Ono Hawaiian BBQ, Oakland I've been coming here for more than 8 years or so, I like that they have a display of Katsu and Teriyaki sauce on the side. My go-to order is usually the Chicken Katsu, Seafood Mix or the Shrimp and Island White Fish lunch Plate. All my food was made to order, I always ask for more Mac salad and their Kalbi Short Ribs is pretty good too! Their portions are pretty big, so it's enough for two people to share. As of 2026, this location only accepts credit card, no cash payment. read more

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5 stars due to consistency and fantastic crew. Cleanliness is what got me to give them 5 stars. Staff are great and this branch is the cleanest that we have visited in Oakland to date. Bathrooms are clean and kitchen is clean and seen from the dining area. Staff are all friendly and attentive and always asks what else can they get for you on every visit. Food is on point and freshly made and you have to visit to understand this review. Consistently great experiences with this location. Thank you very much. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Musubi (2 pcs) - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

I've been coming to this location for years and for the most part what I can say is that the service has never been anything special. The atmosphere has always been a place where big groups, small groups or just anyone coming to eat here alone can do that and actually enjoy their meal in peace. The food over the years had always been very oily, sometimes overcooked, and others just bad. However, this evening, my order was literally cooked to perfection. Every single piece of meat out of my BBQ and Katsu Mix, was moist, tender, or crisp. The vegetables were cooked just right and the Tuna Macaroni Salad wasn't at all overbearing. This order left me quite speechless. After so many years of receiving average quality food, tonight of all nights they finally delivered. Whoever is their current head chef, deserves a massive raise and should be locked down for the foreseeable future. As a result of this recent shift, I will gladly rate this location a 4/5. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ & Katsu Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

I started coming here since my daughter has practice down here. For the last 3 months. We have gone 10 times- Always clean and courteous staff- they put costumer service first. Our order always made fresh, good size portions, and consistent. Prices are normal for t read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Mini Barbecue chicken and rice - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

2990 E 9th St Oakland, CA 94601 This is the Ono Hawaiian BBQ at Oakland's Fruitvale Station shopping center. It shares the parking lot with Food Maxx. I was there on a Monday evening around 7:30pm. My job finished up in the area, and I dropped by to see if it was still open. A quick peek at the Yelp listing for Ono Hawaiian BBQ showed it was open, and had an avg review score. Well, I had a craving for BBQ chicken, so let's give this place a try. As I walked in, the dining area was clean with a modern decor. There were only a few customers eating, but the kitchen crew looked super busy. The young lady who took my order was very polite and friendly. I ordered a BBQ Chicken meal w/ rice, macaroni salad, and veggies (cabbage). Meal #1: Hawaii BBQ Chicken $13.99 + .10 (bag)+ sales tax= $15.52 My order took about 10-mins to prepare. While I was waiting, I walked around and took some pics. As a former restaurant shift mgr, I look for quality, cleanliness, service, and organization. Food, Grade (4/5): Nice big slabs of tender and juicy marinated chicken. The meat was boneless, skinless and easy to cut. The rice was a little on the dry side. The macaroni salad was okay. There's lots of cabbage and pieces of broccoli under the chicken. So there's your balanced meal. Service, Grade (4/5): Nice, polite and professional. She took the time to take my order while they had lots of delivery orders to handle. However, no suggestive selling. Cleanliness, Grade (4/5): This restaurant looks very clean and neat. However, while I was waiting at the counter, I could see behind the counter and into the kitchen. There were (what looked like) empty barrels of soy sauce sitting on the floor. It looked messy. Look, I used to be a grill cook. It can get hot and hectic in that kitchen. Empty containers should be pushed to the back, and away from where customers can see. Overall, a good experience and I will return. This review is based on food fresh from the kitchen, and not delivery. Support Local Business! read more

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Having been to three of the Hawaiian Islands, several of them repeatedly, and having Eaton the spectrum from the local laborers poke shop to Roy Yamaguchi's, I posit that this haoli can at least *recognize* Hawaiian food. There was none at my local Ono Hawaiian BBQ. I knew they didn't have an imu out back for cooking the kalua pig, but it seems they didn't even use any liquid smoke to emulate the cooking process. Neither did corporate think of actually using banana leaves around each batch, so their Kahlua pig had it neither of the two flavor elements necessary. This was, in fact, merely pork carnitas made in what I would guess was a pressure cooker. The Hawaiian BBQ beef was, once again, nothing that I have found on the islands. Instead of meat that is actually kissed a hot metal surface for a bit of crispy bits and flavor heightening, this seemed like 1 mm shaved beef dropped in brown food coloring with a touch of soy sauce and pressure cooked. To be really clear, I wasn't expecting the best of the islands here in a strip mall, but even with our expectations set at medium-low we were somehow disappointed. The only element that had perhaps a tiny sparkle similar to island food was the macaroni salad. It had both the proper mouth feel and flavor profile. To round out the review, allow me to please mention that the service was excellent, the restaurant was very clean, and the general vibe was very nice. read more

I've seen the Ono Hawaiian BBQ restaurants, but I've never had the chance to try their food until recently. In fact, I've gotten food twice in the past couple weeks. I placed orders online for pickup on both occasions. This store is located in the left side of the Fruitvale Station mall on E 9th St next to 880. The restaurant is modern, bright, and clean with a good amount of tables available for indoor dining. On both occasions I had pickups for 6:30pm and my orders were ready. Online pickup are on the right side of the L-shaped counter. There are containers for you to fill up teriyaki and katsu sauce for your food. I ordered one entrée Aloha Plates on both visits. It includes your choice of entrée with three scoops of rice with a side of fresh mix salad with house dressing. You can elect all salad with no rice or all rice with no salad. Wish the Aloha plate combos had the macaroni salad as an option. The entrees tried with the Aloha plated ordered: Hawaiian BBQ Chicken - two large pieces of marinated chicken thighs that was tender and moist. The teriyaki sauce went well with it. Hawaiian BBQ Beef - thin slices of marinated beef. It was moist and flavorful. Used a little teriyaki sauce with it. Chicken Katsu - the chicken cutlet had a panko coating and deep fried to a deep golden brown. The chicken was thin and since it was deep fried golden brown it was actually a little too crispy hard to my liking. The mix salad was shredded iceberg lettuce, cabbage, julienned carrots, black sesame seeds and edamame. It was an ok salad that needed more dressing. Friendly service. With the three entrees tried, two were good and one was ok. A decent option for Hawaiian food. 3.5 stars. read more

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I really enjoy the chicken katsu here and have been coming here for years. But today, they decided they aren't taking cash payments so I was unable to be served. They've left a very sour taste in my mouth and I won't be back. read more

Crispy chicken, juicy chicken and tender beef. Great mix for a great price. I can eat a gallon of the macaroni salad. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ & Katsu Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

Wow $4.89 plus tax dollar for this of Mac salad. Common smh. This has to be a wrong amount for that price. I think 2 scoops. Now I might be blind but nah. ‍ read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Are y serious ONO 5$ for this is beyond crazy! You got to do more better! - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

When placing an order over the phone you're told "15 minutes it'll be ready" & every time I arrived 20 minutes later to give them more time, their JUST starting my order leaving me to sit there and wait 15-20 minutes... If someone places a phone order why isn't it being started on immediately if you're quoting 15 minutes? Also, it's never busy when I get here for that to be the excuse. I get the BBQ beef plate as always and unfortunately it lacked a lot of flavor this previous time I ordered and contained A LOT of fat. We also get the shrimp appetizer and due to the useless bed of lettuce it lays on, they get soggy by the time you get home; so much for "crispy" also, it use to come with a lemon wedge and they've been cutting corners and not including this. I'm assuming to save $ as lemons are expensive but really, crispy shrimp with no lemon?? Id suggest trying a different location, this one is conveniently 5 minutes from me but not worth the money anymore. read more

Appreciate the expedient service of the individuals who work at this place! Their food is always well prepared and the place is very clean!

Omg i am so sad I love Hawaiian bbq but this Location is different So first there was no macaroni salad, no steamed cabbage and the chicken was similar to school lunch teriyaki chicken ... I also don't know if they added the bbq chicken or just teriyaki because it not distinctive at all The sale wasn't bad but I wasn't expecting.. its served with black sesame seeds and a Asian zinger dressing similar to the bagged salads .. the rice is steamed under the meat But the staff was incredibly polite !!! They are they 2 stars.. I will continue going to the Castro Valley location read more

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Absolutely horrible behavior from that one fat white woman worker and very small portions. bad service. poor quality of food. found hairs in my food. utensils are hidden. would never come here again. save yourself and go to the location in alameda where the workers are actually nice and respectful. read more

I ordered the island fire chicken and the kalua pork as an aloha plate. This was my first time so I didn't realize there wouldn't be Mac salad with my dish but I didn't need it! The food was really good! The island fire was spicy but sooo delicious. The service was great! Quick and the person that took my order was kind. I feel like I found a hidden gem. One photo I mixed it around so you could see the rice underneath the meat! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Kalua Pork Island Fire Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

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I came here with my bf and family as someone was craving Hawaiian BBQ. It was my first experience here and it was quite pleasant. This place is located in Alameda Landing plaza where there's plenty of options! We pulled up right in front of the location and there was plenty of parking. We entered the store and they had a large menu right above the register area. They have plenty of options but I figured the best deal was the family deal to feed 4. For the family meal we get to order 3 types of meat, and it comes with a mac salad and rice. Everyone wanted the chicken katsu so we ordered one of those, a bbq chicken and a spicy chicken. I have to say the fan favorite was the katsu. Personally I felt like there was a lot of spicy chicken, a lot of BBQ chicken, and the katsu seemed to be the smallest out of the three. My favorite was definitely the katsu and spicy chicken. The mac salad was amazing as well! It came with plenty of price and the total came out to be under $50. We had 5 adults eating and one teenager, we still ended up taking back 2 boxes of chicken for leftovers! All in all great food, huge portions, and definitely worth the money! They also have a sauce bar for katsu sauce and chicken teriyaki. Both sauces were amazing! Definitely would go back there again to get my Hawaiian BBQ fix! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

7/9/22 I'll keep this one simple. Reason for the 2 stars is cause though the food's edible and basically what you'd expect for a fast food Hawaiian restaurant (which is to say, ...being edible... but not great), it's just kinda a bad place to eat. #1: There is a sign outside that says "cash only." Ever heard of a chain that only takes cash these days? With inflation, who wants to carry huge bags of money around? Get with it Ono. #2: The staff here couldn't care less. I walked in and everyone stayed huddled in the back talking. 1 glance my way and back to talking. Taking orders had a similar vibe... cashier barely charged me before turning around, still talking to me as she was turning... And then the food... 1. Hawaiian BBQ Mix $14.99: Like I said, fairly typical for this genre of fast food. Everything is lukewarm, kinda old. BUT I will say, their kalbi is thicker cut than most other places. That's good. Otherwise, yes, their dark meat chicken somehow manages to be dry. The beef slices are okay. 5/10 2. Spam Masubi (2) $6.49: I actually liked theirs simply cause it was made neatly. Rolled well, no spillage. Also can eat without it falling apart. Their spam is low quality though--yes... sounds like a oxymoron, but there is indeed low quality spam. Kinda hard. 6/10 3. Checkout Bag $0.10: So this would be #3....... I shall note: WE DINED IN. She didn't even ask. I saw this on the bill after the fact. Don't y'all hate it when fast food places don't even ask then bag your stuff? Well, here, they even charge you a dime for it. 0/10 4. Small Soda $2.39 So, why not 1 star?--I guess simply cuz their kalbi is actually meatier than competition. Oh almost forgot... funny story, why was I here? Cause my 2 year old asked for "steak" (he wants meat). So we actually drove around the city to THREE different legit BBQ stores.... yes, OAKLAND city... which means we risked our lives for this. All 3 were closed, or otherwise already replaced with other businesses. Thanks Yelp. This was our 4th destination after driving for 1 whole hour! I gave up on the legit BBQ, this would have to do... 2/5 #oakland #fastfoodhawaiian #hawaiianfastfood read more

I wanted to order more but since they only accept cash, which I don't carry much of, I had to trim back. The Hawaiian BBQ mix was tasty and a great way to try the chicken, beef and short ribs. It was actually enough to feed two. We enjoyed the all of the food and the meat was very tender. The crab rangoon was pretty standard but it makes a nice side. The food came out pretty quickly and was nice and hot. The place was nice and clean with enough tables spread out to eat in or take out. I have been to this chain elsewhere and they were not cash only so I am not sure what is going on there - especially since they have at least one credit card machine. Kind of a deal breaker for me. read more

So good, they cook the rice perfect and give lots of sauce. Food is fresh. Chicken katsu/teriyaki chicken plate lunch is my fave. Just like most places right now during the pandemic, their bathroom is not open, but that's fine with me(: I'm here for the food not the bathroom. Staff was friendly. You can still wait inside for your food order, just use the social distancing stickers on the ground. Employees fill your fountain drinks for you. read more

While spending Father's Day with my boy, we stopped into Ono for lunch. Pretty full with folks with church clothes and little kids smiling. Nice to see! I ordered a mixed plate of teriyaki chicken and steak topped with pork katsu. My big boy had the katsu and island fire chicken. Each plate lunch comes with rice, macaroni salad, and cabbage/broccoli. The food was piled high in a eco-friendly carry out box. So high it's hard to navigate the different items. Still, it was delicious and enough to take home leftovers. I asked for a bag and was told it was 10 cents. I said I tipped $5 on a $40 meal. She smiled and gave me a bag. Lost a star for there is no gravy offered. True locals know "it's all about the gravy!" No loco moco on the menu either. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Katsu and Beef. - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

Lae-Lani had great customer service and myself as a sales manager, I look for great service. She not only welcomed me but was very knowledgeable about the menu. Thank you for a great dining experience. read more

Service is so slow. They had three people working and nobody in line but it still took an entire 15-20 minutes for my order to arrive. I admit that it isn't long I'm restaurant time, but it is very long in fast food restaurant and to the Ono chain. The food was heavy, upon first inspection, but the majority of the weight was rice. I wPilsner have minded a smaller, less heavier box with a better proportion. The water was also broken on the machine. I guess I just expected more since the Hayward and Alameda locations have set a higher bar. read more

This Hawaiian bbq joint is better than some of the others around. I usually order one of the combos, and today I went with the Bbq beef/katsu chicken mix. I thought the bbq beef was tender and the katsu was crispy on the outside. The teriyaki and katsu sauces that they offer are pretty good and enhance the flavor of the meat. The plate comes with steamed cabbage and broccoli, and a scoop of rice and mac salad. The mac salad is really good that sometimes I ask for 2 scoops. Ono offers a complete tasty meal at a reasonable price read more

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The food was great, the meat was nice and tender, super juicy and it took no effort to eat. The mac n cheese was nice and creamy with a slight bitter taste and had little strips of carrots. The rice was not seasoned but when you mix it with the flavors of the teriyaki or katsu sauces, it really changes into a great burst of flavor. The staff was friendly and helpful, although we called them more than once on multiple occasions they still ended up answering the phone and listened to our business request. When we made it there we ordered some food and they were super helpful to my partner and I with getting our orders correct. There were about three staff members doing nothing and the shift leader was on her phone for just a bit but she ended up jumping over to help us when asked for her presence. All in all good customer service and a great helpful staff that did listen to our requests and helped us when needed. read more

You guys usually are on point worst experience. Came in after being sick for 4 days wanted something light came and got shrimp and katsu for my bf, and I asked about the spam and eggs. Your SUPERVISOR didn't know how it was made. Couldn't tell me how many eggs came with the meal it took me looking up after her not realizing. Then I ask her can I have more eggs then spam I'll pay for it. You would think easy fix no. Then I ask her is there a manager she tells me they never come???? That doesn't seam right. Then I ask her are the eggs over easy she says yes they came out over medium. I work at a nice restaurant I know the difference. This really ruined my meal. Complete lack of care for customers and worst service I WANT A MANAGER TO GET BACK PLEASE . read more

The service was great! I ordered the chicken combination with just macaroni and veggies. The veggies they have displayed are not the veggies you get! They give you a plethora of hard ass veggies which consist of big ass squares of cabbage and one piece of broccoli! The combo is almost $16 and they give you one piece of chicken katsu and one piece of teriyaki chicken that they don't even put any teriyaki on. You have to use the packets of teriyaki they have in the condiments section. There were more big ass pieces of cabbage than macaroni and chicken! So I paid $16 for cabbage! Never going here again! Never ever! read more

Always delicious, consistent service in a clean and inviting environment. Our son loves this place and it's hard to find food he likes so when we find it we stay consistent. read more

THIS IS A 2020 review, month of july. Walked in to get a regular plate of BBQ chicken & ribs(one rib lol) for Take out, since Dine-in is Banned due to COVID. Guy Cashier was helpul, not super friendly... eh service was ok. Not complaining. Very nice place, everything new, prices are ok, a little more up there just a bit. FOOD: BBQ CHICKEN AND RIB Thats right rib you get one piece, with the chicken is pretty filling though. Tasted great! Very well done, presentation looks good too! The macaroni salad is Bomb! Loved it. Con- the only reason why 3 star instead of 4, is because the serving of rice & macaroni is Kid size, very tiny, my bf will eat his mac in ONE bite. The rice is also about one small scoop n half, also at least 2 ribs plz. We need bigger servings we hungry people! (The Hawaiian BBq in Davis st gives 2 big scoop of rice, big scoop of macaroni & 2 ribs) plus the chicken. Wont be back unless im a little hungry for littler servings. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - This is the BBQ chicken combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

Came @ 11am on 4/30, Friday, there was a line before opening @ 11am. Ordered 2 plates of BBQ short ribs, comes w/2scoops of rice, veggies & macaroni salad. Ribs were tender & delicious flavor, very generous portion, veggies are steamed cabbage/brocolli are tucked under the short ribs which gives them lots of flavor & the macaroni salad was also very good. The order was ready in about 15mins. just as cashier estimated. Staff was nice, all employees wore masks & customers social distance. I will return to try other menu items. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - BBQ short ribs w/rice, steamed veggies & macaroni salad 4/30/21 - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

4.5 stars came in for quick lunch ordered the chicken katsu, it was crisp & hot, made to order the rice was super fresh the service was great read more

I've been here three time so far, and always w the intention of ordering musubi, but end up getting something bigger instead! It's relatively fast, good tasting, and still has SOME veggies in the order. This particular spot though is really clean, open, and has good seating options. I especially love the live edge table but wish it had more stools around it that the (4) tipsy ones. Also, you're automatically charge $.10 for a bag when you have a to go order - without being asked if you want a bag or not! read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - View of inside at night - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

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Super disappointed that they have raised prices so much and also that they start cut off from door dash orders so unnecessarily early!! They don't close until 9pm yet they stop accepting door dash orders at 8pm?!? What the hell is that all about? You guys just lost a $100 order because of this, and this isn't the first time. And that's just mine from today, I'm sure you've lost many, many more. You should at least extend the door dash orders to 30 minutes before closing... read more

Got it doordashed, asked for extra Mac salad instead of the extra side of rice and got all Mac and no rice but that's okay because the Mac salad was tasty! I ordered the chicken katsu normal sized plate and I should've got the mini meal because it was filling! So good though, I love Hawaiian BBQ and Ono definitely hit the spot! Their Hawaiian drinks are so good too, I definitely recommend the guava nectar!! read more

Rude service the food is good if you can get past the rude bitch that will take your order then take her time bagging it and giving it to you. I called placed my order she said yes please come in 20 minutes I came in 25 minutes my food wasn't ready I waited 10 minutes asked where is my food I called it in so I I didn't have to wait, she replied due to people ordering and not coming to get the food we don't make it until you get here. Well what's the point of a phone order?? And you should have told me that before I came, then she says well you don't have to come here.. read more

Came in today the guy at the register was nice, they were giving out tshirts for their 20th Anniversary, so nice. I ordered BBQ chicken and crispy shrimp. I'll be honest the shrimp could have been crisper, they were better last time. The mini meals are $12 or so after tax, very good value with rice and macaroni salad, chicken was tender like always. This place is always a solid choice and honestly it's the only chain I like, the others are not great. read more

This is for the Ono Hawaiian BBQ in Alameda. I always get the number one to go. It's never salty, the macaroni salad is wonderful, and I love the cabbage. And I always get extra Katsu sauce. Very good meal. read more

I am so disappointed Ono Hawaiian bbq. It really makes me sad because I go to Ono Hawaiian bbq at least once a month. Prices went up and you get less food. I use to be able to buy a combo meal and have left overs. I spent $15 for this combo and I got 4 pieces of chicken katsu and 1 piece of bbq spare rib. I USE to spend a couple dollars less and I USE to get a huge full tray of food. The macaroni salad was so salty. Think twice before you order you definitely don't get as much food anymore. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Chicken katsu and BBQ spare ribs combo - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

One of our favorite restaurants disappointed us today. Service was really slow. The girls were talking while the food was just there waiting to be bagged and given out. Got home to eat with daughter and the inside of our chicken was not cooked right .. had to call 10 times until they decided to pick up the phone giving it 2 stars because the manager was polite as I was telling him. read more

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Was excited to see a hawaiian place around this area and was craving some katsu and bbq beef. Taste is pretty good, nice crunch on the katsu, juicy bbq beef. Horrible side is that the portion is so small!! Literally got only 4 sliced pieces of katsu and some bbq beef. Look at the photo. Man I was highly disappointed by the portion of food you get. Overall taste is good, but you're not going to get a lot of food. Not coming back to this place. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Literally only 4 katsu pieces... - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California

Located in the Fruitvale station shopping center, it's kind of hidden towards the back. My wait time was reasonable for ordering and receiving my food. It's not my first time, but it's the first time I've been in about a year. I was not disappointed. I ordered the crispy shrimp (extra crispy) and swapped the ride of rice & veggies for all macaroni salad. read more

Ono Hawaiian BBQ - Hawaiian Near Me - Oakland, California