If you are an drinker and you like to drink alcohol Kadota Liquor is a place to go and buy your…read morealcohol. The workers are friendly and helpful.

Best and most complete liquor store in Hilo, hands down. The staff know their stuff and you'll get…read moreindividual attention if you want it (ie if you need help selecting a wine to match your dinner). Or if you just need to grab a quick drink, you'll be in and out in no time. Stop by next door to grab a swirl ice cream cone while you're there.

This place was great! The store is located near the two ladies and there are street parking front…read moreof the store. If you look for something drink to your meal, highly recommend to visit and ask the lady. She askes your meal, favor, and budget, then suggests couple idea. It's cozy store but they have lots of varieties of beers, gin, whiskey mead,, and wines! We stopped by here and told her our dinner meal plan and our favor, then she suggested us some and we discussed and mede a decision. The discussion time was so fun! We asked about mead that made in Big Island. They had some and she explained about flavor. We got some( buy local!) and really enjoyed them. Most recommend part is pricing. We found same liquor at the different places and they sold about $5 more higher price!! When we go Hilo, this place is in our "have to go store" list and again, if you like to drink, highly recommend place!

When in Hilo, we always stop here to buy stout beer. They have a variety and that's the only type…read moreof beer that my husband likes! We also pick up a bottle of a Cab, Pinot or Red Blend. They sell finer wines than regular grocery or stores. Definitely for the connoiseur!

Kamuela Liquor Store is one the of reasons I look forward to when visiting the Waimea Cherry…read moreBlossom Festival, not because I am an alcoholic but I just LOVE alcohol!! Kamuela Liquor Store has been in business for over 80 years, the signage on the glass window has 78 years but I confirmed with the kind lady staff that helped me twice this past Saturday, is family owned liquor store located in Kamuela on Hawaii Belt Road, parking is next to the store which is a great thing and offers an impressive selection of wines, spirts, sake, and craft beers, they have a unique offering of cheeses, meats, olives, snacks, some groceries and dips. Staff was very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable with my questions on wines and recommendations. They also have weekly wine/sake tasting on weekends. I usually stop here to grab my alcohol for the hotel stay and I saw some great deals, close out deals. I purchased 4 bottles and went back to grab a few more bottles, before we drove back to Hilo, during my most recent visit. Luckily the 6 bottles made it back to Oahu safely. It was such a great deal, a close out deal at $6.99, the only regret is not purchasing the last 6 bottles that were left. It was an Oregon wine which I always wanted to try when I was @ Portland but didn't have the chance to. ( Happy Dance) Check out Kamuela Liquor Store, such a GEM, hole in the wall, at Kamuela and worth the one hour drive too!

Amazing selection for such a little store. I love that this place exists and it's always fun to…read morebrowse what they have on their shelves. The wine tasting events are tons of fun and quite educational.

The sandwiches were simply amazing! Highly recommend!!!! The BLT and the tri tips! The store is…read moredelightful and needless to say the service and staff are wonderful!

I went there to grab some lunch, and it did not disappoint. The staff were friendly and attentive…read more The dishes were beautifully presented and full of flavor. I also enjoyed the soup which was so so savory! The atmosphere was lively but not too loud. It was definitely one of the best dining experiences I've had lately.

This was not only the worst retail experience in all my years living in Hawai'i, it was the worst…read moreshopping experience ever. I don't say that lightly, nor am I exaggerating. When I came into the shop, the owner was helping the only other customer there. I walked around and found some bottles of what I was looking for in the back, where a woman was wrapping baskets. She made no eye contact with me, and didn't offer a greeting. I remained in the back for over five minutes, repeatedly looking at her and trying to get her attention, but she refused to engage. I returned to the front, where the owner had finished cashing out that one customer and was chatting with him. He made no acknowledgement of my existence for at least another five minutes. The other customer then left and the owner finally asked what he could do for me. I said that I just wanted some help. He told me that it was a very busy time of year (note: at this point I was the only customer in the shop, previously there were two, including myself), and that I need to have patience. This felt like a highly passive aggressive thing to say. But I desperately wanted a certain liqueur for my husband, so I ignored the comment and checked out the bottles. He left me in the back to help another customer. By the time I returned to the cash register with my bottle of choice, he had just started to cash her out. A "she's been waiting, would it be okay if I assist her" might have been nice and what I would have done but I let that slide too. The customer left and he started cashing me out. Being one who's both honest and upfront, I told him that I understand both being busy and patient, I'm an elementary school teacher with Hawai'i DOE; the customer service was deeply lacking, and that I had thought the woman in the back didn't even work there, but rather was a volunteer. He repeated his line about it being a busy time of year (at this point I think there were three customers, including myself, but not including the distributor near the register). I said something to the effect of, "too busy wrapping baskets to even greet a customer," and reminded him of my very busy job. The owner then asked me to leave. As I was walking out I heard him tell the distributor that this had never happened before, but if you look through previous reviews, there are complaints about this woman. Ultimately the owner did me a huge favor. The bottle I was going to buy retails for $45-$52, he was selling it for $79. Another bottle that he was listing for $87, a competitor had for $64. Extremely greedy in addition to rude? All of DOE will hear about this experience!

Stopped in here on a way from the airport to see about getting some wine for the week, given I love…read moregood Italian wines and not many places have large selection on the island. The woman there was so unfriendly, didn't even say hello, so we ended up leaving. Given the wine selection and most likely this being a small owner shop, one would have thought the customer service would be much better...

Great selection of hard to find spirits. If you can't find it here, you're unlikely to find on the…read moreisland.

Alex is a gem! He helped me after a disastrous experience at a competitor's business. Ultimately,…read morethe other guy did me a huge favor: Westside Wines has a fantastic selection, genuine customer service, and reasonable prices. Plus, potato chips from Spain! What more could you ask for in a wine shop? Mahalo, Alex!!

Just a little store but clean and the people there were super nice. We went in looking for aloe,…read morethey unfortunately didn't have any, but the lady and guy offered to cut us fresh aloe from a plant in the back. They literally did! It was awesome!

Great local mart that was minutes from our vacation rental at Kona Magic Sands. Staff were friendly…read moreand I was able to pick up tampons and some snacks.

It's your pretty standard bodega/"package…read morestore"/mini-mart/whatever-you-call-places-like-these-where-you-are-from. It's really a 3-star place just about anywhere else, but the beer stops on the Big Island are so underwhelming that I'll give this one a bonus star for the nice hillside location near the beaches. They've not snacks, sundries, and suds. There's a decent, but not great selection of Hawaiin beers. They have Kona, they have Maui, but they don't have my favorite: Big Island Brewhaus.

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This place is like a mini mart with a secret take out window in the back corner. We ordered the…read moreGalbi plate and smoked chicken sandwich. The Galbi plate is legit here. Good portion. Good flavor. Tender meat. We grabbed some drinks for the AirBnB and it made the perfect low budget dinner.

I'm visiting from Oahu and was looking for a place to eat. Thank goodness for Yelp! We dragged our…read moreniece who lives here too. The place is basically a gas station, mini grocery store and take out. The lady working the cash register was super friendly and helpful. Unfortunately the guy who took our order wasn't - very short answers and impatient. It wasn't busy either. I was hoping the Yelp reviews weren't lying. It didn't take very long for our order to come - chicken katsu, boneless BBQ chicken and loco moco bowl. A different worker who called us was a 180° difference - very friendly and thoughtful! The katsu was perfectly made. Lightly crusted, but most importantly, not soaking in oil. My wife's BBQ chicken was very flavorful. No overpowering saltiness. The rice was SPOT ON! Perfectly moist! Our niece's loco was ono with a homemade patty, but the egg was too well done (yoke almost cooked through). I would definitely eat here again