Time for an update! If you're a Frrrrrrried Chicken fan like Bruddah Fran, KJ's Local GRINDZ in Kaneohe is one of da BESTEST places for dat golden crispy Frrrrrrried Chicken! Through da years I've heard numerous times about the MAAAAAAAAAAAASIVE Frrrrrrrried Chicken plate! Although the prices have gone up, and the plates have gotten a wee-bit smaller......and when I say "smaller", I mean from ridiculous, to only massive now. Lol! True, KJ's Local GRINDZ does do other items, but Frrrrrrried Chicken is my crack, and every time I come here thinking I will try something else, once I open my mouth & speak, some how only "Frrrrrrried Chicken plate", only comes out of my mouth. Lol! Anyways, KJ's has been around for a long time in the Kaneohe neighborhood. It's your typical local style eatery serving local style plate lunches. KJ's Local Grindz also sells snacks like cookies & various breads. If you're ever in the Kaneohe area, make sure you stop by KJ's for dat Frrrrrrried Chicken!!!! read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Frrrrrrried Chicken plate with (2) scoops White Rice & Corn. ($16.25 cash price). - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

If we're ever on that side of the island, this is our go-to spot to get food. Furikake chicken is a must try! It always hits the spot. Not too salty, not overly seasoned with furikake, and the pieces of chicken are pretty generous. I do recommend calling in your order ahead of time. Sometimes they don't answer (because they're busy), but it's worth the wait most times. read more

Heard about this place from this guy on IG @onlyfoods808 lol he made the furikake chicken look so bomb. So I had this on my to try list. KJ's located on Kaneohe side in Windward City shopping center, next to Genki Sushi and shaka shaka tea. Man, I didn't take no pictures, but inside looks kinda washed up. They could use some upgrades for their dine in. Reading other reviews, there was a lot of mixed reactions, so I was scared, but I gave em a chance trusting @onlyfoods808 review. On Yelp had some good reviews and bad reviews about the furikake chicken. At the counter, the girl was nice and patient. Wife wanted to order the stuffed cabbage but was out. So ended up ordering her furikake chicken and crisp Thai. I got the furikake chicken and garlic chicken combo. Got to cop one of their banana breads, and a large soda. Was thirsty. Good price. All in all came out to $40. They have this little snack area off to the side of the cashier where the banana bread was, but was pretty much empty. Drove home to nalo to eat. Couldn't wait. I must say, their garlic chicken was good. I liked the garlic chicken better than the furikake chicken. To me, the chicken was not dry. Was tender and the garlic chicken had a nice sweet flavor. All was good. Wife enjoyed her food too. The crisp Thai was almost like the garlic chicken mixed with sweet chili sauce to add a little spice to it. That was good too. Man for some reason the Pepsi was good too lol could've been that I was just thirsty but I'm so glad didn't taste dirty. U get some places where the soda get one funky taste, like dirty, like they neva clean the stuffs for a while or somethin lol I learned that from the wife lol ... sometimes, soda can taste dirty lol glad theirs wasn't. Anyway, would we come back? Yes, 10/10 recommend. Go check em out. read more

It was my first time here and the food was so good. They are known for their fried chicken. That's what I came to get. I was here about an hour before they closed and they were out. I was bummed, lol. Oh well, next time! We ended up getting two regular plates with two choices($16 each). We got the garlic chicken and stuffed cabbage for one plate. The other plate was garlic chicken and mochiko chicken. It took about 10 minutes for us to get our plates. When we picked up one of the plates, it felt lighter than the other one. We opened it up and the garlic chicken was missing. They only had the mochiko chicken in there. We informed the cashier and she told us it would take another 10 minutes for the garlic chicken. We waited for it and it wasn't a problem. It gave me time to run across the way to Shaka Shaka Tea Express to grab a drink. When we finally got settled down to eat, the food was delicious. I haven't had stuffed cabbage for a long time and it just hit the spot. The garlic chicken were huge pieces and had that sweet garlicky flavor. The plates also came with a side. We got the corn for one and the mac salad for the other. I'm not a mac salad fan, but this one was yummy. They use the long pasta and it also contained tuna. I will be back to try the fried chicken. read more

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Best place for affordable local style food in Kaneohe and locally owned. My family goes here all the time, our favorites are the mochiko chicken and fried chicken . For smaller appetites, we like to get the $5.50 fried chicken bento which comes with a fried chicken, hot dog and rice and the $6 mochiko chicken bento which comes with mochiko chicken, hot dog and rice. This place is always crowded so come early or allow time for the line. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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I was in Kaneohe to help my parents and on my way back to town, I needed to eat. I remember someone mentioning KJs, and I went to check them out. I really didn't know what to get. A woman who kinda cut in front of me, but only because I was off to the side trying to decide, said whatever I chose would be good. I decided on the chicken katsu. Me: What's the difference between the katsu and the katsu cutlet She: The cutlet has gravy. Sold! I ordered a regular with double mac salad. That was one of the things I remembered. They use spaghetti and there's also tuna. This reminds me of how my dad would make this once in a while. It was all soooooooo ONOOOOO! Though I probably should've asked for extra gravy on the cutlets and rice. I thanked the workers and then one of them said... "All the ones pictured up there are the best sellers.' Me: Then why did you let me order the cutlet? (it's not pictured) I was just kidding! But she said the fried chicken was their most popular, and for good reason. It usually sells out. So I came back for lunch and got a mini friend chicken. Well seasoned and good crispy outside! And again, that spaghetti mac! Staff was friendly! Small dining room with tables but many got food to go. You get great portions for the prices which I appreciate! Looking forward to coming back! Mahalo KJs! read more

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I just happened to be here on the windward side since i had a doctor's appointment. I heard how good their furikake chicken was so i had to try it. I also heard their fried chicken was good too. I got the best by ordering the furikake chicken and fried chicken mixed plate. It comes with the usual couple scoops of rice and Mac salad. It doesn't really come with your typical Mac salad. It's tuna spaghetti salad. Much tastier. I had high expectations so I was disappointed when I tried it. The furikake chicken was dry. It's like ordering it from an okazuya where it sits until someone buys it. Really tasty when it's freshly made. The fried chicken didn't fare much better. It was dry and the outer parts of the chicken was hard like it was overcooked. Here's the thing. It wasn't really hot. I'm guessing that the chicken has been sitting a while until someone orders it. I guess and it's only a guess and that's because everyone orders it. They keep making it to keep up with the high demand. It could also be that I just went on a bad day. Service was really good and fast. I think I only waited a couple minutes and my order was ready. It wasn't crowded as I missed the lunch hour. Lots of parking in the shopping center. Unfortunately my craving for a good furikake chicken went unfulfilled. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Furikake chicken and fried chicken. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

After the beach we stopped here since it was recommended by one of the locas,and glad we did. Tucked in a plaza is this small restaurant and they were serving up some good yummy food. Super fast service. Walk up order and we got mini plate for $11,we got fried chicken(came with 2) mac salad and rice. For a mini the portion was big. Chicken was seasoned well and so crispy,mac salad was different came in a form of spaghetti and tasted ok. I'd come back and try other food they have. read more

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When my brother asks if I want something from here, it's never a "nah". The furikake chicken is pure comfort on the crunchiest level. I like their way of Mac salad - noodle style with canned tuna. They know what they're doing. I will update my review with photos next time... I never remember to take one because as soon as I open my takeout box, I don't think of anything else and I attack. The fried chicken itself is a definite must and if you see that block of banana bread within arm's reach, and you're asking yourself, "Should I...?" Answer is always, "yah". read more

Enjoying the old school grindz. This time, a decades old, family run plate lunch spot that specializes in fried chicken. First, like start one fight. KJ's bone in fried chicken thighs is better than Ray's. Freshly fried, crisp crackling skin, well seasoned, extremely moist inside. The moisture and seasoning all the way through implies brining before being dredged in flour and deep fried. The boneless furikake chicken is as good as everyone says. Not as moist inside but the dip in dark sweet soy makes up for it. The generous dusting of furikake does put the sodium over the top. Get plenty rice and tuna spaghetti salad to tone it down. Leftover chicken makes a great salad topping. Slight miss, the roast pork. Oddly under seasoned, extremely fatty and swimming in a broken gravy. $11 for choke pork, no complaints. Take it home, wash it off, sauté and re-season, squeeze on some ketchup for gravy, pau. Tip: check out their counter for fresh baked banana bread, house made okoshi and other snacks. Inexpensive. A giant fried chicken thigh, hotdog and scoop of rice for $5? Regular, massive, need rubber band to hold it closed, plates, $15. Family owned and run for decades and still going strong. Props. read more

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Ordered the two-choice mochiko chicken and their infamous fried chicken plate to share with my kid, and everything came out hot and fresh. My friends got the roast pork and garlic chicken plates, and I was able to sample both which were pretty good and flavorful! There are only about three areas of tables that were bunched up together for dining in, but you can separate them if needed so smaller groups can still sit and enjoy their meal. They also have a self-serve soda fountain and a bunch of goodies and homemade snacks for purchase, which was a nice touch. I only noticed afterward that if you pay with cash, you get an additional discount 3% off your bill. That's something good to know for next time! read more

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The furikake chicken was great, I recommend getting a sauce with it if available but a solid choice overall!

On the way to the beach and was craving fried chicken so decided to swing by KJ's. The line was out the door! Did they blow up on social media or something? Idk, but It took forever to get our food and they ran out of rice right after I ordered (additional 20 min wait for the rice to finish cooking). Got the furikake chicken - flavor is really good but after a couple bites it was too sweet. The spaghetti mac salad really helped balance the flavors. I also got fried chicken - two thighs, the seasoning was tasty and it was fresh. They used to give way more chicken but it was kinda too much, this is a good portion now. Anywho if you love fried chicken it's worth checking out if you are in the area. read more

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It wasn't a great experience to be honest. I frequently here a lot. First time in item was forgotten in the order which really didn't bother me but what made it worse is not answering the phone. How much sales are missed? Maybe add a 2nd phone since there's 3 workers clustered together. The guy didn't bother to check the plates nor the writing on the plates taken by the bleached hair girl. As for quality goes, it gets a 5 out 10. Half of my chicken isn't edible. If its so busy why wouldn't more chicken be made and the old ones should be thrown away. The shoyu chicken gets a 6 out of 10. Very touch meat. The glaze is nice. Today was an off day. We are still going to patronize this place. I hope they do better next time. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - 16.00 for 2 pieces of fried chicken and 1 piece of katsu. That is chicken jerky. Beyond cooked, easily 10 minutes over. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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The best Fried chicken. Crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside. You get four nice thighs , spaghetti mac salad & white rice with your order! So good!!! Thank you Krissy U for your excellent customer service! Love the garlic chicken too! read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Four beautiful good size meaty thighs, two scoops white rice & spaghetti style Mac salad! Da Best fried chicken! - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

They really NEVER answer the phones. SMH. Maybe if they did we could give them 2 stars read more

stopped by on the way to our annual camp. picked up foods for us and friends. Wanted fish so asked for mahi. She said we're out of mahi, we only have it sauteed. Pretty sure mahi is still mahi regardless of how you cook it. I wanted sauteed so that worked out...I think you have to eat it fresh tho. It was so dry and overcooked by the time we got to camp...sauce tasty but fish inedible. Also got a mini bento A so could share everything with baby. We ate some of that. Hubs liked his furikake/FC mix, but said next time no furikake. He just likes the FC way better. Friends got cheeseburger, and chicken plates and bentos...everyone happy. Got fries for the road trip...that was a good move on my part. YUM. Skinny fries cooked perfectly. What gets me every time are all those goodies in front. I used restraint and but had to get butter mochi cuz was the corner piece. Yum. read more

Delicious food and fast service! This was my second time grabbing a large Group order at KJ's and it was great!

My husband really wanted to try this place so we stopped by for a late lunch. The staff were really nice and patient with us as we looked through the menu and decided what we wanted to eat. My husband decided to get the garlic chicken with all rice and I ended up getting a cheeseburger with french fries since they were out of mochiko chicken and roast pork; my two choices lol. We didn't have to wait long for our food and everything came out nice and hot. If you love the taste of a sweeter garlicky sauce, you'll love this plate. My husband and I love garlic but the sauce was a little too sweet for our liking. The cheeseburger was okay, and the French fries were nice and crispy but I prefer thick fries.. these were really thin. All in all, this place had great service and pretty good food. I'd consider coming back to try the roast pork or mochiko chicken if I'm in the area. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Garlic chicken all rice - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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We've been ordering KJ's furikake chicken for over 20 years and it's still as delicious and addictive as it was when we first ordered it. We recently started adding fried chicken to our order & that is also super good. The only bad thing is they are always busy so they can't always answer their phone but they are always nice and helpful when they do. read more

Had this KJ's bento for a work event. I heard it's only $5.25. Included a piece of chicken, scoop of rice, and a hot dog. Definitely a good deal! Was really filling. Chicken was crispy and juicy. Hotdog was cooked well. I would get this again as it's great value for the price! read more

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They never answer the phone so no I don't recommend. Good luck on placing a pickup order. read more

Sooo this might seem a little crazy but this was my first time here and I've been told mine times that this spot has some ono chicken and I'm really surprised that it took me this long to try this place. The place is kind of small they have tables but not a lot but if you share you can find a seat next to someone. We were lucky enough to get a spot on a table so we ate in. I got the regular garlic chicken plate with Mac salad bruh I got to say this plate was big and had a lot of chicken. I couldn't even finish the plate and trust me I usually I'm able to. Definitely can't wait to go back and try the other chickens they have on their menu. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Garlic chicken plate lunch - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Best furikake chicken ever!! Mochiko chicken is pretty tasty here too. They give generous portioning too. Love this place so much it's where I go when I'm down windward side. This hits the spot on chicken cravings. read more

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Randomly tried this place out as we stopped by Foodland in the same shopping center. Surprisingly even my son said this was the best meal of our trip! We enjoyed it. read more

I love this place. Whenever I'm on the windward side I'll stop in and grab a fried chicken plate before heading back home over the mountain. Today I wanted to try different things so I decided to get a couple combo plates. Hamburger steak with fried chicken and hamburger steak with furikake chicken because the garlic chicken was sold out. I've read that the furikake chicken was one of the most popular plates. Let me just start by saying this, we do not share hamburger steak plate in this house because I would feel bad if I had more than 2 bites. That being said, you could actually share a hamburger steak combo! The burger needed salt but the quality was there! It is one thick hamburger patty of solid meat/protein! It's not a bread burger! The fried chicken is always fried to perfection. It's crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The furikake was yummy. I can understand the hype. It's not something I can get everywhere. I would highly recommend eating here. The prices are very affordable. You could even share 1 plate. Just cook rice at home and ask for double Mac salad. It's definitely enough to feed 2 people. Each person would have a Mac salad, half a burger and 1 pc of chicken. Every piece of protein is big! I say this because I could only eat half of my plate and I don't do small portions. well ok. Maybe it could feed a Mom and child but not a hungry Dad. read more

Who? KJ's. What? Furikake chicken plate. Why? Because it's mad good! Good service. Ono food/ chicken. Affordable prices. Selection of grab and go snacks (banana bread, butter mochi, candies). Check em out! read more

One of the favorite Kaneohe spots for most people. Been here a few times and finally doing a review haha. The order: Son son. Mini bento with furikake chicken and hot dog. Based on results son son ate almost all his chicken, so safe to say it was a hit. Great crunch and flavor. Daddy. Pork adobo gravy on the rice. I was excited for it as it was the gravyish type sauce. It was good but it had a different sweet almost tangy maybe a bit spice flavor. So I was undecided if I love it or it's ok haha. I did eat it all though haha. The Mac salad reminds me of my old school grandma style with tuna in it. So that was good as reminded me of her. Our food came out quick and eating in the cooo ac was nice in a hot day. They are known also for their huge 5 piece fried chicken plate, Furikake chicken and garlic chicken. Will pop in again from time to time when I am on this side. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - $5 Mini Bento - Furikake Chicken and Hot Dog - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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My wife picked up chicken today from KJ's. She tried calling but they don't answer. It seems they never answer their phone. I was there once and the kids behind the counter was talking then the phone started ringing. No one picked it up, not good. Hard to find good help now a days. Strike One... We ordered three plates, one with corn and two with Mac salad. They gave us two with corn and one with Mac salad. Before there was an elderly woman who would check the order then check to see if the order was right. Not no more. Strike two... The food is still good but I wish they would answer their phone and be more aware of the orders being right. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Mini Furikake Chicken plate - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

This place has some of the worst customer service I have ever seen, they treat you like a total nuisance, and the place has definitely gone down hill fast, the food you get is like the old pictures on Yelp, would not recommend this place at all read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Where's the rest? - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Can't believe I've never been here before! Got their furikake chicken and garlic chicken plus butter mochi. Sooo good! read more

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The food will always be good. However, when you try to call for over 20 minutes to place a pick up order and no one answers, it's quite disappointing. Once we actually got there were 3 young kids just standing around doing nothing. Even when addressing them regarding the phone issue we just got a "oh sorry" and a bit of attitude along with it. I don't know what's going on with this place but it's customer service is going down hill fast, sad. read more

One of the best fried chickens & furikake chickens around .. All plates loaded and Ono good.. Tuna mac top tier or you can go with corn as well read more

KFC is usually Korean Fried Chicken or Kentucky Fried Chicken but not in Kaneohe, it's for KJ's Fried Chicken. KJ's Local Grindz is a staple in Kaneohe located inside the Windward City Shopping Center. They have been there forever and specialize in fried chicken. Of course, they also offer other local favorites but you have to try their fried chicken. It's not often that I'm in Kaneohe so when I'm there and have time to stop by, it's a nice treat. I feel like it was better back in the day but I could be old and senile. They make everything to order so phone orders are recommended if you're on a time crunch because they are popular and busy! I usually get their two choice entree and rotate between their Furikake Chicken, Garlic Chicken and Mochiko Chicken. The plate comes with two scoops of rice and a side of your choice. I usually get it to go and the chicken is still crispy about 45 minutes to an hour after I leave and can eat it. It's even better when you eat it there. They can accommodate small to medium size parties but you could connect a few tables if you have a large group. Friendly customer service and very affordable food that's good. Must go to spot in Kaneohe for fired chicken. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Two Choice Entree (Mochiko and Garlic) - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Rarely drive to the Windward side. Heard about this place from a friend that said KJ's is known for the Fried Chicken AND they give a lot so decided to give it a try. We ordered the Fried Chicken plate and Garlic Chicken plate. Brought it home and opened up the containers...my friend wasn't kidding! One container had 4 large pieces of Fried Chicken and the other had 5 long pieces of Garlic Chicken...wow! My husband and I aren't big eaters so this fed us for 3 meals each. Both chickens were really tasty and would order this again. Looking over the menu, can't wait to go back to try all the other items. Bring CASH if you don't want to pay 3% fee for debit and credit card transaction. This place is located in the Windward City Shopping Center and there's a lot of parking. read more

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It was amazing as always. I again had the Furkaki and my son had his burger with a spam musubi this time. My husband had coconut shrimp which was exceptional, but they are always running out of stuff. We were there at 11:30 and they were out of 4 things and we ate it there and they ran out of something else. Service took a little bit but manageable. By golly, I will keep coming back til I get my Machiko and/or Garlic chicken. Maybe, I need 10 am reservations to get those items checked off my bucket list. read more

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Great plate lunch spot. Plates are huge and mini plates are always the way to go. Chicken is always hot and crispy. Always super busy so be willing to wait a little during busy hours. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Mini Fried Chicken Plate - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Pretty tasty, reasonable prices. Garlic chicken was a little dry and sauce a tad too sweet. Furikake chicken was better. Average Mac noddle side and two scoops of rice. read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Garlic chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Food was delicious & Staff was friendly!!! The inside was clean and simple. I will most definitely return for more of their delicious Furuikake Chicken!!! read more

Was skeptical to give KJ's a try again after all these years, as I heard the quality went down. Tried to call and place a phone order, but I don't think they take phone orders. I went around 12:00pm on a Saturday and there was a line of people waiting to order and people eating inside as well. There's only a few small tables inside, so I would recommend taking your food to go & eating somewhere nearby. The food was still good in my opinion! I would recommend the furikake chicken & the fried chicken. Both were just as good as I remembered. Will be back again if I'm ever in Kaneohe! read more

KJ's Local Grindz - Furikake Chicken & fried chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii