Not the same experience I remember from years ago. Customer service needs major improvement. The girls that work there (Sept 2024) were not friendly, as though they were better than their fast food job. Seating area was dirty - needs major power washing. The food wasn't very good either... not the way I remembered it from the past. Sadly, I will likely pass next time. Slush float was good tho. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Blaine's to go - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Always here for the slush floats. A Hilo town staple. Only thing I will say is be careful where you sit, the tables are outside and don't get cleaned too often. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Best lunch decision today. My husband's old stop when he went to UH Hilo. He got the katsu plate & I got the Korean katsu plate (picture). Thick and juicy but most of all soooo flavorful. We also got an order of fries and shared a Pepsi Slush w/ ice cream . Counter ladies were all very friendly & we had no complaints. My belly is happy! read more

Korean Chicken drumettes overcooked and totally dry. Cashier said they're still trying to figure out how long to cook it in the fryer because "recently" two ladies complained their drumettes were raw. Wouldn't bother to take a look or replace the barely touched meal, and just offered to not charge the slush float. read more

We come here mainly for the slush floats, tuna sandwich and gravy cheeseburgers although the menu is pretty big. The slush floats are made with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream and either strawberry or coke slush. So yum! The gravy burgers may be super messy but the gravy really helps the burger patty which can be kind of dry. Just solid comfort food! read more

What's makes a plate lunch even more "Ono" = delicious, is the customer service that was provided. Which was AWESOME! Genuinely friendly! My first time at Blanes (visiting from Oahu) and I tried the Boneless Chicken plate. The batter to the chicken was perfect, crispy in texture and so tasty. We also tried the Chopped Steak and that was so flavorful! Best ever!!! The open air seating was clean and throughout us eating, she was tending to the tables that people had eaten at. It just makes you feel comfortable and welcomed. Definitely returning to Blanes! read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Chopped Steak and Boneless Chicken plate- had more pieces, had eaten a few! - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

New owners and I think the food got better. Ordered at counter and had our meal in 10 minutes during busy lunch time. Clean and tidy too!

First time eating here! We had bento box, cheeseburgers and grilled ham and cheese. The bento was delicious. Teriyaki beef, spam, and chicken katsu. The sauce was the best and everything was hot and cooked perfectly! You can tell this is a local favorite, customer service was great! read more

$13 FOR RAW BACON i waited 25 minutes FOR THIS! DISGUSTING The service was terrible!! The cook was so rude! read more

Blane's Drive Inn - RAW BACON FOR $13! Gross! DONT COME HERE SERVICE IS TERRIBLE THE WAIT IS TERRIBLE - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I dont know what is going on but they messed up my order again. I ordered roast pork with all rice. They gave me rice and mac salad. Not sure if ita the person taking the phone order or the cook messing up but they need to get it together. read more

New owners! Nice open area to eat. Plenty parking. Friendly staffs. Gravy burgers are a MUST! Alot of options to choose from hrs are 5am -7pm Great for early birds. read more

Blane's has the best double cheese burgers and plate lunches. Their customer service are friendly and helpful. I recommend everyone to eat at Blane's read more

Local- hole in wall joint in Hilo and it's a 6 min drive from Hilo airport! Food was soooo delish and friendly environment/workers! I would 100% recommend this place for breakfast! I had local moco and it's smothered in gravy! The luncheon meat with fresh toast was sooooo bomb as well! read more

The burgers taste like homemade better than going McDonald's and jack in the box. Also so worth the money and cheaper than fast food more healthy. read more

This spot is my husband's go-to every time we're in town. He always orders the same thing -- the loco moco with macaroni salad -- and never has a single complaint. He swears by their loco moco, and in his eyes, no one else even comes close. The outdoor seating area is consistently clean, which we really appreciate. Some staff members are friendlier than others, but overall the service is decent. Prices are pretty much in line with most other places. read more

Love their signature Korean Boneless Chicken plate! Tasty and so delicious. Been a favorite dish since the time they were located on Waianuenue Ave. I knew Blaine since our high school days... I miss him. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Korean boneless chicken, macsalad, rice! - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Blane's is a local plate lunch place that also has breakfast. Order at window and sit down outside, which is covered. While this is almost all locals, I did see some tourists giving it a try. read more

I've only ever gone here to get a slush float, but I did go twice for my very short stay in Hilo. They have a pretty large menu with a variety of different foods. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find something for yourself. Honestly, I'll just keep coming back when I'm in Hilo for slush floats. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Slush Float - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I asked my son what was his favorite restaurant in Hawaii this trip and he said "Blane's" without any hesitation. We love it so much we went twice it's also funny that it's called a drive in because there is no drive in here & Blanes serves fresh local Hawaiian food plate lunches, big portions and in an open air dining room. My favorites are the Korean chicken and the strawberry slush float. It is a combination of a strawberry icee with vanilla ice cream, so yummy! I have never seen this anywhere else but Hawaii! If you are ever in Hilo I recommend you stop by. read more

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Couldn't substitute drink for slush float in a combo Couldn't add mac salad to burger combo with fries Couldn't pay some in cash and the rest in card Didn't even get a bag had to take trips walking food and drink to car Food was alright though 4/10 for service read more

Went in today and I ordered a mix plate number 3 and my mother a tuna fish and fries. I had to ask three times to get our fries and a couple times for my soda. When I sat to eat my burger in my meal it was sour and spoiled. I told the counter person and just said hey I don't want the burger can you take it off my plate and give me the rest back. Well they took my plate and took another 20 mins to give me it back on another plate with no burger. No compensation but a oh hey you guys ok. The Mac salad was horrible and the fish eas overcooked and dry. It's been years since I have been and let just say I will be many years before I'll try again. The counter person was trying to be helpful but she was so busy and overwhelmed she kept forgetting things read more

I'm from Cali and I love this place! Lots of good food options. So far everything I've tried has been delicious.

I don't mind my burgers well done. This was beyond well done. Me personally I wouldn't have sent this burger out charred like this. Had to cut the burger with a knife. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Loco Moco - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Delicious food and the portions are substantial. We had plenty of leftovers. Service is as fast has can be but there is a wait when busy but it goes by fast. The food is worth the wait...don't be deterred. Ambiance is what you make of it. The building looks to be a former auto shop. There are tables chairs and it's open air, more of a eat and go. The area is in an industrial area so probably gets lots of lunch business during the week and we saw lots of locals eating there. Overall, a great place to get delicious and hearty food. Try it and enjoy! read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Top left & bottom right: Teri beef with breaded shrimp. Top left: Katsu chicken. Bottom left: Boneless Korean chicken. - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

They're slush machine is out of order often. Don't know about food. We stop for cool dessert of slush ice cream. Disappointed often because the machine is not working. Just a Update 2024. The slush machine is working. The slush with ice cream is our go to treat before going home after a day in Hilo. Mmmmmmm read more

Not Eating Here Again!! Tried To Ripped Me Off...I Looked At Price Advertised On Sign.Got Ringed Up $6.00 More. Then I Asked The Girl Why?She Got All Huffy And Gave Me Back Only $2.00 . Then they Charged Me $2.00 For A Take Out Fee. I Was Like WTF . Isn't That Supposed To Be Included With Price On The Broad . I Guess Not They Charged Me. But Anyway I Guess They Don't What My Order Ever Again!!! read more

One staff member started with a T not very friendly and felt like she kept trying to get people to not order. Can tell she no like working with the public. Food smelled so good while waiting to order and for order. Again staff not very professional. I give food 3.5 Staff 2 Sorry be happy to have a job read more

Called at 5:30pm and phone was turned off showed up an hour before closing mind you they closed at 8pm they turned of there stove. I saw the lady cleaning it already. It's always some excuse why they closing but they say the stove is broken or they turned it off. What a disappointment !!! I use to be a regular but now they are so sloppy and don't want to work. If they don't wanna work they should just shut the place down talk with a few other costumer and they said the same thing they always want to go home that's why they close early. These people are sad they lost so much costumer won't be back here again! read more

Horrible service food was okay small portions for the price. Probably eat here once a year. Or not support this fast food restaurant. They need to learn how to people and not make someone wait read more

Being from Oahu, we don't have very many true drive inns anymore like Blane's. My wife had eaten earlier but I was hungry so I pulled into Blane's Drive Inn. I love this place! It was clean and spacious and you can see into the service area and see how clean everything is. I ordered a Teri hamburger deluxe with 2 medium sodas. The two sodas came out to $6.56, more than what my hamburger costed. I never thought I would have to pay over $3 for a medium soda. The Teri hamburger was old school where you can taste the filler in the meat which I don't mind because back in the 60's and 70's that's how we all made hamburger patties so it tasted nostalgic. if you don't mind eating a burger with filler this burger was delicious. The teriyaki flavor was very subtle, which I like, and there was no sloppy sauce brushed on it, which I don't like. I thoroughly There was enjoyed my meal. There were a lot of call in and takeout orders while I was there and the staff seemed reasonably efficient in serving everyone in due time. I look forward to trying Blane's again. read more

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Me and my family decided to eat Blames drive in this afternoon ,after 5 minutes of standing in front of the window waiting I finally got to place my order . Employee was very rude and unprofessional. The employee was giving me a slight attitude while taking my order listening to music on earphones . Also they didn't fill my fountain drink up to the rim . I paid $3.00 for a medium drink and I expect my cup to be full . Employee did not give me my full order . I had to go back to the window twice to ask for my missing items . read more

Blane's Drive Inn - I paid for a fountain drink ..they could have at least fill it to the top . - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Blanes Drive Inn is a joke your workers are jokes and this platter is a joke even after they messed up my order they still didn't give a shit like I was wrong... Fire them all read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

And yet another Hilo institution- Blanes- sadly meeting its demise soon. The quality of food has went so downhill. Here is the tonkatsu special today. Basically, breaded, overcooked, porkchop smothered in gravy. I chose gravy over katsu sauce. Salty, low quality. The Mac salad was the savior, but gave me like a half a scoop. The window staff were friendly, but food quality very low. Sorry Hilo, just being honest. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Tonkatsu special. - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Food was good for the price, the ice cream was great. Service was average quite a few people stopping in

Three words....Teri Pork Plate. Flew from Oahu the other day hoping they would have it as one of their daily specials. Fortunately they did and it was as good as I remembered, thinly sliced, tender, juicy, with just the right amount of fat resembling bacon, all marinated in a sweet teriyaki sauce, with rice and mac salad. Hands down the best I've had. They don't always have it but if they do, order it and you won't be disappointed. Blanes, if you read this, please put it on the regular menu. read more

My husband wanted coffee, but they were out. He ordered a small, unsweetened iced tea for $4.05!! The tea had no flavor; it tasted watered down. Sadly, if you can't make iced tea I doubt we'll be back for food! read more

Their Korean chicken is the bomb! They have a big menu but everything is delicious and their prices are pretty reasonable. read more

Blane's Drive Inn - Korean chicken bone in - Hawaiian Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Had to order lunch for our guys working on outside projects. They enjoyed the food and thought portions were a bit small for local plate lunches...overall taste was good. read more

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Blaine's outright lied to me about the type of fish they use and was very dissatisfied with their fish sandwiches twice (the second time I asked them about the fish prior to purchasing) which the cashier and their cook both said was mahi mahi. It definitely wasn't mahi mahi same as the first time. I was tired of getting ripped off on the Cafe100 mahi mahi sandwiches they raised their prices on their food acriss the menu board as if they're some sort of high end luxury restaurant now. Back to Blaine's, every single food I ate so far seemed bland tasting to me compared to comparable restaurants like Verna's and Hiro's and who sells Chicken katsu with ketchup sauce? - Blaine's. Definitely wasn't katsu sauce. 7-11 has better tasting bentos even their refrigerated bentos are tastier - sad to say... read more

The cooks in the back were fast with my order and did an amazing job. Unfortunately, the old lady at the counter was EXTREMELY RUDE and had ZERO customer service! Doesn't she realize that I, the customer is paying her wages??? She either needs a refresher course on customer service OR she should just stay home and let someone else who wants to work be there. So sad read more