Grinds 2 Da Max on Russell and Rainbow makes incredibly amazing Hawaiian food! Inside is a casual and inviting atmosphere with upbeat R&B music playing. Dining area is small but there's adequate seating for a table, by the window, and along the wall. Menu offers a great selection of chicken, shrimp, steaks, salmon, ahi, pork, as well as Hawaiian plates, island favorites, fried noodles, and poke. I ordered my go-to for Dynamite Chicken Katsu (mini, $13.52), its crispy breaded chicken, meat is tender and moist, has amazing wasabi aioli and spicy sauce drizzle, very savory and wonderfully delicious! Served with tasty crab potato salad and kimchi. Also had Fried Noodles (mini, $7.28), the egg noodles are delicious, topped with chopped scallions and kamaboko (Japanese fish cake), it's really good! Spam Musubi ($4.16) is tasty! It does need sauce and there are condiments like soy sauce and hot sauce available on the table. For a lovely treat, they make the best Japanese Milk Pudding, it's delightful and not too sweet! I ordered a regular ($5.20) and tried Ube flavor ($5.20), both are yummy! Ube flavor is so good! The milk pudding has a delicate, silky, bouncy texture, and comes with a sweet Japanese syrup. The milk pudding on its own is so YUM! The syrup itself is very sweet, so only pour a little bit. They also have fun cookies on display locally sourced from The Cookie Bar. I tried Crème Brûlée Cookie ($4.50), it's a huge sugar cookie with a beautiful crisp glaze and is very sweet. MacDaddy Cookie ($4.50) is excellent, it has white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts, this one taste great! Service from Koltyn and Zadus is very kind, welcoming, polite, and friendly! read more

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Very friendly staff from when we walked in. Asked if we could briefly bring our dogs in while ordering and waiting for our food and they were very welcoming and accommodating for that. Heard good things about this place and wanted to try lots of things so we got two combo plates. First combo was the garlic chicken with shoyu poke. Being from Hawaii this was as close to home as you can get on the mainland. The chicken was nice and crispy on the outside while soft on the inside. The poke was spot on as if it was flown in from Hawaii. Second combo was the ahi katsu and meat jun. Katsu wasn't too crispy since there was a lot of sauce but the flavor was pretty good and ahi was cooked well. The meat jun was soft and seasoned well too. Overall, great to have this place when you want local Hawaii style foods as someone who is from Hawaii. Good variety and everything on the menu was pretty good and very filling. Definitely felt the kanak attack after we finished eating! read more

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I have been a long time fan for many years (going to the Charleston location first). They are a great option for all-around general Hawaiian foods including your poke, deep fried, and slow cooked dishes. Folks are always super friendly and the food is fresh! Some of my favorites - Dynamite Ahi/Chicken Katsu - Spicy Furikake Chicken - Poke Nachos or Bowls (Anything except the ginger) - Rare Ahi - Kalua Pig I always get takeout and there is a big parking lot. read more

I most recently visited this spot on Saturday, the day before Mother's Day 2026. We brought some friends with us this time. We came closer to closing time. It was absolutely empty inside. Each of us ordered different things, different from our usuals. My little one had her favorite, chicken Katsu. She really liked their chicken Katsu here. It was light and crunchy. Nothing was really fried or hard. It was just enough. She did not ask for the kimchi. Instead she asked for extra potato salad. That worked out well. Some of our friends had different styles of chicken. I had teriyaki chicken. Somebody else had a garlic fried chicken. And a couple other orders included fried chicken of some sort with a different sauce. A few of us ordered pokey. Everything was so delicious. Everything was made to order. I always appreciate how neat and clean the restaurant is even during the times when it gets super busy. People do their share and cleaning up after themselves. If for some reason you're looking for a trashcan and don't see one, there's always the one outside. That actually is the one that I preferred to use so that I don't pile up trash in the trash cans inside. That way they don't have to take them out so quickly when restaurant service gets so busy. Parking is available out front. Just a warning, if you come during the lunch hour rush, you might be shit out of luck for parking. This isn't a tiny little strip mall type of situation. That is another reason that the parking lot can get a bit crowded. It is shared. read more

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Everyone has been raving about this place and because I've been wanting to go, I decided that I wanted to go on Mother's Day. What could go wrong? After all, I've never had "bad" Hawaiian food on the 9th Island. We ordered garlic chicken, sweet and spicy shrimp, Teri chicken, and poke nachos. Man...everything (except poke nachos) was terrible. The teri chicken had fat all over, garlic chicken just had wayyy too much garlic, and shrimp was chewy. The entire plate was mostly rice with barely any meat/protein. Maybe we caught them on a bad day but over $70 of food went straight into the trash. read more

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Surprisingly a letdown. I had gone to their old location on Charleston before and that experience had a great impact so I had expectations that unfortunately was not met. Nothing was particularly bad. I got the dynamite chicken katsu, which had more sauce than chicken, and the lau lau, which had more leaves than pork. The prices also had gone up significantly while the amount of food went down so that felt uneven. As I had ordered the food to-go, I don't have much to say on service other than it was good. Maybe it was an off day because it is a bit a letdown if the quality had gone down, and I don't know if I would go back. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Dessert - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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My favorite spot in Vegas. The food is fresh, tasty, and generous. Although a bit more pricey than most Hawaiian food spots IT is WORTH the price. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - My favorite spot in vegas. - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

When in Vegas this is my go to place. This place never fails always ono.!! steak, chicken, ahi, fried noodles salads read more

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Visiting from Atlanta and was craving Hawaiian. The restaurant is small with only three tables and a bunch of counter seating so not great for large parties. I got the garlic shrimp and garlic chicken combo plate. They were out of kimchi that day, but even so, I dumbly decided to get the mixed greens instead of the crab potato salad. The portion of greens is super tiny without the side of kimchi so I should have gotten the potato salad. Alas. Food came out quickly and everything was piping hot. Generous portions and cooked perfectly. They don't skimp on the garlic for the shrimp so make sure you have breath mints. Would have loved to come here with friends so I could try everything on the menu. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Lemon butter garlic shrimp and garlic chicken combo plate with mixed greens (they were out of kimchi that day). - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Hello Yelpers! Yes, this review is a little late... but the food is still living rent-free in my head. Grinds 2 Da Max (Russell) does not miss. My Hawaiian plate was next-level: massive laulau, Kalua pig, crab salad, and Hawaiian-style poke -- all ONO. My wife crushed her garlic chicken too. Easy parking, great location, super friendly service. Long story short: order anything, eat everything, leave happy :) :) :) read more

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This is a must for us every time we stop in Vegas. We were lucky enough to come here on a day where it would be empty in the afternoon. Super Bowl Sunday hahahah The employees are always so friendly and the food. 10/10! They never disappoint! We ordered lau lau, garlic chicken, ahi poke, furikake chicken, ahi dynamite katsu. It was all fire!!!! read more

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The interior is super welcoming with bright and lovely decor of Hawaii and plenty of seating. Their music is a bit of a louder volume but it is also calming. The temperature inside was incredibly cold while I waited for my food. The cashier who rang me out was super friendly and provided me with a great recommendation of the Teri steak and ginger poke combo plate, which comes with potato crab salad and two scoops of rice. They also have a good selection of trendy Hawaiian snacks and drinks as well. The Teri steak was super flavorful and tender. The rice was abundant but a bit gummy. The garlic poke was fresh and bright in flavor. I would highly recommend this place for both its meat options and its poke from this experience. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Snacks - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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I've tried multiple Hawaiian food joints over the years in LV and had the fortune of enjoying Hawaiian food while on vacation in the Islands as well. G2 da Max is among the best I've had on the mainland. The prices are reasonable and their assorted menu offers all the main hits. Just wished they had a place closer to the N side of town. read more

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Hands down best Hawaiian food on the 9th island. I watched rocky and heavenly grow their business in Vegas and although they now have two locations, a pop up food truck and do tons of catering, the quality of the food and service has never declined. Best loco moco in the city, rare ahi katsu is so good, garlic chicken, garlic ahi, you name it, it's delicious. Fresh fish in their poke, and some favorites like lau lau and chicken long rice, they always have something I want to eat. There isn't a ton of seating inside so if you're coming during peak dining hours be prepared to pick up and go or squeeze In Where you can; also to call your order in or use their app if you're in a rush or on a lunch break. read more

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This is our go-to place for authentic Hawaiian food (when we don't feel like cooking for ourselves, that is.) Laulau is small but delicious, squid luau is 'ono and the meat jun tastes just like home. Service is usually good whenever we go. We usually grab and grind so not sure how the ambiance is, and the plates are honestly pricey, but the mea 'ai is ho'ono so, definitely recommend. read more

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Grinds 2 Da Max what can I say... We like the Grinds here! From Catering, to take out to dine in good it is consistent good grinds all the time and generous portions. Serving Hawaii kine plates with rice, choice of potato crab salad or mixed greens and kimchi. Or you can choose all rice. Also serving seafood dishes, famous "traditional Hawaiian dish called Poke (POH-keh)" diced raw fish marinated in different seasonings and many more food items, desserts and drinks. Lots of parking. Limited seating inside but do not let that stop you from going here. I'm happy they have extended hours now from 11am-8pm daily and a second location. Always Friendly Staff. So far we've had: Fried Noodles Garlic Chicken Chicken Katsu Meat Jun Teri Beef Kalua Pig (marinated smoked pulled pork) Hamburger Steak Loco Moco Limu Poke Shoyu Poke There's so many more items we need to try and we will make our way back for sure! Mahalo Grinds 2 Da Max Team! read more

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Gas! Beautiful spot.. great customer service and the food fresh and top tier tbh. I'm moving to a spot 8 minutes away end of year. I'll be here a lot! I need to try the snacks behind the counter as well. The gummy bear drink so sweet! Goes well with Tequila. See y'all soon lol read more

Haven't given out a 5 star review in awhile, but it's finally time when it is much deserved. When walking in, the place was almost completely dead, which surprised me for sure. I heard about this place online and thought it would be busier Nonetheless I was excited to finally give this place a try. The walls are covered in beautiful street like artwork and it's pretty relaxed on the inside. As you walk in you are greeted with a huge size menu on the wall. It took us some time but here is what we ordered: 1. Combo Meat Jun + Combo Furikake Chicken: -The meat jun was a surprise. It was almost like a savory French toast and it blew my husband away! It was phenomenal, we didn't think it could get any better until the Furikake Chicken. The sauce was chefs kiss. I would lather that sauce in everything if I could. The chicken was cooked perfectly. It comes with a side of rice, potato salad with crab OR mixed greens. The rice is more of the mushy side which works well with the meats. On its own- it's meh. Potato salad with grab was plain, just textured. Not something I would ever order Kimchi as a side was a beautiful touch and went well with the Meat Jun. I also ordered two different pokes 1. Hawaiian style is very very salty. So be aware it's not something you can munch or snack on, but it makes a great meal with rice. 2. Shoyu: this one was my favorite out of the two. The light amount of sauce was perfect and I could eat this all day, I ended up combing both in the same container and it worked as far as a combo! For dessert we had to make the dreaded choice of Japanese milk pudding OR Ube milk pudding. Since the Japanese is the original we had to try something different. The ube milk pudding was out of this world. It comes with a side of brown sugar syrup and I'm telling you now- it's perfect on its own, but if you want more of a ube milk tea taste- add the brown sugar. Overall I can't wait to be back. This entire meal was around $45 before tip read more

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Came across this place while craving Islander food. Waited about ten minutes before someone came to the register to take our order. I believe they were short staffed and their was a large party that ordered before hand. Must be a locals go to spot. I love the ambiance of the place, the murals on the walls are so cool. Whoever did them is super talented. Food was good, the meat jun was simple, yet satisfying, the garlic chicken was flavorful also. I will say it's a bit pricey for what you get, but all in all it was decent. read more

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Las Vegas definitely has a lot of good Hawaiian restaurants. This place I found on Yelp and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. Only thing I would have changed is their Mac salad. They need a traditional one to make everything perfect. The lady who helped us was nice and explained the food correctly. read more

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Went for lunch with my friend and we both had the combo plate of steak and furikake ahi and a green river. The portion of ahi was good, I was a bit surprised with the creamy sauce they topped it with but it was tasty so no complaints. The steak was yummy but portion size was a bit on the sparse side. Glad that I finally got to try thus place, reminds me of home! read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Combo plate of steak and ahi - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

You can never go wrong with Hawaiian food! Another one of our go-to! I always get the garlic chicken cause I loovee garlic. 4/5 times it's the perfect crispiness and the perfect amount of garlic sauce to coat the chicken. The mini gets you A LOT of food, which is more than enough. There's not a lot of tables inside, so you might have to do take out during peak times. Wait times for the food also varies, some days they're fast and some days you'll be waiting over 20 mins. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Mini Garlic chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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got the spicy poke bowl and it was the perfect lunch soo good!!!! my mom got the teri salmon which tasted 10/10the atmosphere is very laid back and family friendly, and the cashier was super helpful. we will for sure be back read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - spicy poke bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Nice small little restaurant. We had planned on getting food to go but all the tables (3 tables) were open so we ate there instead. It's a small restaurant but it has several seating options, high top bars against the wall and windows and the tables as well. They also had a high chair, perfect for our baby to sit in. The menu offers a variety of items to choose from; several meat options (chicken, pork, beef/steak) and seafood options (salmon, shrimp, ahi /poke), along with many of the local Hawaii favorites. All combos come with scoop rice, potato crab salad and kimchee. We order 2 combo with spicy Korean chicken and laulau, a mini noodles and a mini dynamite ahi. Everything tasted as I expected, similar to other restaurant versions of the entrees we had. They also do large party style pans, ask for the price sheet to see what they offer for party pans. For two of us, food plus a large drink, total was over $45. They have fountain drinks (juices) but no free refills ($2 refills). Overall, pretty pricey but it's as expected with this type of food, especially since we got the dynamite ahi katsu. read more

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Came here today for lunch and it was pretty busy but, it's Saturday and expected, all the people working here are absolutely amazing and so friendly too. We ordered and didn't wait too long at all for our food to come out, I love that there is a container for ice water that you can help yourself to and that's appreciated. Parking is decent and lots of room and it's easy to get to, I'm looking forward to the next time to try their garlic chicken I had the 1/2 katsu with teri steak plate and it was absolutely delicious!! The sauce that is on the chicken katsu is amazing and flavorful. read more

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Got the Dynamite Chicken katsu with garlic chicken combo with noodles. Absolute Fire!!!! So good. Also hat the garlic shrimp that was super flavorful. Great food and service. read more

Ordered grinds 2 da max through DoorDash and I'm impressed! The garlic shrimp is my fave and I'd definitely order it over and over again. The crab potato salad is flavorful and everything is just so delicious! read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

The grill salmon was delicious. The service was great which felt like being back in Hawaii. The place has a local Hawaii vibes with a cool picture of the original food truck. Yessah come gets some grinds! read more

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Food was absolutely delicious, and definitely worth the hype! We ordered the katsu plain combo, dynamite chicken katsu, steak, and noodles. Everything tasted extraordinary and were extremely flavorful. I do wish the dynamite chicken came with a tad bit more sauce, but that's just a preference as I'm a heavy sauce person. Only negative, and the only reason why I'm giving this restaurant 4 stars is because of the wait. My family and I waited in line for about 25 minutes, and we waited another 25 minutes for the food to be prepared after ordering. Everyone dining was really patient and considerate of the fact that the restaurant may be short staffed, but I'm unsure if I'll be returning if I have to wait another near hour for my order. Customers who called in or placed their orders online appeared to have a long wait as well. If this issue can be addressed, then I would totally return. read more

This place feels like home. Lots of aloha and the ambiance felt like we're back in Hawaii. The staff were amazing and quick to help out. The food was ono of course. I miss home a lot and when I come to places that serves authentic Hawaiian food, it brings comfort. We ordered loco moco, chicken katsu, and Lau Lau. We also did catering with chicken katsu and it was loaded! Definitely coming here always. read more

Had a great experience at Grands 2 da Max. The spam masubi as great & the chicken was so tender. It's more of a take out spot since the tables they have are a little small and close together. I went during lunch and even though there were a few people ahead of me I was still able to get my food super fast. Definitely going back! read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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The atmosphere of the small restaurant/kitchen is cute very aloha but it was quite busy so I expected it to be really good food. It was ok. I would not go back. The dynamite katsu had an unappetizing horseradish taste not at all what I expected. The food took a long time to be made I figured because it was busy. But overall it was underwhelming. Three stars and I would not go back. read more

You can never have enough local food in life. I have always been fan of Grinds 2 Da Max from food truck days. They just opened another free standing restaurant in Vegas. It close to the house but hours weird cause outside weekends close at 4pm and weekends relatively early 6pm. I made it work plus friend keep raving about Furikake salmon. I had check it out besides local food need know all the spots. My first impression was talk about tiny spot more like take out then sit down. Literally table three and bar stools. Guess less than 15 total. Lucky found spot all tables full just had spot at bar stools. The interior love it. Artwork original and hell of cool. Total 808 vibes plus know current selling Noms candy on the side. Iykyk. I had to get the Furikake Salmon just cause. I more of Furikake Chicken guy. Menu nice size for sure has all local classics. They offer combos pick two meat or fish off the menu. I went with Furikake bliss got the Salmon and Chicken. Both were amazing. The chicken spicy version the sauce was Onolicous. Crispy skin, moist, and winnah! Same for the salmon. The portion size steal of deal and know local style plate lunch cover barely keeps the food in. The only thing ok with was the Mac salad. I prefer more plain Jane style. Overall will be back already thinking meat jun on the menu. read more

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Why was this place so good? I haven't had Hawaiian food in a very long time so was excited to try this place out. When I called to see if they were open, the were responsive and picked up on the first ring. I think next time I will order via phone because we had to wait 20 minutes after putting in our order and the store is quite small with not a lot of seating. We ordered this for 4 people and it was the perfect amount: - Meat Jun (Regular) - I've never had Meat Jun before, but it can be roughly thought of as scrambled eggs with beef. I thought this was pretty good as the eggs had a lot of the sweet flavor that went well with the rice. I also thought the potato crab salad was pretty good as the imitation crab added another layer to the dish. - Half Garlic Chicken, Half Dynamite Chicken Katsu (Regular) - I think I liked the Dynamite Chicken Katsu a bit more as the sauce elevated the dish. - Shoyu Poke (1 pound) - This was the star of the meal. Although the poke was a bit expensive, I thought the fish was incredibly tender and the sauces soaked throughout the fish. I feel like when you buy poke from Costco, the fish has a bit more tendon in it, so I really appreciate that this one was way more soft. Overall, a fantastic place to eat in Las Vegas and would definitely recommend going especially if you're visiting with a car. read more

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Food is always right on! Dynamite ahi Katsu is so ono, it's our family's favorite! Butter garlic shrimp was pretty good too. Plates come with potato salad and kimchi. We ordered a large pog juice but it tasted watered down fruit punch with strawberry, idk that was not good. Definitely not pog juice like back home. Other than that everything was alllrigghh! read more

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Combo plates/chicken is definitely the way to go here over the fish. I liked the garlic chicken more than the furikake chicken, and the portions for these were huge. On the other hand, the tuna poke was pretty standard. The fish was firm and didn't really melt in my mouth, and the portion was also small for the price. Very much a hole-in-the-wall kind of place. Super cramped restaurant with limited seating. Also, I came in once in the summer where they were running fans and it was still super warm inside. Not sure if their AC was simply out at the time, but beware of this if you're trying to dine in when it's hot. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Furikake chicken and garlic chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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One of our fave places when cravings hit. This place is small with very limited seating so your best bet is to order take out. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Some of our faves are Dynamite Katsu, fried noodles, meat jun and their garlic chicken to name a few. They have a good variety to choose from their menu. We really do prefer this place compared to other places here in Vegas. So read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Fried noodles Meat Jun Dynamite Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I was so excited to try this place. Me and my boyfriend had been planning to come for a week! When entering it wasn't busy and customer service was good. Decor was really cool. It started to get a bit busy as we waited. We waited 30 minutes for 2 plates!!!! I find typical in Hawaiian restaurants. So I don't mind. When the food came out we were missing our Mac salad which is a bummer my bf always looks forward to that for every new Hawaiian spot we visit. We didn't go back due to it being busy at this point. One thing to note the portions you see on social media are NOT AT ALLL what you're getting in person which is very disappointing. The food was pretty good tho. The dynamite chicken Katsu was delicious, the Teri steak id say skip for sure, nothing special. The garlic shrimp was amazing as well as the Korean chicken. read more

Grinds 2 Da Max Russell - Hawaiian Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Love the fried noodles remind me of leewards drive inn!!!!! It was super delicious forgot to get pork hash to go with that

The food is great, it is expensive though. 20.00 for a large meat Jun plate is crazy but because I can't find better I can't complain. The service to get the food can take a while sometimes, so I recommend to order before if you're in a rush. The seating is a little crowded, but the food taste best eaten right away. Not a great place for big parties. I would give 4 stars for the food, but because of the long wait times and the seating I will give it a three read more