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    LezzzGoOo
    Tiff L.

    Finally! Some good Hawaiian food! Do you ever offer chefs to come home with you so that they can cook for you all the time? I had the opportunity to talk to the owners of this place and they are absolutely wonderful! Owners Joe & Nani come from working in all levels and jobs at high-end restaurants and taking that knowledge and skill into their first baby. They are starting off their very first location working out of a kitchen in the back of a bar/club called paper tiger. They were nice enough to give me a little tour. You may need to be patient with your order, everything is made to order. They don't just lump up a bunch of ingredients and microwave it or heat it up. I saw them in action and everything is cooked fresh in a tiny kitchen with a tiny staff being brand new. They currently only have a few items on their menu as they want to specialize and that they did definitely well. I was told to keep a lookout for seasonal or additional items as the future progresses. - loco moco (patty was actually tender, juicy, & extremely flavorful) 5/5 - Mac salad (just order the largest size they have, trust) 5/5 - garlic shrimp (reminds me of the favorite stops in Hawaii) 5/5 - kalua pig (holy moly, so soft and tenderized) 5/5 - Portuguese sausage (these are just any Portuguese sausage wieners, they are specifically shipped in from Hawaii, nice & big) 5/5 - garlic fried rice (make sure to get this upgrade in everything you can, to die for) I was fortunate to try majority of the menu but definitely not all. I'll have to make another 30+ mile trip just to finish off the menu and get my favorite repeats.

    damn i was only looking to ubereats some spam musubi to take to the movies, but tried their garlic shrimp plate and it's a solid 9/10 for me. never could find a place similar to giovanni's in oahu but this comes close!!! to the owner - if you guys are taking new menu requests (haha) please offer a spam musubi w/ the rice mixed with the garlic shrimp sauce!! would honestly be so amazing

    TLM Longanisa Moco
    Camay D.

    OMG if you know anything about real Hawaiian food, this place really captures all of the signature dishes and elevated them to exceed my expectations. I lived in Hawaii for a few years and to learn that the owner is originally from there really made sense of why each dish did not disappoint! We wanted to order everything but there was only 3 of us so we had to stick to just these few dishes for now. We got fries and garlic shrimp as apps and then 2 of us ordered the longanisa moco and 1 ordered the bbq chicken all with garlic fried rice and let me just tell you that not one thing wasn't full of flavor and you could just tell they really put detail into every dish. The only thing that was a little confusing was finding the place as we went during off hours of only pick up and delivery so be mindful of that. You can have some of the items with drinks after 9pm at paper tiger. You have to enter the back parking lot through western Ave & then call to grab your order. You won't regret ordering extra dishes so you can try everything!

    The Classic
    Leah S.

    Beginner's guide to The Local Moco! . They use the kitchen out of Paper Tiger, so you're going to enter the parking lot from Western Ave right before Beverly. The owners brought hawaiian comfort to Ktown. Especially with the rain it's exactly what this city needs. You can't go wrong with any of the items. TheClassic: 5/5 they're loco moco is so juicy garnished with crispy shallots. It adds a nice texture to the mix. They always cook the egg to perfection. It comes with mac and side salad. Their Mac salad is something simple but hits hard. You can order additional on the side. I'm a saucy girl, so I always order extra gravy. If you're hesitant, go with their classic. Da Kine Breakfast: 5/5 Portuguese sausage over their garlic fried rice and fried egg (& side of Mac and side salad). The saltiness from the sausage with the garlic rice gives you a perfect bite. I always order this, so I can take it to work to for breakfast. TLM Musubi: 5/5 I'm always skeptical with musubi's cause some times there's too much rice to spam ratio or the spam is overly sauced. They did their math and found the golden ratio for it. Check them out. The owners are just as amazing as the food. It's my new go to spot for Sunday's or Monday's.

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    Scott I.

    I was in the area and was in the mood for Hawaiian food and I saw this new business and decided to give it a try. I ordered The Local Moco's Loco moco is the best Loco moco I've had. The gourmet meat patty is very tasty, juicy, and the size is nice and healthy. The over easy egg was cooked to perfection, and the gravy to top it off was perfect as well. The mac salad was not too soft and not too hard, and I liked the small bits of celery and carrots in it that added some more texture to it. I upgraded the rice to the garlic fried rice option-- I definitely recommend this if you get this. I added a side of Portuguese sausage. I've had Portuguese sausage before, but this one tasted better than the ones I've got before and also the ones I've bought at the store. This must be a Hawaiian brand that we don't we don't see often on the mainland -- probably something more of what the "locals" eat in Hawaii because I've never had this before elsewhere. You can tell by the diameter of this, not the same as others. I also got a side of kalua pork, and boy, was that tasty as well! I'll definitely be back for more! Overall review: Food is on point, served in a timely manner and customer service is 100!

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    Amazing food!! The Kalua pig plate is so yummy. Was so full had to take a nap. Of course you gotta pair it with Spam Musubi for appetizer

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    Thank you! We are happy to hear you enjoyed!

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    Much love! Glad you enjoyed!

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    Thank you Lauren! Happy you enjoyed!

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    Thank you Taylor. We certainly have more to come!

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    The food here is super good! The kalua pig and the classic are my fave! The Mac salad is sooo good too.

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