Good food, views, friendly service, cars and plate lunch events By the water...Easy parking read more

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Love this small gem right off the water. We were seated immediately. Loved the ambiance. There wasn't one empty table. Service was great and everyone was nice. I ordered the half bbq chicken half garlic shrimp plate and it was tasty. The bbq chicken was a little dry, but they gave you a side of teriyaki sauce for dipping. Mac salad was legit, way better than L&L's mac salad. The garlic shrimp was savory and had a Vietnamese flavor to it. I saw they had vegan options, that's a first for me. I've never been to an islander, Hawaiian-inspired restaurant where they had vegan options. All in all, I will definitely be going back to try the pork plate and the kalua tots. read more

This review is just for the food truck experience in the Benicia Farmers market. Food truck had a vibrant exterior and located midway into the market. I had remembered rave reviews of Got Plate Lunch in the past and was excited to try it again. Ordered the crispy kalua pork tots and combo rice plate with chicken teriyaki and kalua pork, which came with rice and mac salad. Purchase went smoothly with credit card and waited about 10 min. -Kalua tots: crispy yet over-fried to the point it was dry and greasy. It was also cold and the cheese wasn't melted. -Chicken teriyaki was tender and tasty. *In both kalua pork was hard and dry. Probably best to dine in the restaurant when the food is hot and fresh- I was overall disappointed with the food truck grub. read more

Got Plate Lunch - Crispy Kalua Tots - meh cheese wasn't melted and pork was dry - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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The best Hawaiian BBQ in the Vallejo/Benicia area. I also love how close the restaurant is to the bay. It is right across the 9th Street Park and boat launch. I love the indoor theming. Makes you feel like you are in Hawaii. It's also really clean inside. The waitress and servers were really nice and helpful. The food is great especially their spam matsubi. Love wife also loves ordering the pineapple salad. It is a little more expensive than your standard Hawaiian BBQ restaurant, but they definitely have really good quality food. Give this place a shot if you have that Hawaiian craving. read more

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I saw Got Plate Lunch on Check, Please and it looked like a legit Hawaiian place. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to our expectations (though I'm glad to see a small business thriving - we got takeout since it would have been about a 20 minute wait to be seated around 2 pm on a Sunday). First of all, the biggest problem was that they messed up our order - instead of a whole order of spicy chicken, they gave us a half order. Luckily we checked. They quickly prepared the rest of the order and charged my husband the difference... except they rang him up for the wrong amount, something like 1.5x the amount he should have been rung up for. Again, good thing we checked. Then, when we got home, we realized we only had two tiny mac salads... not sure if that's really the portion size for the full meal, or if they forgot to give us mac salads for the second entree. Either way, that portion size is TINY. Finally, I was disappointed when I opened up the "bbq chicken" and saw that it had no char on it and appeared to just be sauteed in a teriyaki-ish sauce. Not what comes to mind when I think of "Hawaiian BBQ Chicken". I understand that mistakes are made but the combination of the order fulfillment mistakes, the overcharging, potential small mac salad portion size, and misrepresentation of a bbq chicken, I'm so sad to say I wouldn't recommend Got Plate Lunch to anyone. Again, it's great they're doing well despite my personal experience. I just would have loved to have a reliable Hawaiian place, especially with the awesome location this place has, by the water and a park. read more

Got Plate Lunch - BBQ Chicken and Spicy BBQ Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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Got Plate Lunch is always a good choice! From the food to the service, Got Plate Lunch never misses! Mike and his family are so welcoming. You really do feel the Aloha every visit! read more

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. read more

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We went on a Saturday lunch, and the wait was painfully long However once we sat down the service was friendly and the food came out quick. I was a bit worried as they didn't have enough vegan options on their online menu, but they had it up on their wall - tofu or portabello katsu, pineapple salad, udon stir fry etc. Got the tofu katsu and it was yummy. My friends got hamburger steak and spam musubi and loved it. Ambiance was snug, it's a small place and also loud and busy. read more

Food was super tasty and it hit the spot! Mac salad could use a little less pepper for me, but that's a personal taste. I got takeout, so haven't been inside to accurately judge read more

Amazing food and the staff are all wonderful! I grew up in Hawaii, and this is the closest I have found in the bay area to plate lunch from the Islands. The Loco Moco is always great, and if you are lucky enough to be there when they do the Waipahu Moco (w/spam fried rice) get it!! I hope they just add it to the regular menu is SO good!! read more

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 read more

Got Plate Lunch - Crispy Kalua Tots and mini loco moco - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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. read more

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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. read more

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Great food and great portions! The spam musubi was delicious as was the tofu steak which I was so happy to get because I had a favorite place that closed years ago. Definitely a place to go multiple times! read more

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! read more

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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. read more

Got Plate Lunch - Hawaiian French Toast w/ scrambled eggs, Portuguese sausage & POG syrup - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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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. read more

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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. read more

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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? read more

Got Plate Lunch - Ube Mochi Cake - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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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 read more

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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. read more

Got Plate Lunch - Parking - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

my two friends had hamburgers they were okay with it. I had a recent heart attack i , ordered the stir fry udon, thinking vegetable stir fry would be the healthiest thing on the menu, but no vegetables all noodles , i could not eat it, there nothing there i can eat read more

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. read more

Got Plate Lunch - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

Great lunch spot if it's not windy or a nice sunset spot. We ordered takeout and took ours home. Not bad but wished they gave us more chicken and bbq is more like our version of shoyu chicken. But great sunset views if you dine in or decide to sit at the picnic tables and watch the sunset read more

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Nice fun place tucked away along the water in Benicia. Friendly and cheerful and also with their own parking lot which is a plus. Was stopping in for a quick bite and had the spam masubi and kalua pork with tots. Both had nice flavor and good portion size. Place definitely gives positive aloha vibes. read more

Ok so my worker loves when we get this place for lunch! Every time I go to Hawaii I have to get my spam musubi!!! While everyone else ordered the chicken katsu, Portuguese sausage, loco moco, pulled pork and all the other choices; I get my spam on! What I like about the menu is that they have a full size and a smaller size dishes. You're actually able to get a half portion. If you want left overs, get yourself the full dish! They have a couple of different spam musubi's, one cost a dollar more because it comes with some wasabi drizzle! Why they don't get a high score is because they screwed up on some of our orders. We were missing items, we ordered full meals and ended up with half meals, missing utensils as we requested, and I was sad that I didn't get my dipping sauce for my musubi! Over all, I have never visited the actual restaurant and probably won't. If it wasn't for my coworkers I wouldn't have tried this place. When I'm in Hawaii, I eat at authentic places that are actually delicious! There is nothing like sitting next to an ocean eating a loco moco with wagyu meat. read more

This place is casual, inviting & truly gives the Aloha vibes! We are so happy we finally made it here. Their Loco Moco gravy is homemade! Their Lilikoi syrup is delicate & delicious. We had a party of 4. We all really enjoyed our meal, the vibe, each staff member. We had their "Sam Mosas" we tried Lilikoi, Pineapple & Guava. All were really good & served ice cold. N8ce Sunday bubbly :) Try their pancakes! So light, fluffy & didn't feel like a lump in your stomach afterwards. Be prepared to wait a few minutes for a seat. You can sit outside to wait. Enjoy a beautiful view, the water, a light breeze with plenty of shade from a gorgeous tree. Really felt good being in their presence. Mahalo read more

We ordered take out. Highly recommend their kalua pork and loco moco. So yummy! We got the garlic fries and they were not good, at least the batch we got. The fries were stale, cold and tasted as if they were just "sitting there" 1 star missing because the wait times including calling over the phone can take VERY long. However, I totally understand they are a small and always busy restaurant, but sometimes I'm on hold on the phone for more than 20min. Ordering online can take 45-1hr, but that'll tell you how good the food is! 1 star also missing for parking, very limited parking space. But again, i understand the small and busy restaurant. Otherwise, food was good. And staff were very friendly upon arrival. read more

Holy Crap!!!!! Best Hawaiian spot in the Bay Area. Stumbled into this place and was absolutely blown away by the view, but even more impressed with the food I had. Started off with some lumpia super crispy and served with a side of sweet chili sauce. Amazing!!! Next, had Musubi. Best I've ever had. The rice was well seasoned in the Spam was fried perfectly. Next we had the crispy Kahlúa tots. Never had anything like it before, but will be definitely coming back for a second round of those. The staff definitely had the aloha spirit as we felt like family as soon as we walked in. Uncle Myk happen to be in and stopped by and said hi and asked if we were having a great time. Absolutely love this place will definitely be coming back to try the Moco Loco. We saw one of the waitresses, bring it past us and it looked unbelievable. You will not be disappointed in any way shape or form by this place. read more

Awesome view and location. If you're trying to munch and enjoy the view of the carquinez strait, this is the spot. I'm not Hawaiian, nor am I from there, but this restaurant gives a real good mom and pops Hawaiian vibe. Love that it's not corny like some other Hawaiian spots that over does it with Hawaiian decor. The sliders are definitely underrated. Some people will say "it's whatever", but I honestly feel the sweet blue sauce and cabbage balance out the salty pork. I would say a must try. I couldn't get a picture of the pork kalua tatter tots because we basically murdered them before I could get a snap, they were that good. My kids shared the stir fry udon noodles with bbq chicken. They loved it because it was waaayyy too sweet. I wasn't a fan, but the kids devoured it. The bbq chicken was a little dry, I have to be honest. It did not taste as fresh as expected and honestly tasted pre-made. Like, it was probably good if it was fresh, but they probably re-heated it. The sauce they give made up for it, which made me end up eating it all. The sauce basically saved it. Overall, the experience was great and the service was awesome. Can't wait to come back and try other dishes. read more

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Saw them on check please and hustled down to the waters edge. Five stars as it starts with a great view of the water. Plenty of parking, cool little clean building. Really nice staff and excellent food. We had the Elua combo two meat plate with Kalua pork and Hamburger with gravy. Hands-down the best Kalua pork I've ever had. Juicy inside crisp outside and good seasoning. The hamburger patty was very well seasoned and the gravy is creamy goodness. We also had a starter Spam Muwasabi which was excellent! It has a little kick, so be ready for that plus the dipping or pouring sauce with salty and sweet. We will be back. read more

Got Plate Lunch - Delicious! Whoops, forgot to take the before picture. - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

Had lunch there yesterday. Nice hidden jewel. Service was great and the food was even better. Easy parking excellent view of the water. Loved the vibe. read more

Fun place to come and eat. Like being in Hawaii without the humidity. The loco moco was very meaty and the hamburger patties looked like they were homemade and not a processed patty. Very busy too and a great view of the bay. read more

Got Plate Lunch - SPAM Musubi - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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What a little gem in Benicia. We are not in this neck of the woods often, but as we were passing through we decided to stop in as a friend had mentioned Got Plate Lunch before. It's a bit off the beaten path, but as you drive up, the location is scenic and a nice change of pace. The restaurant itself isn't a large space, but they seem to turn tables fairly quickly and a lot of business is to-go. Definitely started to miss Hawaii when we walked in. Island music, Hawaiian decor, and the views outside the window with a sunset backdrop all made for a lovely setting. The menu is pretty straightforward. We had the chicken katsu, garlic shrimp special, spam musubi, chicken wings, and a loco moco. All were good, albeit the wings were a bit salty. But the star of the show was the loco moco. That patty was seasoned so well and the gravy was so savory. I would definitely order that again. Everyone has different opinions on their mac salad, but I enjoyed their's. Macaroni was al dente and dressing on it was just right. Overall, a cute spot that I would stop into again if were in the area. read more

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 read more

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I was excited to try this restaurant for the second time. I called into place my order. When I arrived they let me know they never received my order. She called a second location to see if my order was there, it was 10mins away!! I had no clue there were 2 locations. The customer service rep did not mention anything. The waiter told me they could not place my order due to the fact I already made at a different location. The shift lead wasn't helpful at all and was very rude. I wanted to cuss her out however I just got my food and left. The food is so good but the customer service is horrible!! read more

The view at their new location is amazing. I'm so glad they took over this old building. The waitresses are nice and friendly. The Kalua tots and spamasubis are our faves. The Mac salad is alright. read more

Got Plate Lunch - View from our table. Watching people take their boats out so relaxing. - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

my fav restaurant in benicia!! i ordered for pickup over the phone on a tuesday evening and the food was ready to go when i got there! the lady who rang me up was very kind :) there were only a handful of ppl dining inside and one other person came in to pick up an order when i was leaving. the location is beautiful with a great view of the bay and lots of parking near ninth st! food was amazing and portions were big! the chicken was seasoned perfectly and wasn't too spicy. i'm not usually the biggest fan of mac salad but theirs is so good! the star of the show was def the kalua tots. they are so crispy and flavorful with a good amount of meat on them. highly highly recommend this spot if ur in the area! read more

Got Plate Lunch - spicy bbq chicken, bbq chicken, and kalua tots! - Hawaiian Near Me - Benicia, California

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Friendly service and nice atmosphere. So cool since they moved by the water. Hopefully there will be outdoor dining added at some point because the views are great. The food is amazing. My favorite was the BBQ Pork, so flavorful and tender. We loved the SPAM musubi and the presentation is much nicer than the average one you see elsewhere. Overall an awesome place and we will be back next time we're in town. read more

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Finally tried this place in its new location. Food is great as always - although I miss their outside patio! We love their spam options - not to be missed and their grilled options are all delicious (I had the grilled pork). We'll definitely be back next time we're in Benicia! read more