I've been going here since it opened and saw the recent bad reviews so wondered if things had changed. Ordered a family meal with chicken katsu, bbq chicken, and bbq beef. They all tasted as good as I remember. Also got a rice bowl with bbq pork and several spam musubis. Those were great as well. In the past I've had the burgers, fish tacos, spam saimin, and beef short ribs and thought they were great. The only thing I've had here that I didn't like was their curry. Also their BBQ beef and pork are on the saltier side, but that's my preference. Matches well with the rice and mac salad. I always call in my order direct because the mark up from door dash/grub hub/uber is significant even for pick up. read more

I apologized but the food immediately would need a lot of improvements. The toughness of the meat, the saltiness of the food, and the grilled was not cleaned between each grilling. It was free food though. The meat was tough and very dried. The only flavor you tasted was salt. I wouldn't recommend this place. It made me want to order "Hawaiian grill express" in San Leandro on my way home today since my bbq taste wouldn't satisfy. Thank you for the food. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Look like they forgot to clean the grill before putting meat on. - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Food was mediocre, but honestly, it's Alameda, so expectations were reasonable. What really stood out was the service -- and not in a good way. The person who took my order was incredibly rude and unnecessarily dismissive. I'm not looking for anything over the top, just basic courtesy. Please do better. read more

Came around 12:15 and there was no one here. Not a good sign. Wife wanted Hawaiian so went ahead and ordered. While I was waiting about 15 minutes a couple of take orders came but no one else came to eat in. Chicken Katsu Saimin - DO NOT GET THIS. The chicken katsu was tender and plenty of veggies. The problem is the "saimin" was not Hawaiian saim but rather like spahgetti you can get at Safeway. 2*. Terrible. Chicken Kastu Mini Plate - Harder to screw up a rice plate. Again, the katsu was fine. 3* Loco Moco Mini - Mostly OK except no gravy. wtf. Loco Moco and gravy?!? Sacrilegious!!! 2* It's convenient. Now I know why nobody eats here. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - The "not saimin" saimin - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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I made the mistake of going to a chain Hawaiian restaurant before discovering this local gem nearby. I'm always on the lookout for good Hawaiian-style food--from musubi to katsu--and Ohana delivers. It's never crowded when I pick up dinner, but they seem to have a solid takeout crowd. I've ordered online before, but lately, I've been walking in and ordering at the counter. Service is pretty quick, usually around 10-15 minutes, depending on what I get. My go-to meal is spam musubi and chicken katsu, with either katsu sauce or curry sauce. While nothing about their dishes particularly stands out, the food is solid, though slightly on the oily side. The chicken is served on a bed of cabbage with two scoops of sticky white rice. The musubi is good, with a thick layer of rice--hard to go wrong with musubi, right? However, I have had a few instances where part of my order was missing, requiring me to return. Each time, they corrected the mistake without issue. Though I don't plan on dining in at Ohana, they do offer indoor and outdoor seating, along with condiments for your meal. Not much ambience in this restaurant, inside or outside, in a strip mall, anchored by a grocery store. The family running the place is always pleasant, and I'm happy to support their business when I'm craving Hawaiian flavors. Despite the occasional hiccup, I'll keep coming back--I enjoy the food and appreciate having a reliable spot for musubi and katsu. read more

Food was yummy and just what we needed for the post dog wash next door (pet express). I just wish they gave more of the cold macaroni salad, it's so good! Veggies are extra and I wish I could swap the rice for veggies without it being extra. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

This place is hot garbage! Dry loco moco, overcooked eggs, barely any gravy. The Mac salad was disgusting, taste like pure tuna

The salmon had no season and it's over cooked and dry, the rice is made correctly the macaroni salad has no flavor or seasoning it tastes like off brand mayo and it's watery a little bit. Super nasty, the "salmon" is super then doesn't even taste like salmon. Should've known when it wasn't a single soul coming in or out. The place was really dark on the inside I wouldn't recommend to anyone infinity 0 out of 10 would never recommend. And we order extra Mac salad on the side. The other plate isn't in the picture read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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Well, I don't usually eat Hawaiian BBQ, but I wanted to give "Ohana Hawaiian BBQ" another try after my fair experience at another location. So I was in the area of Alameda's Nobhill Shopping Center, and decided to get takeout from the Ohana place there. I was there during the most ideal time.....just before lunch. Oh yes, that special time when everything is fresh and well stocked. Usually the best people are working. I got the "Chicken Combo," with 2 scoops of Mac salad, and 1 rice. How was it? It was very good The Chicken Combo was listed as 1/2 Chicken Katsu and 1/2 BBQ Chicken. Well, that's not what I got, but I'm not complaining. I got served 2/3 chicken katsu and 1/3 BBQ Chicken. That boneless fried chicken was hot, moist, and very crispy. OMG, it was good! They put a big slab of Katsu on top of the Mac Salad. The BBQ Chicken was okay. Good flavor, not salty. Hot, but a little dry. I think that's why they served me more chicken katsu. The Macaroni salad had good flavor, and tasted as it should. The white rice was just clumps, not fluffy and not steaming hot. Hmm, I think I'm addicted to that crispy chicken katsu. Next time, I'm just ordering that. Ohana Hawaiian BBQ in Alameda, CA is located in the Nobhill Shopping Center next to the Fruitvale Bridge. The shopping center is at Blanding Ave & Tilden Way. Free Parking read more

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I thought, how bad could this be? The answer? Very bad. It's clear they don't clean their griddle as all the sugar just sticks and burns. The place inside smells terribly too. read more

Terrible food ! I buy food , i'm not buy trash ! Do they care about their business :( read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Haft n Burn - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Burnt food. I DoorDash most days for lunch and this was one of the poorest food qualities I've experienced and I would like to warn others. The burnt char rubbed off on the rice the salad, and sides of the container. Not safe to eat. Why send out food like this? read more

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One star is still too many. This food was horrible. Worst hawaiian bbq I've ever had and I've had a TON of hawaiian bbq. Do not eat here. Its a waste of money. Very salty and NO FLAVOR. im wondering if they reuse meat. read more

Nope. This ain't it. Serving me inedible food, are we?! You gets one star! My employee and I were craving for Hawaiian food a few months back, so we decided to Doordash this place for lunch. I've been eating at Ohana Pleasant Hill for years and I love the food from that location. I'm here to tell you that there IS a difference. Not all Ohana Hawaiian Grills are the same, and this one clearly missed the mark. The food that we received from this location in Alameda was simply repulsive. I ordered the surf and turf combo with fried shrimp, fried fish, bbq beef and all veggies while my employee ordered the fried shrimp plate with mac salad. First of all, these fools forgot the bbq sauce. How the faaaack do you forget the MAIN ingredient for your meats?! I wouldn't be trippin' so bad if the food was actually good, but this sh!t needed that bbq sauce BADLY! It was dry AF! Both the shrimp and fish were clearly over fried. The bbq beef was 80% fat and 20% beef. The veggies tasted like they came from one of those frozen bags in the freezer section of the grocery store. Nothing was fresh. Nothing was good. I'm honestly appalled. How can anyone even fix themselves to serve this to a human?! Hell, even the dogs ain't f-ckin' wit it. Whoever is cooking up this junk needs to be slapped. Better yet, they should try it themselves. I'm sure that alone will already be a slap in the face. The crazy part is, this place has been in business for at least 15 years. I'm sure at some point it might have been better, but their latest reviews are telling some serious horror stories. Now riddle me this: How are great restaurants closing up shop at the flip of a dime, but places like this are still thriving and staying in business? I don't get it. It's perplexing. But what I do know is that I won't be subjecting my intestines to this crap ever again. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Surf and Turf Combo - Everything tasted dry and overcooked :/ - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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Double check your food before leaving. We ordered a chicken katsu and a bbq chicken plate, and they gave us two chicken katsu's. We realized it as soon as we got home :/ Also their Mac salad tastes very bland and that's my favorite part of Hawaiian bbq! I'll just stick to Ono next time. read more

Judging by the previous reviews, I didn't miss much by getting screwed out of my order without being notified! Instead of eating crappy food...I've just missed out completely on dinner! Now it's too late to get anything else delivered! read more

It's late night and there aren't many options available so we opted for Ohana's (which I suggested against given experience years ago) but my boyfriend still wanted to give it a try. If I could give it 0 stars, I would. We each ordered the 1/2 & 1/2 combo mines with BBQ beef & fried shrimp + rice and fries. The beef is basically 90% fat, there was nothing there I could actually eat. The fried shrimp is cold, soggy, and mainly breading. The fries are microwaved and not fully cooked - completely inedible. Lastly, their teriyaki is runny and not on the best tasting side so it rendered useless in giving my rice flavor. Definitely never returning and wouldn't recommend. My dinner went to waste tonight. read more

I ordered a Fish Sandwich through Doordash, and the buns were BURNT! It's going into the trash can. I got a refund from Doordash, but what an absolute waste of my time. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Ordered through DoorDash. The short ribs were SO burnt! What a waste. It looked burnt, it smelled burnt, then I had a bite & they were definitely BURNT. read more

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So first they told my door dashers they had to pay for the sauce, second the Mac salad was Mac Nasty did not tase righ, my neighbors dog did not even eat that shi. I'm not sorry for the review one bit, step ya game up baby read more

Katsu chicken and short rib bbq plate are always hitting! Definitely recommend, super quick and they don't disappoint!! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

I enjoy going here but it's always hit or miss when I order to go. Sometimes the chicken katsu will be crunch, juicy and delicious but other times it would be super dry. Sometimes the chicken would look like it's been deep fried x2 times and it's just crunchiness. I love their macaroni salad. That is always bussin when I go here. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu with 3 scoops of Macaroni salad because why not - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Love coming here for Hawaiian food. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes Hawaiian food.

Not bad for a fast food place...had the chicken katsu and chicken thighs...both proteins were not bad at all..katsu was fried perfectly and not greasy at all...the chicken thighs were well marinated in their hawaiian/Korean style sauce..rice is rice...not bad...the mac salad tho...plain and almost zero flavor ...it could definitely use more salt....overall a decent spot for quick hawaiian style food... read more

Don't bother ordering here. Ordered 3 chicken katsu's did not get a single sauce. Chicken was dry without the sauces. Horrible. How do you forget the sauces lmao. Waste of money. No wonder this place has 3 stars on here. Ended up giving away to some stray dogs. read more

Don't go here! You are wasting your money! The musubis that I got had barely any meat! Like what is the point?! They were literally rice musubi, how hard is it to do right by your patrons. It is not hard to give good quality. Never will go back! read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Katsu Musubi with a piece of katsu that only was on a small piece of the musubi and so thin. - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

This is the only Hawaiian BBQ spot I go too, and I always get the Chicken Katsu they have other good items like the chicken wings and the Hawaiian style Burger...the reason I gave this place 4 stars instead of 5 was because of the service, I told the lady at the register that I wanted volcano sauce on the chicken Katsu she charged 50 cents I said they never charged before she told me too talk to the cook so I did. I didn't mind paying 50 cents to get some volcano sauce on the chicken...but when I came back to pick up my food she gave me attitude which I didn't like she needs to work on her people skills and learn to communicate better Chicken Katsu 10/10 Customer Service 7/10 read more

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I haven't been to this location in years, so I thought I'd drop in for a to go order while running errands. I used to get their Monday happy hours Fish Tacos and fries. This time I got the grilled fish plate with rice/veggies and a 4 piece of chicken wings. When I got home and opened my package, the fish looked halfway raw. Even though there were some sautee marks, the flesh was still transparent overall. Not cool at all. Luckily I was home. Rather than risk getting sick, I put the fish back on my home grill to cook it all the way through. Sure enough it was partly raw, as the juices flowed out and the meat finally firmed up to be less translucent. On top of that it was fairly bland, so I had to add more seasoning to the grill. The chicken wings were coated in a batter that was also pretty plain, even though it came with a side of ranch dipping. Never again. The quality of this venue has really gone downhill. Unfortunate too, since I do like Hawaiian style BBQ places. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - 4 piece chicken wings about $5. Comes with side of ranch dressing dip. - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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I was really hungry coming in and this place did the job, but it wasn't extraordinary. The service was average as well as the food. I ordered Surf N Turf and a few musubi's which wasn't good. I didn't have an upset stomach but it wasn't bad either. I recommend if your in the mood for Hawaiian BBQ, so three stars. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Sun - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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This place has changed hands multiple times over the years. This visit was the final straw. It's too bad because this type of chain should be easy. Sitting aside the sort of rude boy who took my order, the food food was practically inedible. I had the fish tacos which is what I always get in there and seriously the tortilla looked and tasted like it had been sitting on the floor for a while. The fish was strange, like they either over fried it or double fried it. My daughter had the saimin and seemed to like it alright, although we asked for no meat and they put meat in it praying I don't get sick. Hopefully because the food was fried I should be OK. Ugh. read more

I ordered food from this location through Uber Eats. It took almost an hour to get my food and when I got it, my order was wrong. I immediately called the store and spoke with the manager. Because it was late, rather than returning the food and correcting it, she offered to comp the same order the next time. When I called in to "redeem" her offer, she told me she couldn't do it. The owners told her she wasn't allowed to do it. Had I know this I would have demanded that the food be returned or filed a complaint with my credit card company and refused to pay for it. Given that, I won't be going back! If you say you're going to do something, honor your word! You lost a long time customer that ordered from you on a weekly basis. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ is located within the Blanding Ave Shopping hub. It's next to Pet Food Express on the right of it, Cheesesteak Shop across the way. Round Table, Taco Bell, and Subway are all neighbors to the left. So there is a nice variety to choose from at Blanding, but for a high protein BBQ meat filled plate there is no better spot than Ohana. In the past I would pass by and maybe order a couple Spam Masubi which are always good. But the other day I decided to have dinner. BBQ meat plate $9.95: this is a good value. Three types of meat. Beef, chicken, and spare ribs along with a side of two scoops of rice and one scoop of macaroni. It's a pile of meat and a fair price. The taste and quality is nothing mind blowing but just acceptable. Would I order it again? Yes. Would I walk through a desert bare foot to get it? Hell to the Naw. The cashier was really friendly however while taking my order. I would say overall Ohana is a decent spot for lunch or dinner. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Bbq combo $9.95 - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Ohana has always been a favorite Hawaiian place of mine for fast food Hawaiian. Love their Hawaiian chicken the best. Tried their fish tacos tonight. Not bad for a quick fix. A little too much sauce. Also had the chicken musubi. Love it as a quick snack. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Fish taco - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

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I occasionally come here during my breaks since I work nearby and they never fail me! Cashier is always super nice and they always get my food ready in under 10 minutes. I would recommend to anyone who is craving this to head to this location. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken Katsu - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

I order a BBQ Mix and looks like it had been already made and inly warmed up again. Service with cashier was horrible. Asian girl not to old looks like she doesn't want work and gets your oder with an attitude. Don't recommend going there. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ mix nasty - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

I did my order through Uber eats. The fried island fish was so disgusting, it smelled so bad I couldn't even eat it. Next time I will make sure NOT to order from this place. Also the proportions are way off. You need to do better. Thanks for ruining my dinner. read more

Ordered my short ribs over the phone. When I came by to pick them up, they were waiting for me. Yes! Order was done correctly and I enjoyed my take out. Ribs were a bit salty for me, but tasty. No outdoor dining, unfortunately. Doesn't look like the shopping center allows any such parklets, which is a damn shame. read more

Nice person behind the counter but go elsewhere for edible salads. This lettuce was so bitter I couldn't eat it. Trying to support local but this makes it tough. It's ok to tell people that you're out of lettuce. :) read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Grilled chicken salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Salad is no good.. I had them cook my meat well done so I hope that was fresh ‍.. Well won't be back here ... I'm mad it's too hot to cook .. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Macaroni Salad Is Spoiled ..!! Stinks So Bad .!! I Thought It Was Just Different But My Wife Called And Said Stop Eating .. - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California

Ordered the 2 combos and was more than enough for 3. It comes with side of mac salad, veggie on the bottom of the meat and rice. There was only 1 short rib tho everything else was decent portion. Quality was ok... definite grab the teriyaki sauce and katsu sauce by the fountain drink area. Taste much better with the sauce as it can be kind of dry. read more

Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Alameda, California