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Ono Hawaiian BBQ

3.8 (30 reviews)

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Miranda P.

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

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Tony J.

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.

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Archie S.

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.

Only cabbage, where is my broccoli? :(
Anne K.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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