I decided to pick up a lemon chicken for lunch during the week from I Love Grill. It is a small restaurant right on N School Street with a few tables inside to sit down. They also have a small parking lot in the front that can get crowded during the lunch and dinner rushes. The lemon chicken was great! Crispy and not too oily. I got the regular plate and it was enough for me to split it and eat the left overs for the next day. I would definitely got back to try a few other items on their menu. read more

I Love Grill - Lemon Chicken - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I was on my way to the airport to fly back home but I needed to have breakfast! I just needed some low-key chill place to eat some local grinds. I searched Yelp and I Love Grill came up. Why not since it's on the way. Friendly greeting, I wasn't sure what to get, and I think the owner told me to get the Breakfast Combo: ham, portugeuse sausage, bacon, and Spam, two eggs and rice! What a feast! All my favorites too! This really hit the spot and was a good way to end my trip. There's a small parking lot in front. Nice size dining room, and I'm sure it gets really busy during the weekend! Prices are really good too! Mahalo I Love Grill! read more

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Always service with a smile here. Food is onolicious (delicious). The breakfast was affordable and generous size grindz. Very neat, modern style and clean place with about 8 tables. Even the waiting area has a couple benches. Lots of choice local and seafood plates! I recommend for a brunch date or casual dates. Big plus is the free private parking lot in front. The cashier who I think is the owner too is very attentive to customers and greets kindly. I hope this place becomes a part of the Kalihi neighborhood for years to come. read more

This place is the best. I get the $9.99 breakfast plate or just the pancakes in the morning. I liked the pancakes so much that I would even order them in the afternoon, (3)pancakes for only $6...McDonald's gives you these small ass pancakes for the same amount of money. My go-to plate lunch now is the BBQ mix plate. You can't go wrong with the chicken katsu plate lunch or the chicken katsu musubi either from this place. Drive up, park, and order what I mentioned earlier and you won't be disappointed. This place is the best! read more

I Love Grill - My new favorite BBQ plate lunch...this place is the best! - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food was really good. I always get the lemon chicken or the garlic shrimp. Service is alright. Food came out fast and good price for portion read more

We went there around 9:00 am and decided to try some of his lunch items. I ordered Beef curry mini plate which came with rice & Mac salad and beef curry, it came out hot and it was very flavorful and tasty, some of the meat was tough and some tender, but overall it was good. My wife ordered the beef stew mini plate and it came out hot, but it was on the sweet side, which she didn't care for, so I tried it and yes it was not like the local style beef stew it was very sweet which the sweetness dominated the stew flavor and she had a lot of tough meats, told her that most restaurant use clods it the cheaper cuts and if they don't cook it long enough it is tough. The staff is friendly like always read more

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Lunch time grindz. We have visited twice, and both hubs and I tried different mini-plates. Chicken Katsu was light, crispy, and a huge offering which came out to be about 3 pieces of chicken in a mini! Cold ginger chicken with extra sauce, solid mini plate. Mini meat jun (special) was different--the meat was cut up before being dipped in the egg and fried. The taste was ok, but it wasn't what I would call a traditionl looking meat jun, and there seemed to be much less. Chicken cutlet mini with brown gravy sauce; it was different than the katsu, as it was a bit more dense and had more of a firm texture, and didn't have as much chicken as the first katsu plate did. So far, so good. We will be back for lunch again. It's convenient, service was polite and they will bring the food to you if you are eating in. read more

I Love Grill - Menu - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Stopped by I Love Grill, a newer spot down the street this morning for breakfast. I went with the special combo of the day, which came with mochiko chicken and loco moco, while my girlfriend tried the chicken katsu. The mochiko chicken was tasty and definitely the highlight of my plate. The loco moco, on the other hand, was pretty average. The patty was the same type you'd expect from a basic burger, so nothing too special there. My girlfriend enjoyed the chicken katsu and I thought it was decent. The sauce stood out since it was more tomato based than the usual katsu sauce, which gave it a different twist. One nice thing is that their specials include a drink which adds a little extra value. Plus, they open at 7am, making it a convenient option if you're looking for an early meal. read more

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We tried a new place opened right next to 76 gas station on N School St. they have a good amount of parking and the place is open with chairs and tables to sit and dine in. They have benches to sit while you wait for your order. They're very nice and friendly. We got the fried chicken plate and it's different served, the chicken thighs are cut up and them deep fried in a light breaded seasoned but to heavy on the pepper. Their teriyaki steak was a bit too sweet for Mama's liking. However their BBQ plate wasn't so bad. The short rib and bbq chicken was seasoned well. The max salad was decent. Overall it's a pretty good place, it's like a L&L / Loco Moco kinda place. Try them and enjoy. Mahalo I Love Grill. read more

Got a few burgers and crinkle fries. They had a 2 burger deluxe combo with two large drinks for $18.36 (price was not on the sign near the counter). Burgers were good, but I refuse to give 5 stars for a frozen patty. Would be better if it were homemade. They have a pretty standard L&L style menu with plate lunches and burgers. Service was courteous and quick. Dine-in tables were clean. Parking is very hit or miss. There's only a handful of stalls out front. Quick turnover may result in a stall opening up if you wait. There aren't a lot of great street parking options nearby. read more

I Love Grill - BBQ Cheeseburger - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Breakfast in Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii... While my friend's car was being serviced, I took her to this Hot New Business called, "I Love Grill". It's kind of like L&L - order and pay with the cashier. If it's not busy, they'll bring your meal to your table. Usually, they'll call out your number when your meal is ready. Inside is very spacious and clean. Outside, the parking was congested because of construction. It should have cleared up by now. I got the shrimp and mushroom omelet with toast... yummy! They didn't have wheat toast, but that's ok. The cashier brought two little jelly containers to me later. I had a nice experience here. I wish 'I Love Grill" much success, prosperity and happiness! Thanks for the cheerful and efficient service! read more

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I was so surprised!! I passed by this place before thinking, "oh another plate lunch plate that won't do so well". But I gave it a shot anyway. The cashier was really nice and had good service. There's a dining area but most people just take out. I ordered the Kalua pork mini and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. It was flavorful and juicy. The cabbage was a bit too thin for my liking but it was still good! It was also a good ratio of cabbage to pork. Mac salad is pretty decent as well. Partner got the steak and garlic shrimp, and i actually really liked the shrimp! Large, plump shrimp. Pleasantly crispy and seasoned well. After a few shrimp it started to have a weird aftertaste though... The steak I didn't try but they said it was pretty good. Prices are decent for good plates! Would go again. read more

I Love Grill - Kalua pork mini, steak and garlic shrimp - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Nice and clean just opened for a few weeks. Took over Aunty Z's restaurant across the Kalihi's Rainbow Drive in. There's a convenient small parking lot in front. Located off of the busy School St and near Houghtailing St. "I Love Grill" served some local comfort food.which is similar to local drive in restaurants. They offer mini and regular plates and a few plates on their healthy menu with 1 scoop of brown rice and a toss green salad. The chicken wings were nice and crunchy yet juicy. I'm not sure but it's like those double fried chicken wings which had more of a crunch! Best to eat it right away! The Mac salad had some grated carrots and perhaps a touch of chopped parsley. The rice was on the drier side and not like what I'm used to having. Perhaps they can perfect that. The beef stew was pretty good with one big potato and carrot and about 5 pieces of beef in a bowl container. They have a catering menu too. You can dine in their nice size dining area with a tv monitor. There was a long waiting bench at the front as you wait. Nice addition to the Kalihi area! read more

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The prices on their menu in the restaurant does not match what they charged us. And when we asked them why it doesn't match and that they overcharged us, she said their menu is wrong and tried to take the receipt away from us. read more

New (1 week) Dine in/Take out plate lunch place. Breakfast all day. Recommended Fried Chicken Parking: Private lot in front Service: Friendly Ambiance: New and clean. Good ventilation. Food: Food was good. Generous portions is a plus. read more

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Picked up food for the airport. I got the daily special which was a loco moco and mochiko chicken plate. It comes with 2 scoops of rice and Mac salad. This special also came with a drink. $16.95. Not a bad deal. The hamburger patty and the gravy in the loco moco was flavorful. The mochiko chicken was still crispy and not soggy at the airport. That was tasty too. I just wish the chicken were in bigger chunks vs long thinner pieces. Friendly service with good size portions and comparable prices. They offer a huge variety on their menu. read more

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Been enjoying this spot for months now. The deep fried chicken wings is my go to, and I tried this katsu BBQ chicken special which was okay. The BBQ chicken was delicious. The katsu was a bit thin and hard to chew. Kitchen and dining area is clean. Lots of free parking. Staff are nice. read more

I Love Grill - Katsu BBQ chicken special - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Got take out from this place after driving past it a few times. Food was really good and prices aren't bad. Would definitely eat again. Parking lot is tiny. read more

Ordered the regular roast pork w/gravy. Meat was super hard & tough. Very hard to chew. It was $18.06 that's including tax. Very disappointed. I couldn't finish eating it. Thats how hard & chewy it was. Meat looks like it's been sitting out all day & they just put the gravy on it as u order. read more

I Love Grill - Regular roast pork & gravy plate. - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Service was good. Flavor and quantity of food was good but the beef curry was a little too salty. I would suggest using less salt because you can always add salt to meet your taste. read more

I Love Grill hits the spot! If you're a garlic lover and a fan of the shrimp trucks in Kahuku, I highly recommend ordering a combo and adding the garlic shrimp as a choice. It's really good. The portions are generous, parking is plentiful, and the restaurant is clean. They've also got plenty of healthy options too like grilled chicken and seared ahi. Great spot all around with quick service and solid value. read more

Decided to give this new business a try. It's your nice new Lnl clone. Got the lemon chicken/chicken katsu combo. I'll start off with the positives. The thickness of the chicken was nice and thick. The rice was made well. macaroni salad was better than average. Please fix your katsu sauce and lemon chicken sauce. The katsu sauce was not edible it tasted like ketchup and the color was off, kinda milky color. Based on this it seems as if the chef never ate chicken katsu. Lemon chicken sauce was the junky vinegar medicine type. read more

I Love Grill - Lemon chicken chicken katsu combo - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Opened a few days ago in Kalihi. The food was tasty. My chicken burger was a little small but tasted good. It was enough for me but maybe not for a big eater. I like the fat crinkle fries. It was a big bag. The portions are very generous. I would come back for the food. Too bad the parking sucks. Very tight squeeze. Don't bring a big truck. read more

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Service was hella rude for no reason. Other places to eat. Tried to order from woman that didn't speak English very well. Grew up in kalihi and wanted to support local places but I won't be supporting this place. Attitude! read more

Went in to order food to go, and Choy took my order right away. He was kind of busy and was attending to other clients before I got there but got to me pretty quick. I ordered their NY Steak plate, side of garlic shrimp, did a combination of their specials of meat jun and their sweet sour ribs. Steak and shrimp was onolicious as always, the meat jun practically melted in my mouth. Very tender and soft. It came with jun sauce which in my opinion did not need the sauce at all. He should have given me less sauce than that because it was in a 4 oz. soufflé cup. The sweet and sour ribs was also good and very tender. I ate the combo of sweet sour ribs and meat jun very quickly. And I normally take my time eating. So you know it was very delicious. The vibe in the place was warm and inviting as always. So everyone go and check them out. They have a few in-store specials. So you'd have to go in to check it out. Will be back again definitely! read more

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Coworker of mine alerted me of this place that set up shop in the former restaurant that said sadly before they got renovated. The result is this restaurant called "I Love Grill". The vibe and ambience feels like a Zippy's or an L&L Hawaiian barbecue restaurant. With that said, I walked from my workplace to this restaurant on N. School Street On a casual Wednesday for lunchtime. It was very big and clean and looked very new. There was plenty of seats and tables available because I guess I'd beat the lunch rush. It was after 1 PM and I came here. My order took about 10 minutes to wait after ordering. It was fairly quick for short orders. I ordered 3 plates for myself and 2 coworkers. They do all day breakfast, which was awesome! I ended up getting a corned beef hash breakfast while my coworkers ended up getting a breakfast plate with bacon and one got a breakfast combo. I ended up waiting in the front for my order when other people came in and placed their orders too. I probably spent about 20 minutes in total here and it kind of generally felt like full service, local comfort food place in the heart of Kalihi. It is quite nice because it is essentially located to my workplace and is in walking distance. It is next to the rainbow drive-in restaurant, but across the street. If you're in the mood to try something different and support local business, consider trying this new place in Kalihi. Might be the same local comfort food we all enjoy & that you're used to and familiar with, but try them out. They may surprise you. It's been good to me and will be coming back when time allows. The overall experience here and I Love Grill restaurant was fairly satisfactory and definitely a place where I could see myself coming here for a nice plate lunch when you don't want the usual burgers or fries, or even taco or Chinese food. The service here was friendly and fast, and definitely a nice change of pace. They have what most people like here locally, so you can probably see their menu online and decide from there. I believe they do phone orders, but not mobile orders. My experience here was only a takeout affair so I did not have a chance to dine in, but maybe next time I can since it is very close to where I work. The restaurant is clean and very orderly. I could see myself eating here when time allows. I prefer breakfast foods. So do yourself a favor if you like local comfort, food, or breakfast like me, consider coming to I Love Grill for anything and everything that you could possibly want. Best is to come here early enough to secure parking because there's some parking but very limited. You can very well miss this place if you aren't looking for it. I recommended and you could just place an order and walk right into pick up without having to wait for it. I Love Grill restaurant is located at 1336 North School St. in Kalihi, Oahu. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. Only problem is that it is related to the cups that has the soda fountain. At the time of my experience here, they only had up to medium size cups. They did not have large or extra large, which was disappointing for real. Oh well, it is what it is and I ended up getting drinks from a nearby convenience store on my way back to the office. Maybe they will have large and extra large cups in the future, but for now they only have medium size cups, as of March 2025. As far as parking goes, they have very limited parking in front of the restaurant. If they do not have any parking available, best bet is to find street parking wherever we can find it nearby and walk over. If you are like me, bus route 2 and 2L travels along N. School St. and stops either in front of it or nearby. That is your basic direct route to this restaurant if traveling by public transportation. And there is always, Uber and Lyft at your disposal. And so, another new restaurant is up for yall for to check out. definitely try to check them out and show some love. It is pricey comparatively to many other fast food places out there on the island. But it's all good! Check em out and you'll be glad you did. 4.0 stars for the overall experience. Support local! B read more

Checking out I Love Grill for the first time. After passing by a few times I decided to dine in while waiting for other things on the schedule. Service is great from the friendly staff. Seating is open and suitable for small groups. Food comes out quick. Hot crispy. Few words needed for good fried food. Thanks guys hope to see you again! read more

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The food is really tasty ! and the workers are very friendly, and fast service. We'll be back again ! Thanks read more

I Love Grill - Loco moco - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food was delivered very quickly and everything was cooked perfectly at a good price. Very good service and helpful when describing the menu read more

I Love Grill - Breakfast combo 3 piece Pancakes - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My friend treated me to this meal and I was quite impressed by it. I've tried pork chops from Bob's Barbecue (too small portion), Lucky Box (just ok), Kam Bowl (rubbery but had gravy and mushroom) and other diners but this is the best so far. The meat was tender and seasoned perfectly. The macaroni salad was good. Most other places have plain macaroni salad that taste bland. The only knock would be the rice which was a little on the overcooked or dry side. It even came with a free drink as a promo! The only other dish I have had from them is the hamburger steak which was underwhelming. They were thin and weren't worth the price in my opinion hence the four out of five stars. read more

I Love Grill - Grilled Pork Chops $16.25 - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

They were open late and provided quite generous portions. The food itself was quite tasty. The owner was very nice and fastidious with the order and cleanliness read more

The food here is fresh and they also serve breakfast all day! I tried their Seafood bento which comes with delicious fish, 3 filet shrimp cooked with a thin crispy crust, rice and of course your choice of green salad or macaroni which was pretty good! The fish is deep fried but when you eat it, it's very moist and light. It's where I go now when I crave fish! Their menu is expansive and there are lots of variety to choose from. You can eat inside which is clean with parking in the front. Try them out for casual good food! read more

First time trying this establishment. Very clean and new. Food was pretty good. I have the mini garlic ahi and hubby had the regular fried chicken plate.. Reasonably priced menu. Free soda with a regular plate. Come and dine. Support local!!!!!! read more

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Pros: Good service. Neat and clean dinning area. Price was alright for food quality and portion size. Cons: Food was meh. read more

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Stopped by this new place in Kalihi. Located across rainbow drive-inn, next to 76 gas station. The cashier was helpful and made sure that we received all our food before we left. Very clean and affordable. The short ribs, chicken katsu curry, fries, and cheeseburger was really good. They have breakfast all day! Will definitely make sure to stop by here again when I'm in the area. read more

Brought my kids here for breakfast. It's a small parking lot but since they just opened for the day we easily got a stall. Our total was about $90 for 6 of us, that's reasonable since everything is expensive now days. Portions was actually really nice too, kept us filled till dinner. The down side was they got a delivery right when we were leaving so we got trapped in the parking lot till the delivery guy left which took no more than 10 mins. Will come back again for lunch items. read more

Food was fresh. Decent portions. Tried the recommended Mochiko chicken. Joe fresh crispy fried outer layer but tender on the inside. I like to add a little sauce but was nice. 2 scoops rice and decent Mac salad. Classic plate lunch. read more

I Love Grill - Mochiko chicken plate - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Soooo good!! Had beef eggplant today but the Mapo Tofu (special) is amazing too!! Simple, clean place to have lunch. I love they have a huge TV that plays Chinese cooking shows. Awesome!! read more

I Love Grill - Beef Eggplant - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

ALWAYS great customer service and always great portions with amazing tasty food! And always clean restaurant read more

I Love Grill - Beef mapo tofu really pack with flavor! Sooo good! This was their special - Pan Asian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The food was ok, took a really long time to get my food. Parking isn't the greatest despite having a lot of parking. The place looks nice and new. Clean. Haven't had the rest of the menu yet so I'll update. read more