Mayita's Grill

I'm flight crew and haven't been to this island for 8mos…read more Vincent @ the Pit Stop totally remembered me which always makes a person feel good. He's so friendly to everyone & he's done a nice job with the tables and umbrellas out back. The smash burger here is the BEST! It's juicy and so flavorful. I don't know how he crisps the cheese but that's what makes this the best burger ever! Oh how I've missed them both. PS: he has hand wipes on the table the burger is so juicy!

Amazing hamburgers and i highly reccomend the fries. overall a 10000/10. I highly recommend to…read moreanyone in the area and support the service and the food most importantly.

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Big Island Cheese Burger

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Big Island Cheese Burger

Waikiki Garlic Shack

4.5(143 reviews)

I was looking for a quick hot lunch (3 days of eating poke will do that to ya) and this popped up…read moreon Yelp so I wandered over. It's in an area with a few other food stalls and I didn't know what to expect but I'm so glad I tried it. I ordered the angry shrimp plate and the 6pc coconut shrimp a la carte ($13.95). The coconut shrimp is outta this world. Coated with breading with flakes of coconut, the crispy, crunchy exterior is so satisfying to bite into and unveils the juicy shrimp underneath. I loved the sauces it came with too -- it paired so well with the shrimp. The angry shrimp plate comes with two scoops of furikake rice and a small side salad. Whatever is in the salad dressing is seriously addictive and the angry shrimp is wonderful when paired with the rice. The sauce made me want two more scoops of white rice. I preferred my beloved coconut shrimp more but all in all these were excellent dishes. I might need to get this again and that's high praise considering the abundance of good food in Oahu.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!! Disrespectful service & completely unacceptable behavior!!…read more My boyfriend and I placed two separate orders for a total of 4 platters and 2 drinks. During my boyfriend's transaction, he didn't realize it was cashless, and the employee, Mitchel T, repeatedly pressured him to put his cash in the tip jar - mentioning things like a ski trip and family to convince him to hand the cash over as tip. It quickly became uncomfortable. When picking up our first order (2 platters, 2 drinks), the same employee asked if I could carry everything. I said I'd try, but instead of giving me the drinks, he handed me only the 2 platters and angrily sighed before setting the drinks back down. As I went back for the drinks, he instead handed me the remaining two platters. I turn to set those down and while doing so I guess he thought now I would be able to handle carrying 2 platters and 2 drinks. Because I didn't grab the drinks this second go around, the worker called me a "F***ING IDIOT." When I said, "that's rude," he doubled down - telling another customer I was an idiot because he was "busy" (there was only one person in line). My boyfriend calmly tried to address it, but the employee refused, completely ignored him, and continued glaring at us as we left. Other customers also expressed how rudely treated they were at this location. We spent nearly $100 to be treated with hostility. Completely unacceptable.

Food truck "court" including the angry shrimp!

#1 Angry Shrimp

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Miso butterfish with braised mushroom and onion sauce, arugula, and rice

Thai Tacos

4.6(103 reviews)

Locally owned & operated

Outdoor seating

The Thai Taco stand was one of my favorite spots I tried in Waikiki last year, so I was super…read moreexcited to come back. The pork katsu and beef plate are incredible and different in the best way. If you have a chance to check them out, I definitely wouldn't miss the opportunity. Great people producing a great product. Thank you again for the hospitality!! - Joey Food 10/10 Service 10/10

A permanent food truck located in the Waikiki area. A fusion…read moremix of thai and mexican...all I know is they had vegan tacos.... I got an order of Spring Rolls and the Tofu Tacos.... Overall nothing special about either one.... The Tofu tacos were basically standard tofu wedges put inside tortillas with some peanut sauce....nothing special about it but i guess it just gives an option for those who don't eat meat....but wouldn't get that again was pretty plain overall....

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Thai beef over rice

Five Star Poke

4.4(253 reviews)

Ordered the #4 Spicy Mayo Ahi with the sauce and garlic on the side absolutely amazing. The heat…read morelevel is spot on, just a bit spicier than traditional, which I personally loved. The flavors taste fresh and well-balanced, and you can tell they put care into the preparation. Highly recommend this spot as a great backup if the line at Maguro Bros is too long you still get a solid local-style poke experience without the wait. Definitely coming back!

This food-truck style business is a quick and convenient way to get poke while you're on a walk in…read morethe area! There are other similar businesses all set up in this space and it seems like a great place to hang out with your friends or meet new people! My friend and I ended up having a conversation with another tourist who is from Australia. The sweet yuzu glaze salmon was a bit fishy tasting but the yuzu flavour was really nice. The original garlic shoyu ahi was less unique in terms of taste but the fish seemed fresher. I think I would give this place a 3.5/5!

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Sam's Kitchen

4.0(1.4k reviews)

1.3 mi•Waikiki

We stumbled upon this restaurant a few visits ago and now we make a point to stop by every time we…read moreare in Waikiki. It is truly the freshest and most delicious shrimp dish we have had here and we honestly cannot believe this place is not packed all the time. The outdoor seating area is so cool with a pool, beautiful lighting and tons of plants that make it feel like a little oasis. It is a great spot for larger groups and very kid friendly. Definitely grab some wine or beer and enjoy dinner here because the prices are incredible for the quality. On top of all that the staff are so personable and welcoming. We just love this place and highly recommend it.

Hawaiian garlic shrimp is a iconic local dish, not technically traditional Hawaiian food, featuring…read moreshell-on shrimp tossed in a pungent garlic-butter sauce, heavily popularized by North Shore, Oahu food trucks since the mid-1970s. With the recent flood happening at the end of March, and our trip being in early April, going to North Shore wasn't advised. While we have some great Hawaiian garlic shrimp spots in Arizona, we had to at least try to get some garlic shrimp while on Oahu. We gave this place a try just because we were already in the building. It wasn't a choice we made prior because honestly, I would have suggested trying a more well-known spot like two miles away, haha! We shared a $14 Shrimp with Original Garlic sauce on it and made it a combo with rice, a scoop of potato mac salad, and regular salad, $14 + $6. Sam's Kitchen was okay. I would have loved to have the shell-on but this place does not offer shell-on shrimp. Still, they make a decent garlic shrimp.

View of the pool from our table.

Orig garlic shrmp & tery-garlic steak

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Glass of wine

O'sun Grill

4.4(22 reviews)

very welcoming , food is fresh and very delicious worth every penny, would recommend to anyone…read more 10/10 flavor and in a very comfortable spot

Delicious!! I was walking around my hotel in Oahu and…read morestumbled onto this place! Its just a small truck on a side street with Big flavors!! Service was very nice and food did not take too long. I was just looking for a snack and got some of the Butter Garlic Chicken wings.. So Gooodd!! Definitely a must try! JB approved!!

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Blue Ocean Seafood & Steak

3.6(739 reviews)

I have eaten here twice now on my vacation. The calamari…read morefried rice was very good. 15$ 9.5/10 taste 9/10 bang for buck the chicken tacos were alright 14$ 6.7/10 taste 2/10 bang for buck the chicken and waffles was tasty! $15 taste 8/10 value 6.5/10 the staff was very nice and nice seating area

We've passed by a few times and seen the large menu display on the sidewalk and folks lined up, so…read morewe tried it for the first time. Expect plate lunch and surprisingly quick pickups! quality of ingredients is what I took stars off for. might be just costco food and sauces. But you can't argue for prices in waikiki!!!

Menus outside on the food truck

Gelatinous pile of soupy rice

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Storefront

Chee Hoo BBQ

3.6(81 reviews)

1.1 mi•Waikiki

This was my first time. I like that they offer 3 sides with your meat. I had the baked beans,…read morecoleslaw and potato salad. All three were very tasty. Not your standard sides. I would just order the sides that is how good they were. I ordered the ribs. It came with 4 ribs. The sauce was really good and the ribs were meaty but not fall off the bone tender. I suggest sturdier utensils as my fork broke on the first rib. I also suggest offering extra sauce (for a fee) and provide a hand wipe for after dinner. I would also like to see a brisket Sammy. I certainly be back. The staff were friendly yet slow to acknowledge us waiting. It is located in the food court and finding a table can be a challenge in peak eating times.

They're located in Kuhio's food hall. This place was popping at 8PM on a Saturday night…read more I ordered the Chee Hoo combo which came with beef brisket, baby back ribs, smoked sausage, and short ribs. It was ~$30 and easily shareable with 2-3 people. Everything tasted great and I loved the smokey flavor and bbq sauce. Beef brisket and short rib were kinda tough and chewy. It came with three sides so I got cole slaw, potato salad, and Mac and cheese. Cole slaw and Mac and cheese were solid; Potato salad was just alright. They also gave one warm bun too. The reason I gave 3 stars was because service was extremely slow. It seemed like they were short staff and had one person at the cash register AND getting the food. He would take a few orders, and then grab the food. When I arrived, he was grabbing food for multiple folks so then I stood there waiting like 15 just to place my order. Then when he restarted and took my order, he took like 5 more orders before grabbing the food so then I waited even longer for another 15 min. That's 30 min of waiting! Also he wasn't serving food in the order that orders were received so it felt actually felt even longer. There needs to be a better system! Surprisingly he did a employee discount on my order. Not sure if it's because it was close to closing time. Btw they charge extra if you order to-go because of the supplies for packaging. I think food is alright but wouldn't return and wait that long for bbq.

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Kalbi Shortrib Plate with beans, mac & cheese, and cole slaw.

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This is the sign inside the International Shopping area.

Musubi Cafe Iyasume

4.5(5.4k reviews)

1.3 mi•Waikiki

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Having that high rating with over 1500 reviews was certainly intriguing. We're lucky we stayed…read moresuper close and bumped into this Musubi cafe. It's busy since relatively early in the day but ordering process was seamless and they got the order pretty quick. Your number would be called when everything's ready. Their menu was rich that you had tons to pick from. Price was decent for the size as well. Our picks were the salmon ikura and spam shrimp avocado. Both were so good and our highlight would certainly be how they nailed the sauce.

Such a cute cafe! It's very affordable and mainly eat grab and go musubis for snack or breakfast…read more There's plenty of musubi types and they all range from $3-6. My favorites are the avocado/eel-egg and inari (bean curd)-egg Musubi. The teriyaki and black pepper musubis are also delicious. I love that it's made to order so everything you get is fresh and hot! I recommend going in evening because it's less busy. I tried coming back the next morning and the line was out the door. They have a cute speaker system to call out your order number lol. Everyone is so friendly here. I wished I visited this place a lot sooner! It was conveniently located from my hotel and the beach, ~10 min walk.

Inside the shop

Teriyaki Spam & Rice with Hawaiian drink

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Black pepper spam musubi and inari-egg spam musubi

Waikiki Chicken In Paradise

4.6(18 reviews)

Nothing against Waikiki Chicken in Paradise, but I'm not going to lie - I had no idea the mini food…read moretruck park they're located in even existed, let alone had them on my list of bookmarks. However, after having to abandon our original dinner plans, we were no less intrigued after randomly stumbling across this place. While they may not have been our first choice for dinner, coming here was far more appealing than eating fast food or at the nearby IHOP! Although seeing so many folks at this mini food truck park may have been what caught our attention, it was the boxes of fried chicken on nearly every table that swayed us to try Waikiki Chicken in Paradise in particular. After skimming the menu, it wasn't hard to see why they were such a popular choice - everything on it sounded great. Granted, that's not overly difficult when there are only eight items to choose from, but tough to argue with the likes of fried chicken loco moco, fried chicken curry rice, fried chicken sandwiches, chicken & croffle, and fish & chips! Since we saw how big the portion were and didn't want anything too heavy (read: sadly, no loco moco or Japanese curry), we opted to split a FRIED CHICKEN RICE PLATE ($16.95) which came with a Fried Chicken Cutlet over White Rice with Mac Salad & Green Salad. Funny enough, despite already having a sense of how much food they give, I was still surprised by the generous portion size. As for how it all tasted, this was great. The breading on the chicken reminded me of Popeye's (though, without the spice), the batter was crispy, and the chicken itself was rather moist. As for the sides, the mac salad was pretty good, but the salad was a little heavy on dressing. If there was one thing I could change about our order, I think I'd want to see how it would taste with a sauce or glaze. At the very least, I'd definitely go with a different dipping sauce, like their Pineapple Ginger, Lilikoi Mayo, or Guava BBQ, as the Honey Mustard we went with tasted a bit generic. Of course, we could've solved both problems if we had gone with the Fried Chicken Loco Moco or Fried Chicken Curry Rice instead! I guess I'll just have to wait until the next time I'm in Waikiki!

We got the Fried Chicken Meal and it was pretty solid! the chicken was so crispy and wasn't dry at…read moreall! fries were great and the mac salad was solid. the service was good, they were super nice and patient. this place is tucked in with a couple other food trucks/stalls and it's in such a cute area! there's seats and tables outside and it feels lively especially at night! definitely a place to check out if you're craving a somewhat filling meal!