Solid option for Hawaiian food! Came here for lunch with coworkers. Ordered the laulau and beef stew combo. Solid option for a decent price. The laulau was good and the beef stew had a good meat to veg ratio. Will def be back to try other items! read more

Jackie's Diner - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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I have been here multiple times in the past year to dine in. It has been consistently Excellent!!! I recall 3 ladies that have served us - Amazing Personalities, Attentive and food has been delicious. I am done eating at the other (Z) diner with their food portions going down and cost increase. Just had their poke bowl and delicious of course had to have a pastele too. The Store will be closed 9/2 - 9/18 and will be missed Reopening 9/19 ... This is my go to if i have Hawaiian Food on the go or for my pastele. Mahalo! read more

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I was in the area looking for lunch and thanks to Yelp I found Jackie's. There are not many places you can get Puerto Rican food so I had to try that, though they also have Hawaiian food! I got the pastele plate with hot (spicy) pastele. From the pictures I thought it was not going to be filling with just one pastele, but it is big. It is wrapped in a ti leaf and was moist, meaty and had a little spice which I enjoyed. It also came with two scoops of Spanish rice, bacalao salad and macaroni (spaghetti noodles) salad. The green salad had lettuce, tomatoes, watercress and pieces of salted cod. If you don't like seafood, just a heads up about the fish! It was a nice change of pace and I'd like to try their Hawaiian food. The pastele and beef stew combo sounds good too! read more

Jackie's Diner - Pastele plate with hot (spicy) pastele, Spanish rice, bacalao salad and mac (spaghetti) salad. - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I always get Pastele (Hot) and Beef Stew plate when I get that craving and it always hits the spot! Try it! It won't disappoint; trust me.

We love this place. That's our go to every trip. We love their variety. Service is really good too. They are very pleasant and service is fast. read more

Service was nice and pleasant. The food was onolicious!! Would definitely recommend you to eat here if you are looking for something to eat and you're unsure of. read more

Updating my previous review as I haven't been here in a while. And once again! 5 stars! I did a phone order today for takeout and they told me my order would be ready in ten minutes. I got the combination plate which comes with rice or poi, kalua pig, laulau, lomi salmon, and haupia. Everything was so good and I even have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Employees were friendly and fast. I love Jackie's diner, it's like home cooking. Prices went up but so did everywhere else. This is a great place for my Hawaiian food Fix. read more

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Been coming here with my parents since I was a child and now I'm coming here with my kids. She's been in business for so long. Her food is yummy and whenever we have gatherings we always get a tray of haupia from here. Service is good and quick too read more

I've been coming here since I was little and man, I really took it for granted when I was younger not knowing I wouldn't be able to have it all the time when I got older! I love this place. The family is always so nice even after all these years (and they don't age either) I always make it a point to eat here whenever I'm home. My go-to is Hawaiian plate with laulau & chicken long rice and side order extra lomi salmon! I've tried most things on the menu but this is my absolute go-to especially now that I don't get to have it as often. read more

Jackie's Diner - Hawaiian plate- laulau & chicken long rice. Comes with 2 scoop rice, lomi salmon, haupia. - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

My first time at Jackie's Diner. My gf and I had originally tried to come on my birthday a few weeks earlier but a sign said they were closed for vacation. Another friend wanted to treat me to lunch for my birthday so I said why not Jackie's since they should be back from vacation and a quick call confirmed they were open but did not take reservations. Anyway, upon entering the restaurant we ran into some friends who were dining there. Funny thing was we both had shown up with the hope of getting some squid luau which is unfortunately not on the menu so just a heads up, no more squid luau! My gf who had dined there about a month ago remarked that she thought the menu was all new and she thought she remembered seeing squid luau before. Maybe that's why they were on vacay, to make a new menu. Anyway, I opted for their new ham hock luau instead which my friend had also tried and recommended. I wasn't disappointed as it was pretty ono. Still, no squid luau? Service was good and everything else was tasty and the restaurant was clean and comfortable. Four stars because no squid luau. LOL. read more

Poke bowls are delicious with the pork!! 10/10 would recommend to anyone :). Service was very good and friendly. And restaurant was nice and clean. read more

Jackie's Diner - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

How about this find! Jackie's Dinner offers Ono Hawaiian food in combo choices which comes with Mac salad and Korean Kim Chee veggie side. They even offer Pastele Stew. My personal favorite is Tripe Stew with Laulau combination. We often call for takeout and the food is ready for pickup! Service is quick and friendly. Diner is clean and homey! read more

The best Lau Lau I ever had good job I will tell all my friends about you food very good

It's been a long long time since we've been back to Jackie's Diner....so here we are.....gotta say last time we visited ...the Pastele we ordered were "meh"....So this time I just put my order in not expecting rockets to go off when eating the Pastele....hubby wanted a beef stew plate...I just wanted the bacalao(Codfish) salad.....as always the diner itself is your typical no frill kind of diner...-altho their staff is very nice...even the cook/mama in the back is friendly.....the papa at the register gets the order n double checks everything with you!! So it takes about 15/20 minutes to wait n they pack it well for the 30 minute trip home... 5* Covid protocols: worker n customer's all wearing masks....signs on doors as you enter Sanitizers are available at the register 5*Food prep/food presentation: excellent My hubby luvs their beef stew...combo plate Beef stew...rice...1 pastele(ordered spicy) My order: Bacalao salad (generous amount of greens, topped w/bacalao, yummy salad dressing And 1 pastele (Med heat) All I can say is: that Pastele was sublime....it was smooth(not chunky or pasty) a nice color, n filling was delicious...been eating Pastele forever n this one was Ono!! I should have bought 1/2 dozen for later cravings... Shoutout to Management: Thank you Jackie's Diner for putting out ono local food....the flavors and your preparation is just like good old homemade style cooking...your workers are also very nice to the customers.....Keep up the good work and wishing you all a Happy and healthy New Year 2022!!! read more

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Good, fast service, local foods like pasteles,tripe or beef stew, Hawaiian plate, Spanish rice, lots of variety. Pastels are okay, have had better. read more

Jackie's Diner - Hot pastele, extra oatele plate with Spanish rice and bacalao salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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Aunt Jackie's Diners is SOOO ONO (DELICIOUS)!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AND I'M SORRY IF YOU THINK I'M YELLING AT YOU BUT I REALLY DO LOVE THIS PLACE! IT IS DEFINITELY THE SPOT TO COME AND GET SOME YUMMY HAWAIIAN GRINDSZ! I always eat the Hawaiian plate or the Combo Plate! You can dine in (if there's space), I do sometimes but usually I order a plate over the phone, pick it up and then head the nearest park and inhale my plate (lol). I put some of my girlfriends onto it and all I can say is, this is definitely one of our spots that we like to meet and eat with each other. From Town (Punahou), Kalihi to Kunia, Mililani and Waianae; we will literally come all the way down here to meet up with each other and scarf the plates down (hahahaha). If you ever get a chance get that Hawaiian Plate because the Lomi Salmon, with the Kalua Pig and Laulau is FIIIIIIIIREEE read more

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Why a five star, absolutely. They greet you, there so helpful and friendly, the food is delicious, my fav the spicy Pastele, the gandule rice that comes with it and I always add the stew, a must to go friends! You will not regret! read more

I was at the bike shop and they recommended this place. The waitress and w customer suggested the pastele plate. I like poke so I got the spicy shoyu poke with cucumber kimchi and Kailua pork as well. First the plate, while I said spicy wasn't that hot. It was phenomenal! Everything was delicious. The poke was fresh, cucumbers , pork, tomatoes, rice-- all of It fresh ! Now I asked for spicy and oh my god was it spicy. I don't know what it was but dang it was hot. Wish there was more fish but still goos This place was great. Had dine in which filled quickly. The Waitress was only one of them band busy but super friendly. read more

Jackie's Diner - Pastele plate - spicy - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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What we normally order every time is consistently delicious. Tripe stew, Spanish Rice and mild pastele Service is wonderful. Ambiance. Local people local food. read more

I had the pastlle and tripe stew with rice. Yummy. What I like here is that the stew is reheated per order and not simmering on the stove.. I watched them cook a kalua pig and cabbage to order. Spanish rice was so so. They were slammed for a lunch take out orders. They also accept charge cards. I'll be back read more

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I highly recommend Jackie's Diner, the Hawaiian plate and Pastele plate are sooo delicious. Their haupia never fails, perfect sweetness, creaminess, and the texture is smooth not thick like other places. Great customer service, always welcoming and friendly! read more

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First timers today, decided to try something new and I'm glad we decided to stop by at Jackie's. Their pastele and beef stew combbo was delicious and hit the spot. There's not one negative thing I can say about the food here. My husband enjoyed the Hawaiian plate and the Lau Lau meat was so soft and flavorful. This place looks like a little hole in the wall that can easily be missed, but its really a hidden gem. The prices are affordable the staff seem friendly and you can tell they love what they do here, you can taste it in thee food. We will defiantly be back for more. read more

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Aloha My Brothers and Sistas my family , we like eating at Jackie's the food is always nice .. But recently they have a new lady working there .... she's not so nice .... in fact she's rude ... that's why i'm not in a hurry to go back .. i'll try find someplace else to get my Beef tripe Stew and Pastele plate ... Aloha G read more

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Lots of free parking, service was perfect and the food was "broke Da Mouth" good. I had the Squid Luau and my friend had the LauLau plate. I will certainly be back. read more

Darcie I and I had been hungry all morning. We were running all over the place and had to stop at EZ Corners before heading home to get ready for a garage sale. We decided to check out this strip mall. She didn't feel like Shiro's and Kabuki Okazuya had a long line. We passed by Jackie's and looked in the window. Saw some folks whacking the beef stew in the front seats and that caught our eyes. When we went in, I noticed a funky smell. Maybe it was the potted plants or Darcie suggested some cleaning solution. Ordering was quick and the food almost came as quick! All Pepsi products. Boo! I had the Hawaiian plate with a large poi and Darcie had the beef stew. The stew meat was super soft with melted fatty portions. The laulau was the best I ever ate. They make it themselves. It wasn't huge or chock full of "stuff" but it was tender and had a fat bomb. Although it wasn't fatty or salty. Just dang right. I asked if they make oxtail but the waitress said "boss only makes it for us." What's that about?! read more

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I work in the Pearl city shopping center and my coworkers and I wanted to try something different for lunch. We drove to Waimalu shopping center because we were craving Hawaiian food. They told me that they've been to Jackie's before and the food was great. They said it was similar to Highway Inn. We decided to eat in instead of taking out because we had an extra 30 mins added to our lunch break time. We sat down and waiting about 10 mins before she came to take our order. It was busy in there and there was only one server. She was doing both cashier and server. She looked stressed but that didn't bother me. I gave a 3 star because it was a mess in there. I didn't feel comfortable eating in. I kinda had to choice but to just go with it because I didn't drive. It looked dirty and it smelt really bad. It smelt like they were killing a cow. I actually saw a guy behind the counter preparing a whole pot of tripe. I ordered the Combination plate. It came with Lau lau, Kalua pig, rice, and haupia. It came with Chicken long rice but I didn't get to eat it because she forgot to give it to me. I was finished eating when I realized that my combo came with it. The Kalua could have a little more taste to it, in my opinion. I usually make my own Hawaiian food at home so the food didn't really excite me. I probably won't come back again unless I'm forced to. At least I was able to support auntie Jackie's business. Seems like a lot of locals go here so I hope they're business stays open. Maybe they can earn enough money to renovate to make it nicer and cleaner. read more

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Been coming to Jackie's since I was a kid and everything is just as good as I can remember. Definitely miss the old school menu style and the old school prices. They renovated the restaurant a couple years back. Dining in the customer service is friendly and the food comes out quick. The booths/tables are clean and comfortable. One of the best stops along Kam Highway imo read more

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Damn good foody and nice and people are welcoming and they're very nice to the disabled

There I go again, with the inhaling the food before being able to take pictures. Consider this place a type of "hole-in-the-wall," "where the locals come to eat" kind of place. Hawaiian and Puerto Rican food. Prices are reasonable and portions are pretty generous, so you'll be feeling full after you're through. read more

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This Restaurant is one of my favorites because the food is reasonably priced and tasty. My go to food here is the pastele and beef stew plate and I gotta get the hot pastele. This place is located in Waimalu and they're practicing social distancing and you need to wear your mask. They even have Hawaiian food here too. I recommend this place if you're looking for a good place to eat without paying an arm and a leg for a meal. I know I will definitely return here because they never disappoint and the food is the right temperature and good portions. read more

We come here for our Pastele and also Hawaiian food cravings. Lol. Awesome service always! Parking could get busy because of all the yummy places but, it's worth the wait for a stall. read more

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Their Hawaiian food isn't bad but their Pastele's are overpriced, over $7 for one piece, also a very small Pastele. Their gandule rice is very bland. Come here for anything but their pastele and gandule rice that's for sure read more

I have been going to Jackie's for years! Service is awesome, food is ono. My favorite is the chopped steak. Prices are reasonable, portions are perfect. Highly recommend! read more

So happy to have stopped by this little gem the other day! The food and service was on point. With only 2 workers 1 server and 1 cook this place runs with efficiency. I loved the fact that everything wasn't overly salted. The lomi salmon was fresh, the poi wasn't too sour, the kalua pork had the perfect amount of smoke and the lau lau was full of pork. The grinds are definitely worth the moolah. If your craving some ono local food swing by Jackie's Diner, you won't be disappointed. read more

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Jackie's Diner has been in business for as long as I can remember, and I've been coming here for many years, and have created many memories while enjoying food from here! Jackie's Diner isn't the nicest place to dine, but it's clean! The furniture is super outdated, but you'll totally get over it because it's all about the food. This is what I consider local food, comfort food... My favorite thing too order here is the Pastele & Beef Stew combo. I am very picky about beef stew because the meat needs to be cooked well and soft, and I dislike tomato sauce very much, so if it's too prevalent, I wont eat it. Soooo, Jackie's is the only place that I actually order, eat, and enjoy the beef stew, besides making it myself of course. So i reccomend it. Also, the pastele is really great. I've had so many that were too oily, Jackie's is definitely not that! Anyways, Jackie's Diner is great, and everyone should try it. read more

Jackie's Diner - Pastele & Beef Stew Combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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Love the poke from Jackie's very friendly and helpful when it comes to ordering you poke

It's my go to for Hawaiian food. Now they serve squid luau so the meal is complete. The service is awesome with the old stool diner vibe.

If you're in Aiea...this is a must-go to! I haven't been here for awhile and I'm so glad I went today. The menu is different from what I remember. The poke bowls and sashimi are yum!! Sorry I ate so quickly and forgot to take a pic. Plus I got a side of squid luau, and a banana lumpia for dessert. Maybe it's just me, but where else can you get this variety?! It was a true local spot. read more

They have the best food , excellent service , great cooks . Beef stew , pastele , lau lau , tripe stew . The girls are very friendly . Fast service . I always go there . Don't listen to anyone complaining it's the best food . Love it !! 10 stars read more

Puerto Rican food is very tasty..the beef stew along with the mac salad..ONOLICIOUS!! Service is great..girls are AWESOME..very friendly..always!! read more