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    Moana Hawaiian BBQ

    4.4 (156 reviews)
    ModerateHawaiian, Barbeque
    Closed 10:30 am - 8:30 pm

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    Chicken katsu with delicious Curry on the side, with macaroni salad and vegetables. I'm not a chicken katsu connoisseur, but I loved this.
    Harvey W.

    Got their chicken katsu with curry. So good! It's really a to go place so can't speak much for the ambiance, but food was delicious. So much! Service was excellent.

    Alicia A.

    Stopped by to pick up some food for the kids. Prices are very reasonable. Had the chicken katsu, decent size order. Also ordered chicken musubi and lumpia. Chicken musubi needed more seasoning but otherwise fairly decent size.

    Aloha BBQ Combo(鸡牛骨)- All Mac Salad
    Terri M.

    I came in Thanksgiving afternoon to order the LauLau plate and the Aloha BBQ plate with 2 scoop mac and let me tell you how much my bf and I enjoyed the freshness and solid portion size. Take a look- J wished the LauLau came with the butter fish an a lil more pork. Was so awesome with the cabbage and broccoli as sides.

    8/23/25 FYI. Aloha Bbq Combo
    Lee D.

    We are regular customers! Quality/Quantity - Today we got the following: Aloha BBQ Combo - BBQ beef & chicken with kalbi short rib. All was so good and as usual, with generous quantities. If you are following, I have been on a HUGE salad and fruit diet thanks to my guests; so I made sure that I am proteining up until I visit her again tomorrow. Lau Lau - My daughter's favorite. And I learned that I was NOT supposed to take off the leaves of the Lau Lau, lol. See pictures. I wasted some of her meal by helping... Again, a generous quantity. Simple menu done well! Atmosphere - Small local business. Indoor seating, but again the majority of the customers take to go. Small parking lot, but still never an issue getting a space. Service - 5 stars as usual. Price - $30 ish. My daughter said she paid (with my credit card). Sorry, I can not remember as I had too much wine at the members' event today... Owner Comment - Congrats on your 3 years of success, and at your newest location in Vallejo! We frequent your other location also.

    Chicken Katsu(炸鸡)
    Anna M.

    I love Moana!! Best Hawaiian food around! Great quality chicken, huge servings, and it's always so fresh!!

    Loco Moco
    Sheryl T.

    We found this place on Yelp and it did not disappoint! We ordered: -Laulau: this came with rice, mac salad, some cabbage and the steaming hot laulau. This was juicy and flavorful. -Loco Moco with extra gravy: this was so filling! The entire plate was covered with rice. Then on top there was a scoop of mac salad, a large piece of broccoli, 2 meat patties, 2 over easy eggs, and gravy. This was so good and fresh. This definitely hit the spot. Tips: - Smallish parking lot, but probably enough for this plaza - there are 3 tables to sit in at the restaurant - Looks like they do catering as well! We really liked this place for their friendly staff, good food, and clean restaurant. We'll definitely be back if we are in the area!

    Cin-Yee S.

    Fresh and hot, these rice plates are a great value in San Leandro. Ordered a chicken katsu and the box was packed. Tiny lot, so might be easier to go during off times.

    Chicken Combo
    David F.

    I've ate at a lot of Hawaiian BBQ spots and this is one of the better ones. I got the chicken combo with two Mac and one rice. The bbq chicken was really good and the katsu was huge! Cooked perfectly and nicely breaded. I didn't really care for the mac though. It wasn't bad I just didn't like this version of it. The katsu sauce was pretty good too. The portions they give you are crazy big!

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    Doc Ev E.

    4.3 for this type of venue. The aloha bbq combo beef--bulgogi and rib beef was excellent.'chicken was standard. Macaroni part we preferred the ono Hawaiian one. Like ono huge portion so wife and I split one. Got malasada the fried bread w sugar as dessert which was very Yummie that topped it off

    Aloha Bbq Combo//
    Ethan N.

    *3.5* Was craving a Hawaiian plate dinner and stumbled upon Moana Hawaiian BBQ during my short meal break. Boxes stacked haphazardly throughout the dining area and the laid-back attitude of the employees give it a homey, small-business feel. They have a walk-up order system that got my food out fairly quickly an hour before closing. My $17ish Aloha combination plate (sub 1 scoop of rice for mac) featured 2 pieces of fairly stringy short rib, mediocrely seasoned beef, and a large amount of surprisingly tender and juicy chicken all served with some broccoli and steamed cabbage. The mac salad was a tad above average but didn't do much to redeem the overall quality. To be honest, I'd prefer the Hawaiian BBQ I've had at some of the larger chains to the meal I had this night in terms of both portion size and quality. At a similar price point, I don't think I'd return unless it was out of necessity.

    Trinh P.

    Huge portions!!!! Chicken Katsu was delicious! Very well seasoned, very crispy and not oily at all. Comes with two scoops of rice, a scoop of Mac salad and veggies cabbage and broccoli. With a small portion of katsu sauce Also got an order of spam masubi which came in two pieces which we didn't love. Tons of rice- thin slice spam and not a ton of teriyaki sauce so it was kinda dry. Total was only $21! Additional sauce is 0.65 I think. We called in and food was ready when we arrived. Parking in a small lot. Indoor seating. Love the Hawaiian drink options! Nice staff. We would be back!

    Chicken Katsu and Beef short rib
    Paul S.

    The chicken Katsu's portion was LARGE, there were more chicken than rice. I got delivery and the chicken Katsu was still warm and crispy. They were careful in the order and read my delivery order notes for extra sauce. Would absolutely come back here!

    Alan S.

    Big party family style plates think of a Hawaiian buffet that you wanna treat your family too and I would say come to Moana Hawaiian barbecue because that is where you will find a bounty of flavor. This place does not hold back on the And I would say the chicken was delicious because it wasn't just the unwanted parts, but you got good parts of the chicken that we're both in the Katsu and in the grilled. Now the Star of the different plates was the fried fish that I would say it's worth getting. They have a variety of sauces and the sides of rice and Mac really just fit well with the whole. Service was great and quick you can call in to order we did that for our family type get together with friends and it was just a wonderful and easy way to feed a bunch of people.

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    Great delicious food! Large portions. Friendly staff. Guadalupe was so helpful and friendly.

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    Moana's food never disappoints! Great flavor portions and price :) I always get extra katsu sauce

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