Hale Pele would benefit from being open later on the weekends. Closing down at 11:00 pm when the…read morebar is full and people are having a good time feels like a mistake. The drinks are still good

Finally able to visit this landmark Tiki Bar in Portland over the weekend and what a weird and…read morewonderful place it is! As soon as you walk in you realize just how small the space is. Thankfully, the timing worked out where when our friends arrived we were able to be seated fairly quickly so we lucked out. They will not seat you until your entire party is there which I appreciate. The decor is what you would expect it to be with tiki style furnishings all around and a soundtrack to accompany the vibes. Once you walk in and shut the door behind you, it's almost a given that you'll forget the time of day because the entire place is windowless. Another cool feature if you ask me. I have to say when looking around I kept contemplating the fact that someone walked in here and said "yeah, this will make a great tiki lounge". Regardless, they were right! The food was actually delicious. I had the cuban sandwich and the hawaiian bread.

I had ordered from here Friday (01/15/2021) for my other half and I, I was not disappointed in the…read moreleast. I've been wanting to try this place for so long and have heard so many great things. I was able to finally experience this all first hand! The food was very tasty Presentation was on point The portions were pretty stellar too! We will be returning and will be regulars! Thank you!

Drove up to Hawaiian time today, handwritten sign on the door says not opening at 11 AM. The door…read morewas unlocked, it's 11:20am. So, I went in. No one came to the register. Now, it's 11:30. Finally the cook behind the counter says, "We're not open." Another customer walks in from an online food order and says "Is my food ready?" What appeared as a manager, says "Not for another 15 minutes or so." Guy asks for a refund. Meanwhile, cars pulling up to go inside to place orders. Not sure what happened here. But, I won't be going back.

Definitely woohoo! Thumbs Up! Great Baked Taro and Lamb Ribs! Finally, really Samoan food! Great…read morepalusami. Try there Half Moon Pie! The couple are also very nice and knows English!!!!!!!

Good place to hang on your day off, just like Tahiti Nui…read moreonce was. No bugs, just scrubs.

Food and service is always amazing here. Best food in the area for Hawaiian food! The day shift…read morebartender lady is super sweet and efficient! Always love coming back here great vibes and great food and drinks! Nice hole in the wall you wouldn't expect to be 10/10

A friend and I visited BKH for the first time as kava newbies. We enjoyed the space and although…read morethe kava was hard to drink because of the taste- we understood that before we decided to try it. I ordered 2 drinks and enjoyed the feeling that the kava gave me. It is a bonus that this place is walking distance from my house and I will definitely head over there again. I appreciate that there is an experience like this for non-drinkers.

I have tried kava before but my boyfriend hadn't so we stopped here on a Tuesday afternoon…read more We both ordered the strong batch and an açai bowl. I didn't really feel too much, but also I haven't done kava in awhile. The açai bowl was pretty good definitely recommend. Their street parking in this area can get busy so just be aware of that if trying to park during primetime. There's other shops and restaurants are around here to check out if you wanted to. Inside kava house, people are either on their laptops and or socializing with others. There are board and card games to play if you choose.

You say you want to partake in some karaoke? Well, this is one of those places where it's really…read morehard to have a bad time. Let's start with the history. Since 1947 this place has been slinging drinks and good times. Years of refinement (or lack of) have culminated into one of the best tiki bars in Portland and surrounding area. The decor is a throwback to tiki bars from the 60's in my opinion. This place is full of eclectic furnishings that will keep your eyes busy the entire time you are there. The drinks were solid here and of course they have several options to choose from, each with thier own personality. One thing I was a little thrown off about was the fact that you have to ask for the drink to be poured into a tiki mug. I guess this is due to folks stealing the mugs so that is unfortunate. I would have guessed that the drinks would come in mugs regardless but that was my mistake. The food is decent for pub/bar fare. We basically sampled all the appetizers and none disappointed. The wings were my favorite. Bottom line, come here for the drinks and the singing and you'll have a fantastic time. Oh! Come early if you want a good booth and get your songs in quickly. The wait can get really long the later in the night.

What a delight! In town for a convention, a local had…read moreplanned a night out for karaoke and knew this dive bar that is RICH in flavor... From the decor, the bartender, the menu, the drinks, and yes the food. Claims to be the longest operating tiki bar.... So not NY or Honolulu, but Portland! Before I die, I want to come back here!

I'm so excited to discover a Samoan restaurant and deli has opened in my neighborhood! I know we…read morehave several really popular polynesian and Hawaiian restaurants in the area, but I'm uncertain how many uniquely identify as Samoan. Tusi's Deli Creation may be the only one! Located at 68th and Glisan, the restaurant has been introduced to the community slowly over the last few months. The owners are currently doing catering and producing prepackaged deli style food for sale elsewhere, but they've also opened their doors to the public on the weekends. Apparently, the intention is to open for extended hours in early November when they'll operate from Wednesday through Sunday. I've only sampled Tusi's Deli Creation dishes sold for prepackaged takeout, but the chicken half moon pie and round pancakes (Panikeke) are so fresh and packed with flavor, I can't wait to visit this weekend to try more! I'll amend my review when I do. In the meantime, the deli is building quite a social media following where they show off some of their dishes, and make announcements about hours, etc. I highly suggest you check them out before they get so popular they begin selling out of inventory!

California transplant here. Been here for about 3 months. This place is truly a treasure. Ive…read moredesperately been searching for Samoan food since my arrival. And tonight was my lucky night. Please look for the sign. I had to take a turn around the block to realize it was there. (It was rainy and dark out). The owners are lovely people super attentive and welcoming. I called ahead to make sure this wasn't a fluke and the guy answered and reassured me they did indeed have COOKED Samoan food! I got fish, mamoe, muli pipi, with rice and taro. Let me tell you, I don't even think I chewed for the most part. HAHAHA. The food was warm, delicious ,and a comforting in the way that only food from "home" can comfort you. They for sure have blessed hands in the kitchen. I didn't try any of the baked goods or the deserts. But they're an option that I am fully going to take advantage of next time! The owners mentioned they were robbed and almost gave up! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COME OUT AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR THEM! They truly deserve your patronage! Thank you again for the AMAZING meal.

I ordered the teriyaki bowl and spam musubi.... Which was huge. Was $19 for the order. Good flavors…read moreand friendly service

Love coming to Kiawe, haven't been in a while because on the days I crave it- they're closed…read more Finally was able to come when they was open. They had one special menu and the manapua man noodles and gaugee caught my eye. That's like the perfect combo. But we skipped out on gaugee and got the manapua man noodles. Wish the options for the additions was one fried chicken but instead it was either pork belly or sweet sour chicken. Which isn't usually the kind of combo I would get. Especially if you label it manapua man noodles. The noodles tasted more like fried noodle / fried saimin style since it was cooked on a wok. I do miss the simplicity of a manapua noodle where you dress it with shoyu and sirracha. But these noodles weren't bad. They were super flavorful. Portion was huge! My husband said he could've gone without the pork belly. The pork belly was meh. The noodles tho, ono! I also went with the japolo chicken and kalbi combo, which is my go to. Kalbi is saucy and so flavorful! The chicken is nice and crispy. My only thing is that my plate was swimming in sauce. And when it touches the rice, it's a no for me. Wish had some buffer like cabbage to catch the sauce. Other than that, food is always ono here. Service is also friendly and the place is nice and clean with lots of seating!

This a fun tiki bar with a solid happy hour menu. The inside is quite large and open with fully…read moreimmersive tropical decor. I loved the music, the dim lights, and the occasional "tropical thunderstorm" that would go off. Our server was friendly and checked in often. Focusing on the happy hour dishes, I tried the fried tofu, spam musubi, kalua pork, and hurricane fries. The tofu had an amazing panko breading and the fries came with addicting dipping sauces. The Mac salad, pork, and musubi were ok but could have used more sauce and/or a flavor punch. I do wish there were more fresh happy hour options as everything was fried/greasy. The mocktails stood out as they were nicely balanced and not too sweet.

Super cute place. Excellent prices, great drinks, great happy hour menu. Servers are very friendly…read moretoo. This place is definitely a hidden gem in Vancouver.

We had the food delivered so I cannot speak to the friendliness of the staff or cleanliness of the…read morerestaurant. The food was delivered on time and packaged well. The chicken was was juicy and flavorful. The kalua pork was very tender and the medium sized order was big. The moco loco was my personal favorite. The patty had good taste as did the gravy. The egg was done perfectly even with it being delivered. The musubi was good and I liked the egg addition. Good food

The food here is salty and taste like it was made yesterday to be served up today…read more Service was poor, wait staff was rude and treated us like we were an inconvenience. The ambiance is disgusting because the bathrooms are located by the seating area and constantly smell like someone has plumbing issues. Not to mention, there are always used towel on the ground, a dirty sink and sometimes working sometimes full toilet. The last time we were here we witnessed the staff setting to go orders on the ground!!! Stay far away from this place unless you want diarrhea or something worse! Someone should call the health inspector on this establishment.