A review from an Asian visiting from SoCal/OC: This is for anyone but also uniquely targeted to Asians and those new to Hawaiian food. If you have been seeking to quench your longing (or curiosity) for asian flavors, this place is for you. My family ordered chicken katsu, short rib, and spam musubi. Things you take for granted that Kona nailed: rice, Mac salad, cabbage, katsu/teriyaki sauces. Katsu and short ribs were on point. My toddlers gobbled both of their musubis. My fellow Asian will have their souls relieved. The newcomer will have their taste buds awakened. Do support this business! Nothing wrong with "asian fusion" that blends the traditional with local flavors/preferences, but there's nothing like the taste of home. Thank you Kona! read more

Traveled to the Denver/Fort Collins this past weekend and we wanted something easy. Decided to get takeout here since we were staying down the road and it was less than an hr until their closing time. Clean place, got greeted by the cashier as we approached. Some diners were eating inside, so it wasn't completely dead. Food came out after 10-ish mins or so, but it was given to us by the cashier already packaged! We ordered the Hawaiian plate and the chicken/beef combo plate. We'd been to Kona Hawaiian BBQ at other cities before, so we knew what to expect. It tasted the same as the other locations -- everything was good! It even had more veggies than I remember so that was a plus! We had big pieces of broccoli and the meats were on top of steamed cabbage. It was exactly what we needed! The plates come with 2 scoops of rice and a scoop of macaroni salad. This place always hits when we visit a location! read more

Food was very good , service very helpful on what to order . Pries are way too high ! Ambiance is ok - nothing to rave about . read more

A great fast food option with large portions. You can easily get 2 meals out of one plate. The teriyaki chicken plate is $13.99. This location was very clean and the staff were nice. read more

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Coming from Hawaii I can say that Kona Hawaiian BBQ is "passable " for CO. Chicken Katsu cooked perfectly. But the sauce is like the sauce LnL Drive Inn gives you. Ketchup, sugar, and water. Not bad, but not my preference. BBQ Chicken was kinda salty. It's like when you cook with Kikoman Soy Sauce vs Aloha Shoyu. So good for CO but average for HI in terms of flavor. read more

This is the second time I have had Kona Hawaiian BBQ cater a lunch for me at a company. These folks are awesome!! The arrive on time, the food is hot, tasty and very plentiful! Such a great place to do business with! The chicken Katsu is awesome and the bbq beef is excellent too! Everything is delicious!!! The ambiance of the store when you walk in is very friendly and welcoming! I will be using these folks for catering as often as I can! Great people! read more

Love this place top 10 favorite spots in loveland such great food. Has a great options and the staff are great

Food is always good since it is the closest I can get to "local" Hawaiian plate lunches. The service is fast and the people are always friendly (Longmont and Loveland) locations. It's a fast food area so you can dine in or take out. The restaurants are always clean and inviting. I always get the chicken or fish katsu plate. read more

Great place for your Hawaiian BBQ fix, Not exactly island food but pretty darn close. I had the Hawaiian BBQ Mix. Chicken was a little dry, overcooked but beef and short ribs were fine. Decent lunch crowd and food came out quick and hot. I highly recommend you give it a try! read more

First time trying this place but it was right by where we were shopping so stopped in. I really like macaroni salad so was happy to see that on the menu....yuck. this stuff was so bland and just tasted gross. I ordered the Kona fire chicken and that was all fatty! I gave it to my husband and he gave me his teriyaki beef. That was pretty good and had no fat on it which is weird because it should have been the other way around. Will not come back read more

My spouse and I stopped at Kona on Saturday night. We'd never been but saw their sign and decided to stop in. My spouse ordered the short ribs and I got the BBQ chicken and fried white fish. I also got one of their nectars and my spouse got a fountain drink. The food was delicious! I really loved the fish. The rice, mac salad, and broccoli was really good too. My spouse also loved his meal and he enjoyed the mac salad even though he's usually not a fan. We loved their furniture and the overall vibe of the place. Hope to go back soon. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

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We loved our food! All 3 of us had what I would call high quality meat, veggies, and perfectly cooked rice. It's not fancy or meant to be, but I want meat that's not full of bits of fat, veins, unexpected bones, etc and mine was perfect. Kalua pork with great sauce in the side, (no fat bites!), delicious steamed rice, all good! Opened the box and thought just the look of everything was too notch for take out! Appearance of food impressed me, like they took the time and cared about the prep. We all felt like we had healthy, tasty dinners and leftovers. Even the little one loved it!! read more

Aloha! Fantastic food, made when you order. Super friendly staff and cool atmosphere. Will make your Tummy yell Mahalo!

Love love love this place. It's as close as to authentic Hawaiian food you will get and the staff is always so friendly. Also the food is cooked to order so always fresh! read more

This place is delicious! I ordered the BBQ Chicken and shrimp combo plate and it was very good. The food was very fresh. The plate comes with 2 scoops of rice and one scoop of macaroni. I had them switch it for me and put two scoops of macaroni and one scoop of rice. This pricing is great for what you get. There isn't much to say about service since you order from the register and pickup your own food but the person who took our order was very nice. I highly recommend this place. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Shrimp and BBQ chicken plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

Nice little lunch stop. The food was good. Mostly deep fried type choices. Some of the combo plates come with a salad and a yummy dressing. They have choices of pork, beef, chicken, fish, shrimp. The plates are served with streamed white rice. I had the Kaiua pork and katsu chicken plate with salad and rice. It was tasty. We also had a plate of Hawaiian chicken and fried shrimp. They have boba teas and other beverages. The staff were extremely nice, helpful and friendly. They also have a drive through which is nice so you can get your good to go quickly. read more

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The food here was wonderfully reminiscent of the food we had in Hawaii last winter. It's not fancy, very much a small takeout type place, but the food was wonderful. Great Hawaiian tastes. Enjoy! read more

I was impressed we all ordered 3 different plates and we all agreed they were delicious

I stopped by hoping to go to a place next door, but they had closed early. Do I see Kona had just opened, so I decided to give them a try. They were very busy but the place was still clean. It took about 5 minutes to get to the counter where the young lady working was quite helpful explaining things. I decided on the kona fire chicken and pork. It was really good. I especially liked the chicken. The rice was good, too. But the salad that came with it was meh. I'll definitely be back. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Kona fire chicken & pork - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

Definitely worth a try if u haven't had it yet or wanting something different. Every bite was delicious read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Shrimp & White Fish Combo Hawaiian BBQ Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

Decided to dine in this time, coz why not! Their Kona fire chicken is unbelievable good! I cannot stay away from it and have been my go to items to choose from. Kona plate choice of protein, serves with 2 scoops of rice and macaroni salad, along with some steamed cabbage. I have tried their beef bbq and ribs all are tasty. I may ordered their fish next time. Service are great and quick, they also have some type of rewards system if you coming here often. Plenty of seatings and casual ambience. Now go get some of this Hawaiian BBQ! read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Kona Fire Chicken ( Kona Plate) - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

I would say this is some of the most flavorful and consistent food in Northern Colorado. This is the closest I've gotten to real Hawaiian BBQ in the area. They staff are always very kind as well! read more

The food here is very good and service with a smile. The sauces are very tasty. What else do you need?

Food was good. The Galbee tasted how my mother makes it! Plenty of food in the combo and with reasonable pricing! read more

Now that's Islander food! It was my first time going and surely will not be my last time! The wontons were so stuffed and so flavorful and the ribs are fall off the bone! It feels good inside like cozy not like a fast food. The service was nice too I was greeted at the door. read more

Small dining room and a little wait, however, food portions and flavors were amazing. I can't complain for this delicious food made to order. Friendly service, clean service room and spam musubi and boba tea options as well. I ordered a Kona spicy chicken mini meal with a can of lilikoi Hawaiian sun. I usually have a big appetite, yet the mini meal was just the right amount of food for me... especially with The Mac salad had me feeling I was at a fam bbq in HI. I don't usually go out of my way to order cabbage, yet was open to ordering it as it is part of the steamed veggies that came with my plate. What a satisfying combo! My husband got the short rib plate and he enjoyed it, yet was satisfied after eating half the order... no worries, tho cause those leftovers were hittin! We look forward to trying the chicken katsu and kimchi... and so much more soon :). read more

This place was yummy. We got the teriyaki chicken plate, and we had 2 kids with us. They got the mini dinners that came with macaroni salad and rice and teriyaki chicken. Everything was very good here. The employees were friendly and it didn't take too long for our food to be ready. The chicken was perfectly cooked and the teriyaki sauce was delicious. They also had some extra out in the seating area, so you could get a dipping cup to add even more sauce. I would come here again to try something different as I'm assuming the rest of the menu is delicious too. There were a lot of people that came and picked up their food to go. So I know they are busy which is a good sign that their food is good! Try them out! read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Teriyaki plate with rice, teriyaki chicken, and a salad with some yummy dressing. - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

New place in town and first time for me second for husband. Space itself is very basic. Seating is limited with tables and stools. Almost feels like they want you to take your order home and not eat it there. Menu is standard fare for Hawaiian food. I had the terrakyi chicken dinner with 2 scoops of rice, macaroni salad, lots of chicken thighs sliced to make it easy to eat and cabbage under neath and two broccoli pieces of husband got a combo plate of BBQue beef and crispy shrimp which came with rice and a green salad. Extra sauce is available for those that need it. (I love extra sauce) It's a walk up to order and then you get a number. It didn't take that long to get our food and it was fairly busy on a Friday night. Many of the orders were to go while we decided to eat in. I would recommend and go back and keep trying various meals. If you are looking for some Hawaiian food check it out. read more

This was my first time here and I'm not that impressed. The short ribs that the staff recommended had a really good flavor but they were not very tender. For $30 (ribs, crab Rangoon and fountain drink) I really expected better. The food was really pretty looking but it just wasn't my favorite meal. I got 3 ribs which isn't a lot of meat. I should have stuck with my first choice and got the fiery chicken. I also should not have left a tip. You go order at the front just like Burger King and get your own drink and whatever else you might need. Then they call your number and you pick up your own food. Nobody did anything to warrant a tip. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Beef Kalbi Short Ribs and crab Rangoon - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

Ordered fish. Sooooooooo greasy and oily. I am not an anti seed oil propagandist but this fish and dish was swimming in oil. Absolutely not edible. Chicken was chewy also if you're able to get it out of the oil soup. read more

Friendly service, great food, fresh ingredients, lovely ambience and no issues parking. I've been there numerous times and this review is long overview! Short ribs, chicken, macaroni salad, all cooked to perfection. Great flavors and nothing is dry. Don't forget to get their boba drinks. The boba is done perfectly as well. The sweetness is just right, and texture is soft and chewy. If you have boba regularly, you know that sometimes it lacks flavor, and sometimes it's too chewy or undercooked. Highly recommend this establishment! read more

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The food was pretty run of the mill. The service was very good. I had been dying for some authentic Hawaiian mac salad, it was disappointing: basically tasted like noodles and mayo. I don't see a return visit in our future unfortunately. read more

We got the BBQ Chicken, BBQ beef, Chicken Katsu, Kona Fire Chicken and the Spam musubis. Overall everything was excellent. The fire chicken was a little more on the dry side and wasn't really spicy at all. Everything else was made to perfection and tasted amazing! Would definitely recommend. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Kona Fire Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

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I usually had to drive to L&L to get Hawaiian BBQ, so I'm glad that they now have a place in northern CO that is closer to the local food I ate growing back on the islands. Their chicken Katsu was great because they use chicken thighs, which tends to be more similar to how it's made where I grew up. I've also had the bbq chicken which was great. There are a few other "Hawaiian BBQ" around town but to me this is the best hands down. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

This was a great find in an area full of restaurants. I think it is a perfect reminder of a Hawaiian plate of Terri beef with white rice and Mac salad. Their BBQ mix plate give you a taste of everything and is good. But I am Biased to the beef plate for the portion of meat you get. Their service was very friendly and polite. They did a great job both times I went and even let me order right at closing and made me feel like it was not a problem. The seating inside was awesome and enough for big parties of 10 if you wanted to go. Love the feel of decor as well you can learn a little with their map. Will for sure be a regular stop each time in the area. read more

It's a quick service place but the food is yummy and the atmosphere is very little kid friendly which my family appreciates- we'll be back!

Place feels like your eating a home cooked meal! Everything taste fresh and hot. Musabi is great, my little toddler loves them. Way better service than the Asian Chicken that was there. Plus the music playing is a plus. Makes me feel like I am back in Cali. Eat here you wont be disappointed! read more

This place is ON POINT! It's just like the Hawaiian bbq from back home with the convenience of a drive through added! The chicken plate was wonderful- even my kids liked it (that's high praise from 2 people under 5 haha) everything we've had has been great, and there's never a long wait, always an added bonus when feeding littles. read more

Been here several times since they opened. They have great food. All the menu items I have tried have been amazing. The portion sizes are great and it's affordable. All of the employees are so nice and welcome. The restaurant is clean and inviting. I have been ordering Togo and the order is always right. I certainly recommend and will keep coming back. read more

Kona Hawaiian BBQ - Teriyaki Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Johnstown, Colorado

Food is soo good here. I do not like Mac and cheese but here the Mac and cheese is just different. The meats are always tender and tasty. Great fast food. read more