I used to love this place. Not sure what happened however, food is not so great now!! Kalbi had no flavor just super salty! What a shame, another Santa Cruz restaurant off the list.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Dillon Skinner
Loco moco was amazing and They got a Cuttiiee pie working there !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Forest Aritchita
Salmon was fishy tasting, very boney and under seasoned. One redeeming factor was that it wasn't overcooked, but they needed to use higher heat to give skin a crisp and less time to maintain good meat time. The fishyness is a quality issue either with expiration or refrigeration, boneyness is a prep issue, I've worked with fish over 10 years, and salmon is one of the easiest fish to debone and these were ribs, which shows laziness to me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Tina Venner
Good food and service with a fun atmosphere. We'll be back ❤️
Price and quality can’t be matched! Love the teriyaki salmon!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gilberto “Gil” Hernandez
To start off the service was nice and friendly and very welcoming. Even the vibe was pretty chill. This might just be preference, but had the loco moco and although the burger patties had a nice charbroiled taste to it, it felt like it was lacking in some seasoning. Also a very important part of the loco moco which is the egg; wasn't runny and fully cooked. The gravy itself was okay, nothing really different from other places commonly known to have loco moco.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Layla M
Katsu chicken was very fresh. Macaroni salad has the right amount of seasoning. Rice cooked perfectly. Definitely bring me back to middle school in Honolulu. Good job. Will come back again. Waitress was very pleasant.
The katsu was tasty, but most of the other food was underwhelming and lacking in flavor. But the katsu was perfectly crispy, and their house-made juice drinks were good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Nyra H.
I personally never liked this place the first time i came with my family.. an we went back a second time while being in santa cruz for the daay after i told everyone we would be better off with pizza.. first off the dining area had a strong smell of piss....their "teriyaki" is more like soy sauce and salt. I ordered the teriyaki grilled beef (around $16 bucks) and it was extremely salty and overall just not good in my opinion. Im a foodie so im very critical when it comes to whats on my plate.. i asked the girl who was working there if they had an sweet teriyaki sauce but she handed me a salty ass sauce...within two hours i instantly became sick, my stomach was hurting and i threw up at least four times. All ima say is, never again will i allow people choose where we eat. L&L would have been better
Kara L.
Stayed at a nearby hotel and ate here since it was within walking distance. Super casual spot. The staff were very friendly. I got salmon teriyaki and my boyfriend got chicken teriyaki plate. Tried the POG drink too. Everything was delicious!
Jack Hanson
The food here is very good and the owner, Numa is a great guy. I've worked with him at Soquel high school, and he donated food from the restaurant for our homecoming 2022. All the food I've had here is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: POG Juice, Kalua Pig with Mac Salad, Spam Musubi, Fries, Ahi Poke, Macaroni Salad, Teriyaki Beef
Eddie B
3 1/2 stars. Overall. That being said I only can rate the dish we had partaken. Kayla and fries. According to my reviewer of foods, the shredded pork was seasoned correctly, but not knowing what was additional seasoning were added . This is Way better than L&L imo. Plenty of rice and large pieces of hamburger patties and the decent Although we have a running test we think the patties originated from the Costco burgers patties? Anyway prove me wrong.As always, post wherever the wind takes you.
I used to love this place. Not sure what happened however, food is not so great now!! Kalbi had no flavor just super salty! What a shame, another Santa Cruz restaurant off the list.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Loco moco was amazing and They got a Cuttiiee pie working there !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Salmon was fishy tasting, very boney and under seasoned. One redeeming factor was that it wasn't overcooked, but they needed to use higher heat to give skin a crisp and less time to maintain good meat time. The fishyness is a quality issue either with expiration or refrigeration, boneyness is a prep issue, I've worked with fish over 10 years, and salmon is one of the easiest fish to debone and these were ribs, which shows laziness to me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Good food and service with a fun atmosphere. We'll be back ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Loco Moco, Grilled Chicken Teriyaki, Spam Musubi, Macaroni Salad
Price and quality can’t be matched! Love the teriyaki salmon!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To start off the service was nice and friendly and very welcoming. Even the vibe was pretty chill. This might just be preference, but had the loco moco and although the burger patties had a nice charbroiled taste to it, it felt like it was lacking in some seasoning. Also a very important part of the loco moco which is the egg; wasn't runny and fully cooked. The gravy itself was okay, nothing really different from other places commonly known to have loco moco.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Katsu chicken was very fresh. Macaroni salad has the right amount of seasoning. Rice cooked perfectly. Definitely bring me back to middle school in Honolulu. Good job. Will come back again. Waitress was very pleasant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu, Fries, Macaroni Salad, Kahlua Pork
It smelled. Bad. The food was cold. It was dirty. This is the absoworst "Hawaiian" food iver ever had.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Kahlua Pork
chill vibes yummy food cheap
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu
If you can afford 60$ for a small quick lunch for 2 people than this is your place!
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The katsu was tasty, but most of the other food was underwhelming and lacking in flavor. But the katsu was perfectly crispy, and their house-made juice drinks were good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I personally never liked this place the first time i came with my family.. an we went back a second time while being in santa cruz for the daay after i told everyone we would be better off with pizza.. first off the dining area had a strong smell of piss....their "teriyaki" is more like soy sauce and salt. I ordered the teriyaki grilled beef (around $16 bucks) and it was extremely salty and overall just not good in my opinion. Im a foodie so im very critical when it comes to whats on my plate.. i asked the girl who was working there if they had an sweet teriyaki sauce but she handed me a salty ass sauce...within two hours i instantly became sick, my stomach was hurting and i threw up at least four times. All ima say is, never again will i allow people choose where we eat. L&L would have been better
Stayed at a nearby hotel and ate here since it was within walking distance. Super casual spot. The staff were very friendly. I got salmon teriyaki and my boyfriend got chicken teriyaki plate. Tried the POG drink too. Everything was delicious!
The food here is very good and the owner, Numa is a great guy. I've worked with him at Soquel high school, and he donated food from the restaurant for our homecoming 2022. All the food I've had here is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: POG Juice, Kalua Pig with Mac Salad, Spam Musubi, Fries, Ahi Poke, Macaroni Salad, Teriyaki Beef
3 1/2 stars. Overall. That being said I only can rate the dish we had partaken. Kayla and fries. According to my reviewer of foods, the shredded pork was seasoned correctly, but not knowing what was additional seasoning were added . This is Way better than L&L imo. Plenty of rice and large pieces of hamburger patties and the decent Although we have a running test we think the patties originated from the Costco burgers patties? Anyway prove me wrong.As always, post wherever the wind takes you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5