Stopped in to give Hawaiian restaurant a shot. Jorge who took my order could not have been nicer. I went with the chicken katsu plate. The food that came out looked like what you usually see in menu pictures but rarely get. The Katsu was FRESH and delicious. The plate came with 2 sides of rice and a side of Mac. I usually eat half of a plate lunch and save the rest for dinner. The food was so good, I ate the all of it. 1000% recommended read more

Primo Hawaiian - Chicken Katsu Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

Really solid place - their portions are fair. Good meat to rice ratio and the meat is packed with flavor I wish the Mac had more garlic and onion flavor I hope they stay in business this place is great read more

Primo Hawaiian - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

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Food was pretty good. But what really ruined the experience was the fact they were missing more than half the items on their Menu. Came here wanting to order Combo Plate (Forgot the exact Name) but it came with 4 types of Meat. Only to find out they only had 2 out of the 4, so they suggested to replace it with Kalua Pig. Since I expecting a 4th Meat, I asked for Chicken Katsu to be the 4th and then was told that they can't use that since it came in different Plate. Then when it came to ordering a Musubi, I wanted to try their Portugese Sausage Musubi. To only find out they didn't have that either. And yet again, this same issue came up when it came to ordering a Drink. No Hawaiian Sun Cans were available and their Soda Machine only offered Sprite and Water. Honestly, with them missing nearly 75% of their Menu.. why was this establishment even Open for the day? The plate I ended up getting was fairly good, but ultimately this whole ordering experience really didn't make up for that. read more

Primo Hawaiian - NOT what I originally ordered, so they replaced what was missing with Kalua Pig. - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

I saw the reviews and thought maybe it's unreal. After trying it I can see what people were getting at. The online menu doesn't accurately reflect their menu. I ordered the garlic chicken plate and subbed out a rice scoop for extra Mac. The rice was standard white rice, nothing special. The Mac was watery and would slip a bit, it would also soak up any sauces at the bottom.. not my strong preference, but to each their own. That sauce I just mentioned, it came from the garlic chicken. There is a sauce that is poured on top I guess, the leftovers that don't stick to the chicken fall to the bottom for the Mac and rice to soak up. The chicken itself was meager, I had a lot of fried batter with my plate, the pieces of chicken weren't very consistent in that I expected some cubes or sections of meat, most of it felt like slices of chicken thighs and not much substance in the bites. The flavor with the sauce was on the sweeter side, not as garlicly as I had hoped it would be (most of the sauce slid off and onto the bottom of the plate, I was scraping the chicken on the bottom to get some). I don't usually get soda, but when I saw the machine, I thought I'll definitely pass as it looks like it isn't maintained at all (it's a lot of I stocked soda, can't imagine how often they clean it!). They had mainly 1 flavor of the Hawaiian Sun, definitely lacking in the drink dept here. read more

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Primo Hawaiian was a pleasant surprise and a definitely a place I'll be coming back to. I've visited this plaza before since it shares the same location as the Lakers store, but I had never tried the food until now. I finally gave it a shot at lunch and it did not disappoint. I chose to get their Garlic Chicken Plate. The late comes with two scoops of rice topped with furikake and a scoop of mac salad. I asked if it was okay to do two scoops of mac salad and one scoop of rice, and they nicely accommodated. The garlic chicken was crispy with a surprise sweet twist from the glaze. It paired perfectly with with the white rice. I also loved the creamy mac salad with small chunks of potato. For $18.99, I thought the portions were generous and more than enough for sharing. I really enjoyed my lunch here. The food was so ono, the price point was just right and the service was good. I definitely can see myself coming back here. I am excited to try their other dishes in the near future. read more

Primo Hawaiian - Garlic Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

When in the area I stop by here. Aloha feeling right when you walk in from the decor to the great customer service from Micheala. I ordered the Loco Moco that hit the spot. I will definitely come back again. Mahalo read more

Primo Hawaiian - Loco Moco - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

Man I have nothing but good things to say. At first I was disappointed because they were out of so many menu Items but once I tasted the food and realized they closed in 45 minutes I knew why... The food is that good! It sells out and is not "premade". I go to Hawaii twice a year and this place is the best representation of the food I've experienced on the mainland. The perfect amount of flavor without forgetting that core Hawaiian food is for the people and not some excuse for over priced and over worked fusions. I don't know what to recommend because we tasted everything on the menu just about and nothing was lacking except the soda machine lol. My next visit to LA will include a meal here. I should have taken a photo but none of it was left after we ate lol. read more

I usually never leave reviews but honestly the food here was terrible....i don't even know where to get started, my chicken felt so chunky and not well cooked, as someone with a huge texture problem the chicken was not it and don't even get me started on the beef, that was the worse meat I have tried, it feels like I'm eating something with super glue and I have to really bite into the meat, that is some cheap meat; for the price it is not it. The place looks decent but the customer service is also awful, why have serious face ? You supposed to greet customers and leave your nasty attitude at home. The plates being 20 dollars and up is insane, overcharging for a plate I can make at home with high quality ingredients. the portions aren't even that well either, why we serving so little yet charging like we a carls junior, please let's fix these prices. I understand being a small business but for small business you people need to do better, you guys are not impressing many people especially with the amount of missing items all the time, do better. read more

Don't bother ordering online. I ordered online as soon as I was able to, waited the 15 minutes I was told to expect to wait, and was told that my order had only been getting started now. food tasted okay at best. read more

Ordered the chicken cutlet w/ gravy. I would go here to grab some quick lunch, but this time, I'm probably not going to get food here anymore. When I opened up my plate lunch, my chicken cutlet smelled like it was marinated in bleach or some kind of cleaning solution. I don't know I kept eating it thinking the smell is going to diminish. I couldn't eat all of my food and I threw it away. I was disgusted. I didn't notice the business has changed its name from Tasty to Primo. Even in the past, I got a sprite fountain drink & it tasted like bleach. It's seems like they still have the same workers from when they switch the business name. They are friendly but they need to stop putting bleach/cleaning solution in their food. L&L & Wiki Wiki Hawaiian is down the road if you don't want bleach in your Hawaiian food. read more

Primo Hawaiian - Chicken Cutlet - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

The food was really good here. I think they rebranded their restaurant as the name has changed but the food is still the same and consistent with Hawaiian Cuisine. I ordered the Lau Lau and it was amazing. The portion was filling. The service was friendly and the restaurant was clean. It was busy, so it took longer than normal to get my food. The parking was plentiful and there are other eateries in the complex. If you're around El Segundo or the LAX airport, swing on by to try some good eats, Hawaiian Style. read more

Primo Hawaiian - Lau Lau Plates - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

We were in the area for a competition at DaVinci High School and found this amazing Hawaiian plate restaurant. The food was delicious, everything was made fresh, and the Mac salad was so traditional - it reminded us of our vacation in Maui! Definitely try this place! read more

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Food is salty. And when asked about it they did not offer to redo the food, but offered a scoop of rice.

Food was ok... not the usual great Hawaiian teriyaki place. And I've been to a lot of them! We ordered beef teriyaki, Pork teriyaki, chicken teriyaki, garlic chicken and loco moco. Beef teriyaki was good but the 3 were so so. Teriyaki sauce was also mediocre. Although for some who has not tried other teriyaki place or been to a Hawaiian place, this could be a good place. But for us, so so. Would I recommend the food, no. But if there's no other place to go, then sure, go for it. Oh and we actually went here because in their website here on yelp, there's this drunken shrimp that looked so good so we were like okay let's go here. But nope- apparently they don't serve it anymore. Funny that it's still on all their posters on their walls. Service- gosh the guy at register was so uhm bland I'd say. I asked about that drunken shrimp and yeah he said not anymore and I jokingly, with a smile I tell you, said oh no but that's why we went here for... and he just looked at me with a blank face. And I was like uhm you can smile... it's ok. We're already here, we are going to order... Asked for teriyaki sauce coz some of the plates are kinda dry and he did have us 1 little container. Then we asked for another one. I mean we had like 6 plates ordered. This time we were asked $0.55 for the sauce. Ok sure. And one last thing... oh my goshhhhh... the bathroom was out of order????? Yikes The paper plates were cute though. And place very clean, that's what the 1 star is for. Although it might be clean coz there's no one else in here. But the place is cozy and cute. This is for the 2nd star. Im sorry- that's just our experience in this place. read more

If you're cruising through El Segundo or catching a flight at LAX, you've got to hit this spot for some authentic Hawaii food & vibes. It looks like they've rebranded recently, but don't let the new name fool you--the menu is still delivering that consistent and high-quality local style food. I went with the Loco Moco, and it was absolute fire. The flavors are on point, so definitely come hungry. The staff is super friendly and kept the dining area spotless. Plus, the parking lot is huge, which is a rare win for LA. Come give this place a try!! read more

Primo Hawaiian - Loco moco - Hawaiian Near Me - El Segundo, California

The food here is always good! All my friends have thanked me for bringing them here! If you're looking for legit, consistent flavor from Hawaii this is the place. Mahalo nui loa!! read more

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I will definitely be back !! It was so good! The GARLIC CHICKEN is the bomb, I ordered all mac salad for my side choice. It the best Mac salad I've had since I moved here! I also added side order of kalua pig, it tasted so fresh and authentic! It was very busy , but the customer was great! So friendly and welcoming ! The decor there is also authentic and well decorated, it was very clean and well kept up with! Mahaloz Primo Hawaiian read more

They did not have some of items on menu and I asked what do you have? Ended up ordering spam and eggs which wasn't my original order, this was second time it happened, guess won't be going or ordering from there again, that's why auntie Mailies my to go spot! read more

Food is decent but it's sad and frustrating that they never answer the phone for pickup orders, even at times past the lunch rush around 3 PM. There's a gentleman with glasses who is usually on shift at this time and when I ask him why they don't answer the phone, he just shrugs and says he didn't hear it. Weak attitude and definitely costing the restaurant sales. read more

They gave me raw chicken. I kindly warned the chef and he talked to me like I was stupid so I reminded him his job and the health codes he broke. He told me that they serve pink chicken I laughed and told him it was raw and there's no such thing as pink chicken. My goal was just to give him a heads up and move on with my day but after the attitude I had to remind him it's his job to make sure the food is not raw. To top it all off the cashier lady gave me attitude before hand because I asked her for teriyaki sauce, she assumed I was going to be upset for paying .50cents for teriyaki sauce. They told me their names were Brandon and Brandi. Since they both wanted to talk to me stupid I cussed them out and I got my refund. I'm a very kind person but don't test me. The chef seemed super uneducated on public safety and food protocols. They both told me I was lucky to get my refund and I told them they're lucky I didn't throw my raw chicken at them but they're not gonna be so lucky when I tell the city about their negligence. read more

This food is amazing!! The employees are very nice! The vibe is great! Reminds me of the taste of food in Hawaii!! im just here to say ive tried all the other Hawaiian spots around and this place takes the cake!! They make the teriyaki sauce in house with no high fructose corn syrup or extra preservatives; this means alot for me to have quality food! thank you! read more

Best Hawaiian food ever!!! My son loves the garlic chicken. So fresh and yummy. Super fast and friendly service.