Ohana Drive Inn has an interesting take on local favorites. It pains me to leave such a low rating on a small establishment like this, but when you have so much competition in the area, you should at least try to stand out. What annoys me about places like this is when they are so dead and seem to need business, yet they don't see it as important to ANSWER THE PHONE! We called multiple times on different occasions and never ONCE got thru. When I went in to order, I asked the lady working if they changed their number. She said the phone number hasn't changed and insisted that she "always" answers the phone, yet when I walked in, she was sitting in the dining room rolling gaugee. After mentioning that I just called and didn't get thru, she then tells me, "oh ya, I heard it ringing in the back." --- uhh. Okay?.. So, to me, that means you don't always pick up the phone. She didn't seem pleased with my inquiry. No, "thank you" or anything after I paid and even after I grabbed my food that was ready. No eye contact. Nada. Allllllrighty then!... lol Onto the food... With zero bias after receiving that interaction, I can honestly say that I didn't miss out on anything all those other times they didn't answer their phone. The food was waaaaay too sweet for my liking, and umm.. the beef stew? It was made with sliced beef type of cut, rather than chunks. Quite odd, but all-in-all, the "beef stew" is a hard PASS for me. Aside from the different cut of beef, my plate tasted like there was a full tbsp or 2 of sugar in it. Very bizarre if what you're hoping to taste is a traditional, or even, local style BEEF STEW. The honey garlic chicken was tasteless beyond the oily sugar coating. Portion and price for the mix plate was great, but damn... everything else fell short and 90% of it was trashed. I hate wasting food and I especially hate wasting money! :( read more

If you're in Ewa Beach and craving a solid local-style breakfast without spending a fortune, Ohana Drive Inn is the move. For just $7, you get a plate that's stacked--eggs cooked just right, your choice of spam or Portuguese sausage, and a generous scoop of rice. It's simple, satisfying, and hits that nostalgic island comfort food vibe. The portions are big enough to keep you full till lunch, and the service is quick and friendly. It's mostly takeout, but there are a few indoor tables if you want to hang around. Perfect for grabbing breakfast before work or heading to the beach. Definitely one of the best breakfast deals in the area! read more

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Went to try Ohana Drive Inn (in Ewa Beach by Makule Rd) for the first time today Sunday (day before Presidents' Day). Handwritten notice on front door says they will be closed on Presidents' Day and the following day too. I have passed this place many a times when I worked but always went back to my Honolulu area favorites. I even checked out Yelp for their reviews the night prior to read what was good to order at Ohana Drive Inn. I ordered 2 regular plates for several meals: the Furikake Mahi (grilled per the cashier when I asked how it was prepared) @ $13.25 and their version of Honey Garlic Chicken @$11.75. Bought their version of garlic chicken to compare to (the no longer in business) Waiakamilo Drive In (which was my reference for Garlic Chicken local style with the strong garlic smell and taste). Unfortunately, they closed about September last year as I had heard their lease rent had tripled (they were located just next door to the Original Pancake House in the Waiakamilo Shopping Plaza). I did find a very good replacement for the garlic chicken with Loco Moco Drive Inn (Waipio location) as years ago but not now (10+), they used to be related with Waiakamilo Drive Inn but have pretty much kept more than the basic recipe intact! Mahi: the thinnest four (4) fish slices I have seen wherever I have ordered a fish dish at other places. All were perhaps overcooked on its edges by a minute+ too long resulting in slightly crispier edges than one would want. Strange, but the flavor did not come through (perhaps no seasoning added separately or in the light batter). The furikake which was quite abundant on the exterior did not help with the taste either. It came with their tartar sauce in small sauce container. If I were to rate this dish separately, I would give this a 2 star rating-no higher. Garlic chicken - if looks could kill, this looked to be a killer --- but not! The local style taste with its prominent garlic smell and flavor was NOT there... it is so weak in flavor. Also why were some of the pieces sticking together? Hmmm. Once bitten into some of the pieces, I know why... 'I' get the hunch these are leftover pieces of cooked chicken from Saturday. This is the Chinese version of Honey Garlic chicken that I have tasted at Chinese restaurants on Oahu --- I don't like it. It is no match against Loco Moco Drive Inn's (Waipio) if you are hunkering for local style honey garlic chicken like Waiakamilo's, Sugoi's, Mitsu-Kens. If I were to rate this dish separately, I would give THIS dish a lowly 1.75 stars out of 5 stars - yes, it needs to be rescued! Both plates come with rice too sticky/wet (best let the rice dry out about 15+ minutes before eating but still sticky). Note : I came around 10:45 am today so either they put too much water into the rice cooker OR gave me rice that was not yet fully cooked. Mac salad comes separate in small sauce container (like what other places give for katsu sauce, etc) so it truly is less than mac salad when put next to scoops of rice like other establishments... I know the thought process that it serves two purposes: not get the mac salad warm and cuts food costs. It has good flavor with its onions and grated carrots! Only the mac salad shone through where the other items collapsed and ridiculed the reputation and honor of this establishment. Friendly front and back staff that chit chatted with me and come to find out the establishment first opened there in 2000. Several owners for the past two (2) decades. The Chinese man (who I believe to be the owner) came out from the kitchen (with another male cook) with the strong accent (if you pay attention and look at him directly, you will understand what he is saying) thanked us for coming to their place. Initially, he was talking and I wasn't listening as I thought he was talking to the other staff member but really was talking and looking straight at me. Since not much info on the Yelp page for this place, it does take cash and debit/credit cards. This establishment needs a makeover in cooking techniques to add flavor and sparkle to their foods ... sure, others who are long time customers may bash me for this lowly review, but I am being honest and it's my review! If Chef Ramsey ever came to fix a local plate lunch place, this would be way up there for consideration. I really liked them a lot for the customer friendliness when chatting, however I most likely won't come here again --- unless I hear of a drastic improvement in their foods tasting better. read more

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Great selection of local plate lunches and party pans, ono you know. Lots of parking. Hand I cap stalls, no steps. Friendly service

I always went here after school and before my practices and it'd fill me up and get me ready for whatever activities I had to do next. I always get the Curry Chicken Katsu and uncle always fills the plate up and I always get leftovers for later. I would recommend to anyways wanting a lot of food for a good price and I'd be back. read more

Order beef stew plate for dinner. Was flat teriyaki beef / potatoes/ carrots was hard AF . Sauce taste like tomato sauce . Disappointed. read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Does this look like your typical local style beef stew? - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Out of the way spot someone recommended. Glad we found it! The jindui was crunchy and toasted and almost as good as Popo's. The breakfast special was yummy: scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, tasty link sausage, spam, and fried rice. Eaten too fast to take a picture. Will try lunch next time. read more

My wife and i ordered around $500 dollars worth of food for a party. I was there when my wife said, "Do you guys deliver?" She said yes, free. Where and what time? Wife gave her the location and said 1pm. The lady said ok. So she repeated the order and the time and location of the delivery. Everything was good or so we thought. The day of the delivery....12:45pm comes and no food. My wife calls Ohana and they said he is loading up the van right now to make the delivery. Wife says ok. So we wait. 1:05pm arrives no food. Wife calls Ohana and shes furious cause our guests are ready to eat. The lady gives the cell# of the guy whos is delivering the food (which i may add is the boss) of course he didnt answer. 1:35pm arrives hes downstairs. My wife is grumbling to him that hes late. Hes giving us some lame excuses. Here is a couple excuses he gave us, 1 he had a delivery right before ours. Thats not our fault but his. Leave earlier. 2 He tells my wife if you wanted it delivered at 1pm. Tell the lady, delivery at 12:30pm. That is the most lame excuse i ever heard!!! He was dead serious too. My wife told him, people are waiting to eat. But he didnt listen and kept making excuses. Whatever! I grab the cart with food and start heading to the elevator. We get on the floor and he sees our guests staring at us. Then say, oh they waiting!! Duh!! What a idiot!! My wife told you that!! Then he proceeded to grab the cart from me with food i was pushing. I guess to make him look good? Who knows!! I was told from a family member that Ohana caters good food and has great service. Sorry, we had a really bad experience with this establishment and will never cater or eat here again. If you want to take a chance with Ohana. Its a free country. But you were warned. Good Luck to all! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

I'll start with decent prices. Less than $5 per burger. Additional $2.45 ish to make it a deluxe which is a slice of tomato, lettuce and lots of onions. We had a slight communication problem for a minute but we got the order right. It m in the area often. I may be back. read more

When you wanna cater your next gathering or party while on the westside, check out Ohana Drive Inn! Parking: Plenty of parking. Restroom: I don't recall them having a dedicated restroom. Located in Ewa Beach, Ohana's party pans provide great alternatives to holiday cooking at more affordable prices. They provide great service and their catering is usually is done on time by the time I arrive to pick up the order. For the most part they'll be able to whip up orders within a few hours before pick up, but call and check to see if they can prepare the order the same day. Party Pans -Honey Garlic Chicken -Tofu Eggplant -Chicken Broccoli -Chicken Fried Noodles -Crab Puffs Their honey garlic chicken is my favorite from the list. Call in your orders today! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Catering price list as of Nov 2023 - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

The catering menu is wonderful! They have great options to choose from and our guests were raving about the Teri steak. They were so easy to work with and provided delivery. We will definitely be catering with Ohana Drive Inn again soon. read more

Found out about these guys through work after we catered from them for a work event and my family now caters from them for our special events ALL THE TIME. Furikake mahi mahi and the kalbi are my personal favorites but you could never go wrong with any of their other stuff. They're always accommodating, friendly on the phone and they deliver for free (not sure what the minimum to deliver is, but I'm glad they have that option. It helps so much when we're busy setting up. I highly recommend these guys to anyone looking for affordable, quality food! read more

6/2/3023 If you live in Ewa Beach area and or elsewhere I highly not to recommend or refer Ohana Drive Inn. That being said or reason being is that I was gonna spend about $400.00 plus make another order in food for my daughters graduation party. They said if you spend more than $300.00 they will deliver the food at your residence. Good to go I said to myself because we are gonna be busy that day with setting up doing other preparations for the Graduation Party. One less task to worry about. I went to Ohana Drive Inn the next day to pay for the food and when I went there the Filipino lady told me that they cannot deliver to my address at Ewa Beach. She mentioned that it was what her Boss/Owner said. I was then told that they had other deliveries that afternoon to go out to town area or outside Ewa Beach in which my time was just about the same. I then told the lady that I live about 10- 15 minutes away. Why they cannot drop off the food on the way out going to town??? Like WTF??? Now I need to arrange to pick up the food. I canceled my order from Ohana Drive Inn, I then went to another food establishment nearby or close vicinity to place and paid my food order for my daughter's graduation party. Bad business practices and False advertising!! DO NOT SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED $$ HERE!! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

This is our place for Sunday brunch when I'm sick and can't cook. They cook as ordered, food is hot and delicious! A super plus is their prices are affordable and they don't skimp on portions. Stop by or call in your order read more

Service here is AMAZING and the food is DELICIOUS. The uncle in the front was really nice. Unlike other restaurants, their food is fresh and flavorful. If you're dinning in they have a good amount of seating available. Their portions and prices are also very reasonable! Definitely recommend!! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - BBQ MIX PLATE - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

I don't really leave bad reviews often, but I stopped and tried the "beef stew" with fried rice. They need to clean their wok. Straight up. My fried rice had old black grease bits in it. The beef stew wasn't even close to beef stew. Looked and tasted like they just took the beef and broccoli cuts and threw them in a pot with tomato soup. Literally the only chance I'd had to stop and eat all day. Took 4 bites and gave it away. Definitely not worth what I paid. After that, I won't even be back to try other options tbh. Forgot to take a photo bc I was just so disappointed. read more

Delicious food, generous portion, resonable prices, and excellent service. I'll be back for sure.

We love their food since we had some catering from them back in 2013 . Their Teri beef is ono and a lot of our guests gave compliment . Now that I had a birthday party for my daughter and spend about $400 for 2 different bentos- spam bento and hotdog bento . Everything are all good and no issues on food tasting . We got our condiments and forks and knife. Everything are all packed in a box. They also assist us to put in a car and I guess that's the owner who apologized about not able to deliver the food . The only thing is they said they will deliver our food to our party but when my husband called they told us they can't deliver to the designated address in Aiea because they have no driver. I just wished they would had the courtesy call to let us know ahead of time so that we don't have to go on a last minute plan. Glad we lived near the area and able to pick up and go straight to the birthday party read more

Ohana Drive Inn - We ordered the spam bento and hotdog bento and Cho is of sides are jello and Mac salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

The food is always good! The portions are great! They do the best they can, even though they're short handed. We've been going there for years and the prices are the best in town! We recommend the furikake magi along with the beef tomato! read more

My review is nostalgia based, so it may be biased. Food here has always been consistent and we never had any issues ordering here. I usually order catering pans from here and it's well worth the price. Been coming here since I was a kid and as an adult I still come to this joint. read more

A great classic restaurant in EWA Beach by ilima intermediate School. I love that are one of the only places that give jello or mac salad for your order. My personal favorite are the meat jun, teri meatballs and french fries. - minister Baris read more

Back for our favorites, shrimp curry and furukaki mahi! Still so delicious. Come see them for cheap eats but come back cause they're tasty. read more

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Growing up in Ewa Beach, Ohana is in an area that has gone through so many changes. It hasn't always been a fixture in Ewa Beach... But as long as it has been there, I've grown fond of Ohana's. The restaurant is very similar to a loco moco or l&l. For those nights you just don't feel like cooking, or for family gatherings to cater, or just for an after school snack, Ohana's is perfect for all of the above. They are quick, convenient, quality and good value for $$. My faves have got to be the chicken katsu, and ox tail soup. Not the best I've EVER had, but in Ewa Beach, they measure up. If you're in the area I definitely recommend checking them out. A bit confusing to find... right behind 7-11, right before Aloha Ewa Mart. read more

Sweet sour spare ribs were like recooked maybe once or twice. Dried out and tough on teeth/chewing. More than 1/2 was not edible. So I had sweet sour spare rib gravy with rice. Mac salad that comes in separate container was funky too. read more

I enjoy coming here every now & then to order a party pan. It is good & a great deal as it provides plenty of leftovers for a few dinners. When ordering by phone, they always ask what time I'd like it. When I ask when it can be ready, they say 15-min... pretty impressive! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Party Pan's - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

I usually come here in the morning and have their breakfast special (2 eggs, rice, sausage, and bacon for $5.75). But we were in the area around dinner time so thought we'd try it out. I got the combo sandwich combo #1 (double cheeseburger, small fries and a drink for $6.75) and my daughter got the beef stew. I enjoyed my burger though it was a little on the dry side. The fries were crisp and salted, just how I like them! But this was the worst attempt at beef stew I have seen yet. It looked like they took the beef used for beef broccoli and simmered it in a beef tomato type sauce with a couple small pieces of potato thrown in. The taste wasn't there and the dish seemed watery. After a few attempts my daughter threw it away. If you go, get the breakfast special or sandwich combo. AVOID the beef stew! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

If you blink you'll miss it -- then you'd miss out. Last minute breakfast delivery for 20 work friends. Small mom n pop place. The team at Ohana Drive was able to accommodate me and have bentos prepared in less than an hour. Bentos were hot and fresh. Chicken is moist and crispy while teri beef is flavorful and very tender. Bentos came w a side salad and dessert. Price point is very reasonable for basically a 3 course meal (salad, bento, dessert). Definitely be here again and I'll plan better read more

Wow, usually my go to place for years but today was another thing! My first indication should have been all the orders stacked for pickup as it was just overwhelming how busy they were on New Years Eve! So i called in an order for my favorite chicken fried noodles and it was on point, however the order of Mongolian Beef looked more like Beef Tomatoe with little to no beef involved! My fault as i let them suggest it over the phone but please do not order the Mongolian Beef here! Instead go to Ewa Point Chinese about 3 block away for this dish. It was more like Mongolian Yuck read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Mongolian Beef?? - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Back in 2009 my family would always order from here until we moved in 2015. When I came back to order from here the dishes are horrible. I had orders a small pan of chicken katsu and meat jun. the chicken katsu was mostly just breading and cabbage and the meat itself was hard to chew. While the meat Jun was just egg and cabbage. It didn't really feel like I was eating a meat Jun. I would say it was a very soggy thin scrabbled egg I was biting into. I feel disappointed with how the dishes were made read more

Overall Impression: Surprisingly good for a place that doesn't look so good from the outside. Great value for what you get. Average price: $8-12 Positives: -large portions of food -the food was actually pretty good! -Lots of menu options -decent service Negatives: -not the cleanest place -doesn't seem like the safest area to be at night -food is unhealthy (but I mean, what do you expect?) I came here because I was hungry in Ewa Beach and I had no idea where to go. The place looked pretty ghetto on the outside and I did not have very high expectations. However, the prices looked cheap and they had a lot of menu options that looked appetizing (furikake ahi, seafood platter, etc). Decided to try it out. Ended up being pleasantly surprised! The grilled flounder was delicious (although I was kind of upset that it wasn't really grilled, I think it was deep fried in some kind of batter)! It may or may not have been something they bought from costco and threw in the deep fryer but I liked it. They also gave a very large portion-enough for me to eat for a meal and a half. Wasn't very healthy, but I guess I wasn't really expecting that from this place. The egg drop soup was not bad and the jello (which was a weird option) was actually really good when paired with the hot food. It's basically a local plate lunch place with lots of fried chinese food. Lucky for me, I like that kind of place. Not a "destination" type place to eat, but decent enough that I was happy with it. read more

Ohana Drive Inn - The grilled flounder-$8.80. Comes with soup and side of either jello or Mac salad. I put the sriracha sauce on it. - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

I catered large pans of fried noodles, shrimp broccoli, rice, meat jun, bbq chicken and medium pans of beef curry and Chinese chicken salad. I was hoping for the large pan to be much bigger or at least packed with a little bit of a mountain. The best seller for the day was the beef curry. Everyone loved it! The meat jun had a crunch to it. It wasn't the normal egg wash jun. It was like dipped in flower and fried. I actually love the taste with its texture. It was different, but loved it. Bbq chicken was good, the noodles very good. Was actually disappointed at the shrimp broccoli. It had thrice more broccoli than shrimp. It was good though. All it matters us that ours guests was fed and that they loved the food. Will definitely cater again! read more

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The service was great. The food came out nice tasting. Half way into my plate I found two dead/cooked roaches in my food. Will never come back again!!! read more

Me and my coworker ordered take out for lunch and was not disappointed!! Potions are epic and the food is delicious. Definitely would recommend read more

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Growing up in Ewa this use to be my go to place when hunger strikes. Through the years this place has kept the prices reasonable, portions sizes good, and they still serve Jello with your order. This place is so good for young ins that you see signs on the walls stating they will not serve kids during school hours. I assume with out an adult escort. C'mon people if kids are willing to cut school and get in trouble from the popo's for some food. The place has to be good. I've used their catering services a few times. They deliver withen the area if you order a minimum amount. They allowed us to change an item in the preset menu. The customer service is friendly, courteous, and quick. I'm glad though years have passed I can still count on Ohana's to fill me up at a reasonable price! Yelp 31 day challenge: 2/31 feed me on a budget read more

It's close to my house. That is already a plus. lol. The staff is friendly. The food portions are pretty awesome, so awesome that the mini is enough to feed my daughter and I. The prices are reasonable. I like to get the Jello more than the mac salad. To be honest, I don't really taste anything (flavorful) with the mac salad. Parking is okay, I don't usually see the parking lot very full. The food quality is good. I like the fact that I can kinda see the cooks cooking the food lol. They do island wide delivery on orders $250 or more. I know a bowling league that constantly orders from them come their banquet time :) read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

My wife and I decided to be spontaneous and try a new restaurant in Ewa Beach. We were planning to check it out for catering prices, and ended up treating ourselves to a pleasant surprise. She ordered the terriyaki meatballs, and I had furikake mahimahi. It came with egg drop soup because we ordered the plates lunches. It was very delicious, and I especially enjoyed the meatballs from my wife's meal. We definitely plan on doing catering business with them, and recommend giving this restaurant at shot if you're looking for relatively imexpensive local food. read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Terriyaki Meatballs - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

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If could -5 stars on this joint I would! We ordered 4 plates, one of them Chicken Katsu. My 8 year old grandchild was the unfortunate one to have this plate for dinner. A few hours after eating the Chicken Katsu she was vomiting and had constant Diarrhea throughout the night and into the next day. She went to the Doctor and almost needed to be IVed for dehydration. She suffered with stomach cramps,vomiting and diarrhea for over 18hours. To watch her suffer was maddening and the feelings of helplessness was excruciating! This Covid-19 BS has made people laid back, careless, lazy, without Conscience and blatantly irresponsible! Shame on you Ohana for your lack of consciousness and in consideration for your customers that pay your bills. Our family, friends and hopefully anyone reading this will never take the chance of digesting your recklessly, unmindfully unprepared food!!! read more

I LOVE OHANA DRIVE INN. My ohana and I order from here weekly. It's almost routine. We love their breakfast special. The price is awesome! I end up spending the money anyway because all of their sides are spot on! Never had a problem ordering in the restaurant or phone order. Definitely considered them for catering. Their prices are just hard to beat. The staff are wonderful I love them, always welcoming, always on point! Never a bad experience. The lemon chicken is to die for!! I can't stress how pleasant this place is. Everyone should eat here!!! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Read reviews about the mochiko chicken here, so decided to give it a try. The plate size was pretty normal, but the taste was real good. The chicken was cooked perfect. Not dry, rubbery and overcooked like most places. The sauce that comes with it takes it to another level. And you know what? it comes with soup and jello! Hows that! The price was really reasonable. If you come here you have to eat the mochiko chicken. Be returning! U know dat!!! read more

Ohana Drive Inn - Mochiko chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Ewa Beach, Hawaii

When this restaurant first opened up, their chicken katsu platters were only $9.99. How cool is that especially when you have a family of 6? Although years have passed, their prices are still reasonable. Their honey garlic chicken is great. We still order the chicken katsu on Sunday afternoons. Ohana's is the go-to restaurant for catering especially for this side of the island for birthday parties, after-game picnices, etc. read more