Food: 4/5 Location: 5/5 Service: 4/5 We ordered Chicken Katsu, Mix BBQ and Lau Lau. They all had good portions and were tasty. The only thing needs improvement was the vegetables (underneath the meat). They can do better about that, e.g. put salt or make them a bit more tasty. Easy to find parking and food came out really fast after ordering. Solid place for lunch. read more

ordered on doordash now i have to come try it in person bc yum! NOMd: - bbq chicken. soooo tender and juicy with perfectly balanced marinade. the mac salad was so creamy, fresh and the best i've had (i've only tried one other one). love that they give greens and veggies so i'm not just eating carbs and protein read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Nothing special about this place. This establishment was about the same size as LL's and other Hawaiian bbq spots. No fancy decor or anything. Except for a nice mural along the wall. That's just about it. Let's just say that if you want a quick dose of Hawaiian food, this is the perfect place to get that. I originally ordered a Kalua pork and Lau Lau plate but they said they were sold out. Mind you, it was around 11:30am when we arrived and it was nothing close to busy. There were plenty of tables available and 2 other customers eating lunch. Anyway, I can't get over the fact that they were out of Lau Lau and Kalua pork. So for them to be sold out at 11:30am was mind boggling. I also noticed that they were sold out of smoothies too. I ended up ordering a chicken katsu plate and substituted white rice for brown rice. My bf ordered a bbq beef plate. $16.99 for just a bbq beef plate was a bit steep compared to other Hawaiian joints. I paid $13.99 for the katsu plate. Overall total for 2 plates and 2 fountain drinks cost me $38. Wowsers. They weren't even combo plates. I spent way less at other places. Overall, the food was ok. The katsu tasted bland but the Mac salad was tasty. On a positive note, the portion of the katsu plate was huge. The beef plate was definitely not worth $16.99. Anyway, I was so hungry, I forgot to take a photo of my food. Probably won't return given the price of the plates and the fact that they were sold out of Kalua pork and Lau Lau at 11:30am. The worker who took our order was nice though. read more

A very underrated chain because what do you mean this whole plate is $16?? The flavor packed in this dish is insane, the amount of food you get is crazy, the mac is SO GOOD! Ugh everything about this specific plate at this restaurant is a 10/10, no notes. I always ask for double mac because I personally don't need a lot of rice for my dinner and the veggies just bring it all together feeling just a tiny bit healthier (lol who am I kidding). Absolutely come here, definitely try this dish. Yummy!! read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Garlic shrimp - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Uhhhhh yummmmmmm! This shopping plaza has all the tasty goodies! My fav Pho place is Hot Pho nearby so I decided to try this spot and man! Reminded me of a place in Hilo on the Big Island! Delish! I got the lemon pepper grilled chicken. Think grandpas home grilled chicken breast sliced but still in the form of a breast and a good amount of protein given with two scoops of OG White rice and some cabbage and broccoli. Low sodium no un natural nada! Just good old school Home cooked vibe food! I came late afternoon on a weekday and it was slow but they said after 5pm and weekends are busy. I was in and out and fed in 30 mins! Parking is easy. Cost are reasonable and as expected. Good for a quick stop when you need a hearty good meal. Highly recommend it and I'll be back!!! read more

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This is my absolute go-to when I want crunchy protein for a good price. I want to give this place a legit shout-out for everyone to try their chicken katsu. Crunchy outside, meaty, and tasty. They make it fast and for a decent price. They've been in this plaza forever and I hope they stay there. I go at least every couple of weeks here. read more

When traveling my go-to food is Hawaiian BBQ since I can get a quality protein and some steamed veggies. I really enjoyed their Teri- Chicken, very flavorful, juicy and delicious. The BBQ Mix- the BBQ Chicken was very good and so was the BBQ beef. In addition I loved the mixed of steamed veggies it came with. On a side note, although I was going lower carb for my meal tonight, I tried the ride and the max salad so I could compare to other Hawaiin Bbq places I like. The ride seemed old, some of it was hard and it was luke warm at best. The Mac salad was my least favorite item on my plate. I usually inhale it from other places but the mac salad today has no flavor and I could only eat one fork of it. Overall good experience, I'd eat here again. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Hawaiian BBQ Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

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This place never gives enough sauce for DoorDash orders. It's a sealed bag from the restaurant and sometimes you're lucky to get one 2oz sauce. Pretty terrible, just give 2 sauces per order and charge us without having to buy it separately. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Chicken Katsu Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Really good, considering the price and the ridiculous amount of food you get. Not the "best", but you gotta keep perspective. This is a casual dining spot, not a fancy restaurant! The young gentleman working the register was helpful and friendly. He made some menu suggestions based on what we wanted. Our order took about 10 minutes to assemble on a weekday morning. We got the family meal ($47.99), but subbed rice for extra veggies. There's no charge for this and it's an easy way to make Hawaiian food, uh, a little less unhealthy. They did a great job on the veggies - simple broccoli and cabbage, lightly steamed, fresh and crisp, well cleaned and not overly salted/oily. Mac salad was also a winner. Very simple flavor profile, right in the middle, making it pair well with everything. Not too sweet, not too salty, just tender macaroni that wasn't mushy. Kalua pork was mildly seasoned and cooked until tender. It doesn't seem as greasy as other cuts of pork, so felt a bit "dry". DH's tip is to pair it with the mac salad. Garlic shrimp (add extra $3) was a favorite. It definitely had the most flavor, since it used fresh garlic and onions. The shrimp were a good size, not "crisp", but acceptable for a casual dining spot. Wish it had more "wok hei", or pan-fried flavor. Kalbi short ribs (add extra $3) were pretty good. Lol, of course we've had better at Korean restaurants, but that was like twice the price! DH said it could've used more char. The family meal included 3 choices. We also got a separate BBQ chicken plate ($13.99), also subbing rice for veggie. I really liked the chicken, especially with a little drizzle of teriyaki sauce. It was flattened and they got pretty good browning on the pieces. The plate also came with a scoop of mac salad. Lumpia 6 pieces ($6.99) was a special request from little one, who saw it featured in a cartoon with a Filipino family. Honestly surprised by this one...seems fairly authentic with the smaller rolls and even came with the sweet and sour sauce! Doesn't have quite the depth of flavor as homemade ones, but it's close. Tip: for take-out, you need to package your own sauce!! There are two pump dispensers next to the soda machine - one for teriyaki, one for katsu sauce. They have small plastic containers with lids. Be sure the lid is securely fastened! Overall, a great place for take out or casual dining, especially if you're hungry and on a budget. Scratches that Hawaiian food craving! read more

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Ordered the Teriyaki Chicken mini meal plate lunch. The dish was excellent with generous portions of bite sized quality chicken thighs. The Teriyaki sauce was flavorful without being too salty. The broccoli, Macaroni salad and rice were perfect. This is a great tasting value lunch. The price is super reasonable at $11.99 read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Main ordering counter - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

I stopped by the Hawaiian Grill Express to inquire about catering for our summer work picnic. The associate gave me a menu and explained their catering options. I ordered a Hawaiian chicken plate to go to sample it. It came with rice and macaroni salad and mixed vegetables. Very good. It was enough food for two people. read more

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3/4/2026 order Just ordered party trays last week. The food was delicious, good portions, and fair price except for the rice (a bit overpriced). Food was ready on time. read more

Our golf group stopped in after golf to grab a quick lunch. One of our group members said they have a good Kalbe plate. So we all got the Korean kalbe plate with a Diet Coke. The kalbe plate comes with three large grilled Korean short rib slabs with white rice, macaroni salad, and some blanched veggies all for $17. The short ribs were tender but could have had a little more char. Hawaiian Grill Express is located off of Fallon Rd. In the Target / Lucky's shopping center. No frills, fast food style but has some table and chairs for dining in. Plenty of parking. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Kalbi Short Ribs plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Love this place and huge portion as always. The place is spacious. It was not crowded during 3pm on a weekday. Service was fine. The order took less than 5 min to be done which was great! Food is always yummy! Highly recommend! read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Chicken Combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

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Went school shopping & decided to try to get something quick. The staff was friendly. It seemed like an ordinary fast Hawaiian spot... I think some music would have added to the experience. Their beef is really good! I'd definitely order that when I'm back. Chicken was good as well. I got the combo plate, but their ribs were really chewy. Overall, wasn't bad, was super quick. read more

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This used to be my go to place for a plate lunch not anymore. They were getting stingy on the portions which I can deal with but the food quality has gone done hill big time. The chicken Katsu looks and taste like it has been refried too many times . The BBq chicken also was overcooked and stringy. My final realization just need to make it at home. read more

My food was horrible... it was my first time in. The customer service wasn't bad or good. I ordered the Teriyaki chicken plate with a side Asian salad. The Asian salad wasn't what it said on the menu at all. It was just a side salad. No shredded cabbage or shredded lettuce. The teriyaki sauce was so water down, it had no flavor, neither did my macaroni salad. The chicken didn't have the char flavor I love and they charged me $1.99 for a huge side of salad dressing when I asked for another small size. To top it off there was a hair in my salad, so I didn't even eat it. I won't be back... read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - HAIR IN MY "ASIAN SALAD"! - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

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Food is good variety cheese from service is consistent. They tend to everybody. Ambience is quiet uncertain hours. It can get loud when the place is packed. Try displace you won't regret it. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express via Door dash to my hotel was quick and good. I ordered the chicken katsu and barbecue mixed grill and both were very good. They prepared my order very quickly and Door Dash delivered to my room within twenty minutes of ordering. The serving size was quite substantial. Each come with the meat served on top of cabbage, with a side of macaroni salad and white rice. The chicken katsu should be delivered witn some condiment, but one will appreciate the crispness of the katsu. A sauce would be the perfect compliment to that crispy textured chicken. That would put the katsu over the top and allow this to compete with most katsu you will have. The barbecue mixed grill cones with the chicken, pork, and beef short ribs cut Korean style. Here the sweet and tangy barbecue sauce lifts the flavor dramatically; though, the flavor, quality and tenderness of the meat offerings seem to stand on their own. With each dish coming in under twenty bucks, this was a very good value and the taste would appeal to most anyone's palate. The speed of the preparation and delivery were exemplary for an early Saturday evening. Moreover, they do not skimp on the meat. Each dish or platter is enough for the hungriest of appetites. Two people could share one platter actually and the overall experience is very satisfying and satiating. Four stars! read more

This is the best Hawaiian food place I've ever had!! The taste is consistent and the portions are perfect. You will not be disappointed if you give this place a try. This is our go to Hawaiian food spot! read more

Excellent Hawaiian plate lunch place with good-sized portions and easy takeout service. We catered a work lunch and tried a variety of their lunch options. The kalbi ribs which were meaty and well marinated, and sat on top of boiled cabbage and steamed broccoli, and served with rice and pretty authentic macaroni salad. The lau lau included succulent chucks of fatty and lean pork and was steamed well. The chicken katsu was crispy and tender, although the Kailua port was a bit salty and dry. We enjoyed the spam musubi which has a tasty teriyaki glaze and generous portion of rice. The potstickers were also well cooked and has a mixed meat-vegetable filling. The loco moco included well-done beef patties and nicely cooked over easy eggs and a rich brown gravy. Overall, they were also easy to work with and looking forward to eating there again soon! read more

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We ordered food for my company's All Hands meeting. The food was fresh and delicious. All the food was gone before the end of the meeting and they were wanting more. read more

This place is a step up from L&L Hawaiian. L&L fluctuates a lot depending on who the franchise owner is. We stopped trusting the consistency when our Orange County location started to have heavy onions, less meat. I think that one may have closed... Anyway, this place is nothing like that! We usually order the Mixed BBQ that comes with shortribs, beef and chicken. It comes with double scoop rice, one scoop macaroni salad but we switch to get 2 scoops of the macaroni. Yum yum yum. Help yourself to teriyaki sauce. When we got it last Friday, we both received heavy on the chicken and a little less beef and shortribs than usual. It was still good but my husband's favorite is shortribs and mine is beef. If you have a particular meat fondness, probably just get that instead of the mixed plate. And definitely double up on the macaroni salad! read more

We eat here all the time. Today I found mold in my salmon that I was almost done eating. Disgusting. It looks like the fish was molding but they still cooked and served it. It's not the dark part of the salmon which is usually brown colored. Never again. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Found black and gray mold in the cooked salmon. - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

I really craves for Hawaiian and saw this show up for me on DoorDash, so I decided to give them a try. BBQ Chicken: I have eaten this before, so I know what to expect in general. They gave ample amount of chicken and veggies. The Mac salad was delicious and not too much Mayo in them. The rice was dry, which I enjoyed. The chicken flavor has the bbq taste behind it and was simple. My only gripe was that I couldn't get any teriyaki sauce with my meal, so it was rather dry. It was a bit tough to eat without some kind of sauce. Otherwise, not too bad. I can see myself ordering this again, but maybe something else if I am doordashing read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Great food and wonderful service. Sandy and her team catered a large function for our church and they did not disappoint. We hade an order for 170 people and the food was ready on time, prepped for transport, and of course very good. Thank you to Hawaiin Grill Express. We will be back soon. read more

I left went there at 8:30 8/10/205 I got a #1 chicken bbq plate enjoying it while once I true be my chicken there was a huge white hair stuck in the chicken (HAIR WAS LIKE AN ANIMAL SHORT LONG WHITE HAIR ) my friend got a #8 opened it and found little curly BLACK HAIRSSS in the mac side plate When we POLITELY asked for a refund they question why and didn't believe us that there was a hair So we showed the hairs and they go on to say it was part of the plastic forks that fell on but the forks weren't even opened yet read more

Swell! I ate here yesterday after not knowing what to eat & I was quite satisfied. My fiancé & i's meal wasn't too pricey, came with lots of food, and was pretty good overall. For 2 people, it was a little over $30 for their combo plates which consisted of 2 scoops of rice, macaroni, and the meat with a bedding of veggies on the bottom. The container was full! The rice was made well as well as the macaroni. The meat was soft and moist, I just hoped it was a little more flavor but it was good nonetheless; possibly just needed more salt, honestly. Overall, if you're looking for some Hawaiian food, that is made quick and tasty, and in a decent price range, this is a good spot! read more

Big portion and delicious! Garlic shrimp was absolutely delicious. It was full of garlic, a true garlic love delight! The people there didn't say much, just took the order. BBQ chicken was only $13.99 and can't beat the price! read more

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This place was pretty good. Comparable to L&L. I found the food here was seasoned a little better than other places. Portion size was good as well. Leaving off a star because they didn't give me any katsu sauce which is extremely irritating. Especially when they don't take special requests on doordash and they don't have options to purchase extra sauces. The flavors of the meats and the mac salad were pretty good though so i wasn't that mad about the sauce missing but still would have liked to have it read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Chicken Combo. No sauce :( - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Stopped here for a quick late lunch. The customer service wasn't great. Chicken Katsu ($11.99) - the katsu was super crispy and the chicken was tender. The rice was extremely mushy though so didn't eat much of that. Kaula Pork ($12.99) - forgot to take a photo but the pork had no flavor. It was a little dry so I poured a lot of katsu sauce on this. Again rice was mushy so only ate the macaroni salad. Macaroni salad was okay. Overall, the portions are pretty good for the price point. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

I always order to go. I get the #3 mixed plate with bbq chicken, beef and shortribs. It comes with rice, marcaroni salad and vegetables (cabbage, carrots, broccoli). It is always delicious.. The quality is consistent. Service is friendly and fast... My favorite place for Hawaiian BBQ. read more

Been here many times over the years and have always left feeling satisfied. The food quality has always been great and very importantly, they don't overcook the meat! I came here for lunch because I ran some errands; and the combo meal really hit the spot. The chicken combo or the seafood one are both delicious! The staff is courteous and professional and service swift. What more to ask for? read more

Got the katsu & teriyaki chicken combo plate. Tasty & good portions. I like that they let you pour your own sauce cups. The Hawaiian Mac was real good, too. read more

Food was decent and the atmosphere kind of date. The person who took my order didn't talk much and seemed like she didn't want to be there. The plates normally come with rice and macaroni salad. I told her I preferred double rice instead. She gave me a weird frown. I asked her if that was OK? She shook her head as if to say yes. I observed her delivering food to several tables. She's never said a word to anyone. She just put the food down on the table and left. read more

This review is long overdue. Came here to order party trays. Guy at the counter made suggestions as to how much kalbi to order. Turned out their trays were filled more than expected. Not only was he helpful but also he saved me some money. Great service, tasty food, reasonably priced. I will be back! read more

The friendly (masked) staff greeted me warmly. I quickly placed and waited for my order. The dining area was impeccable clean. I ordered the bbq mix plate. Incredible flavors. Mic drop. ... Sauce on the side and I'm in heaven. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Super clean dining area - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Pretty good if you want something very quick and filling. Food came out in just a few minutes, and there was more than enough for one hungry guy. However, the pieces of chicken definitely still had some unpleasant chunks of fat attached, and even more sad was the Katsu had no sauce. The taste was fine, but would go elsewhere if I had more time to spare read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - Bbq and katsu chicken combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

Ordered through door dash twice now, never had any issues and they always follow the instructions I give on the dishes! - Short ribs are my go to. Thicker cut but never chewy. - Double up on the mac for me. - spam musubi: The rice needs a little more sauce but satisfies the craving when I have it. the spam needs a little more time on the grille. Only reason I'm dinging 1 star is the veggies they include are always overcooked and super bland, they're just steamed. read more

Hawaiian Grill Express - musubi, wish was more crispy on the spam - Hawaiian Near Me - Dublin, California

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We have gotten takeout from here before and it was good , however this time I was very disappointed with the BBQ combo , the chicken , sliced beef , and short rib. There was plenty of chicken , the portion of beef was almost comical, I would guess it was about 2oz, two slices that's it , and the short rib was as tough as shoe leather Never going back , what I got should have never been packed to go , shame on whoever put this together Saturday night 8pm read more