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    The Loft

    3.4 (354 reviews)
    ModerateHawaiian
    Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Luis R.

    plane and simple the food is delicious! great flavors on the chicken with very friendly staff and the space is also great and homey. the only two issues i had were that the tables felt sticky and the area around it up stairs where pretty dirty mind you it was behind like a fan or picture i think but still very visible so just a little uncomfortable.

    Chicken Katsu Cutlet Plate ..thick pieces , excellent!!
    Malakuko And Kelika S.

    Incredible grinds ..excellent Chicken Katsu and Island Style fried chicken also luv the ramen cabbage salad

    Island Style Fried Chicken is still bomb
    Julie N.

    I'm really still a fan of this place and now that we're getting older, my husband and I can no longer eat a whole plate, so we can share. However my eyes were bigger than my stomach today, so I got two. My husband loves Kalbi and I'm a fan of the Island Fried Chicken .... but my ultimate favorite here is their fried rice. It's THE BEST fried rice IMO, WAY better than I can make!! They charge extra for the fried rice, but it's so worth it and we actually got two meals each from all the food we got for $47 out the door. The cabbage salad isn't as good as I remember and it's basically cabbage and a few piece of raw instant ramen. The dressing is pretty basic too. Seems like a splash of rice vinegar. The potato salad is good and they can call it their own. It's got a substantial amount of black pepper in it, but very unique.

    Ray N.

    Unsuspecting good Hawaiian food! Now is this the best? No. I ordered the fried chicken. I upgraded to the spam fried rice, obviously. The cabbage salad is sooo good. Their Mac salad is good as well. The chicken needs sauce. They have house hot sauce and teriyaki. I mixed them to create this amazing sauce. Next time I'm in the area I'll come back.

    Island Style Fried Chicken Plate and Korean Barbequed Beef Plate
    Corinne P.

    My family and I ordered the Korean bbq beef and island style fried chicken. Both had so much flavor and huge portions. There was 4 of us and we only got the 2 platters that was the perfect amount of food. We upgraded to bacon fried rice that was super good! The cashier was very friendly and answered our questions we had about the menu. She brought up our food upstairs in the dining area for us too. She gave us all of the extra sauces as well. The restaurant was very clean and there was outdoor seating as well. We will definitely come back again!

    Santos C.

    The best Hawaiian BBQ hands down in Oc The food is amazing and the staff is great. It's always a pleasure when I eat at the Loft it's my favorite Hawaiian BBQ spot for years and I'm not going anywhere else.

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    Food is always fantastic, highly recommended this joint. The owners care and the food is delicious

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    Food was not good. Cabbage had a strange taste, macaroni salad tasted like tuna fish, and the BBQ chicken had a hard outer crunch on it.

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    Been going here since high school if u love teriyaki chicken Mac & veggies you can't wrong

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    I had to try the Katsu Kimchi Butter Chicken at Shootz, and honestly, it was absolutely delicious…read more The chicken was flavorful and crispy, and the combination of the katsu, kimchi butter, and everything else on the sandwich worked really well together. One thing that really surprised me was that they actually put their Mac salad directly on the sandwich. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was seriously so good and added a really nice texture and extra layer of flavor. One thing worth mentioning is that the Mac salad does contain tuna. I honestly haven't had Mac salad with tuna before, but you can't really notice the tuna flavor at all. It just seems to add more depth to the overall flavor. That said, definitely keep it in mind if you have a fish or tuna allergy. Overall, the Katsu Kimchi Butter Chicken was a really unique and delicious sandwich, and I'd definitely order it again.

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