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    Palenaka's

    4.8 (37 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 6:30 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Meat jun (regular size)
    Leilani Q.

    Best meat jun on the mainland that I've had so far! The quality of their meat jun makes me want to try their whole menu. So one of my favorite dishes to get in HI is meat jun. It's a dish you don't find often in restaurants on the mainland and even more rare to find a version close to HI. This is the CLOSEST. Family working this food cart was very nice and you can tell they are working hard to put out good food. Luckily I came when I did, because I think they closed right after I ordered. Meat jun: perfectly marinated meat, good egg consistency, and the sauce has the right amount of vinegar to it. Don't get me started on how restaurants in Seattle mess up on the sauce. Super tender meat, rice was good, Mac salad was delicious too! I usually take a piece of meat jun, dip one side in the sauce, drag it across some rice (I love saucy to rice) and eat it all together. SO ONOOOO

    Spicy ahi poke bowl
    Jez V.

    Yum! They had this as a weekend special and hope that they make it a regular item on their menu. This bowl was filled with rice and spicy ahi, avocado, topped with furikake and green onions. I enjoyed their take on a spicy ahi poke bowl. Staff were very friendly and welcoming!

    garlic chicken
    Haeun J.

    Tucked into the food cartel in Beaverton, this spot stood out from the SMELL. I had the Garlic Chicken, a special of the day, and my mouth was watering even before I took a bite. The dish was well made, full of garlicky, sweet, and salty flavors. I'm giving it 4 stars because I thought it was a tad bit too salty, to a point that it was almost bitter. Another qualm is that I wish there were combination plates available :( but I do understand why they don't allow combination plates.

    Sunday special! Was ALL so good.
    Lisa H.

    Fabulous food here. Great service. Specials like mixed plate with kalua, lau lau, and poke. Locally owned and family run. I LOVED my food. It's hard to find lau lau here in Oregon, (unless you gon make at home) and it was so delicious. I also got to introduce lau lau to a haole friend who had it the first time here. You have two new fans, Palenaka's! Open Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am-7:30pm Located at BG Food Cartel. They use pagers to let you know when your order is ready which is helpful since inevitably you'll go here and order from more than one cart since there's several food and drink options.

    Megan N.

    During these hard times, it's hard to find somewhere to eat on the fly. It was middle of lock down coming to dinner time, we were starving and desperate for something kanak attack worthy. I've had palenakas bookmarked for a while so I was happy to see they were one of 9 food trucks open during the lockdown. We ordered the meat jun and the service was great. A cute mom and pop food truck. Super welcoming people Good: FLAVOR TOWN! Great portion size and their Mac salad is mayjah Bad: the beef was kind of chewy

    Menu
    Fran E.

    My best friend and my grandma went with me. Words can't express how good this food was my best friend and got the chicken katsu and my grandma saimin my grandma said "I loved it I'm eating every single bit of it" my friend said "I really liked it" the macaroni salad was my favorite it was so good Thank you so much for good food

    Loco Moco
    Annie H.

    I've only had the loco moco from this food truck but I can say that it was phenomenal. Definitely did not skimp on the meat. The gravy sauce is savory and so flavorful. Not too salty either. I can't wait to try more next time I visit the area.

    Teriyaki Chicken
    Shane W.

    This was the sauciest teriyaki chicken we've ever had. The portion size was huge, and the chicken was tender. We just wish it would have come with a side of vegetables.

    Fried noodles far back and Kalua pork with Cabbage, laulau and shoyu poke combo
    Crisselda Marie A.

    Taste of home! This is my second time trying out Palenakas. Today my husband and I got the special Kalua pork, laulau and shoyu poke combo and fried noodles for our son. Everything was ONO! fresh and steaming hot!

    1/2 Teriyaki Chicken and 1/2 Teriyaki Beef
    Myles L.

    If you are craving great Hawaii home cooked fresh food Palenaka's is your place. With great costumer service I highly recommend this food cart. I got the Teriyaki Chicken and Teriyaki Beef because my body was fighting between these 2 great meals. I will definitely be visiting this cart soon!

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    The Chicken Teriyaki and Kalua Pork were very tasty and savory. They are also very friendly and kind. Would recommend!

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    Amazing!! Well cooked and consistent authentic flavors! Worth going back. Quick and friendly service

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    Ask the Community - Palenaka's

    What's this weekend special please?

    Garlic Shrimp!

    Do they have lau lau every day? I'm not seeing it on their menu.

    Laulau is a weekend special we try to have at least once a month with poke. We will have the Laulau Kalua special on June 17 & 18. Check out Facebook and Instagram for more updates!

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