We ordered the huli huli chicken plate and a spam musubi to share. The food was ok, quite average. You order at the counter, find a seat, then pick up the food when ready. Pretty much a no frills place. While we were there, we saw many people ordering the shaved ice. I guessed the hot summer day was a factor. Not sure I will come here again for the food. read more

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Finally got a chance to try Aloha after it garnered a lot of attention during their opening. Went on a sunny day around dinner time and just a couple of people stopping by here and there - not too busy or noisy. You order first then find a table and the staff will call your name for the food. The workers were patient with us even though we took a while to figure out our order. We ordered one Huli Huli chicken to share between the two of us. Chicken was sweet and slightly charred but still juicy on the inside. Sauce was also slightly sweet and tasted good with the soft rice. I liked the sweet corn but the macaroni was just okay for me - not too much taste (but personally not too big of a fan of cold macaroni anyways). We also got a spam musubi (taste is as you would expect) and a shaved ice (ube, mango, and melona). It was tasty, with sweet syrup that coated every inch of ice. I'd say one main is enough to share between 2 people if you decide to get dessert or a spam musubi as well! Would visit again :) read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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This was a quick pitstop for us after riding the ferry from Victoria into Vancouver. We fell upon this little Hawaiian restaurant and it was perfect! The huli huli checking was delicious and tender. The Maui tofu was also amazing and had so much flavor. The Mac salad was yummy, cold and fresh. Our little kids loved it too. Highly recommend! read more

A bit surprised at the low reviews, perhaps they've improved since summer? We came here recently for lunch and ordered the loco moco and huli huli chicken, as well as a couple spam musubis to share. The prices seemed quite steep at first, but one loco moco + a spam musubi was the perfect size to share between two people so it wasn't so bad. The flavour of the loco moco wasn't as in your face as I'd hoped, it paled in comparison to the loco mocos I'd had in Hawaii. The huli huli chicken didn't disappoint though, it was juicy and packed with flavour. I also enjoyed the sides of corn and macaroni it came with. The interior aesthetics are super pleasing to the eye, we were admiring the unique surfboard artwork on the wall as we ate. One other criticism we had was that the food was served in cardboard trays even though we were eating inside (my Hawaii connoisseur friend told us it was meant to be a homage to Hawaiian restaurants often serving food in takeout boxes, but also thought it wasn't very eco-friendly). If we do come back again, I'd definitely get the huli huli chicken and maybe one of their shaved ice flavours. read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - Loco moco and spam musubi - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Friendliness and customer service - amazing! Garlic shrimp and Huli Huli chicken plates - amazing! The chicken was tender and juicy. Great flavour. Loved the Mac salad and can't go wrong with corn! The garlic shrimp doesn't taste exactly like it does in Hawaii. A little less garlicky and buttery but does the job! Shave ice! So good! It would be amazing if they had mochi option or ice cream to add. I'm glad though to have all the fabulous flavour options you can find from Hawaii here! POG, passion fruit, lychee, mango! Yum! Good amount of seating and cool surf boards and designs inside. read more

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We havn't had Hawaiian Shaved Ice since...well since we went to Hawaii, and that was years ago! I was so excited to hear about Aloha Hawaiian Grill opening up in Steveston, and even more excited when we finally managed to go to it. They serve cooked food in addition to Hawaiian Shaved Ice. You can get dishes like Loco Moco and Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp; we'd already had our lunch elsewhere so we just wanted the shaved ice! For an extra $0.50 you can have your Hawaiian Shaved Ice Snow Capped (drizzled with condensed milk) so we chose that option, and then selected the following three flavors for our shaved ice:  Strawberry Colada Ube Guava  I've had at least two shaved ice desserts if not more within the last few months, where the shaved ice was not very finely shaved. Rather, the ice was roughly crushed which makes for a not so pleasant eating experience. The shaved ice at Aloha Hawaiian Grill was very finely shaved. Finally! It began to melt extremely quickly though. I don't know if that had to do with the shaved ice itself, or if it was due to the heat from the sun. I certainly don't recall our shaved ice melting that quickly when we were in Hawaii. Either way, we aren't going to Hawaii any time soon so I would happily return to this place for Hawaiian Shaved Ice again! Service: Good Parking: Mix of free and paid parking throughout the streets in Steveston Village Location: #110-3900 Bayview St., Richmond, BC read more

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Ok so let me set the record straight... everyone was so excited at the opening of this place. Finally, some hawaiian food in the village. So much hype as theres no other establishment like it in yvr. Much to my dismay, i was very disappointed at the experience. Heres a blow by blow.... The ambiance. 4stars - nicely decorated place and spruced up with surfboards etc. you come in and the owner gives you a lei to wear whole eating. Since its The summer season and its near the water...the doors are wide open...thus inside and outside seating feels breezy like hawaii. Nothing beats fresh ocean breeze..thanks to steveston village. The food: 2-3stars at most bec of the huli chicken was the only good thing from what we ordered. No pineapple and smoky island flavour on the food. No teriyaki flare either..as hawaiians are known for this coz of the japanese influence. The hawaiian shrimp was not seasoned well. No hawaiian flare. More like chinese garlic fried shrimp with shells on. The hawaiian ribs were the biggest let down. Boiled and not even grilled long enough. No smoky flavour..just lathered with sauce. I could make better 100%. Nothing to say hawaiian about it. And such a small qty, not even half a rack for the price. The plate focused more on carbs on carbs...huge mounds of rice and a macaroni salad and some corn. The service also was sub par. Knowing its a busy weekend, they ran out of forks and cups...and being theres a grocery store nearby, they didnt even do a cutlery run. They just continued service without forks. When a patron asked, how we gonna eat with a spoon, they said "use your hands." They also ran out of hamburger steak..during lunch hour lol! You think they'd be prepared by now..months after their soft opening. You came hungry and left bloated coz of the carbs and unsatisfied with the bland food. Only the huli chicken saved the day. It was the closest thing to hawaiian food, having a teriyaki flare to it. Again, just a small piece of chicken. Saw another table order the kalbi ribs and only a few pieces. Dinner for 4 here can easily reach $100. No water service. Had to pay for overpriced water and tropic hawaiian drinks. They have a shaved ice machine, but no prices. I never asked anymore as i wanted to save my money else where. Having live close to this location, i was very excited about their opening. But now, im nonchalant. Wont ever return or recommend. The issue is i have been to hawaii several Times and have tasted the food there. I set the bar too high thinking since one of the owners is from hawaii or has relatives there...flavours should be more authentic. :( Cheers! Happy eating! read more

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The Maui beef ribs were delicious. They were grilled to perfection; very tender. We also tried the butter mochi cake. It was very moist and flavorful. Will definitely eat there again!! read more

Good lunch specials. However, I would only preorder online. If you walk in during lunch, expect to wait 30+ minutes for your order.

I love their huli huli chicken!! Very tasty :) My husband who lived in Hawaii as a kid loves this place as well. I've tried their loco moco too which is also super tasty and it's always hard to decide which one to get, because I love them both :) read more

We ordered the Maui beef ribs and Hawaiian shrimp. These tasted really good! However the rice is not fluffy and sticks to the packaging, while the corn and macaroni salad are underwhelming. You're initially served with plastic cutlery which makes it near-impossible to eat comfortably. They do have stainless steel which you have to request for, but even then their knives feel incredibly dull. We also ordered their loco, which had a beef patty and gravy, whose taste doesn't live up to the price either. We considered getting tap water but their glasses had an off, used-rag smell too. Again, we really liked the taste of their mains and I'm sure their musubi is good too, but until the other parts of their service and their sides improve, I don't see myself coming back. read more

A casual family-owned spot that transports you to Hawaii without the additional travel expenses! Great if you're craving plate lunches! The food was fresh and served fast. I really enjoyed it, and staff were also friendly. Tried their Huli Huli Chicken and their Loco Moco. I found the prices a little high at first, but both dishes came with hefty portions of rice and were delicious- I was able to share both plates between 2 people! The chicken was juicy, well-marinated, grilled to order, and had a nice charred flavour. It also came with a side of creamy macaroni salad and corn. The Loco Moco was saucy and satisfying!! They also sell shave ice, spam musubi, and Hawaiian Sun! Unfortunately the drinks were a little expensive, but could be because they are made in Hawaii. Appreciated how they left the door open inside to allow the breeze to flow in, and also had seating outside. We chose to sit outside and staff brought the food to us once it was ready. It really felt like we were in Hawaii, minus the heat! read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - Huli Huli Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Tried AHG during their soft opening just over a week ago (we had also gone there the day prior to try the shave ice - was good!), to see how the entrees were. I really wanted to like this place as we had been wanting some tasty Hawaiian food since our Christmas vacation in Kona, however AHG missed the mark. I so wanted to love the food, but it just wasn't good. We ordered the Huli Huli chicken and the Maui Beef Ribs. While both looked great, the flavours fell flat. The Huli Huli chicken was moist but that is about all it had going for it...the sauce was primarily on the skin, thus making the rest of the chicken mostly tasteless. The sauce while okay, was really no better than bottled sauce you'd find at your local grocery store. For $17, I'd expect at the very least, fully marinated chicken that had flavour throughout. Our other entree was Maui Beef Ribs. At $22, the portion was fairly large (every entree came with Mac salad, corn and rice), but again pretty much tasteless. There was a hint of Maui rib flavour but not much. While I understand most restaurants need to use the cheapest cuts of meat for the most profit, these ribs were so tough and hard to cut...perhaps it was the wooden utensils, but just getting a piece off of the rib was a feat in of itself. As for sides, the rice was plain white with no other choices such as fried or brown (would be great to have the option for furikake or some kind of seasoning put on / in it as well!). The corn and Mac salad were again, just ok. We really wanted to love this place but because of the lack of flavour and just being overall disappointed, I have to give it only one star. That being so, I might give AHG another chance some months from now to see if they kicked up the flavours...fingers crossed! read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - Huli Huli chicken (top) and Maui Beef Ribs - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

ordered the maui beef ribs + hawaiian garlic shrimp the fried shrimp tasted bland and overcooked but the maui ribs were juicy but extremely greasy - the cooks also forgot to season one of our corns as per the pic and the mac salad was alright. the person serving us wasn't really friendly, and the decor on the inside was definitely hawaiian-esque read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - maui beef ribs + hawaiian garlic shrimp - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

visit date: July 5 2023 Excited to see a new cuisine option in the Steveston area. Keeping in mind not to have high expectations, I ordered the Garlic Shrimp which came with 2 scoops of rice, corn and mac salad. The mac salad brought back fond memories of the Hawaiian Islands. The corn was meh, rice is rice but the garlic shrimp were too salty with a predominant lemon taste... the garlic flavour was garlic powder... disappointed. Highlight of the meal was the shave ice POG (pineapple, orange guava) with condensed milk. Staff was standard except for the one person with a frown overseeing the operations that gave me opposite Hawaiian vibes. Order at the counter and wait for your food while enjoying the decor and music. read more

Mahalo from a Steveston local! Good value, good food. I was excited to see a new casual lunch spot in Steveston where you can do a quick dine in or 'grab and go' and not spend the 'tourist tax'. The Hawaiian garlic shrimp were tasty, cooked perfectly and came with a stack of sides including white rice, macaroni salad and sweet corn. Make sure to ask for some dipping sauce for the rice which is served plain. My husband had the Huli Huli chicken meal which came with the same as above - he gave it a solid thumbs up as well. The only downsides were that the meals are quite carb-heavy and there are few options for vegetarians. Wishing this business much success in our community! read more

Aloha Hawaiian Grill - Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp with rice, macaroni salad and corn. - Hawaiian Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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What great food. Just had some Huli Huli chicken, and it tasted exactly like the day opened!!!! I love this food and quality of food and service!!! Highly recommend. read more

If you're looking for a great Hawaiian lunch counter look no further. The food was great and the people are super friendly. Will definitely return. read more

Ordered the huli huli chicken and garlic shrimp. I've never had such bland food... do they even use salt? Disappointed.. guess I just have to wait to go to Honolulu for my yearly vacation to eat real authentic Hawaiian food. read more

A little bit overpriced for the food quality and portion size and way beyond the price range it should be for the less than mediocre service. They argue they are short-staffed. Everyone is. Everyone know there is a major labour shortage in Metro Vancouver. They should have factored that into their business plan before opening the doors. I've spent me money there four times now and tried once more today. These last two visits were disappointing. Last week, after waiting in a relatively long, disorganized queue, when I ordered at their counter (there is no table service), I was informed they ran out of eggs and the dish I ordered is served with a fried egg, I would a accept this dish without the fried egg. I did. No discount was offered. Today, after waiting in a disorganized cluster at the front of the restaurant, I was told they ran out of eggs. There are at least three places within a 6 minute walk where fresh eggs could be immediately purchased. I walked. This place won't survive. read more

WOW. We have been here twice now and will keep coming back. Portions are generous and such delicious food. We had the Shave Ice yesterday and loved it. I think I may become a shave ice addict. The combo plates are so awesome. This place will be in the regular rotation of go to's from now on! Thank you for the great food and service. read more

I really enjoyed the huli huli chicken plate lunch. Tried a butter mochi and that was a tasty dessert. Although it's a fast casual type restaurant, service is pretty fast and super friendly. Atmosphere has a nice vibe to the place. I would definitely recommend. read more

Tried out this place a couple days ago. Their signature dish "Huli Huli Chicken" was excellent! Had a ton of flavour. Wife ordered the Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp and she claims that it was pretty good. Also tried their Beef Ribs and that as well had great flavour. Too full for any deserts. Will be back. read more

Service is bad. Twice they could not deliver a menu item because they ran out of ingredients

No Kalua pig? Went a few days ago, my husband came, he's Hawaiian from the big island. Food could have been better, cold corn, hubby was surprised to see it there. macaroni was undercooked and didn't taste quite right, better to use Hellmans or Best Foods ( from the US). the meat was ok, but salty, we only use Aloha soyu from the U.S. We had to clean our own table, pretty dirty. service wasn't good, the boy at the front couldn't get it together, just stood there, he forgot our drinks. But Screamers down the road had really Ono Dole Whip. Good luck to you. read more

The quality of food was poor. The taste was less than good. short ribs were chewy and salty, Mac salad was under cooked and tasted like vinegar, corn was cold. Hulu Hulu chicken was bland and lack flavour. The service was awful. The kids working in there had no clue who ordered what forgot our drinks, and when we asked for a table to be cleaned, they handed us the cloth to wipe it ourselves. being a native Hawaiian, I find that this is a poor representation of my heritage. It's downright insulting. Learn the aloha spirit instead of advertising that you have it because it's very misplaced. This was a very disappointing experience with a ridiculous price point. We definitely did not get what we paid for. And perhaps have island music playing, not whatever crap that was playing. it definitely took away from the culture you were trying to copy. read more