Great food and a good price. These days where a local plate lunch can run you over $20. Islander Drive Inn deliveries good size portions for under $20. I ordered the chopped steak. The meat was tender and the vegetables like red onion, bell peppers, yellow onions were still crunchy. Mac Salad is no Alii fish market but it was okay. 6.5/10 Plenty of parking and the staff was friendly. read more

I would rate It a Zero Stars If I could Came back home for Vacation and was really looking forward to getting honey garlic chicken from here, but wow... what a letdown. This used to be one of my go-to spots for $12.83 you'd get a full, satisfying plate. This time? Only 7 pieces of chicken, barely any honey garlic sauce, and not even a full scoop of mac salad. On top of that, the quality just didn't taste fresh. Super disappointing, especially since we were excited to revisit a place we used to love. Definitely didn't expect to feel this ripped off. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Mini Honey Garlic Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Stopped by for lunch on a Sunday. Wasn't busy at all. Walked in and it smelled a little weird inside, but it appeared clean. It was freezing inside while I was waiting! The menu photos were a little outdated and faded looking but I got the mochiko chicken regular size - $17.02. It took about 5 mins to come out, and it was very hot! The chicken was fried well, but lacked flavor. Rice was cooked well. I couldn't eat the Mac salad but my mom liked it. The portion was big. I think for the price, I wouldn't go back because it's not worth it but glad I tried. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Mochiko chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great food at a reasonable price. Sometimes they don't pick up the phone so just keep trying. They'll pick up eventually lol read more

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Service is very slow the guy who took my order looked as if he has no interest of being there! read more

Islander Drive Inn - Don't know what to order? Why wait in line when you could place your order over a phone call. Menu as of 4/29/26 - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It's your regular run of the mill eatery. They have pictures and clear signs of the food they offer. They have a lot of hand written signs, I'm guessing to address the kids who may come hangout after school. Service is kind of slow considering I was the only person in the dining area. The food wasn't the prettiest I've seen but I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was! I got a pretty good portion for a mini plate. Their Mac salad was really tasty. The chicken was absolutely delicious! read more

Islander Drive Inn - Mini teriyaki chicken plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I'm not familiar with Salt Lake eateries so I asked my friend Lloyd who lives in the neighborhood if he had any recommendations. He mentioned ISLANDER DRIVE INN located in a strip mall next to Safeway. After looking over the menu ahead of time, I decided to order the BBQ CHICKEN mini plate. My daughter and dad ordered the HAMBURGER STEAK mini plate. What can I say about the food? I thought the BBQ chicken plate was ono and the portion was filling. It tastes just like L&L. My dad couldn't eat all of his hamburger steak, so I was able to try it. It was just as delicious. The gravy was ono, too! Thank you Lloyd for your recommendation. Definitely will be back when I'm in the neighborhood. So if you are looking for ono local style plate lunches, go and check out ISLANDER DRIVE INN, you'll thank me for that! read more

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Five stars. The food here was pretty good for a plate lunch location. I've tried the chicken Katsu, honey chicken, and more. It does the job. The service is great. Efficient and accurate. The ambiance is pretty much standard for a plate lunch location. No frills, but gets the job done. read more

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Best French fries!!! Burgers are yummy too!! Been here many times but this time was the best!!

Ordered 2 plate lunches yesterday 1 for me and 1 for the wife. Within a hour after consumption my wife didn't feel well. This was also the only meal she had that day. Vomiting and dizziness were her symptoms. I probably won't be coming here for a long time. read more

Love their local food.Made fresh and just taste Ono.Its located in the Salt lake shopping center next door to other stores and restaurants. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place is underrated! Prices are worth the quality and the portions are generous. Inside is very clean and you are met with nice people who work behind the counter. Will be going back often! read more

I'm not in this area much but we were visiting someone at Kaiser and needed to get something to eat nearby. I've never heard of this place but did a quick search on yelp for dinner and this popped up. I ordered a honey garlic chicken/hamburger steak combo, my husband got a kalbi plate and we ordered a cheeseburger with fries and a mini bbq chicken plate for our parents. Service was okay and they prepared our food really quickly. The inside looks similar to an L&L or any other plate lunch place. The honey garlic chicken was crispy and delicious. The hamburger steak was a homemade patty which was yummy as well with the classic gravy. The rest of my family enjoyed their food as well. I would definitely check this place out again next time I'm in the area. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Honey garlic chicken and hamburger steak - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Low quality, short cut on meat portions, expensive for what is served. Would not recommend or consider coming back here.

If I could leave 0 stars I would. Placed a phone order and was told to hold. Not sure why because they weren't busy. I pulled into the parking lot while on hold and there were no customers. Girl was also rude when she took my order. I ordered a cheeseburger and fries extra crispy. Ten minutes later I went in to pick up my order. My order wasn't ready. The girl asked the cook/owner when my order would be ready and he had no clue what she was talking about. Then he said oh I just put the fries in and it should be 3 minutes more for my order. I paid almost $13 for a small fries and cheeseburger! When I picked up my order, the bag was so light I thought she forgot the burger. Buyer beware their small fries fill up less than half a bag. The fries were also raw so my daughter couldn't eat it. The burger was super thin. I will never go here again. read more

Of the limited food choices in Salt Lake Shopping Center, this is one of the best. Our go-to is chicken mushroom, which is a simple stir fry with chicken, mushrooms, onions and bell peppers with a sweet teriyaki sauce. The chicken is tender and moist, and the veggies sauteed enough to be caramelized yet crunchy. We've also tried their Teri beef with fried rice and hamburger steak. Both are good, with the Teri beef being tenderer than most other places. The cashier is nice and polite, which is not always a given in such restaurants. Prices are not cheap but comparable with other plate lunch places. read more

Located in the Salt Lake Shopping Center, this is a popular spot to pick up a plate lunch to-go or eat-in. I've made 2 weekday visits for lunch and both times I dined in. Regardless of whether you eat-in or take-out, the food is served in compostable containers. The seating looks like it was for a Subway restaurant with its hard laminate booth construction. The restaurant overall is clean. The menu is your typical local plate lunch flare offering both mini and regular sized portions, and I found the pricing to be in line with other similar eateries. The cashier was crazy busy taking phone orders, counter orders, and calling out completed orders for customer pick up. Somehow, she keeps it altogether and our order was out in about 5-10 minutes. I've had both the teriyaki pork and chicken katsu curry during my visits and they were good. My wife had the mushroom chicken on our most recent visit, which had good flavor but was short on mushrooms. In fact, she found only one. For that, one-star deduction. Parking is shared with the other merchants in the shopping center and can get a little congested during the lunch hour but we've always find a spot without issue. I highly recommend Islander Drive Inn for your next plate lunch craving. read more

I heard some good things about their yummy Honey garlic chicken and pork chop with gravy and mushrooms so I got just that! Both were delish! Comes with mac salad and scoop of rice. This is comfort food at its finest! read more

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Not much change. Portions seem to get smaller as prices get higher. At least the floor is no longer sticky. read more

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Honey garlic chicken is the best! Imagine fried crispy chicken. Now imagine a hot sticky honey garlic glaze drizzled over it. The sauce drips on the rice below and next to it is a scope of mac salad untouched by honey, but ready for drips of Tabasco by me. My only advice is eat it fast. You want that crunch from the chicken. The first time I tried it I took a little bite while driving in the car and what a big mistake. I kept eating it as glaze and rice fell all over me and the car seat...by the time I parked it was all gone. Worth it!Never wait on a good thing. Eat it! Just come here for this plate. That's it. Nothing more to review. Try it! I don't take a photo because I was so damn hungry... read more

Today was my first visit and I was amazed. I got the mini honey garlic chicken since I did not want to fill myself up. But there was a lot of chicken. The taste was amazing and their mac, well it was equally delicious!! I would definitely eat here if your by the airport. Defiantly on my bucket list to return. Next time I will have the garlic shrimp. Until then make sure to stop by and let me know how it is if you do eat here. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Honey garlic chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food: I grew up eating Islanders since 1999 growing up in Salt Lake. Its been as much a staple here as soons and nostalgia definitely factors into my review of the place. The honey garlic chicken is basically the one thing I still hold dear to my heart. Service/ambiance: Its a takeout spot family owned if you gonna complain about service here you in the wrong spot. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We were in the area for our kids' sports and wanted to get some food to go. We found this place on yelp and decided to try it out. The homemade burger was thin, like a McDonald's cheeseburger, and patty smaller than the bun. The hamburger steak was also thin. The portions on the plate were small, and they used small to-go plates to make it look like more food (mini size to go plates). However, the garlic chicken was tasty with their special sauce. It's unfortunate to mention, but when the swing doors to the kitchen opened, the kitchen was extremely dirty. It seemed like it hadn't been cleaned in years. If I had seen that before ordering, I likely wouldn't have continued. I only saw it after ordering and paying when the doors swung open. read more

Islander Drive Inn - The actual To go plates are small , almost same length as fork. Portions are very small but hard to tell in photo since plate is mini sz. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very Mom & Pop type of place, we stumbled across this place after some errands in the area. The pork chops were tasty but super thin. My fiancé didn't seem to mind. I was hesitant to try their Chopped steak as I didn't see any reviews here on it, but I really enjoyed it & currently crave for it. Great place for a quick bite to eat! read more

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I ordered the mini fried shrimp bento and it was delicious. You get 4 shrimp, rice, macaroni and cabbage. The shrimp was cooked perfectly, it was crispy but not hard and burnt like other places serve it. read more

Islander Drive Inn - Fried shrimp - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We stop here every-time we have guests for their first meal or anytime we are craving a plate lunch. The food always hits the spot & wows our family/friends. The service is always good and to the point. The katsu is soo crunchy and juicy. Everything we have ordered has always been great no complaints. read more

This little diner is located in the salt lake shopping center next to Safeway. We ordered three plates, a mini loco moco, mochiko chicken, and a katsu curry plate. We wanted beef stew mix but the beef stew was not available. Also we wanted the bbq chicken and lemon chicken mix but they were out of lemon chicken. I have never experienced going to a local food take out where they did not have what is on the menu. Anyways, food was okay. The mochiko chicken was great very tasty. The loco moco was not the greatest, gravy was very very bland. The katsu curry was good. All plates came with rice and Mac salad. I gave 4 stars because service was excellent, they were quick and food was alright. Portion and price was ahh kind of expensive. Hopefully next visit I get to eat what I crave and that they would have it on the weekends. Mood: full read more

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This Place was the Worst To eat at and me and my Boyfriend had a mini plate there I had the fried Oyster mini plate and my boyfriend had the mini teriyaki Steak plate and we both hating it. The fried oyster was so gross and nasty and the rice looks like they just heating up in the microwave and the service sucks big time and the Ambiance not great at all and if u wants to go there I will let u know don't go there to eat and u will be wasting your money and time to eat there and I would never eat here again!!!! read more

Islander drive inn is our favorite place to eat when weare in the area. They do give smaller portions of their rice, but their rice is good and not like the other eateries that have dry jasmine rice. I like my hinode rice a little sticky and not dry and hard. Islander inn has good food and the rice is the icing on the cake which makes my meal satisfying. For me rice can ruin my meal if not cooked correctly and the cheap jasmine rice hard rice. Anyway, I recommend trying this place out in salt lake next to safeway. Ono food! read more

The honey garlic chicken is da best so tasty n flavorful n great crunch they make da best honey garlic chicken cones either rice n scoop salad you can also get it with fried rice too read more

Lost a customer Ordered two regular plates one all rice and 4 plain cheese burgers and two small fries. Cost was $68,which is fine until I go home and find my order messed up. All for cheeseburgers had ketchup and mayonnaise. And the plate I asked to be all rice, came two scoops rice and 1 scoop Mac. Must be my fault for not speaking loud enough, which explains the counter person not replying to my "hello" as I approach the register. read more

Wanted to update the menu pricing. They need to change the website too. It's really old prices. read more

Islander Drive Inn - 11/3/2023 menu Prices online are old Prices went up some like everything else in the world - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Rude rude rude! Lady behind the counter refused to serve us after we accidentally brought the shopping cart in. We were rudely yelled at NO SHOPPING CART IN HERE. So we took our two bags, put it on the table, removed the cart, and tried to place our order. KAREN yelled I'M NOT SERVING YOU! Even after complaining to the manager, all he did was ask us to come back tomorrow. Come back tomorrow? Seriously?! We are NEVER COMING BACK to Islander again!! Diners beware, they don't respect (or apparently need) customers! read more

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Food was delicious. Mac salad has been my favorite on island so far. Establishment not so much.

Best Hawaiian food on da Aina. This is always our first and last stop from the and to the airport. Enuff said

CASH ONLY. Honey Garlic chicken! This joint is very similar to L&L BBQ but also seems to be run by a family..support local! Luckily I had cash on me but places like these need to keep up with society here. Accepting cash only...is it helping you out to save money for taxes by not actually putting the amount you made or could you be really losing out on more opportunity for profit here?! Just saying.. My family would have spent more had we not been limited to cash on hand..literally digging for silvers here lol. Just kidding, that was a little dramatic but still, consider accepting card. After all, I don't recall any menu items under $5 except drinks probably. Aside from that, sweet guy was patient with us deciding to order close to closing time. He didn't rush us which was nice. Honey garlic chicken was really tasty! We pretty much inhaled two regular size plates! As long as they are in business, I'll be back the next time I crave for honey garlic chicken, yum! read more

Islander Drive Inn - There was more but I scooped some out for my son. - Hawaiian Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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[FOOD] Definitely a fan of the HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN and the FRENCH FRIES. While I'm not usually a fan of honey this combination of honey and garlic on top of the crispy chicken definitely works. Love the crispy golden fries that they serve here. [SERVICE] Nice, fast friendly service. read more

My husband and son wanted to eat here I on the other hand wanted Subway but tagged along. I'm so happy i did, I was pleasantly surprised how tasty and reasonable $. The mini Hamburger Steak with Mac salad was delicious and perfect portion too! The Chicken Katsu (reg size) was too much for 1 person but i'm sure had my son been really hungry he would have downed it himself. The atmosphere is ehh ok, the AC is piping COLD brrrrrrr - At one point I said "damn it's cold" me cold? (never) so you know it was freezing!! Overall this is a great place if you're HOT & hungry for something like what A - Good L & L serves up then Islander Drive in is the place to go. IMPORTANT TIP: This place only accepts CASH! read more

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As simple as can be. Cash only. Order what you want and you'll get it within 6mins. Looks like locals come in, orders, pays and gets it and leaves. We got the mixed bbq plate. So good cuz we are crazy hungry after our flight from CA. read more

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I went here because I had a class in the area. This review is just pretty much based on one of their items since I just went there to grab a quick lunch. I really was craving loco moco and it really is my dish that I get when I go to these local take out places. But I was reading some of the other Yelp reviews and it said to choose their specials. I was so tempted when I walked in to get a loco moco but I didn't. I found their popular items list on the wall. One of the items that people wrote a lot about on Yelp was the Honey Garlic Chicken. It looked good in the pictures so I thought I would give it a try. I ordered a mini with no Mac and toss salad instead. They give a lot for a mini but I ate it all because it tasted so good. I expected it to be kind of like chicken Katsu kind of consistency but it wasn't. The crust of the chicken was crispy and the flavor was super delicious. It was crunchy like chicken karaage type. I liked the sauce that they used for the chicken. It drizzled over the salad and I just used that for my dressing instead of using their salad dressing. Eating this dish was an unexpected surprise and I'm glad that I chose this over the loco moco. I'll definitely stop by here next time I'm in the area to get it again. read more

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