Oʻahu Grill

True local shop. We had the tripe stew and pipikaula combo plate and they had generous portions. One of our favorite tripe stews on the island too! Service really stood out as everyone was so kind. Definitely a place to go try out!

Google stated they are wheelchair accessible. Totally WRONG! I even called the restaurant yesterday & was told they were. A total LIE. Now for the food. The driest Lau Lau I’ve ever had & tasteless poi. The guy working was very nice & helpful getting us out the restaurant to get a cab. He was the only thing positive about the whole experience. No wonder a lot of the reviews said they weren’t busy, lousy food.

Oahu Grill is a small family business style restaurant. When we arrived on a Saturday during lunch time, there was only one person on staff and he greeted us with familiarity. The space is small and doesn’t offer much in the way of decorations. We ordered one of the large plates and split between our group as we were food touring the area and he was kind enough to give us larger portions than is typically served so we could try lots of options while still feeling satisfied. The quality of the food was traditional home-style, like your grandma would make, but of course Hawaiian. The chicharron was delicious, but the meat was a bit dry and tough. Dipping it in the soy and vinegar sauce helped add moisture and also a nice acidic kick. We also got the squid lu’au, which was a bit odd to me a

A pleasant little eatery of Hawaiian food. It doesn’t serve butter fish, so I had a beef stew that was tasty, but too salty for my taste. W also tried the salad with Kuala Pork, which was fine. There’s a large paid parking lot.

We were the only ones in the joint at lunch time on a Sunday, but I was hopeful that the food would be ono. The words that best describes this place are “It could have been worse I guess.” The food was just okay. Service and atmosphere were slightly less than okay. If you’re thinking about the broke dah mouth type of local grindz that you can get at Helena’s or even Asahi Grill, unfortunately this place doesn’t come close. I always want to support local but sadly it’s hard to do when the utensils given are dirty from the start, cups of water with oily streaks floating on top, with some of the food looking like old reheated leftovers and the apathetic staff who seemed bothered that customers showed up.