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    Got Plate Lunch

    4.3 (890 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    GOT PLATE LUNCH ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Classy
    Good for groups

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    Kalua & Cabbage with Spam Katsu
    James M.

    It's a bit unfair for me to review this place because I am part Hawaiian and know how Hawaiian food should taste. This place is alright. The highlight was the Crispy Kalua Tots. The main thing that made this good was the sauce as it provided just the right accent to bring the dish together. Highly recommended. The Kalua by itself is average and lacks the flavors I miss from home. The Spam Katsu was tasty. Their mac salad is just blah. Service was great and the spot was beautiful. I am probably in the minority with this opinion because the place was very busy when we were there.

    Hawaiian French Toast w/ scrambled eggs,  Portuguese sausage & POG syrup
    Ivy Q.

    Friendly staff and good food. Came here for breakfast and ordered the Ultimate Loco Moco (rice. ground beef patty, gravy, spam, eggs, hash brown, & mac salad) and Hawaiian roll french toast with the POG syrup. These were super crispy and the syrup was so delicious. Love that they have so many syrup flavors to choose from.

    Hawaiian Style Mac Salad
    Glenmarie J.

    Plenty of parking. Views were amazing. Wait staff greeted us warmly. Came here on a Sunday and they're operating hours we're from 10a-3p. We ordered the Kolohe burger with tater tots because they ran out of fries and the Ultimate loco moco with added grilled onions (+$1). I simply was not impressed with my burger. The kalua pig on my burger was salty, thank goodness for the added bbq sauce. The plating was just too blahhh, it looked kinda sad. My partner's loco moco was "ok". The bowl it was served in was big, so it made the entree look a but small and mac salad that came with it had no flavor. Maybe we went there on an off day, I don't know.

    Crispy Kalua Tots and mini loco moco
    Paulo P.

    A little slice of Hawaii here in Benicia! The food was amazing and the crispy Kalua tots were even better than I was initially expecting! That cheese/sauce was really good. Service was excellent as well! Very attentive and timely. Would like to try the short ribs next time I stop by

    Menu
    Amanda C.

    Small authentic Hawaiian restaurant that serves the best comfort Hawaiian food. I was pleasantly surprised with their spam musubi and udon stir fry noodles. The Kalua Pork Tots were so good - Crispy tots with tender pork. The Loco Moco was good as well but the gravy is what sets it apart from others! A tad salty but overall good food at reasonable prices. The service was also great! Everyone was friendly and kind. It's on the smaller side and seats maybe around 20 and some seats at the bar but it's worth it.

    Local Favorite Plate
    Gina G.

    Benicia is full of wonderful surprises and Got Plate Lunch is a special gem. Located at the end of W 9th Street you'll find this spot ~ we actually came close to when they were closing for lunch so we had a mimosa while waiting and took our food to the outdoor picnic tables with a view. Highly recommend! We ordered two 'Locals Favorite' plates that come with a protein, two scoops of white rice, and a scoop of Hawaiian macaroni salad. So delicious ~ we also are huge fans of Hawaiian rolls, so we ordered a few sides of those to make little BBQ chicken sliders too. Got Plate Lunch offers Hawaiian comfort food in casual and fun digs. There was a birthday party happening when we arrived and everyone at the table was having a great time with a post-meal photo by the water after the meal. Service is great, the food you can tell is made with island love, and the menu is creative with super cool items. We already can't wait to come back to bring friends to try the Kalua Pork Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, the Spam Musubi, and Loco Moco. Love the flavored mimosas, what a treat. Affordable and hits the spot, double check!

    Mini moco loco
    Theresa S.

    Location: A+. Views of the Carquinez Stait, beach, hills, and beach. Plenty of safe parking. Service: A+. Friendly, quick, clean. Food: A+. Tasty, well seasoned dishes served hot and quickly. Gravy on the loco moco was silky and flavorful. Mac salad broke da mouth. Ambiance: A+. Low key island vibes-- not too tiki- kitschy. Prices, very fair. Great lunch! We will definitely return.

    SPAM MuWasabi
    Dexter D.

    We saw this place featured last night on Bay Area Check Please! After taking our Princess to get a bath, we decided to make the trek up here to try the grindz. We're always down to try some Hawaiian Style eats. The parking lot was nearly full when we arrived at 12:30. Not to worry though, there's a park across the street with lots of available parking. Maybe not so much when the weather is warm but today was a cold, windy, overcast day. I stayed outside and walked around with dog as she went inside and placed our order to go. She told me that the restaurant was busy, and the staff was hustling. Despite this, everyone was friendly and helpful, very Hawaiian-esque. When places are far away from homebase and we want to try multiple flavors, we'll order way more food than we can eat. We have no issues with eating leftovers later in the day or the next day. We got: Spam MuWasabi - 4 - presented as rectangular sushi roll pieces and covered in a wasabi aioli and served with a garlic soy sauce. Because of the tight fit of the pieces in the clamshell, some of the seaweed stuck to other pieces causing the rolls to fall apart. Flavor wise it was pretty decent, although I don't think the garlic soy sauce was necessary. Loco Moco - 4 - Good rice, okay hamburger patties, great eggs, so-so gravy. The patties were on the dryer side, and I would have liked to have had some minced onions mixed into the patties. The eggs were nicely cooked and the one yolk that I broke was beautifully runny. The gravy had no body and tasted as if it came from a mix or a jar. My wife ordered Grilled Onions and I didn't get them but we weren't charged for them either. Kalua Pork with Cabbage and BBQ Chicken Plate - 3 - I've made Kalua Style Pork in a crockpot and also in the oven. Neither will ever be as good as a whole pig that's been cooked in an imu. I gave this plate a taste, cold, in the morning. I agree with my wife that more cabbage would have been nice. The pig was nice and tender albeit a bit on the salty side for our tastes. The chicken was good but the flavor that I got leaned more toward teriyaki than straight BBQ. Perhaps this was chicken marinated in teriyaki sauce that was then grilled? Garlic Shrimp Plate - 4 - The Shrimp were cooked well and had been cleaned before cooking. But the real star of this dish was the Garlic Oil that soaked into the rice. Probably not the healthiest thing in the world but certainly ono-licious! Macaroni Salad - 4 - A small container of Mac Salad came with each of our three Plate Lunches. Not too wet, not too dry, the Mac Salad was pretty good. When I started writing this review, there were two photographs already in place. I checked and hadn't written a review previously but sometimes life gets in the way of things we plan to do. I found the same photos at the top of the Yelp page and my name was attached to them from over 9 years ago. That was when they were at their 1st Street location that was close around 2021 when new landlords bought the property. What did we order way back then? Loco Moco Plate and Kalua Pig Plate, of course! Overall, we liked the vibe and the service. The food was not great but certainly good enough for us to return in the future. We would love to see some lau lau, potato-mac salad, lomi-lomi salmon too. Got Plate Lunch is definitely much better than most of the Hawaiian chain restaurants on the mainland. The only places we can think of that were consistently better were the Temple Bar in Berkeley and Aloha Buffet in Milpitas, both long closed. Next time we'll come without the dog so we can sit in the restaurant and eat.

    Ube Mochi Cake
    herald h.

    Whenever I cross the bridge to Benicia I try to make my way out here. This place has the best musibis in my opinion. There's numerous Hawaiian bbq places everywhere, but this is the only place where I feel does it justice. Space is clean and great view of the waterfront. Service is friendly and helpful. Great food, people, and service... what more could you ask for?

    Mimosa flight special
    Evelyn M.

    I have no clue how I had the address to their express location but that was were I started off. Good thing they answer the phone and gave me directions to the restaurant location which is near the water where a dock is so when they are full inside and customers have to wait...they have a great view to chill till a table is available. They are pretty small but get a lot of traffic. I came solo and sat at the bar. There was a mimosas special that I tried that was pretty pricey but was presented cute on a surf board that held the glass flight. I did get pretty tipsy with it so eat after to mellow it out. My server bartender was not really engaging with her guests. She did answer questions and check in time to time but did the bare minimum. She was packing the to go food and making sure the dishes were presentable before being brought out to their tables. The location to put in orders in, is at the back where the gots plate selfie type wall is yet no one would take pictures with it because the girls/servers that takes the orders is usually right in front of the wall. I got a small glimpse of it sitting at the bar and when no one was there, took a quick photo. I noticed a lot of orders coming out for the tables were mostly presented in a differently shaped bowl. I specifically came for the blue Hawaiian slider and tried the crispy Kalua tots. My food looked great and tasted just as good as it looks. I did save a bit to bring over to family to try. Reasonable price and amount of food. Definitely a day date spot or a small group outing. I would like to come again with a guest and try some of the other food items. They have available parking but keep in mind they are a busy location. Well I did come on a Saturday

    sunset
    AJ N.

    i been a loyal soldier of got plate lunch since they were only a food truck parked at biorad. the first street era was great too but now they have reached their peak at ninth street park (formerly known as cliff's). beautiful view & service is always welcoming. i'd say the food is "overpriced" but what isn't these days? you get what you pay for. L&L who? i've had most things on their menu; from the loco moco plate to their grilled cheeses...but for today's review the e'lua combo is the highlight. spicy chicken with the kalua pork insane pairing. (guava bar pictured) sometimes they have ube mochi cake which i recommend. anyways, i can't recommend this place enough. it gets packed so catch them when they're slow

    Parking
    Will C.

    Got hunger? Got a toll pass to get over the bridge? Tucked away on the Benicia waterfront, Got Plate Lunch is where classic Hawaiian plate lunch specialties collide with California charm and culinary goodness. I went with Da lunch plate since I was craving spam, Portuguese sausage, and a serving of the BBQ chicken. Initial bite of spam did make me reconsider my recent subscribe and save order for spam--super salty compared to their newer flavors and the classic Less Sodium. Tried the Kailua pork which I would also recommend. Almost opted for a sodium less or kinda less dinner, but GPL vibes and a friendly staff turned into a dinner stay. The place was packed so getting a plate lunch might require a wait.

    Juanna F.

    Walked into the new location with my brother and the restaurant has a beautiful view of the water surrounding it. There were a few empty tables and when we walked in, the waitress told us there were no availabilities to dine in so we ordered to-go. A different waitress came and took our to-go order because the other waitress who initially spoke to us didn't accommodate us and forgot about us. I only ordered fries and spam musubis and they said it would take twenty minutes. To my disappointment, the order took longer to make and guests walked in and sat right at the empty tables that my brother and I saw when we first walked in. The food was okay. The fries were pale and lacked seasoning compared to when I first had them. Spam musubis were basic with furikake seasoning. The sauce was liquidy. I hope they improve their communication and service.

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    Ask the Community - Got Plate Lunch

    Is there outdoor seating at the waterfront location?

    There is a stand alone picnic table, but no outdoor service. There is a park across the street also, if you want to take your food to go.

    Do you take reservations?

    I think they do. I saw "reserved" plaques behind the hostess desk.

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