I'm a fan of Hawaiian BBQ; this place, not so much. Had the two item combo with katsu chicken and short ribs. The portions were generous, that is about the only positive thing I have to say. Rice was old, dried up and crunchy. The chicken was also dry and hard. The short rib was overly peppery. I've have Korean short ribs at a lot of other places and these were inedible. The Macaroni was too watery without any flavor.
Maddie R.
I have been really trying to find a good teriyaki place in Fairfield, so I was excited to give this place a try. I got the grilled shrimp rice bowl. The teriyaki sauce was absolutely delicious on the rice and vegetables! However, my shrimp had a very odd texture that I could not get over. It did not seem grilled at all, rather, it almost felt like they put it in the air fryer for too long. The taste was fine, but I unfortunately couldn't finish the shrimp due to the unappetizing texture. Luckily, there was plenty of rice and vegetables to fill me. I was still extremely disappointed, and have been on the fence about going back and trying something different because the sauce was so good. However, the service also felt lackluster so nothing is really inviting me back anytime soon.
parker qi
Great place to eat when you need to charge your car. The #2 combo tastes pretty great. Good value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Chicken Katsu
Timothy Pak
Hawaiian chicken is delicious.Beef was kinda chewy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad
Jeremy Quiros Valverde
Lovely people work here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
tiana w.
I was hoping to like this place because I miss good Hawaiian kine food. The first thing I noticed was the ambiance was L&L like and the music was not Hawaiian style music. The service is what was so opposite of Aloha. The kid at the cash register looked like he didn't want to be there. He had a hat on and his hair was down hanging in his face. At a restaurant you should at least put it back. I ended order the laulau plate because I was craving laulau and wanted to give them a try. He was rude pointing at the card reader when I tried to hand him me card then gave me a receipt and said "can you sign this" I was in mid conversation with my co-worker but heard him and as I was turning to sign the receipt he repeated "can you sign this" not even 10 seconds after he asked the first time as though he had something better to do with no other customers waiting. Although the laulau was decent and I'd say better than L&L, I won't return because customer service is more important to me.
Andrea Villa
Ordered through DoorDash and was super disappointed. The chicken arrived boiled versus grilled. The chicken was white and heavily seasoned with pepper. It looked nothing like the pictures displayed on their site or even on previous customer reviews. I think they either had a new person on site or a careless person who was just trying to get this order out before closing.
Sydney C.
Really yummy food but not great service. You could tell the cashier helping my boyfriend and I was irritated and impatient.
Ron Lambert
Great place. I visit everytime I'm in town. The spam musubi is soon good! I always get the 2 or 3 item plate. Generous portions with sauces on the side. Rice and mac-salad always great. All food priced fairly.
Place is trash.. chicken katsu was burnt and rice was really hard they only give you a kid size scoop of rice with burnt chicken.. I wouldn't even take a homeless person here to eat.. service is horrible
Kli Kram
Everything is delicious, huge portions, neatly packed in quality microwave safe bpa free reusable containers. This place had thought of EverythingDietary restrictions: Gluten-free availability, easy keto/paleo optionsParking: It is located in a nice strip mall, with plenty of parking.Kid-friendliness: Excellent food for kids
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
robertc641
Fantastic food. Chicken was cooked perfectly. Tasted great. Large portions. Friendly staff. Clean interior. The bbq chicken katsu combo was really good. They have really good Mac salad. Wait for food was very reasonable. Did not have to ask for sauce or anything else. Food was packaged nicely and nothing spilled out on the way back to the hotel. Prices were reasonable.
Jessica O.
Stopped into Hoku this evening on a whim to pick up some dinner. I've heard pretty good things about this place and always love me some Hawaiian BBQ, so thought I would give Hoku a try. I ordered a 2-item combo with chicken katsu and fried shrimp. A lot of food- enough for two meals! Came nicely packaged with a neat baggie of utensils, napkins, and yummy sauces- soy, SIRACHAAA, katsu sauce, and some type of creamy sauce for the shrimp. Katsu was pretty good and I really liked the sauce. Fried shrimp was not too shabby and the sauce was good- I think a housemade sauce? Steamed rice was cooked perfectly and the Mac salad is smackin'. Some steamed veggies- cabbage and carrots- under the meats and those were good, too! I really enjoy Hawaiian BBQ and it's hard to find a good spot here on the mainland. This place is pretty good to fix a Hawaiian BBQ hankerin'. I saw they had a lot of other good-looking stuff on their menu I'd like to go back to try- fried rice, gyoza, lumpia, musubi, rice bowls, and ramen! I was also excited to see all the drink options they have - Hawaiian Sun juice drinks, flavored iced teas and lemonades (yummmm), milk teas, and smoothies! Definitely coming here next time I am wanting a refreshing drink; I can't wait to try some of the flavored teas. Some tables inside to dine-in. Staff was efficient and polite and I didn't wait long for my food even though I was a walk-in order. The restaurant is located in the back of Geri Towne Shopping Center - near the old New York Pizza Kitchen. Plenty of parking. I'll definitely be back!
George R.
This is the best Hawaiian food in Fairfield, with generous portions and reasonable prices. The restaurant is clean inside, with a courteous and professional staff, and food that's made to order. However...The restaurant itself doesn't have much of an atmosphere, and some of their practices seem wasteful. I've been going to Hoku Hawaiian BBQ for a little over a year, and it doesn't seem that any of these practices have changed over this time.Although the restaurant (including the bathroom) appears quite clean, there's not much of an atmosphere, other than a few posters of the wall, and some ceramic sea turtles, which are quite nice. When I visited, Hawaiian music was playing softly over the speakers, which at first seemed like a plus. However, this turned into the biggest minus of eating there, as I noticed after about 15 minutes that the "music" was actually a tape loop of a single song, that nearly drove me mad after spending about 45 minutes there waiting for and eating my meal. After a while, I felt like I was waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland, rather than being in a restaurant. I can only imagine how annoying this must be for the staff to have to listen to the same song, hour after hour, on a shift. I've been to Hawaii many times, and there's a great diversity of Traditional and Contemporary Hawaiian music, so it makes no sense the restaurant would choose a Traditional Hawaiian song and loop it endlessly.If you're expecting "fast" food, this is NOT the place. Every order is made to order, and takes about 15 minutes, on average. The upside of that is the food is always fresh and hot, and very tasty. I recommend pairing your plate with a can of Hawaiian Sun fruit drinks, they are delicious. When ordering, you are never asked if the order is "for here," or "to go," every order is prepared to go by default, maybe they don't want you to eat in? If you choose to eat there, you walk your neatly packaged food to a table, throw away the extra plastic bags for napkins and sauces, take the lids off the plastic containers, and dig in. This doesn't add to the in-house dining experience at all. Additionally, you are never asked if you want any sauces, you automatically receive multiple packets of soy sauce, sriracha sauce, and numerous plastic cups filled with sauces that go along with your order. This may seem fine, but I'm a light sauce guy, and end up throwing away most of the sauces. For my most recent order, I had a spicy pineapple chicken plate, which was quite good. It came with an enormous sauce container, and most of it went in the trash. I'd much rather be asked what sauces I want, if any, when ordering.The plastic containers they use are heavy duty, and are so large they don't fit in the slot of the only garbage container at the restaurant (you are expected to bus your own table). So, you have to open the bottom door of the garbage container to dispose of them, another issue that doesn't add to the in-house dining experience. Would it be so difficult to ask if the order was "for here," or "to go," and to ask what sauces I'd like? It seems like Hoku Hawaiian BBQ could cut down on their waste and expenses quite a bit by asking a few questions when I order.The best way to experience Hoku Hawaiian BBQ is to phone in your order and take it to go. That way, your wait time will be at a minimum, your food will be fresh, and you can enjoy it in your own home.
I'm a fan of Hawaiian BBQ; this place, not so much. Had the two item combo with katsu chicken and short ribs. The portions were generous, that is about the only positive thing I have to say. Rice was old, dried up and crunchy. The chicken was also dry and hard. The short rib was overly peppery. I've have Korean short ribs at a lot of other places and these were inedible. The Macaroni was too watery without any flavor.
I have been really trying to find a good teriyaki place in Fairfield, so I was excited to give this place a try. I got the grilled shrimp rice bowl. The teriyaki sauce was absolutely delicious on the rice and vegetables! However, my shrimp had a very odd texture that I could not get over. It did not seem grilled at all, rather, it almost felt like they put it in the air fryer for too long. The taste was fine, but I unfortunately couldn't finish the shrimp due to the unappetizing texture. Luckily, there was plenty of rice and vegetables to fill me. I was still extremely disappointed, and have been on the fence about going back and trying something different because the sauce was so good. However, the service also felt lackluster so nothing is really inviting me back anytime soon.
Great place to eat when you need to charge your car. The #2 combo tastes pretty great. Good value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ, Chicken Katsu
Hawaiian chicken is delicious.Beef was kinda chewy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad
Lovely people work here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was hoping to like this place because I miss good Hawaiian kine food. The first thing I noticed was the ambiance was L&L like and the music was not Hawaiian style music. The service is what was so opposite of Aloha. The kid at the cash register looked like he didn't want to be there. He had a hat on and his hair was down hanging in his face. At a restaurant you should at least put it back. I ended order the laulau plate because I was craving laulau and wanted to give them a try. He was rude pointing at the card reader when I tried to hand him me card then gave me a receipt and said "can you sign this" I was in mid conversation with my co-worker but heard him and as I was turning to sign the receipt he repeated "can you sign this" not even 10 seconds after he asked the first time as though he had something better to do with no other customers waiting. Although the laulau was decent and I'd say better than L&L, I won't return because customer service is more important to me.
Ordered through DoorDash and was super disappointed. The chicken arrived boiled versus grilled. The chicken was white and heavily seasoned with pepper. It looked nothing like the pictures displayed on their site or even on previous customer reviews. I think they either had a new person on site or a careless person who was just trying to get this order out before closing.
Really yummy food but not great service. You could tell the cashier helping my boyfriend and I was irritated and impatient.
Great place. I visit everytime I'm in town. The spam musubi is soon good! I always get the 2 or 3 item plate. Generous portions with sauces on the side. Rice and mac-salad always great. All food priced fairly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spam Musubi, BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad, BBQ
Great little Hawaiian restaurant good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Teriyaki Chicken Sticky Rice and Macaroni Salad, BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad, BBQ
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Place is trash.. chicken katsu was burnt and rice was really hard they only give you a kid size scoop of rice with burnt chicken.. I wouldn't even take a homeless person here to eat.. service is horrible
Everything is delicious, huge portions, neatly packed in quality microwave safe bpa free reusable containers. This place had thought of EverythingDietary restrictions: Gluten-free availability, easy keto/paleo optionsParking: It is located in a nice strip mall, with plenty of parking.Kid-friendliness: Excellent food for kids
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Fantastic food. Chicken was cooked perfectly. Tasted great. Large portions. Friendly staff. Clean interior. The bbq chicken katsu combo was really good. They have really good Mac salad. Wait for food was very reasonable. Did not have to ask for sauce or anything else. Food was packaged nicely and nothing spilled out on the way back to the hotel. Prices were reasonable.
Stopped into Hoku this evening on a whim to pick up some dinner. I've heard pretty good things about this place and always love me some Hawaiian BBQ, so thought I would give Hoku a try. I ordered a 2-item combo with chicken katsu and fried shrimp. A lot of food- enough for two meals! Came nicely packaged with a neat baggie of utensils, napkins, and yummy sauces- soy, SIRACHAAA, katsu sauce, and some type of creamy sauce for the shrimp. Katsu was pretty good and I really liked the sauce. Fried shrimp was not too shabby and the sauce was good- I think a housemade sauce? Steamed rice was cooked perfectly and the Mac salad is smackin'. Some steamed veggies- cabbage and carrots- under the meats and those were good, too! I really enjoy Hawaiian BBQ and it's hard to find a good spot here on the mainland. This place is pretty good to fix a Hawaiian BBQ hankerin'. I saw they had a lot of other good-looking stuff on their menu I'd like to go back to try- fried rice, gyoza, lumpia, musubi, rice bowls, and ramen! I was also excited to see all the drink options they have - Hawaiian Sun juice drinks, flavored iced teas and lemonades (yummmm), milk teas, and smoothies! Definitely coming here next time I am wanting a refreshing drink; I can't wait to try some of the flavored teas. Some tables inside to dine-in. Staff was efficient and polite and I didn't wait long for my food even though I was a walk-in order. The restaurant is located in the back of Geri Towne Shopping Center - near the old New York Pizza Kitchen. Plenty of parking. I'll definitely be back!
This is the best Hawaiian food in Fairfield, with generous portions and reasonable prices. The restaurant is clean inside, with a courteous and professional staff, and food that's made to order. However...The restaurant itself doesn't have much of an atmosphere, and some of their practices seem wasteful. I've been going to Hoku Hawaiian BBQ for a little over a year, and it doesn't seem that any of these practices have changed over this time.Although the restaurant (including the bathroom) appears quite clean, there's not much of an atmosphere, other than a few posters of the wall, and some ceramic sea turtles, which are quite nice. When I visited, Hawaiian music was playing softly over the speakers, which at first seemed like a plus. However, this turned into the biggest minus of eating there, as I noticed after about 15 minutes that the "music" was actually a tape loop of a single song, that nearly drove me mad after spending about 45 minutes there waiting for and eating my meal. After a while, I felt like I was waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland, rather than being in a restaurant. I can only imagine how annoying this must be for the staff to have to listen to the same song, hour after hour, on a shift. I've been to Hawaii many times, and there's a great diversity of Traditional and Contemporary Hawaiian music, so it makes no sense the restaurant would choose a Traditional Hawaiian song and loop it endlessly.If you're expecting "fast" food, this is NOT the place. Every order is made to order, and takes about 15 minutes, on average. The upside of that is the food is always fresh and hot, and very tasty. I recommend pairing your plate with a can of Hawaiian Sun fruit drinks, they are delicious. When ordering, you are never asked if the order is "for here," or "to go," every order is prepared to go by default, maybe they don't want you to eat in? If you choose to eat there, you walk your neatly packaged food to a table, throw away the extra plastic bags for napkins and sauces, take the lids off the plastic containers, and dig in. This doesn't add to the in-house dining experience at all. Additionally, you are never asked if you want any sauces, you automatically receive multiple packets of soy sauce, sriracha sauce, and numerous plastic cups filled with sauces that go along with your order. This may seem fine, but I'm a light sauce guy, and end up throwing away most of the sauces. For my most recent order, I had a spicy pineapple chicken plate, which was quite good. It came with an enormous sauce container, and most of it went in the trash. I'd much rather be asked what sauces I want, if any, when ordering.The plastic containers they use are heavy duty, and are so large they don't fit in the slot of the only garbage container at the restaurant (you are expected to bus your own table). So, you have to open the bottom door of the garbage container to dispose of them, another issue that doesn't add to the in-house dining experience. Would it be so difficult to ask if the order was "for here," or "to go," and to ask what sauces I'd like? It seems like Hoku Hawaiian BBQ could cut down on their waste and expenses quite a bit by asking a few questions when I order.The best way to experience Hoku Hawaiian BBQ is to phone in your order and take it to go. That way, your wait time will be at a minimum, your food will be fresh, and you can enjoy it in your own home.