The service was great and food came out pretty fast! It is rare these days that they offer you a complimentary chip and salsa which were really good. I ordered Enchiladas plate (one chicken and one beef). The serving size was very generous. The chicken enchilada was really good but didn't care for the beef one. It was tough and under seasoned. Rice and beans are on the spot. Overall good lunch! It looks like a great local lunch spot - didn't see any tourists. read more

Luquins 454 - Chicken and Beef Enchiladas plate - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

We have been to the original Luquins over 8 years ago - which sadly burned down we were told. We were told they had two now so we picked the one we were closest to. Our server was very nice and the restaurant is very roomy with a sports bar and place to enjoy the games of the day. The chips and salsa were as I remembered- homemade and crunchy chips and fresh tasty salsa!! The carnitas flautas was well seasoned and crispy as it should be - win win! Which of course - you got it - meant the carnitas burrito was delicious and my husband loves their red sauce! The steak flautas is what brought this down to a 4. The steak was a little bland and kind of chewy. The onions were not cooked enough in my opinion but if you like raw onion then you will be fine. The beans were delicious and how we remembered them! The onions in both the flautas were too raw and we don't recall onions in the description when looking at the menu. If it's there, we apologize - but they do need to be cooked more for those of us that like cooked onions not raw. All in all so happy they are still in business and we got to enjoy some of our favorite items!! Def give them a try!! read more

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We visited Hilo a couple years ago and food was great, service was okay. My wife and I came back with some friends who were also visiting. We were all put off a bit when we arrived, we could smell marijuana and as we were getting out from our cars we saw some of the employees smoking. Not the best impression and kind of ghetto. The hostess was nice and took us to our table immediately where we were given complimentary salsa and chips. Our server Jordan was very welcoming and catered to our every need. Food was delicious and margaritas were good and very strong. We plan on coming back again. Hopefully something is done about the marijuana by then. read more

Great service from Anna! She quickly rectified a mix up in burritos. She checked on us regularly and was very pleasant. Also recommended ginger beer, was very good! Food was great, we will be back. read more

Luquins 454 - Steak nachos - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Today is July 24,2025 Thursday and it was my first time ever going to this restaurant Luquins 454 and the taco salad was very delicious and It was very good too and the waitress was very nice too. I would rate this place a 100 percents too!!! I love to go back there again!!! read more

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I've always had great service and Great food until our last two visits and they WILL BE OUR LAST TWO VISITS..., the bar service was horrendous, if you don't want to be there then stay home..., but to take your nasty attitude on the patrons is intolerable!!!!! NEVER AGAIN !!!!! read more

I always stop here for lunch when I'm doing my shopping midweek in Hilo. I love the family friendly atmosphere, the menu and the margaritas. Their food is fresh. The complementary chips and salsa are made in house, as are all of the sauces. A couple of my go to's, just some of the many options, are the shredded beef, enchiladas with green sauce, and the nachos that are big enough to share. It's a well frequented by locals. I usually sit at the bar, and Nina is always awesome, making everyone feel welcome and comfortable while mixing margs of many flavors. I have had great experiences with servers (when I don't sit at the bar, as it's also a good for meeting friends and family) and even kitchen staff seems friendly. Good food, full bar, clean restrooms, good parking, nice people, almost always open and it's near downtown. Winner, winner, go get dinner. Or lunch. Or drinks. PS They also have posted daily food and drink specials and a happy hour drink discount. read more

Literally just finished eating lunch at Luquin's 454 in Hilo and loved it! Sorry, no photos! Our server, Kathleen, was awesome, attentive, and quick, chips and salsa great, and all of our food was delicious. I had the Picado with steak, which was tasty. The accompanying beans and rice are really good, too. My friends had shredded beef tacos, taco salad, and cheese enchiladas, and they said everything was delicious. This was my first time going there. I'll definitely be back! read more

Lovin' this location! Killer long bar, great tunes, excellent service, NFL, and awesome, consistent delicious grinds! Thanks for opening at 11!!!! read more

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Nice place, has a large sitting area to enjoy your dinner etc and also have a bar to the side and another area for larger parties. The food was Mexican but flavors have adjusted to suite maybe the white people who come here. Is it 100% authentic, NO, but some of the items did taste authentic and others no. It like was a 60/40 I say for this plate but I'm not sure about other plates. It's hard to find real authentic Mexican food in Hilo if that is what you're aiming for. I'm Not surprised but would be awesome to have choices and change it up here and there. Service was very kind and respectful and quick. A1 for service and friendliness. Thanks Angelica for the suggestion and great service. read more

Friendly hostess and host. Chips and salsa were complimentary. Food was fresh and served fast, we had an early dinner late lunch. Will go again. read more

Food is great and service is fast They will start opening for Lunch @11am on February 13 2024. read more

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First off I wanna say the waitresses we had today had a very poor attitude. Far from welcoming. I mean we're paying costumers who should feel appreciated being that we're paying costumers. Isn't that what costumers service is about? To second that, I'm the person that had a problem that was shortly resolved right afterwards so I don't know why it's being brought up again. And it wasn't with a girl fyi. It was a disagreement with the bar tender which was a male. Get your facts straight if you're gonna come at me come correct. How unprofessional of you. This just goes to show that you guys were treating us with disrespect and attitude from the last situation. Another unprofessional move on your part. At the end of the day, us coming to eat there puts food on your tables. Learn how to take constructive criticism. Be professional. "Management" read more

Food is tasty and good, service is excellent and attentive! We went for lunch and loved the chips and salsa. Ordered some to go. Have returned several times to dine in and take out. read more

Bartender withe ring in her nose ,,, Laura I think was her name ,,,, totally rude and unprofessional,,,,,, wife and I were ignored for 10 minutes at bar ,,,, had to flag her down for drinks ,,,, then when I asked about ordering food to eat she acted like it wasn't her job to take order even though 3 stools down some guy ordered his lunch. Had to wait again to get our food even though I could see it in the window behind the bar ,,,, while she was out vaping in parking lot playing on her phone. Pahoa location has way better service. read more

Good Mexican food. Dishes are large and filling. Place gets packed and parking can get tricky. read more

Nice local restaurant. Food was good. Margaritas not up to par which is sad for a Mexican restaurant.

We went in at 3pm. All persons in the party need to be there to be seated. It was a full house throughout our time, with steady flow of people coming in to dine. The music that was playing over speakers was at a nice volume. Perfect enough to have conversations. Thankful for complementary chips and salsa and additional order of chips with guac. Our food took a little longer than usual. It was okay, we did not mind as we had drinks to hold us until our food came. There were a lot of people at that time, so a little wait was expected. Food was very similar to Pahoa location. Kudos for consistency. The refried beans are the best! We enjoyed our meals with nothing to take home. Finished off with a flan that was so decadent, it was a perfect way to end our meal. I enjoyed our meal and will be back again! read more

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Arrived at 5:30pm on a busy Friday night and only had to wait 25 minutes for a table for 6. We were sat down on a large enough table for all of us and our order was taken promptly. We were given 4 baskets of chips and salsa while we waited but our dinner was served shortly after. We ordered a variety of items on the menu and everyone enjoyed what they ordered. I personally ordered the steak fajitas and a margarita with a li hing mui rim and both were delicious. The staff were all very nice and attentive. I definitely recommend Luquin's if you're looking for authentic Mexican food! read more

Luquins 454 - Steak fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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I guess the TVs are just decoration. Went for lunch. Wasn't busy and bartender was friendly and got my food out very quickly. Asked if I could watch the football game but he didn't know how to find the game. He let me try but I think the remote needed batteries. No luck. No batteries. Don't have TVs if you can't change the programming. Food was great. read more

This is the spot for taco Tuesday! Holly runs a mean bar! Get the extra sauce it's fire, reco beef tacos plate chips and salsa, order a double, one life right? read more

Loved it. Will drive from Kona to eat there again! I've only gone once, had relleno and beef enchilada plate. I'm a Mexican and a good cook, the food was GREAT! Salsa, rice & beans was ALL good! read more

The fresh chips and salsa were full of flavor and were not from a can/bag. The food was delicious, portions were generous, and they had a great drink selection. They had two NA beers and had many vegetarian options. If you ask for it they have a delicious house diablo hot sauce that is delicious! The server was very kind and accommodating. They played Mexican norteño music on the TV in the room that sits back separate from the bar for a nice family environment. read more

Luquins 454 - Steak Fajitas (requested to add eggs on top, not on menu) - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Excellent food, ambience and service! This restaurant has it all in Hilo. The food was delicious. Dining room was tastefully decorated. Server provided friendly and excellent service. Can't find any or all of these in restaurants anymore. Oh, and the prices were fair too! read more

Walked in and placed our order at the front desk, it literally took one full hour to get our food while we stood at the entrance. I could see the front desk people trying to put pressure to get our order, I could tell they were uncomfortable with how long our order took. Unacceptably too long for a to go order and when we did get it. It was wrong. :/ Only star is for front door girls working hard. Thank you to the one with dark curly hair and round frame glasses. We can see you tried. UPDATE: I ended up getting sick after eating their burrito. read more

Fast service. Free chips and salsa to start. Food was delicious and prices were reasonable. read more

Luquins 454 - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Food is fantastic, my absolute favorite place to eat. We usually head down to the restaurant in Pahoa, but.... They came up our way! YAY! Service... not sure why there was anything negative said by others, these girls bust their cute little selves getting their customers served. Dealing with people can be an art form at times, and I have never had a negative moment at either restaurant. This will be a permanent stomping ground for my husband and I. Ambiance, I love the warm and welcoming feel of this place. Wonderful people, food and atmosphere, you can't ask for much more. If you want great food, a great place to enjoy it, give these guys a chance to serve you. Mahalo! read more

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We've been waiting a long time for this to open, and love Mexican food. I was excited to visit this weekend but unfortunately our visit didn't go so well. First of all, the space renovation is fantastic. Huge space, huge bar, nice appearance. We were seated immediately, so that was good. Service, however, was not. It took an hour to receive our food. I'm going to chalk that up to new opening problems, but it really was excessive. You only get one serving of chips and salsa and I refused to pay $5 per small basket for more so I had some hungry grumpy children on my hands. The food and drinks...average to not so good. House margaritas were large but very cheap mix and cheap tequila. I didn't think the salsa was great.. it was not spicy and very oniony. On my combination plate the rice and beans and enchilada were fine. The Chile relleno tasted very bad. Almost like rancid oil. The nachos and burritos were fine, nothing to write home about. We would have ordered dessert, but the servers never came and I didn't want to wait another hour. Final note: I wish they would keep the entertainment family-appropriate. They were playing extremely suggestive music videos in the middle of the day and it made my kids uncomfortable. I'm not sure Luquin's has anything to offer above other local Mexican places. It's sad, because there is a lot of room for excellence. read more

Luquins 454 - Combination plate - Mexican Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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First time here. Nice comfortable seating, very spacious. Great service. Fresh chips and salsa to the table, so good! Very satisfied with our orders and so delicious! Will probably go again. read more

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Food was good, Service was ok, Ambiance was ok music was to loud... attire of hostess and waitress's were sloppy. They dressed in exercise shorts and regular tshirts. They should have more of a Mexican colorful attire. I know this is Hawaii and everything's casual but what they were wearing were to casual. read more

Food was delicious. Conveniently located (down the street from my job). Awesome service. Wonderful wait staff.

Only complete parties will be seated, please plan accordingly. Great place for good food and a lot of laughs. read more

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The food is underwhelming for the price. The service was very good and the ambience was disruptive due to parties and loud children throughout the restaurant. Not sure I will go again but there are so few Mexican restaurants in town. read more

Food not good. Atmoshere terrible. Chile Relleno yucky. Hot and sweaty. Not going back.

Nice bar to have a drink , order your food to go. The food is actually really good. Never sat at a table to have lunch or dinner. Staff seems to have everything under control read more

the service here sucks the manager on duty camilla was sarcastic when we brought to her attention how horrible the food was and the service. she laughed as if what we were saying wasn't valid. every single worker that came up to our table had a really displeasing attitude very disappointed luquins your staff your food my nephew-ordered a well done burger hes 5 the burger was raw . it there-was a button for a negative 5 stars your restaurant would get a -10 ... read more

Love Luquins. On this friday before Cinco de Mayo we decided for lunch at 454 Luquins. We took a seat at the long bar that reminds us of the Luquin's original bar in Pahoa. Only 4 people seated at the bar, yet somehow the barkeep couldn't find the time to serve up our two dishes, we watched sitting on the cooks counter. You know what happens when a cheese enchilada sits too long under the heat lamp? We do. Cheese burns, enchilada shrinks! It doesn't do Luquin's wonderful tomato sauce any good either. No, we're too layed back and besides the barkeep appeared stressed to say anything. The beer was cold, the taco and beans, the Luquins we've come to love. I'll make one other comment, respectfully. If one is sweating while serving food or drink, maybe a sweat head band is in order. Something, please besides one's hands. Mahalo read more

Food was great but the service is horrible. Service manager Anna is the worst, she has no business interacting with people. She is very rude and unorganized. Again, food was great but the service is so bad I won't recommend or go here anymore. Save your money and got to Luquins in Puna. The owner Salvador created a great restaurant... but his service manager Anna in Hilo is destroying the his reputation. read more

Chips and Salsa is what put this place on the map!!!! other than that the food is really hit and miss more miss than hit sadly the service is really good which is what the other star was for. Keep going back for the chips and salsa needs more salt but that's just my preference. had the carnitas tacos pastor tacos and lets start wit the carnitas, cooked the right way in Manteca (pork fat) can tell by the taste but that's where it ends the meat is not seasoned AT ALL!! it is also in huge chunks should be chopped finely like the cilantro and onions.the pastor was also a huge disappointment, wayyyy to sweet and didn't have any of the Achiote flavor or color just like pineapple pork that was too greasy I had to use the restroom ASAFP when I got home. now the worst part was the tortilla it was also just RAW!! why not let it cook in some juices for 10 sec each side make the tortilla more pliable they just fell apart and I had a taco salad on my plate very sad again but if you want amazing chips and salsa and overpriced drinks this is the spot tourist should go but as for locals stay away and enjoy the chips and salsa save you wallet and toilet the trouble read more

Food is okay, but the waiting staff are not friendly or attentive at all. Kind of a bummer, brcause our party were willing to buy more drinks and dessert but were just handed the bill as soon as our plates were taken, Our first visit, waitress was not very friendly too.. read more