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    Hapa Food

    4.6 (90 reviews)
    ModerateHawaiian, Seafood, Poke
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    Combo plates w/ kalbi, garlic shrimp & chicken. Plus 6 malasadas
    Allison B.

    The one and only place to get Hawaiian food in the valley So glad they opened this location in PV as the original location is all the way out in Mesa. The PV location is pretty spacious inside. They make everything to order so it can take a while for food to come out I LOVE the kalbi, mac salad & malasadas. Garlic shrimp is a nice treat every once and a while but they go heavy on the butter so I don't feel the greatest after indulging in garlic shrimp

    Wil L.

    Love this place. Thank k goodness they finally opened one closer to my house than Mesa. We had the garlic chicken and the combo Kalbi and garlic shrimp. Kalbi was beautifully charred with a sweet soy marinade along with the shrimp that was cooked perfectly in a garlic butter. Garlic chicken tasted more like a mochiko chicken and was slightly tougher pieces of chicken thighs. Overall nice place for lunch. Please get an ice machine! There wasn't a cube of ice anywhere to be found for the beverages.

    Poke plate
    Brooke K.

    We got takeout after hearing this could be the only authentic Hawaiian food in the Valley. We were so happy we stopped. My husband loved his poke bowl and my mixed bowl was great. Typically not a short rib person but wow they were great, and the garlic chicken was awesome. Going to try the pork next time. It was busy inside at 6:15pm when we picked up. Service was nice and efficient, our order was ready. We'll be back!

    Arielle W.

    My grams and I drove 30 minutes to try this place and we were not disappointed! The prices are very reasonable, considering the portion size that you get, and we were blown away with the taste. It took about 15 minutes to get our order, but when it comes out, it's piping hot so you know that it's fresh and ready to eat. We shared a combo with shrimp and ribs, and then got an additional side of Mac salad and rice. We also got a six pack of the malasadas and I'm literally dreaming about them. The ube filling was by far the best, and quite honestly better than some I've had in Hawaii before. We will definitely return. Plenty of seating inside too!

    Nolan F.

    I ordered a Kalbi and Garlic Chicken mix plate and a half dozen of Ube Yam and Vanilla Custard Malasadas. No complaints about the mix plate. Meats weren't dry and were flavorful. Rice was properly clumpy, not a mushy mess iykyk. Malasadas tasted like what I've had on Oahu. I wish the cream was sweeter and little thicker but still tasty. I also tried one of my friend's garlic shrimp and wow it was a big, juicy shrimp! No issues with service. There isn't much of an ambience but as long as the food is good!

    Garlic chicken and garlic shrimp plate combo
    Sam L.

    Big, big fan of Hapa Food Company in East Mesa. This is my first visit to their new Scottsdale and the vibes are there for sure! The garlic shrimp are huge and packed with flavor - I wish it were fried so I can eat the skin too but that's a personal preference. Biggest issue this visit was the garlic chicken tasted a bit stale and lacked the satisfying crunch I remember and were a bit overdone and dry. I've had good experiences before so I would still highly recommend giving them a try! Pro-tip: try the hurricane chicken on the not so secret menu. FYI, they have a $1 credit card fee

    Garlic shrimp plate

    I order from Hapa at least 3x/month. I always have the same thing: garlic shrimp plate It does the North Shore shrimp trucks justice. Everything is made fresh, including the malasadas! I highly recommend it.

    Daniel V.

    We were visiting and thought this place was good not great. Pretty good pricing, service was okay.

    Garlic chicken & kalua pork mix plate
    Cindy C.

    Hapa offers your basic Hawaiian food. We had the mixed plate with garlic chicken and kalua pork. The chicken was fried and it had perfect amount of seasoning with hint of garlic flavor. The pork, on the other hand was bit salty. We also had poke plate. The sides, macaroni salad and kimchi were good. It also came with lot of rice. Their dessert, malasada was very fresh and delicious. We tried the plain and ube custard. Both were equally delicious. Service is fast and excellent. It's order at the counter and take a number deal. Recommend to try at least once!

    Kalbi Short Ribs & garlic chicken
    Ashley W.

    I love Hawaiian BBQ and I've gone to many spots in the valley, and my husband makes spareribs at home on the regular - but Hapa Food is by far the best in the valley for Hawaiian BBQ! The flavor of the sauce on the chicken and spareribs was so juicy and savory, and the meat was tender! The macaroni salad had great flavor and the portion was large! We ordered to go since we made a pit stop during the workday, and it travelled well! Additionally the location is clean, the service is great! We ordered some dessert to go and they through in an extra! What a nice surprise! Not expected, but appreciated! Big fan of this new spot and can't wait to go again!

    Pork and garlic shrimp plate, poke nachos
    ThucDan H.

    Food is amazing but it's expensive. Sucks that there isn't really good Hawaiian for a decent price. The food here was good but costed us $40 for two people. Workers were nice, restaurant needs better ventilation, the entire store was smokey from the kitchen

    Kalbi ribs and garlic shrimp plate.
    Raquel A.

    Kalbi ribs! Garlic shrimp! Are we back on the islands? The ribs were delicious and a good portion size. The (4) garlic shrimp were big! And covered in garlic butter. Came with rice, mac salad and kimchi. And a lemon wedge. The mac salad was good, though not quite as flavorful as others I've had. The rice was cooked nicely and the kimchi added a nice kick of acidity. We did also order 6 filled malasadas (3 each custard and ube) which were good but maybe a little overfilled. Next time I think we'll get to regular (unfilled). We were greeted as soon as we walked in and she said she'd be right with us. As we stood at the counter looking at the menu, one of the cooks also said someone would be right with us. This was appreciated because it means they pay attention to their customers. And it didn't take long before someone came to take our order. The entire time we were there, everyone was working. There wasn't anyone just standing around. The interior is a bit bare, but clean. And I don't need a fancy interior with food this good. We did get ours to go, but there were tables and some other customers dining in. If you are looking for authentic Hawaiian food, I would definitely recommend Hapa. We will definitely be back!

    Ube Malasadas
    Dwayne O.

    Hapa Foods Ordered the following: Kalbi and Garlic Chicken Mix Plate Kalbi and Garlic Shrimp Mix Plate Kalua Pig single plate Serve Poke but didn't get it Malasadas Regular, Custard and Ube filled So to begin with, the Kalbi was just a bit over cooked, parts charred, tasty but too much where was getting dry. I am a huge fan of garlic, so the piled amount of garlic on the shrimp was good for me, probably my favorite entree is Garlic Shrimp. Garlic Chicken was almost lacking enough garlic and crispness, sounded better than it tasted. The Kalua Pork is excellent, flavor, aroma and tenderness is very good. I am just not a kalua pork favorite. Malasadas were very good, tried the regular, Custard and ube. Custard was my favorite, then regular. We have had the favorite Oahu. Malasadas from the island a d these are just as good. Biggest complaint was the macaroni salad, I absolutely love macaroni salad and this misses the mark, dont know how to describe but a little to creamy, maybe the mayo was not to my liking, just didn't do it for me. Small restaurant and happy workers, just for the locals. Get the garlic shrimp, Custard Malasadas, don't over cook the kalbi then get that.

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    Best Kalbi ribs in the state. Also double scoop of macaroni pls n ty. Just order that and trust me you'll be coming back.

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