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Unko's Kitchen

4.5 (143 reviews)
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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Stuart O.

Great little diner type restaurant for local Hawaiian food. We all got kalua pork--with hash browns and eggs, loco moco style, and as a taco salad. Everything was great. Service was great. The building is a little run down, we almost missed it driving by, but glad we stopped for a Sunday brunch.

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Tam C.

A very local, hole in the wall that's a no frills type of place. Got the breakfast sandwich and the bento plate.

Gerald S.

Ordered the Kalua pork moco. Pro tip: ordered with the gravy on the side. Pork had great flavor. Rice moist and fluffy. Perfectly satisfied. I do not see myself ever ordering anything else. Great service, Great decor. Feels like home. Thank you for this great Kauai experience.

French Toast!!
Jason H.

When you pull up, it was probably the most unassuming place we ate at all week, but Unko's serves island comfort food at its best. With a mom-and-pop style, portions, service, and ambiance, it's a place I'll return to, for sure. I had to try the Kalua Moco, a pork twist on the staple Loco Moco (beef patties.) It did not disappoint. The over-easy eggs were perfect, on top of a mountain of Kalua Pork (and rice,) drowning is a sea of brown gravy. I was feeling it and had a sweet tooth craving for some French Toast, and I'm glad I did. It made for an ideal side dish. Again, perfect, not soggy or dry, French Toast. Can I do it again next time? If you're hungry, give it a shot yourself.

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Stella W.

Great service, hole in the wall comfort food! They make the perfect overeasy imo! The loco moco is also great! Not salty like a lot of other places, and I wonder if they use poi in the gravy coz it kinda look like it!

Kailua moco, over easy eggs. DELISH
Aja P.

Thank goodness we found this place on a day it is open, bc without it we would have been bereft of a tasty moco. After two other mocos with mid patties, I decided to go Kailua moco this time, bc maybe island ground beef is just not my favorite? Whatever the case, I finally found two of the things I needed to make my Hawaii belly happy here at Unkos, Kailua pig that isn't dry, and a moco that is hard to stop eating even when you're full. I highly recommend you give it a try. My kid got the chicken katsu (hilarious to me that you can get away with ordering chicken nuggets everywhere by virtue of giving it a different name, thus making it acceptable vacation food lol) and it was a HUGE Portion- 3 rows! It was good, too, but too fatty for him to want to finish more than a row and a half. We both agreed that the Kailua moco was the dish-win, here. The restaurant wasn't too busy, but the service was great. Really glad we found this place as it was one of our favorite stops.

Chad K.

One of the best breakfasts I've had in a while. Very hearty and filling. Staff here were welcoming and friendly not to mention the atmosphere here was calm and welcoming as well. All in all an incredible place to have breakfast that will for sure fill you up paired with in incredible staff that is on it.

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Lisa M.

Given that there are not a lot of great choices in this area near the plantation cottages, we were pleased to catch this on one of the few days they are open. (Weekends). We had passed by multiple times to and fro to Poipu and beyond and with destination wedding celebrations we didn't want to venture to far. We were looking for authentic Hawaiian food and the comments on Yelp made this sound perfect. First, the large room is what I think they use for banquets and so tables are set up with a lot of six tops, which could easily fit eight and moved around for larger parties. Wish we had known sooner since many of us attending the wedding could have dined together. The place was clean and their were specials on the board as well as a good amount of options on the menu. We ordered the Hunters Special which came with FOUR eggs and three different meats: smoked pork, sausage and spam, and two scoops of rice. I especially like the sausage and the smoked pork. French toast consisted of thin slices of bread which were very flavorful. Not just a standard dipped sandwich slice. Coffee was very good which we grew to appreciate the Kauai coffee's rich flavor. Service was friendly and attentive.

Adobo fried rice
Jerico S.

Heavy hearty meal! Love the lovely aunties serving foods. Pretty nice they are open on the weekends.

Hunters Plate

We loved this local restaurant! The food was fresh and delicious. Big servings for those who like to share. The ambiance and service were top notch. I highly recommend leaving your resort/hotel and exploring real authentic island food. Way better than restaurant hotels and chain restaurants. Best part is we get to support local businesses here in Kauai!

Fried rice was excellent
Millie G.

This is a great spot to grab some local food that is both delicious and affordable. The workers are kind and treat everyone with aloha. My family ate there today 7-21-24 and I can't wait to go back. The food was awesome! Highly recommend. Not a fancy place but a place where you will feel like family.

Loco Moco (with smoke meat from mom's plate)

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9 years ago

Loved the atmosphere! Waitress was very friendly and made sure to say goodbye to EVERYONE. Food was great and our coffee never went cold.

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7 years ago

Great customer service! Food came out super quick & hot! I ordered the the Kalua Hash and it was delicious! Highly recommend Unko's Kitchen!

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8 years ago

The chicharrones we life altering. The best I have ever had. Also a very friendly place

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11 years ago

A local joint, with true blue Hawaiian food. Spam- huge portions, really good if you want authentic food.

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10 years ago

Love this place. Food is so flavorful and atmosphere full of aloha. God bless you guys.

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8 years ago

Best food on Kauai. There is no where else to go on the island for loco moco and fabulous and friendly service.

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