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Ono Hawaiian BBQ

2.7 (154 reviews)
InexpensiveHawaiian, Barbeque
Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Most Fountain Drinks out of order
David N.

The Katsu Chicken was perfectly prepared. Crispy crust and tender chicken, not greasy at all. The Mac salad was Ono. Lost a star since the fountain drinks machine was pretty much out of order. I would have been helpful if I was told while ordering. I paid $2.49 for water :-(

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Eric S.

I went here on a non busy day. They took my order and didn't really have to wait for long. The food here is pretty good. My daughter loves their spam masubi and that is why i keep coming back here. Me and my daughter didn't wait that long and they were really consistent with their food. They gave me a lot of rice and macaroni as well, this meal is good for at least 2 people. Definitely would come back and try their other menus.

Phil A.

Decent place located in the Palma Plaza!! They give you a lot of food, so come here hungry!! They also add cabbage and broccoli to go with your rice, macaroni salad and choice of meat or seafood!! The service is good, and reasonably priced, it does get crowded sometimes It's not fantastic or anything, just ok to me!!

Lemon pepper chicken breast with cabbage and broccoli
Mags W.

My usual. If I could give this place 3.5 stars that's what this would be. I typically order this low carb option sans the macaroni salad and rice. I have never been disappointed with this choice. My only complaint is that there really should be more broccoli in the veggie side. When I asked for additional broccoli I was told I could only have 2 pieces. What?!?! Broccoli can't be that expensive. But whatever, this doesn't stop me from ordering and enjoying this meal. I must say this dish is "Ono". 'Ono - The word 'ono with the okina means delicious in the Hawaiian language.

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Amanda C.

Hits the spot pretty well! Their bbq chicken is always a favorite bc it's so flavorful. I don't mind the bit char on their chicken bc I know that means it was marinated/seasoned well and grilled on a hot grill. It pairs so nicely with white rice even without any sauce. Their chicken plate comes with mixed salad that lacks dressing. Their mahi mahi lunch plate was also great! They give two generous portion of fish filet, with Mac salad and greens. Food was pretty good. But not in a great area. This location is inside the palm plaza that shares space with Walgreens, Popeyes, and Starbucks, which can get crowded.

Pubic looking suspicious hair removed from my cabbage. Isolated in top portion. I almost ate it.
Kenny K.

There was a suspicious hair in the veggies in my chicken katsu combo. It's not my hair as I am bald. Please see the attached photograph for documentation. I called them to let them know they need to change their gloves and wear hairnets, but they just gave me a runaround. They phoned me back from the store; although I didn't leave my number nor did I ask for a call back from anyone. But, the person announcing the manager's presence as a third party on the call stated that they'd be translating because the manager doesn't speak English. The manager acted like he didn't understand English, at all. So, I laid it out to him in his native language, which he didn't think I spoke fluently. Pubic hairs in food.

Hawaiian bbq combo
Hello K.

I expected less after see and read the review. But i was wrong. This place surprised me. I ordered the Hawaiian bbq combo. Did u see my portion? My gosh, it's a lot of food. I can't finish half of it. Food is 3. The taste is ok. I gave 1 extra star for the portion. That's a lot of meat. These day meat price is high. For them to give me so much meat, that's crazy generous.

BBQ & katsu mix sub veggies for mac scoop

A decently better Hawaiian BBQ chain (hawaiian express just sucks tbh) Placed an online order @11am opening of store. They're quick, order ready in 8 minutes. - Why I like Ono's - The teriyaki sauce and katsu sauce are dispensed on the side by the soda and come out hot and tasty which is great. (The teriyaki sauce used to be better more sweet, but it's better than nothing because the BBQ beef is dry and plain.) You can substitute the steamed veggies for 1 scoop of steamed rice or macaroni salad at no extra charge which is awesome The macaroni salad here is good/better than other chains Fair prices - Notes - - only had 2 sodas when I visited Feb 2022, in the fountain coke or sprite & 2 gold peak tea flavors - crab Rangoon here was made in the correct shape and actually had the faux crab compared to other spots that lie and do a puff + cream cheese only. It was however not that good here wouldn't get it again. - make it a combo for 4.29 more is value a large soda plus the side u want (my crab Rangoon) made adding the soda a 40cent addition to just Rangoon alone. - BBQ chicken was thin and dry - chicken katsu was solid especially with katsu sauce - BBQ beef lackluster, always get extra teriyaki sauce - Dipping the steamed veggies in the teriyaki makes it all the better - the location can suck being close by the high school iykyk so plan your trip time accordingly. I've been going to Onos for over a decade, same old chain with the refreshed menu photos, and vibes its still the same old and that's fine.

Teriyaki beef
Damon F.

Horrible. Burnt teriyaki beef. Forgot to put my Spam musubi in the bag. Definitely DO NOT EAT HERE.

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The prices are horrible. They were high now even higher. They are squeezing the consumer. I had dinner here twice a week, not no more.

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The staff there are friendly and provide great customer service. It's clean. The food is good every time we order.

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Please give us the recipe for the macaroni salad it's so addicting and I can't continue to drive across town and spend all my money on it

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Average food and average service place was managed by teenagers it's OK for a quick bite but repeat performance is not in the books.

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I hardly ever have any issues with my orders. Lately they are much faster so that is awesome since I only have a 30 minute lunch break.

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Good service vest food The barbecue chicken and teriyaki chicken are the best I highly recommend it to anyone

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