Our server was a one man crew on the serving floor tonight and provided excellent service. He also was the bartender. He was cheerful and helpful as we made our selections. The food was presented well and the food was great. Portions were hearty. The food and drinks were really good. We ordered the pork, fish and chips, coconut shrimp, Korean chicken and the noodle dish. Everything seemed quite traditional and the music was not hokie but island vibeish. It was a great dining experience. The take out containers were nice heavy plastic. read more

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Wow. A friend brought me here and I was so blown away. Pretty quiet on a Monday around 1--I think PU was still on holiday so the town was more empty than usual. Our host was really helpful and super friendly. I had asked about the spiciness of the World's Spiciest Ahi Poke and he was pretty honest that it's got a serious kick to it. Naturally being a spice fiend, I was intrigued. We ordered our food which came out in record time. Here's what we got: - garlic furikake fries: Yes yes yessss!! I've had garlic furikake fries at other Hawaiian places but none hold a candle to these. I love that the seasonings actually stick to the fries rather than just falling to the bottom of the dish - world's spiciest ahi poke salad: I have a pretty high tolerance for spicy foods and this was SPICY. Very good but do not underestimate this - mac salad on the side: you can't get Hawaiian food and not order mac salad. This did help calm my mouth down from the spicy ahi too My friend ordered the kalbi and graciously gave me a bite and that bite alone made me fall in love. Definitely coming back and ordering it. read more

Kama'aina - World's Spiciest Ahi Poke. Definitely lives up to its name - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

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Absolutely love this place! This food truck comes to my work pretty frequently and I always have the date marked on my calendar, so I knew the brick and mortar version would be just as good if not better and it did not disappoint. I typically get the bowl at the truck with one part poke and 2 parts coconut shrimp but they sadly didn't offer this option in the restaurant but it forced me to order something new. I went with the Kalbi and was not at all disappointed. I like kalbi when it's crispy on the edges and usually restaurants don't cook it like this so the best place to get it IMO has always been at Korean bbq places, but this was just as good as that if not better. The Mac salad is delicious too, do not skip that side. We also started with garlic fries and had no regrets. Definitely will be back. read more

Kama'aina - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

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Food was really good but you should be on Island Tine when you stop in because the service is slow. I had the World's Spiciest Ahi Poke and let me tell ya...IT WAS HOT!!! But yum! Wifey had the seared Ahi on a house salad and it was delicious as well. - 1 star for the time it took to get our food but everything else was great! read more

Kama'aina - Worlds Spiciest Ahi Poke on salad and a house salad with seared Ahi (far). - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

A very clean establishment serving really flavorful food which is met with equally good service. The spam musubi is a must! I ordered the Korean chicken which was fried and served in a spicy and sweet sauce. The rice was nice and sticky and the Mac salad was just okay to me. My husband ordered the chicken katsu which was enormous and too much for him to finish. The meal went down nicely with a Hawaiian sun guava drink. If you're in the mood for a mixed plate Hawaiian meal, then this is the place for you. read more

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Solid Hawaiian food! Got the mana bowl with shoyu poke, lomi salmon, and kalua pork. Also ordered a side of squid luau. Husband got Korean chicken and spam musubi. Everything tasted great. I think my only gripe is that it didn't come with enough rice. But overall, fairly priced, well made, and I see myself being a regular. read more

Kama'aina - Mana bowl w/side of squid luau - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

Came upon Kama'aina while just looking for someplace to grab a quick bite. The server was personable and nice. They have actual traditional chili rice and chili and noodles!! The whole menu sounded delicious. The lomi lomi salmon was soo tasty as was the kahlua pig. Soo many choices of poke, I had the shoyu, and the hubby had the "worlds spiciest " poke. YUM!! Definitely coming back. read more

The family decided to stop by Kama'aina to try Hawaiian food since we miss home so much. Moved to Southern Oregon about a year and a half ago. With Covid, its not easy to return to Hawaii. So finding a place with authentic tasting food from back home is rare. However, Kama'aina has great delicious Hawaiian food! I tried the squid luau and haupia. Both so ono. I forgot to try the poi. But I had the mana bowl because I wanted poke! Not the spiciest like they had on menu, but we were told they had to tone it down coz customers complained. Hello!! If no can handle then don't order it!! Sheesh! Anyway, thank you Kama'ainas! We got our ono Hawaiian grindz!! We will stop by again on our next road trip from Medford!! read more

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Everything was delicious! Quick service & large portions. We ordered the Mana Bowl w/ Salmon Poke, Kahlua Pork, Kimchi, and Spam Musubi.

Ordered one spam masubi and a side of kimchi for lunch today at their food cart. Laughed at the amount their side was that they charged me $2.00 for... Literally counted 5 pieces of cabbage. Tasted good, but for a small $3.00 masubi I would expect at least a spoonful of kimchi for $2.00. read more

Kama'aina - Side of kimchi for $2.00 - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

It's good but it's no Hawaiian food from Hawaii it's the best we found out here though, so if you're from Hawaii, you will think it's not that great but if you're not from Hawaii it's really pretty good I think they over she's in there pork a little bit too much other than that it's all pretty good. read more

Fast, friendly service. Delicious food. Generous servings. I will definitely be going back to this wonderful restaurant!

One of the best Hawaiian food places I have had here in Portland! It is extremely good the Mac salad is amazing. I think I have tried everything on the menu and I have not been disappointed by any of it! read more

Hawaiian Food Restaurant in Forest Grove, Oregon Man oh Man. Over rated to put it mildly. I'll try to be kind with this review. You walk in and are immediately faced with 'Don't Touch' signs. As if anyone would care. This restaurant has gone through a few different owners and cuisines over the years, This is a new low. The restaurant had only one other couple, all the rest of the tables were empty. The waitress, not a hostess or host immediately tried to steer us to a window table, thus trying to give a curbside impression that the establishment was busy. You are given a rolled up napkin with a fork. Pathetic. We ordered the coconut prawns and a vegetable stir fry. Depressing to think that dining has sunk to such low standards. The dishes were served, and you are presented with a very overly optimistic impression of food. The macaroni salad and rice were obviously placed on the dish with an ice cream scooper. The "salad" was a limp depressing impression of whatever. Didn't try it, won't loose a night's sleep for not. The meal. Coconut shrimp. Greasy with a taste of coconut that has sat too long out of the bag, obviously no where near fresh. This is one of the premier recipes that is raved about. This is served with a small plastic container of sauce. Grim. I got up and asked for a condiment tray. Small soy sauce and hot sauce packets were handed to me. I tried opening one of the packets and it spilled all over, and no I'm not an uncoordinated jerk. The ice cream balls of Rice had a left out too long dry crust. Macaroni salad. Pasta with Mayo. Shrimp tasted horrible and were overly greasy from the deep fry. Vegetable stir fry. Generic in every way. Nothing to go out for. Lots of tough chewy chicken strips in this "vegetable"stir fry. No one finished their meal. They the server (pardon me for not caring about correct pronouns) asked if we wanted a box to take the dead remains home, all present declined. When leaving, I walked back to meet the "cook" not a chef. I spoke with what I thought was an other server, I asked to meet the cook. She immediately chirped "I'm the cook". Amazed I asked her how old she was, she was nineteen years old. Woke impression: Don't think I'm sexist or age sensitive. I don't give a damn if someone can do their job. This place reeks of cost cutting on all corners, My recommendation is that you avoid this place like the culinary plague that it is. Over hyped. Over priced. Man I could easily go on. I did leave the waitress a $5.00 tip. It ain't her fault. It ain't the cooks fault. But it damn sure is the fault of ownership to lower all standards to make the rent. Close down and make room for someone that wants to, and has the desire to create a wonderful dining experience. This food mill is just part of the problem. Bon Appétit Just not at this dump. read more

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Great Food, affordable, and service is direct and to the point. Love the Wings, and the Mac Salad.

It was my first time, coming from Portland got here on a Saturday, at 11AM. It wasn't busy, but it slowly got busier as time flew by. A beautiful, sit- in restaurant our waiter sat us down immediately. Let me tell you, my partner and I grew up in Hawaii and the menu instantly gave us "zippy's vibes" a great selection of foods that reflects popular local kine grinds back home. We got the following: -Furikake Garlic Fries - SO GOOD! just get it. It's the perfect garlic fry. -Korean Chicken- Regular size is very shareable and comes with 2 scoops of rice and max salad. It looks a lot like the zippy's korean chicken but the taste is a little different. Sauce wasn't too sweet, a little more on the ginger-y side . Breading was crunchy, yet tender ( better than zippy's in my option). Tip* If you're looking for something on the sweeter side try The Roxy's garlic fried chicken. -Oxtail Soup- $16.00, the oxtails were HUGE! Side of minced ginger, 2 scoops of rice and Mac salad. I was happy to have some leftovers. - Spicy Ahi Bowl - $9.50 for appetizer, $10 with rice. Classic spicy ahi with onions and it didn't disappoint- better than uwajimaya. - Side if Squid Luau- classic coconutty flavor with diced squid. It was very green to the traditional squid luau I've had back home so I'm wondering if they added a little more greens - not a problem for me! -Mac salad - the Mac salad is usually the ultimate way to find out if the restaurant is legit. But in this case, I would say that it's okay.. I think it was missing some salt and pepper? Like the texture was great but I couldn't really taste anything but the mayo. Easy fix tho. We were amazed to how delicious and nostalgic it was! I will say that it was a little on the salty side for me. I'm a person that likes sugar and salt at a 75% level, so if you're like me then maybe asking them to go light on the salt and to have a packet on the side so you can add on to your liking. I'm definitely coming back, to try their combo meals, can't believe that in my 4 years I've only discovered this gem. So what are you waiting for? You need to try it for yourself ! read more

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Aside from the Taro pokè, I really enjoyed this Hawaiian restaurant. The music they played while you await your to go is nice & soothing island music, with island characteristics. The service for my pick up was prompt. The food was really good, aside from the chewy taro pokè. I've also tried many musubi, and this was exceptional. read more

Amazing Hawaiian food and great drinks. One of my favorite restaurants in FG. I love their bbq chicken, the mac salad is so yummy too. The poke is fresh and delicious and the katsu chicken is great. I haven't tried the loco moco, but others in my past party's have and raved about it too. The servers are always so warm and friendly and the ambiance is cozy. They have high vaulted ceilings and a nice looking bar. They have really generous portions too! Love this place and hope it stays in FG for many years to come! read more

Pretty good food but lacking in consistency. I've been here several times and I would say overall it is a really good experience. The Korean Chicken is amazing, sweet, perfectly crisped, its what sweet and sour chicken should be honestly (not the normal overfried stuff you get with a weird ketchup sauce at places now.) The kalbi ribs are also very tasty. The mac salad also isn't drowning in binder like a lot of other places do. Portion sizes are also pretty good for the price. The bad: Kahlua pork has been incosistent for me. Sometimes its really dry, other times very tasty. Also my experience with the Lau Lau (steamed pork? and fish?) was similar as well. And the steamed pork buns, i get the feeling they arent making them there, and are serving frozen ones. But look, thats just a few complaints, and i keep coming back for more. If you're a normal human i recommend starting with the kelbi beef and korean chicken combo. Its my personal favorite and I think you'll love it too! read more

Amazing food and service. I've never had a complaint going here and I absolutely leave happy every single time.

Such kind people running this place and good food to boot. They helped when the sushi place across the way didn't package my food correctly. They came to my rescue when I had sushi fall out everywhere, but luckily inside the bag in had to ask twice for. Kudos to Kama for their service and food! read more

Love Island cuisines. Friendly atmosphere. Friendly staff. Support our local business. The food is onolicious.

Folks at Kama'aina were awesome enough to do a day near our apartments. Food was fantastic. Look at how packed this poke bowl is! read more

Kama'aina - Spicy ahi and shoyu ahi, with edamame and a ginger Miso salad. - Hawaiian Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

Really delicious food. Restaurant was clean and nice. Waiter was pleasant. We had the spicy mayo poke and the ahi tasted nice and fresh. Kalua pork was loaded on the plate and had a great flavor. Coconut shrimp was crispy and delicious. I also had to try the spam musubi because I don't get much of it anymore and it was really good. I miss island food, I'll be back here to satisfy those cravings! read more

I am always on the hunt for great Hawaiian food, and since Taste of 808 closed their doors in Newberg I had to start over. Let me just say if you never got the chance to eat Taste of 808 you missed out. But this is a review about Kama'aina, and I have to start out saying it was amazing! It is in Forest Grove so for me it is a bit of a drive, but it is well worth it. The ambiance of this place is really inviting and the staff are as friendly as they come. We came here to celebrate the retirement of a co-worker and got sat in the Banquet room, and had kind of a buffet style lunch. This included: Kahlua Pork, short ribs, teriyaki chicken, green salad, and of course there had to be mac salad! I was able to try a bit of everything, and I have no complaints about any of it. It was all delicious, but the mac salad was definitely my favorite thing there! The pork was amazing as well. I definitely have to come back so I can have a look at the menu and try a few different things. I am looking forward to the spam musubi, lumpia and the loco moco! read more

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Reviewing the restaurant: Good food. One of the best coleslaws I've ever had. Mahi mahi fish n chips, garlic fries were good. Ambiance is nice. Service was okay, waitress could have been more attentive. Disappointed that they will not make any substitutions. Be sure to check their website for menu: we discovered that some Yelp menu photos are for their food cart and are not available in the restaurant. read more

Used to be our favorite spot but has slowly gone down hill. They changed their menu and it continues to get smaller and smaller, getting rid of their best items (in my opinion). When they are out of sides that come with platters they don't sub other items, you just pay the same price for less food. The mac salad used to be ON POINT, now its blah. If I hadn't been eating here for years and went here for the first time I'm sure I would enjoy it... but compared to 4 years ago, it's blah... it's just not worth the trip unfortunately. So sad :( read more

This place needs to change their name to "Haole". My family is from the islands, and we all know our staple is Rice. This place is so lazy it can't even rinse the starch off their rice before they cook. I thought it was a fluke the first time.. but time after time it remains the same - Crunchy, bitter, rubbish. The joke around our work is the "Crunchy Rice" truck. You guys are awful, shame on you for being so lazy. read more

I went here for a beer and a snack today and it was great! The wings are back on the menu and they were awesome! The A/C was on and it was very comfortable inside (99°) outside. Get here early, it was packed and I scored the last table inside. Good, food, Good beer, Good atmosphere! I'll be back soon! read more

I know Covid probably hit Kama'aina hard like a lot other businesses but the quality of food now is lacking. The choices lacking, Pretty much a food cart now in brick and mortar. Seems like they gave up on this location to pursue the other ventures the owner has going on now and they are waiting out on lease to close out this location. I hope I am completely wrong and they bounce back. Bring back the original Kama'aina. Heck forest grove isn't huge either, so this could be the reason the business how it is. read more

This is the best Hawaiian I've experienced outside of Hawaii itself! The food is always so top quality, excellent! I have tried literally the whole menu, and can honestly say, though I have my favorites, I haven't tried anything i didn't like. Their Mac salad is especially good! If you enjoy poke, they have super fresh, well balanced, amazingly delicious options! Korean chicken is my ultimate fave, and if you like a super crispy fried chicken with a sweet/ salty sauce, this is your jam. The dining experience in restaurant is also a delight, beautiful art gracing the high ceilings, a gorgeous blown glass chandelier! The staff is friendly, helpful, and so inviting. Go here, you'll be thankful you did! read more

It has been awhile since we ate here and I am glad we did. It was not too busy so we were seated as soon as we walked in. Water was brought to us and our drink order was taken as soon as we sat down. I already knew what I was ordering, the kalua pork plate. Hubby got the Aloha Pack that had 3 different options. The kalua pork was just as I remembered, delicious! The salad dressing was tasty as well. I had a bite of the chicken katsu and a coconut shrimp off hubby's plate, and with the dipping sauces that were provided... pretty dang good. I might get a side of the coconut shrimp next time, they were that good. The 3rd option in the Aloha Pack was kalua pork so it was nice to get multiple options to eat in one meal. The longboards were nice and cold and tasted great with our dinners. Tasia was very friendly and provided us with great service. Menu was smaller than I remember and there are no pictures of what the food looks like, but still has a great variety of food options to choose from. We will definitely go back for sure. read more

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The food was delicious and portion sizes huge. We each ordered a platter and had leftovers to take home. We also ordered the fries, which were a little disappointing to say the least. We had a shaved ice dessert which was massive and we could not finish it. read more

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All around amazing! Took my wife here for our first time and we loved it. Both of our dishes had great flavor and perfect texture. The service was great. They were helpful, friendly, and fast. The vibes are immaculate inside the restaurant. We will be back soon and often. Definitely recommend. Large spaces inside and outside. read more

Employees are super nice and Friendly! I love their desert! I think I had the strawberry cheesecake snow cream? The food was okay, comparing it to other Hawaiian places. I don't live fairly close I was looking forward to the deserts then the food ! But it was definitely worth the 45 minute drive from Portland. read more

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The fish poke was not thawed all the way through so that was a mood killer. Cheap pricing for $10 with choice of 3 proteins but knocked off two stars for not having the poke thawed... food overall was mediocre, the pork was good though read more

Very good food and service. I was told they closed when my wife went to the dentist next door though. The last time I went there, they were only doing takeout because of Covid. So I left and haven't been back. read more

If you're looking for REAL Hawaiian food, this place is a must try. I come here for the Laulau, Squid Lu'au and Poi. These dishes are hard to find around PDX but for some reason this little gem out in Forest Grove serves them well. read more

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Loved the authenticity of this place! The food was fantastic and their twist on the shaved ice desserts are so good, they might be my new favorite treat! The mahi mahi dish I had was super flavorful and fresh. My husband liked the yakisoba but was bummed by the small portion size. (It didn't come with rice or macaroni salad so now he knows for next time to order a side with it!) Can't wait to go back to enjoy more food and great service. read more

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