We came here on a Friday night. Parking can be difficult in their lot but it was okay on this night. The restaurant is kind of tucked away in a corner. It would be easy to miss it if you were not looking for it. We ordered at the counter but they also have two kiosks where you can process your order. The employee that took our order was polite and helpful. We grabbed a table while we waited on our order. The dining area had a small number of tables. There were also some outdoor tables. Everything looked very clean. Our order came after a short wait. We had two plate lunches. One was chicken katsu and the other was BBQ chicken. Both plates came with rice, macaroni salad, cabbage and broccoli (a piece or two). The flavor of everything was great. The portions of meat were very generous. The katsu sauce and BBQ sauce that came on the side were great tasting. We took half of our dinners home to have for lunch the next day. There were not too many people dining in but they were cranking out a lot of take out orders. Employees were super friendly. read more

So not are entirely why the reviews are so low here. I got the aloha plate fish special and man was it a great deal. It's only 8 dollars. Here's what you get: You get 4 pieces of fried fish or spicy grilled fish. 3 scoops of rice Side Salad All for $8? We're talking pre covid prices. In addition I got greeted with a nice Aloha when I came in. Cool little courtyard to eat or they have spot inside. Also had a nice Hawaiian vibe when we went inside! Give this place a try the Aloha special runs until April 3rd. Also they have a really good deal on a family pack for $47.99 that I'm gonna give a try. Real soon! Highly recommended especially for those of us during Lent! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Aloha Plate Special - Hawaiian Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Came by because I got a coupon in the mail for a buy one plate, get one free deal. The parking situation is a little awkward because it's in a corner of the plaza, but there are plenty of spots around. They have one person at the register and then 2 self serve kiosks to order at in case you don't want to wait in line. The staff was nice. We got the chicken mix plate and Hawaiian BBQ mix plate. The portion size seemed fine, but it felt like there was a decent amount of cabbage underneath the meat. Also, they include some broccoli with the cabbage which seems very out of place. It would make more sense if it was a teriyaki bowl place, but seems very random for Hawaiian plate lunch. The Mac salad was good, you can also substitute scoops of Mac salad for rice. The portion size on the one scoop seemed really small. The rice itself came out a little watery. The chicken katsu was somewhat plain and very sauce dependent. Some pieces were almost all breading with very little meat inside. Probably the least enjoyable protein in the meal. The bbq chicken was solid and had good flavor. I think this would be the best bang for your buck item to order. The bbq beef tasted good, but the pieces were inconsistent in thickness. The kalbi short Rib was good, but you do pay a premium for it because it's $3-5 more than getting a regular entree. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken mix plate (minus one piece of katsu because i was too hungry and didnt let camera eat first) - Hawaiian Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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I've been to Ono Hawaiian locations in the IE and was happy to see a location opened in Lake Forest. Pros: easy online ordering, clean interior, friendly staff, and my food was piping hot. The bbq chicken was very flavorful and tender, and the macaroni salad is food. Cons: the white fish at Ono is a weird texture imo, and I am always turned off by it. But this is also true at other locations, and in the past I'd simply stopped ordering the white fish because it's consistently mushy on the inside. It's just an off-putting texture, even though the flavor of the breading is delicious read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Grand opening today and there was special hula dancers, right now they're doing the buy one get one free special opening day only! My favorite item so far is the barbecue beef. It is actually tender and delicious. ! The barbecue chicken has a wonderful flavor to it. The staff are very nice. They're so happy and excited to be here. read more

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There's nothing like a good Hawaiian bbq plate with steamed rice, Mac salad and deliciously charred bbq. This location seems to have opened fairly recently on El Toro. I've been to other locations of Ono Hawaiian as the have other locations as well. I tried the BBQ plate which comes with Ribs, BBQ chicken and BBQ Beef along with the usual sides. Food comes out in decent time here even if it's packed and the great thing is they have a self service katsu and teriyaki sauce which saves from going up to the counter every few minutes and asking for more. I've always felt like the Ono Hawaiian BBQ has good food and consistent with their other locations at the industry average when it comes to quality, freshness and flavor. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I went to the grand opening and it was a great experience. They had balloons, great signage and a lot very friendly workers. It's a brand new spot so the place spotless and light and bright. One thing I noticed immediately was that their prices were a little lower than the other Hawaiian style plate lunch spots like L&L or Aloha BBQ. That was a pleasant surprise. There were no long lines and the food came out fairly quickly. I ordered a chicken and beef teriyaki plate as well as a chicken katsu and Kalua pork plate. I took them home to eat and was not disappointed. The Kalua could've had a little more smoke flavor and the beef may have been a little overcooked, but it was their first day and you've got to give them a break. read more

Always super friendly and clean inside, but today my Chicken bowl and vegetables only had cabbage for the vegetables. So disappointed. :/ read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Only cabbage, where is my broccoli? :( - Hawaiian Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Absolutely delicious the plate dishes are so large you can get 2 meals out of them. The chicken katsu , teriyaki chicken and beef short ribs are so tender and perfectly seasoned. read more

I love Hawaiian food. And I love that usually you can get a decent amount of food for an "ok" price. Came here on a Saturday night and it was busy. Ordered the bbq mixed plate and was hoping for a pile of everything. The short rib was good, and came with qty 1. The chicken was alright, but was hoping for more. And the beef was alright, but again, hoping for more. Not sure I'd come back to this location, but glad I tried it out. read more

Solid Hawaiian that is predictably tasty, fast and reliable. I always get the bbq chicken with Mac salad and it never disappoints. No frills, just a simple meal with a lot of flavor. read more

First time coming here. And we're already love the food. Bigger portions. The service was Excellent. I love it that they Actually have Fresh Coconut. Take your family and have all different kind of meats to share. My son loves their Musubi. You can sit inside or outside. Can't wait to come back for more read more

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Love Ono! This location is great. The service is friendly and nice, which you don't get anymore these days. The bbq beef and bbq chicken were both tender and delicious. Pick up in-store can be a bit of a wait, but I will definitely be a regular here! read more

We gave Ono one more chance and it was really bad.... again. When you order katsu chicken you should be given katsu sauce. Nothing's worse than getting home and finding the chicken dry as can be with no sauce to help it. We ordered two aloha plates and the portions were awful. My plate had all super thin dry pieces of katsu, as if I only had end pieces. My friend had all thick center pieces. My second protein was fire chicken, I had maybe 8 small strips. It tasted good, but I'm there needed ti be more. Let's not forget the salad, there was salad dressing on it, neither one of us could tell. I won't be going back to this place, I will stick with Umma K's. read more

Food was delicious. The customer service was very good. Place was cozy. We will be back.

I have purchased the Ohana family meal twice now. Plus spam musubi. There are three of us but leftovers are for lunch tomorrow. I buy musubi at least once a week. Delicious! read more

Good food and service. I had their $10 Hawaiian chicken lunch special which came with a small drink .. Excellent service by friendly employees especially Don., read more

Food is great. Drink options are also good. Only 1 bathroom is the only negative! Plenty of free parking nearby!

Giana has a poor attitude. She needs customer service training. Smiling should be bare minimum. You can tell she does not want to be there. I get not being elated to work food service but how do you expect to go to a better job if you can't be a nice person. The food was great, kudos to the cooks for fixing the bad taste in my mouth from Ms Giana. read more

Just OK and not anything to rave about. Had a craving for Hawaiian and saw this new place and had to give it a try. Ordered a short rib plate and a white fish with shrimp plate. Nothing special about the flavor of the food. Everything was edible but nothing really stood out. Ribs cooked well but the sauce/marinade was flat. Macaroni could have used a bit more vinegar and carrots and less onion. Rice was a little on the dry side. The fish and shrimp were just a little over done. Paid over $40 for the two plates and extra mac and probably overpriced for what it was. read more

Although my phone order was ready when scheduled, and the ability to get your own sauce without an extra charge was nice, the food was horrible. This being a fairly new restaurant to the area we thought we'd give it a try anticipating their promotions. It appears they're trying to draw people in with these promotions but if they want to keep the customer they have to show them what they got! The chicken katsu was like eating jerky. It wasn't even worth trying to eat. The kalbi rib was mostly gristle and the beef was pretty good with a bit of gristle. We basically ate rice and macaroni salad. Next time I crave Hawaiian, I'll go someplace else. read more

Ok, first time on this location, food is good tastes like any other ono, my issue is the portion size, smaller than any other ono I have been, why? I mean this place is known to feed you really really good, as in a good amount of food, today I got 5 small strips of chicken catsu with my combo read more

Good portions and staff is quick. Lots of parking. Glad this location opened up. I will be back.

Really really good Hawaiian bbq!! Ohana meal is a great deal! We got galbi, kalua pig and chicken katsu, macaroni salad and rice. All meats were delicious, Mac salad was incredible! Rice was so soft and moist. Actually, I think I'll go here tonight. L and L is closer to me but Galbi is way too salty. So happy I found like place. Aloha read more

Great food the fish is my favorite,but you have to try the macaroni with tuna salad. It's the Bomb.Haven't been there but take out is great.

got the mixed bbq plate and the kalbi is a MUST i shed some tears of joy. but 4 stars cuz i didn't rlly like the greens under the meat but who rlly eats that anyways read more

everyone here is so nice, i really appreciate their attitude and how they always ask how our day is, today i saw someone having a day and one of the workers walked her to a table and sat down to talk to them until they feel better and honestly that is the best service i have seen! the food here is amazing too and i love that they let us get extra sauce with a self service so we can get however much we need without the trouble of asking. i have come back so many times and would come back again and again :) read more

1st time at this location and it was a disappointment. Ordered takeout and arrived at the scheduled time. Had the Chicken Katsui plate. The Chicken was not fresh at all. It had to be a day old given its dryness, and the toughness of the coating. It also tasted of old grease. I have been going to Ono for a few years and unfortunately this location was the worst. Doubtful if I will be returning again. Given that it was early in the day and not much past its opening time, it must have been leftover from the previous day. I can say the location was clean. read more

I've been here 3 times now. 2 of the 3, the employees were not nice or straight up rude. Every time I've come here the portions are sad. The food tastes fine to me, it's just the portions are comical. read more

Staff were polite and helping, but messed up my order completely. The gentleman who helped me to order was in a rush to finish not sure why. Food was decent but probably the new staff needed some more training. read more