Emma's Kitchen was one of the best finds of our family trip to the Big Island. We loved finding an…read moreauthentic, family-run Filipino spot while traveling. I ordered the beef sinigang and it was pure comfort, cozy, sour in the best way, and honestly a taste of home after days of trying new dishes (especially lots of fish-based meals). The sweetest surprise was seeing yema. I've been craving it for years and hadn't come across it in so long. They had a small pack of those little cellophane-wrapped treats, and it instantly transported me back to childhood. My parents were with us on the trip and they ended up going back to Emma's multiple times in the same week, which says everything. It's mostly takeout, with a few shared tables next to neighboring storefronts, but it's also easy to grab and go. Highly recommend!

Mellie is so friendly and courteous. Rolando, the cook was great and the food was delicious! We…read morewent back several times during our vacation and tried beef sinigang, pancit, half chicken, pork lechon, and their signature lumpia. We also bought yema for dessert. It was a great to have Filipino food during our visit to Hawai'i.

Always good, always fresh!! The garlic shrimp is super flavorful and the fresh crispy papaya salad…read moreis absolute perfection...my favorite meal yet I have tried many different things and never been disappointed. Mahalo plenty for putting so much love into your food!!

Food 5/5: all the food quality was on point and really resembled authentic Filipino food. Super…read morecrispy litchon and shrimps and juicy ribs (but some ribs were a bit dry). Cucumber salad was delicious as well as the onion dish. Rice was very well made. The to-go order took a bit longer than expected but we are on an island time so who cares lol I would highly recommend this place and call ahead to see where they are stationed!

We had hired Fatboy Kitchen to cater for our wedding and we were blessed by their authentic…read moreFilipino cuisine, innovation of local ingredients, organization, professionalism, communication, and intentionality of their service. Before our wedding, Mark and his wife took an opportunity to make it a point to get to know us. In that meeting we learned not only about the experience and skills they possessed, but the authenticity of their hearts to truly serve us. On the day of, they were warriors championing through the Hilo rain (surprise, surprise it rained in a hilo wedding), cooking, moving things around, and presenting everything to perfection. Before we could even thank them for their service, they had already left, ensuring the attention stayed on us on our wedding day. I would recommend their catering service to anyone and just incase you were wondering, yes their food was KILLAHZ.

Had Fatboy Kitchen catering for our wedding reception in Kona and it was a hit! Mark and his team…read morewere so easy to work with. I had been planning this destination wedding from California and it was not easy choosing vendors blindly without ever trying the food! But the food looked great on their IG page and after communicating with Mark, he definitely knew what he was doing. He gave me some recommendations since I wanted a Hawaiian-Filipino theme. The bbq skewers, bistek, pancit, macaroni salad + poke station and more was all soooo good. They were still good the next day after being slightly hungover. Mahalo to Mark and his team! I recommend their catering to anyone.

The staff upfront was nice. There were empty tables not cleaned. The food was not very good. I…read morealso believe it's over priced. The seating is too close to each other. Overall 2 stars for the friendly ladies upfront.

I understand food is expensive these days, but $17.25 for 2 pcs spam musubi, 2 pc nori chicken, and…read morea tiny cup of eggplant mapo tofu is unacceptable.

Wonderful welcoming staff. Big menu with a lot of great choices. Large parking lot and very fast…read moreservice!

I saw sisig on the menu and had Ian instant crave. It also helped that they had oxtail soup, which…read morehusband always tries to get before we leave any island. Our hotel was nearby so it was very convenient. We ordered and waited outside. The food was good. I wanted the sisig to be a bit more crunchy but it was good. The oxtail soup was delicious. Everything was fresh as we waited at least 20 mins for our food. The menu has some deep Filipino style food. Not your common dishes. We would probably stop by here again on our next visit to this island.

Ohana food trailer is the best food trailer in the universe for it's menu is extra super…read moreawesome!!!!!!! Ohana food trailer's universally praised hawaiian style ube malasadas is the greatest in the universe. To people around the world and locals alike, give ohana food trailer a try for they are super awesome!!!!!!!

From the owner: Ohanafoodtrailer chefkeali’ikoa is local born with culinary back bone history of 35 yrs plus and…read moreknow culinary school All hand on training.futures our 100 percent organic ube moist flavored ube malasadas .Which is maid fresh on site day if event and rated best on island and visitors frm other states .Serving local and Pinoy cuisine And we’re locally owned family operated We specialized in all catering event private event bird wedding funeral ect

We can't find it. It's now named Da Shark Shack and definitely not a Filipino fusion restaurantread more

How refreshing to have proper, delicious local/Filipino food on Alii! It is such a stark contrast…read moreto many of the other menus in the main strip (burgers, flatbreads, fish and chips...) and you can tell it is made with love. All of the sauces are out of this world, and the fact you can have such great food while being in such a relaxed environment with killer views is really special. The service was phenomenal- Chef Joel brought out the food and delivered it himself. If they're ever serving crispy pork belly as a special, GET IT!! It was out of this world- so much so I went back the next day to see if they had any more. Also recommend the pancit and any of the tacos. Thanks to Elizabeth the bartender for keeping us smiling and laughing, too! All in all such a great place- if I could give more stars, I would!

Thicc pieces of fatty pork with a crispy skin! This was so good and definitely something to indulge…read moreonce in a while. Also got a side of sinigang but the star of the meal is the chicharron. There were several people in line but it moved fairly quickly. Staff was nice and friendly.

Food was good. The pork was okay. Needed more seasoning and maybe a little longer cook on it as it…read morewas slightly chewy. Overall a decent place for okay lechon. The price is very affordable compared to other places a the portion size was good. The highlight of the plate for me was the tuna Mac salad. Seasoned and cooked perfectly! Needed nothing added to it! Maybe I'll try something else on the menu next...