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    New Queen Barbeque

    4.0 (209 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    NEW QUEEN BARBEQUE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Dated: May 2026
    Shari T.

    I always would walk by but never stopped to try. Was craving chicken katsu, so called in an order. Had a wee bit of a hard time communicating with the person on the phone but was all good in the end. Generous portions, good fry and taste. Forgot to take a photo of the dish but I am posting this review because I wanted to share their menu and prices cos I could only spot menus here from years ago. Hope these up to date prices help!

    Chicken Katsu w/Curry on the side chicken was little dry.
    Kathy L.

    Open early and entire menu available, from open to close. Local go-to spot for Hawaiian brunch/lunch plates. Good grinds and generous portions, even for mini plates. Friendly, family-owned, and fairly-priced. Their Kalbi ribs are the best in Kaka'ako. Looking forward to trying their garlic shrimp and pork adobo, next time.

    Mahi sandwich
    Jo Y.

    The New Queen Barbecue Restaurant offers homestyle local breakfasts and hearty local-style plate lunches of many choices. The popular breakfast combo includes bacon, spam, link sausages, Portuguese sausages, eggs and rice. The lunch plates include shrimp entrees, loco moco, beef curry or stew, hamburger steak, kalbi, pork adobo, pork chops, roast pork, kalbi, BBQ chicken, chicken katsu, shoyu chicken, orange chicken, mochiko chicken, noodles, burgers, sandwiches. The Chinese family-run restaurant offers a few Chinese dishes: gau gee, cold ginger chicken, Chinese chicken salad. There's an upcharge to sub for brown rice or fries. Owned by the Liao family, its current restaurant name was given around 2013 to differentiate another similarly-named restaurant, Queen's Chinese Restaurant, that was not affiliated to them. I've had the following: * BBQ Chicken. The chicken is juicy, tender, and flavorful. I love the charred marks which have a nice grilled flavor! * Curry/beef stew. The curries/stews have big chunks of tender beef, potatoes, and carrots that are very flavorful! The mini plates are plentiful, and the regular plates can be used for several meals! Prices are inexpensive for the generous amounts of food that you get. Staff is efficient and quick to place your order. All food is made to order to ensure that they are fresh and served hot, while waiting time average about 10 minutes or less. The restaurant interior is clean and has a few tables should you wish to eat there; however, the small interior gets busy with customers placing orders, as most orders are takeout. The walls are adorned with colorful photos of food items and menu descriptions. Hours of operation are Mon to Fri 5:00a to 2:30p, Sat 5:30a to 2:00p, Sun closed. This is one of the few restaurants that open at 5:00a that is geared toward construction and other workers in the industrial vicinity. Located at the corner of Queen and Cooke streets and next to the former Tsukenjo's Restaurant, there is no parking other than limited metered street parking. There is a loading zone around the corner that customers have used for pick-up of their orders. It's best to phone in your orders for fast pickup. If driving, if helps to have a passenger run in to pick up your order. With its extensive menu, this is a great place for last-minute meals if you're undecided as to what to eat. With the reasonable cost for delicious and generous breakfast or lunch, I'm certain that I'll be back to try other menu items. Support local!

    Hamburger steak
    Brennan H.

    Came back to get my usual order. Phone was answered quickly and food was ready within 10 min. This time I actually ordered a mini, but it looks so similar to the regular! I still had some leftovers after I was done. Overall, great service, great price, and great food. Highly recommended!

    Lyla D.

    Although we live in the Kaka'ako neighborhood and have frequently passed by the New Queen Barbeque, we've never wandered in to try it, even though there have been lines of hungry diners out the door. However, we have eaten at the other three restaurants (Yakiniku Sizzle, Niu Baguette BBQ & Noodle Soup, and Phuket Thai) within the same building complex. We've often seen lines of customers out the door and their crowded dine-in area during breakfast and lunch hours. Since I've been "holed up" this past month because I'm recovering from knee replacement surgery, I've been catching up on reading e-mails, magazine articles, and keeping up with local and international events. While reading a newsletter from Frolic Hawai'i and HONOLULU Magazine, my eyes were drawn to an article featuring their writers' favorite fried chicken finds. Of course, I quickly shared this article with my deep-fried food-loving husband, who picked New Queen Barbeque to try their Mochiko Chicken Plate. If you're lucky, you might score metered street parking along Cooke or Kawaiaha'o streets because this corner business caters to walk-in traffic or quick pre-order pick-up. Since this café is within our neighborhood, my husband and I chose to walk over. However, although I'm still within a month of TKA surgical recovery, my walking distance has been limited to 5-7 minutes every hour. I forged along with my husband, even though it took longer than 10 minutes one-way to cover the distance than usual. Once inside the café, I quickly scanned the menu and ordered the mini-garlic shrimp plate since my husband had his mind set on the mini Mochiko chicken plate. We waited a few minutes in the air-conditioned eating area while this business prepared our meals to order. We were surprised by the wrist-bending heft and regular-sized takeout packaging when we picked up our mini lunch plates. Each mini lunch plate ($11.45) had a scoop of steamed white rice, macaroni salad, and fresh shredded cabbage. The aromatic garlic shrimp plate with six perfectly cooked, lightly battered, shell-on shrimp topped with a butter sauce with copious amounts of lightly sautéed chopped garlic and scallions. My husband's crisp, fried yet moist and flavorful mochiko chicken plate was loaded as the takeout container cover seemed to pop open. Both of us were happy with the generous portions, flavors, well-executed preparations, and value of our lunch plates. We plan to return for more and appreciate the New Queen Barbeque's popularity.

    Mikey H.

    I needed lunch before heading over the Pali. I had read about New Queen somewhere, but I couldn't remember where. Street parking with meters, but honestly, does anyone even check them? I put in a few quarters, just in case. Friendly hello when I walked in. It took me a while to look over the menu and people started coming in so I had to hurry. Went with the BBQ mixed plate...kalbi, teri beef, and teri chicken. Lots of people coming in and getting food to go. Must be good! And it was! The kalbi was a little fatty, but the meat was tender. The teri beef and chicken did not disappoint. Great mac salad! At one point, I think the workers were arguing, but it was funny. Great place to come to. Reasonably priced in these trouble times. Definitely worth considering! Mahalo Queen!

    1/2026 menu
    Kanani C.

    Quick and easy place to grab food. Not as cheap as it once was. Little disappointed that you cannot substitute lup chong in the breakfast combos but other meat substitutions are okay.

    Breakfast combo 9$ sept 2025
    Jo C.

    Very convenient place to pick up breakfast for work gatherings! They open at 5am and the breakfast combo for 9$ (2 bacon, 2 eggs, rice, 2 sausage, 2 portugese sausage and spam) great deal and will leave even large guys full! Easy to work with and efficient!

    Local deluxe
    Todd M.

    Such a great deal for breakfast! Local deluxe is the way. Luncheon meat is always a winner. Cash or card.

    Breakfast Combo - underneath there's fried rice
    Lisa O.

    Happy 4th of July! Mom and I picked up breakfast from New Queen BBQ this morning. My mom got the mini breakfast bento My mom asked is this really a mini It was plentiful White rice scrambled eggs and lots of crispy bacon which she loved I got the breakfast combo I ordered mine with fried rice It came with bacon, Portuguese sausage, spam and sausage links Oh and I almost forgot about the scrambled eggs I loved the fried rice it was tasty and not bland We're both happy with what we got Parking is on the street and since it's a holiday lots of spots available Prices are reasonable for the amount of food that you get Mom said 5 stars and I agree

    Bbq chicken
    Justin H.

    New Queens has to be the top list for lunch spots in town. Food is very good and very affordable, with food cost going up all the time. Very very good service, for me it's a must phone in order for takeout they can get very busy. Very clean inside and nice set up for dine in , tables are always clean

    Luis T.

    Bbq mix plate is the amazing The best local mix around Fill ya up good.. Quick and easy

    Mini Garlic Chicken
    Gina H.

    Influenced by social media , today we tried 3 mini plates so we could try 3 different items. It worked out perfectly. Ended up with 3 scoops rice and 3 Mac salads and lots of protein. Ended up with leftover Mac and just a lil garlic chicken. If I were you and you like 2 scoops of rice just order one mini all rice. I did not think that far ahead. Hamburger steak was delicious. It did not disappoint. I believe it was homemade patties and old school scratch gravy. Fried chicken was nice and crispy. It wasn't your regular home style fried chicken it had a slight Chinese seasoning but not overwhelming. Yummy Garlic chicken this was ok but if you like it on the sweeter side, this is not for you. Portions were good and Mac salad was average. Highly recommend. Will return for more hamburger steak for sure.

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    I have been going here for the past 10 years good food and a variety depending on what you feel like eating. The breakfast is the bomb!!!

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    The garlic chicken Bomm, it stays crispy even when its cold, big portions, mac salad taste watery. But that garlic chicken fire

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    You can't beat this place for the amount of food they give and the price. The service is fast, especially when you call in an order

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    8 months ago

    Their Mochiko chicken is hands down, it is the best one in town yet. Thanks to my coworker for telling me about you guys.

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    Plate lunch done right. Nothing fancy or trendy, solid lunch for solid prices. Stoked they're still around after all these years

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    One of my favorite places great prices, great location, great people, and good food my every day stop for lunch

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