Usually after running errands over the weekends, we try to find a new place for a bite to eat. We searched the Yelp app for a restaurant that had garlic shrimp, since that's what I was craving. That's when we found Da Luau Hawaiian Grill. Just south of Interstate 5 on Jeffrey Rd, you'll find a small shopping center. There is a row of 4-5 small eateries, but at the far end, you'll see Da Luau Hawaiian Grill. The inside of the restaurant is small, but could easily accommodate 30 people at shared tables. It's very clean inside and has seating at tables or bench seats along the wall. The menu consists of various Hawaiian-inspired dishes. I personally was craving garlic shrimp. I asked for garlic rice as well, but asked them to hold the onions. My husband had a spam and eggs meal. We also couldn't forget to add shaved ice to our order because we wanted something sweet and refreshing for dessert. The shrimp was delicious and did not have an overpowering fishy flavor. The garlic sauce was slightly sweet, which was quite refreshing. I was expecting something with more of a garlicky flavor, but this had hints of other spices combined for a unique flavor. I really enjoyed my meal! I'm glad that I came here with an open mine. I noticed that many of the reviews for Da Luau Hawaiian Grill were mixed. However, I personally enjoyed my meal and would definitely come back again in the near future. read more

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i stop by here every now and then whenever i'm craving a fish and rice combo that isn't poke. i usually go for a build-your-own platter with mahi mahi, rice, and potato mac salad. the mac salad is super thick and creamy, almost a little too much. it's good for a few bites, but getting a full side of it can feel like overkill. i made the mistake today when i thought i would want more than one scoop; won't be doing that again. the mahi mahi is cooked really well and the seasoning is great, but it can get a bit salty after a few bites, so it definitely needs their sweet sauce to balance it out. the restaurant itself is pretty spacious with plenty of seating, and it's never been busy any time i've gone. it's not the most vegetarian-friendly restaurant, but there's at least a decent amount of fish options for a pescatarian like me. read more

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I had a craving for loco moco so I decided to try this place. Pretty good and pretty good value. I'm admittedly not an expert in loco moco, but I thought this one was pretty good. I liked the various options you have such as hamburger, sausage, spam, or a combo. There's also a choice of white rice, brown rice, or noodles. I tried the combo. The portion was good and it definitely hit the spot. But to be a little picky, the hamburger was a bit overcooked and tough. Indeed, I think they used too lean a cut. But eggs were cooked perfectly. And I liked the option to add spam. Service was good and the place was pretty clean. I good choice. read more

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I ordered the rice noodles thinking it would be a Hawaiian-style dish, but what I got was honestly confusing. It looked and tasted like Korean glass noodles (like japchae noodles) simply mixed with soy sauce--no real flavor, no vegetables, no toppings, nothing that felt like an actual dish. It was pretty disappointing and awkward because it didn't match the description at all. If you're expecting something similar to Hawaiian-style rice noodles, this is definitely not it. I hope they clarify the menu or improve the dish, because this was not what I expected at all. read more

I love Hawaiian food and of course, Filipino food, so my standards can be a bit high for this genre of food. Nevertheless, I love restaurants like this place just for existing and offering up this type of delicious food. This place is simple and an easy place to try out and enjoy Hawaiian food. I do recommend the Veggie Omelette. It has a simple, solid flavor with fresh veggies. If it's your first time, and you're a meat eater, I suggest you try the adobo rice omelette. Tasty. The Loco Moco is okay...I'm gonna be honest and say it's not the best we've had (taste, quality and portion/price) because we have our own go-to Hawaiian restaurant in South LA County that just exceeds everyone else, but c'mon, this place is good. If you're not an extremely picky eater, you're gonna enjoy it just fine. The service is okay--not exactly super friendly and welcoming, but I'm an introvert, it's not necessary for me as long as the service isn't super rude...which it isn't. Overall, it's an okay experience. Try them out for yourself. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Solidly good food. - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

I can't believe I've been going here for over 10yrs and this is the first time I tried the garlic shrimp and it's to die for. If you like garlic and shrimp this is definitely the dish for you, it's really delicious. Below is a picture of it and I ordered it with double garlic fried rice. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Garlic shrimp with double order of garlic fried rice - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

Had breakfast with my girlfriend's meetup group before playing pickle ball. Lots of traditional Hawaiian offerings like Loco moco, spam musabi, and poke amongst other offerings. Food was tasty, we all cleaned our plates. Nice little restaurant. Plenty of parking in the shopping center Ordered and paid at the counter and our food was brought out to us when it was ready. Id be happy to come back and eat here again read more

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We used to come here a lot for breakfast and brunch. The food and service was good. I was in the plaza and saw them and wanted to try them out for dinner. I got the 2 item plate - with chicken Katsu and the bbq beef. My sides were white rice and the "Asian coleslaw" & got 2 spam musubi's for breakfast the next day. My order was ready really quick. Which isn't always a good thing. It tells me, that the proteins are pre-cooked and are warmed up upon ordering, thats my guess. Got home and was kinda disappointed seeing what I got. The chicken in the katsu has been pounded to the same thinness of a penny. The beef, is fatty w/ tendons and tough (likely due to the re-cook). Most of the beef was not edible. I just ate what I could and had the spam musubi. The coleslaw was bone dry and had cilantro (I don't do cilantro) so I tossed that completely in the trash. I was thinking more traditional coleslaw. There's a lot of competition for Hawaiian food in Irvine, Da Luau wont make the cut for me (as far as dinner is concerned). read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Build Your Platter Meal Chicken Katsu & BBQ Beef - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

Been here a couple times Wonderful food and quality + taste is amazing overall thank you read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Ono Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

I woke up craving an adobo omelette like I had in Vegas a long time ago. Thanks to Yelp, I found a place that had exactly what I was looking for and then some. The adobo omelette was so delicious and satisfied my craving. The mac nut french toast was great too! I'll definitely be back to get more comfort food. read more

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TOCINO Pork! MUST try. This is consistently my favorite go-to protein for the 2-meat breakfast plate, usually I'll pair it with Portuguese sausage and opt for the garlic fried rice with a fried egg. Get a little white vinegar on there.. it's SO good! Nice comfort meal that'll just put me in a coma after. I can't speak for service or dining area, since I have only had their food via DoorDash, but the tocino pork and fried garlic rice are so uniquely Filipino that it's my default order every time. read more

It has been a while since I've been to Da Luau, but I'll start with it would have been better if I ate there. By the time I got home, the Meat Jun was a bit soggy. Although the flavor was still good the texture was not. The island style chicken was good and the Mac as well. I also picked up a side of BBQ chicken which was nicely done. The young man behind the counter was pleasant to work with and he even brought my order out to me. So I do appreciate the service. As for ambiance I didn't stay to eat there, but it was quiet inside and not a lot of people. It seemed like a number of people were just picking up. Definitely will go back again, as it was one of the better Hawaiian grills in the area. Enjoy read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - 50/50 plate of Meat Jun, Island Style Fried Chicken and double Mac. - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

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Quick & easy spot to stop in and grab a loco moco, or a plate lunch during your break. Ambiance & Aesthetic: 7/10 The aesthetic is a lot of woods with natural lighting and Hawaiian themed aspects. The ambiance was quiet with lots of seating. Service: 8.5/10 staff was friendly and brought my food to me. Meat Jun: 6.5/10 the meat wasn't very flavorful, might've needed to marinate longer, but the egg on the outside was fried great and the white rice was perfect. read more

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Came here with my BF and some friends. We decided to eat a little something before playing pickleball to give everyone a chance to meet one another. I decided to order one of my go-tos which is a Loco Moco with an over easy egg. Solid choice. It had great taste, the patty was flavorful and moist, eggs were made perfectly and the rice and brown gravy was awesome - definitely some great comfort food. Would highly recemmend and come again. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

While waiting for my car to charge, I figured why not give some of the food spots around the area a try. Stumbled here, and got their chicken katsu plate with rice and mac salad, plus a spam musubi. I placed the order online, and went in-store to pick it up. Smooth and easy process. The food itself was pretty decent, and it came with good portions. I shared the plate with my partner, and we were pretty full by the end of it. The chicken katsu quality is okay. It looks like some pieces were fried better than other, while other pieces looked like they were cut and then refried. The mac salad and rice were good! Mac salad is definitely more of the rich and creamy side than most. The spam musubi was also good, and pretty typical/standard to other spots. We paid around $20 for the meal, so overall it was a pretty decent price for the portions and quality we got. read more

Their BBQ beef bowl is terrible. Meat is very chewy. It was too dry to swallow, so I ended up throwing it away.

DELISH! Love this spot for a quick pick up Hawaiian food! Employees are always so nice!! Food is always delicious and cooked to perfection!! I request my chicken extra well done just a person preference and they always make sure to cook it that way and just always so perfect!! Sides are great Mac is delicious fried rice brown rice etc! Easy parking quick and delicious! read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

Not a ton of options but their shrimp is pretty tasty. We like the drinks in the fridge and always try a couple different flavors.

SO good! Island chicken, bbq chicken, kalua pork...YES! Long rice, garlic fried rice...great! Portions are generous and the price is reasonable. I've been to many island bbq places here and over there, this is a standout. Try it! I think you'll like it! read more

We used to get Hawaiian BBQ all the time when they opened, until two times meats were burned, wrote a review and tried one more time and still burned issues not resolved, then we stopped coming. Today, family wanted Hawaiian BBQ, thought given Da Luau a chance, hopping after all these years, it should be improved by now. It was a phone order and made a clear that please make sure no burnt on meats. We ordered two combo ( beef and chicken ) and one with chicken: * See how much we had to cut off burnt pieces ( see picture ). I know somebody likes the burnt cuz it gives a smoke favour, but if it tastes bitter, it was burnt * Beef and chicken flavoured are good, one star * Add more one star for macaroni and cheese * Beef can be little more tender It is so easy to resolve the burn issues, just clean the grill often, I suggested when I wrote my first review, but I guess the message didn't get crossed ..... Hopefully, they can fix the burn issues right away. We love Island Special " we called beef and chicken combo for this dish " and will go back once the cancer's issue is resolved. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

The taste of the food was not as expected. We did take out and when we opened the food containers (plastic) it looked like they just dumped the meat on top of the rice/egg. Didn't make an effort to properly place them. One person in our party thought that the chicken was a mix of leftover and newly cooked. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Receipt - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

This is one of the best Hawaiian food spots in the local area. It's always clean. The food is always good and the help is always very nice. Their loco moco is my favorite. read more

Lunchtime. Monday special ..... Teriyaki Chicken with Veggies & Glass Noodles (sai-foon) over Rice with a Drink. All for $6.99 (save at least $5). There is enough food to get full. Leftovers? Just a small portion. Small enough to finish eating, or take it home & get 3-4 spoonfuls of rice & whatever you brought home from above mentioned items. They have an open drink dispenser, so you can drink as much as you want then refill it to take it with you. THIS IS A GREAT DEAL!! A MUST HAVE if you're hungry for simple Hawaiian style food with a drink to wash it down. Aloha, Mahalo, Happy Eating & Fight On!! read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Lunch plate. - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

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This is my family's go-to when we visit OC. This is one of the few places in SoCal that serve meat jun just like they make it Hawaii :) It's a casual spot where you order and then sit. Staff has always been friendly. The plaza is nice and lots of parking. They also have a clean restroom. We love their kalbi and chicken katsu, always freshly cooked. Their garlic rice and mac salad taste just like in Hawaii too. I really like their glass noodles, and they are very generous with the servings. read more

Met a coworker here for lunch as she knew I am a local girl born and raised in the islands and although I go home every 2 months, I still get homesick! From the minute I stepped in I felt like I was at home. The music, the staff, everything made me feel like I was back home =)! I got a kids meal (but of course had to add some mac salad to make it a complete plate lunch) and my co worker got the Loco Moco FRIES!!! Now we don't have that back home in Hawai'i at least not on the menu, but you bet I'm going to ask for that (maybe it's on a secret menu!!! The bbq chicken was sooo ONO!!! The mac salad was perfect! The girl who took our order was so nice, she came out to make sure everything was perfect, and it was...the music was great, the videos playing on the TV were all of locals surfing the waves at the beaches right by my dad's house...I could have stayed in there all day! Definitely will be back!!! Mahalo for an ono meal read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Loco Moco Fries - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

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Aloha Auina La I was ono for local kind grinds and "Da Luau" made sense. They have a wonderful selection of local options to offer, but missing a handful of items and to be honest it's the only reason I gave them a 4 However, I will say, I had their Kalbi & Long Rice for lunch today and it was magnificent and tasted authentic to home.I have tried their Combo Loco Moco, Ono plate w/garlic fried rice & Potato Mac Salad, , and the Fried Shrimp. All made with the taste and grilling style of Hawaii. What I wanted to have was Long Rice & Lau Lau, Pork Manapua, and Malasada, they don't carry the three items which I later understood before I left (I ate my lunch at the restaurant & started thinking) the name is "Da Luau Hawaiian Grill" grilling is their specialty and they truly have perfected it. So I started with a 4 review, and changed it to a 5 review. Please give this establishment a try, they have great customer service, it's got a great vibe inside, the plaza they're located at also offers great outdoor seating Mahalo, A Hui Ho Malama Pono! read more

Weekday dinner, a few people dining in but adequate seating. Ordered the lava plate and chicken katsu. Lava plate come with beef, chicken and spicy pork. All the meats were marinated well and delicious , you have the option to choose a side I went with rice and Mac salad. It comes with so much meat that I wanted 2 scoops of rice instead of 1. The chicken katsu was pretty disappointing. It was dry and tough. Some pieces seemed like they were fried twice as the sides were dark instead of the white chicken. I would skip chicken katsu here as go with the marinated meats. Overall a decent place, we had 1 good plate and 1 disappointing plate. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Chicken katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

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Great Hawaiian food option! While their chicken katsu and mac salad are both solid, I usually go for the spicy salmon poke bowl with garlic rice. It's not your typical poke bowl, more like a poke salad with fresh ingredients and a delicious dressing that ties it all together. But really, there are many great options to choose from here! read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Spicy Salmon Poke Bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

Saying I am disappointed is an understatement. Have passed by here a few times when eating at nearby restaurants. Finally had the opportunity to check it out and was incredibly disappointed. I tried their combo with 3 meats. The meat seemed to have all been pre cooked and heated back up when I ordered because it was hot when I received my order, but it was all burnt or over cooked. The katsu chicken was so over cooked that it was just rock hard. The ribs was actually good but there was only 3 small pieces. More than half the beef was burnt. Like the edges were just black cause it was burnt. Got two sides of Mac salad which I typically love but the disappointment in the meat threw me over the edge and I couldn't enjoy the Mac salad. I put the food to the side and tried eating it about 30 minutes later and it was just as bad. For the first time, I threw away Hawaiian BBQ. I have gone to a number of other Hawaiian BBQ spots and never once threw away my food. I literally didn't even eat a quarter of the food. Nearly $21 wasted. read more

Chicken Bowl was super delicious! I love how it came with the noodles and rice. It was a huge portion for such a reasonable price!!! I couldn't finish the rest, so I asked for a small box to take the rest home! I honestly didn't expect so much food for such a small price compared to other places. The place was not crowded inside, it was great to meet up with friends and have lunch here. They had their specials by the counter when you do pickup orders. They have a special on Monday on their Chicken Bowl, which I will try to do again. Also want to try their early bird breakfast special. Definitely will come back! Food was great, staff was nice! Also, if you sign up by putting in your phone number you get points which later can be redeemed for food or drinks there for free! read more

Back again for another tasty Hawaiian meal. This time I ordered the chicken bowl with extra veggies and glass noodles. Super yum. I also got their Hawaiian punch as my beverage of choice and it was surprisingly good and not too sweet. I like coming here because service is good and ambiance is good too. They have a screen with videos that shows views of Hawaii and its surfing. Just currently their dole whip machine is down, so I wasn't able to get any sweets but hopefully it will be fixed soon! read more

The best thing here is the spicy bbq pork. The portions are huge which makes it a good value. I usually get either the Ono or Lava plate and there's plenty here for 2 people. This place has been here for years and it's always been solid and reliable. read more

I've been on the hunt for a great Hawaiian place on the mainland. I was hoping this was going to be the spot. It just fell short. The service was friendly but I saw my plate of food sitting ready to give me for 5min while the employees just chatted. The portion size was good. The ice cream scoop of rice reminded me of bad cafeteria rice. We sat outside because, but the inside was just not very cheerful... just felt kind of dreary. I'll give it another try but no real hopes. read more

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It makes me so sad to write this review since this place has been a family staple of mine since high school! We ordered takeout today and our Poke bowl was not fresh at all, the dressing was changed (this used to be our favorite dish here) and everything had a strange, almost rancid aftertaste. The Kalbi plate had ribs that were all nearly burnt. The only saving grace was the rice but that was about it. I truly hope we just caught them on an off day and this isn't a regular standard for their quality! There are much better poke places around that are make-your-own that are much fresher than this, but for now we won't be coming back. I'm heartbroken. read more

Got some catering for a party we had on Saturday. It was GREAT! All the food was a big hit, and I got several comments as to how tasty everything was and was asked what restaurant it came from because people wanted to go back and take friends/family. Very delicious. read more

If you enjoy Hawaiian bbq and have had it often, then you will like this place due to the food meeting your expectations - the usual filling portions, popular macaroni side, well seasoned protein, & sauces. The service is good. I got the chicken katsu with vegetables and macaroni. I do not know why (seriously there is no obvious reason), but I for some reason didn't try this place for so long in case it would be bad? It's clean and looks normal, but I think Hawaiian bbq is hit or miss so I was nervous. This place is good though. No complaints. If you're hungry, just try it. read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

I wanted to try the ono plate but got there too early so they were only serving breakfast. I ordered the longonisa and eggs. To my surprise it was way better than Lola's by MFK. ‍ read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Longonisa and eggs - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California

They gave me the wrong sides, but whatever. The spicy pork and potato Mac salad were good. The chicken katsu pieces that weren't hard and overcooked were ok, but most were inedible. The ribs are bland. Portions are small. Not great. Not terrible. Mid. read more

This is about catering only. We ordered a bunch of trays of food back in February and even though this isn't the most authentic Hawaiian food place it's better than most other chains. It was affordable and we had more than enough food for our gathering. We got their chicken, spicy pork, Kalua pig, rice, Mac salad, long rice noodles. Everyone enjoyed all the food, I would say the spicy pork was probably the least favorite of the proteins. Long rice noodles was the most popular side. read more

Got the BBQ combo plate. Absolute fire . Everything cooked fresh. 10/10 would come again, read more

Da Luau Hawaiian Grill - Bbq combo plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Irvine, California