AMAZING!!! Great portions & customer service is great & the portions are worth the price.

The service was amazing from the second I walked in. Everyone greeted me and gave me enough time to look over the menu. They were nice and very patient with me. Once I got my food, I was very pleased with everything. Perfectly cooked and tasted amazing! read more

There's a chain in SoCal called Ono Hawaiian BBQ. This place is better! They say hello, thank you, and good bye. Food food is great, try it!

Good service and food. Nice to have something different to choose from in town. Food and drinks were delicious! read more

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Food is great and excellent service everyone is friendly. Highly recommended. The variety of food and shaved ice is great! read more

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Love this place. Not to mention the prices are amazing. Best believe I'm coming for lunch tomorrow

There isn't anything bad to say what so ever from this place the milk tea boba drink is my fav and the macaroni salad reminds me of Hawaii.!

I love the boba and the prices are good. The place is really cute and clean. It makes me miss Hawaii!! The decor is fun

I love this place! Food is great, and drinks are amazing! During the start of the pandemic I chose to eat out only at local or mom and pop places to support their business. When I got to try this place they were giving two individually wrapped face masks with our to-go orders and a free cookie! Such a nice gesture for a small business. I really wish I would have been able to experience dining in there, it has a great ambiance. Again, food and drinks are amazing, so I will forever continue to eat here. read more

I loved this place !!! Great customer service !! Great food !! I can have their bobas everyday !! read more

Aloha Express - Hawaiian Near Me - Visalia, California

I order from this restaurant all the time I'm practically a regular. I ordered food for this evening which I ordered spam musbi ordered @ 648pm said it would take 10-15 minutes. Arrived at the location, paid for my order with the girl up front & she said they'll have it out that was @ 705pm waited and waited didn't get the food till like 730pm & come to find out my food has been ready and sitting out without a name because no one was paying attention and had lack of communication. The girl up front the cashier already charged me for my order and it's been paid for. The girls up front at the register notice I have been waiting on my order & whisper to check on my order. They keep looking around for my order and notice maybe it's been missed. So I see they need to make a new order/dish. While one employee up front looks for my order and can't seem to find it she then walks over to the table of orders to go and see a bag without a name (which I'm sure is my order) she then walks to who she calls "auntie" shows "auntie" the receipt with no name and bag with the food and realizes it's the bag of food they have been looking for. Mind you they were suppose to make me another order till they found out it's been sitting out & when the employees couldn't find it. The girl brings it to "auntie" shows her and I'm sure whispered in the kitchen to give the bag of food they found instead of the new order they were suppose to make and of course I was given the cold food that's been sitting out for over 30 minutes. The girl hands my order and said it's ready & I put extra teriyaki sauce inside like I need more damn teriyaki...It was handed to me I walk out upset & not complain why? It's a waste of my time to argue since I have wasted 40 minuets if my time at this place already. Shame on the girl who I don't know her name giving me the food that's been sitting out & it's cold! You guys should be reported to the EHD! read more

They have great food. It's fresh and delicious, so are the pearl drinks; I like the teriyaki bowls

We stopped by for dinner take out, and the food is amazing. Chicken was tender and Katsu was crispy. My children loves it very much! We love the popping boba with peach green tea too! read more

I'm so glad to have a local Hawaiian cuisine option, and Aloha Express does not disappoint! Their food is delicious, and their service is awesome, fast, and friendly! I have gone with my family three times for dinner so far, and I've loved everything we've ordered. The pineapple smoothie is divine, and the shaved ice is amazing! We've tried the chicken combo plates, the short ribs, and the katsu chicken. Everything is super yummy, and we keep talking about what we want to try in the future. We've never had to wait long, and there was even hula dancing when we went on a Friday. The staff always greets you with, "Aloha," and "Mahalo" when you leave. The staff has given my daughters leis which they think is extra special. The bathrooms are always super clean. I honestly can't say enough good things about this restaurant! I look forward to going back, and I hope you give it a try! :) read more

Finally, visalia has its own Hawaiian style restaurant back...again. Ironically, this new Aloha sits in the same space the old failed Hawaiian place was. The food is good. The prices seem right. The portions are fair for the price. The family and I have been here several times to dine in, but I see lots of people getting their food to go as well. We've sampled the shrimp appetizer, the potstickers, multiple combo plates, the masubi, and the rice bowls...and while nothing is gourmet, everything has come out hot and tasty. There are two things that bother me and my wife...the smoke that seems to accumulate inside the restaurant, and the "hostess" woman that comes around the dining room. Now, I'm NOT knocking the lady herself, she's quite nice...but she's interrupted me and my family multiple times when we're trying to eat and have our own conversation. She stops by, does a dance sometimes, says some Hawaiian words, and does some education on the islands. Great. Thanks. I'm actually here to eat. I'm not trying to be mean, but her presence will keep me from coming back. It's just weird. A simple "how is everything?" Would be just fine, and not a 5 minute chat while my food cools off. Otherwise , the place is great. Also, they seem so spend a whole lot of extra money on their plastic cups, to go containers, and bags. Hope that doesn't prevent them from being successful. Just use cheap stuff and save some money. read more

Working at the dental office next door, I've waited for this restaurant to open for a long time. Very impressed by not only the food, but the kind hospitality and warm welcome. I've visited several times already and each time has been better than the next. Do yourself a favor and give Aloha express a shot! read more

First time ever trying this place and it was unbelievable. My sister and I had passed by so many times I'm almost mad at myself for not trying it sooner. We both ordered the chicken katsu. It was the best thing I'd eaten in Visalia ever. Highly recommended. I can't wait to try more of their menu read more

This place is so yummy and welcoming! My sister told me about it and so we all went as a family. I ordered the BBQ chicken combo and s milk boba. TASTED AMAZING and the atmosphere is chill. I'm addicted to the milk boba now. Gotta try! read more

Aloha Express exceeds all my expectations. For sure, my new favorite restaurant within reasonable distance. I'm an avid fan of boba, and the deep flavor of their milk tea and chewy boba is unparalleled by any other boba drink place I've been to in Visalia. The Lemon Passionfruit drink is super refreshing with a tropical vibe. Every menu item is so uniquely delicious, and I can't wait to try everything! Something really cool is that their fruit smoothies actually come in that fruit, so I got my pineapple smoothie in a pineapple. Portions are large enough to share, so I can't wait to bring friends here and hang out over shaved ice in summer (especially with Visalia's humid summer heat). The decor and environment inside are an aesthetic, cute and friendly. The employees are very welcoming with their greetings as soon I walk through the door. They offer WiFi as well, so it's the perfect study/hangout/gathering place. I'll definitely be making many more future visits! read more

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My husband and I came here for an early lunch Friday afternoon. It was fairly busy and the cashiers greeted us with a friendly "aloha!" We ordered our food and drinks. I decided on the bbq beef plate and my husband ordered the chicken katsu plate. They brought our drinks fairly fast. Mine was the passion fruit tea and hubby got the pineapple smoothie. His was beyond delicious! My husband loved his lunch and mine was very tasty. The beef was trimmed of most of the fat and had a wonderfully subtly sweet bbq flavor. The macaroni salad was probably the very best I've ever had aside from my aunts who make a mean Mac salad. They do not skimp on portion sizes either. Totally worth the price. As we were leaving the cashiers made sure to yell " mahalo" to us. The management really puts forth great effort to make sure that customer service is a top priority and it shows. You don't always see that when dining out these days. We are looking forward to enjoying many more meals here in the future. read more

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loved this plane and definitely going back. great food and interesting packaging on their drinks and rice balls. look forward to trying more things on their menu. great to have Hawaiian BBQ back in Visalia!! read more

Aloha Express - combo plate. ribs, chicken, and beef - Hawaiian Near Me - Visalia, California

I love this restaurant, food is amazing! But I have been really disappointed last few times due to the portions. They seem to be getting smaller and smaller, especially the side orders of fish, salad etc.. I received fish the size of chicken McNuggets last few times very dissatisfied! I understand inflation is really challenging and prices must be raised, but at least give a real portion read more

The first week when it opened we tried their chicken bbq and their chicken Katsu combos. I honestly didn't like their rice at all. The other Hawaiian joints that I've had always uses the actual sushi rice for their rice plates but this place uses some other kind of rice that wasn't a sushi rice. This place, they used like some other kind of rice that was super hard and hard to swallow. Their Mac salad was alright but it was much tastier than their rice. So our second visit we decided not to get the rice and instead got double Mac salad. We also tried their spam and beef teriyaki rice wraps, it was alright nothing to parade about. But the best part is their passion fruity drinks so good! You gotta try their drinks! I gave this place a 3 star cuz I didn't like their rice but other items are pretty decent. I have yet to try their beef bbq but will do next time. Give this place a try, maybe your taste buds are better than mine? read more

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Chicken Katsu is my favorite and the tuna macaroni salad I always ask for extra instead of the rice. The environment is really friendly and clean. Really enjoy coming here. read more

Definitely, the Best Hawaiian food in Visalia, vegetables are fresh, rice is cooked properly, meat is tender and seasoned to awesomeness, customer service is outstanding, this will be my new go-to place to eat from now on! -SWK read more

Love this place, it's clean, everyone is always super friendly! You're always greeted with an Aloha as you walk in. The food is always good, their snow cones are amazing! read more

I haven't had a lot of Hawaiian food that I thought very highly of but this establishment has been great both times I have come. Everyone in my party both times was thoroughly satisfied. The prices are very reasonable and I appreciate that the don't do straws for their cups. The owner is super friendly and keeps the place very clean. On top of their chicken, beef and rice being very tasty, their smoothies are really good and made with actual ripe fruit which sets them above the rest. I have never been to Hawaii to compare the flavors at this restaurant but I am making myself hungry thinking about the food here. Definitely worth making a visit. read more

I like the food and drinks. The staff seemed friendly. However, they do tend to take a long time to get your order. I only ordered the peach and Jasmine tea and two pineapple smoothies. One pineapple smoothie was served. I then waited for 27 minutes, when I finally asked for the second pineapple smoothie. I was told they were busy and pineapple smoothie take a long time to make. Yet, I noticed there were several other drinks and food served. read more

A fun bit of Aloha here in the central valley. Having lived on O'Ahu 7 years I hold a soecial place in my heart for aloha and food of the a'ina. I had kalua pig lunch plate which was pretty good. It presented very well and seemed authentic in preparation but the pork was a little bland. I added some sriracha and really enjoyed my lunch. I like the way they have trained the team members to work with aloha and bring big happy island style smiles to their guests. read more

I seriously love this place! I love the drinks and the employees are so nice. Foods delicious and honestly I'm so happy to have a Hawaiian Bbq place ... last one was years back and I loved it !! I wish they had coconut shrimp but all in all I love i. My Bf and I come to get our fix at least once a month since it's been open. read more

I am so happy that Visalia has a Hawaiian BBQ place now. Portions are generous, there are options for both carnivores and pescatarians, nothing has been overcooked, and they put effort into decorating the interior of the place. read more

The service was very friendly and the design and interior is very nice. However I found the food to be mediocre at best, nothing special going on here unfortunately read more

Great one shop stop for us. Huge portions, great prices, plus it's across from the gas station. It was a nice, convenient find for us since we've been traveling for the last 11 days. We'll be back next time we come through! read more

Great food and great service. Very much appreciated the kind smiles and delicious food