Guava Smoked has such an interesting story behind it. The owners would hike around on the island and harvest the invasive strawberry guava wood that's on the island and use it to smoke their meats.The result is flavorful, sweet smelling meat and it is seasoned to perfection. We ordered the kalbi, spicy pork, and butterfish collar as well as a side of pipikaula (family recipe). All of them were lip smacking good and has a nice chew. I would recommend the spicy pork and butterfish collar for everyone to try.We ordered the plate and was able to swap out the rice for homemade kimchee, salad and a mac salad.Smoked meats all the way!Parking: Parking is a recessed lot from the street, it's around in the back
The food here is soo good! It's a little on the pricier side but it's worth it. From what I understand everything is cold smoked and they use wood from strawberry guava trees. Beware that they do run out of stuff before the days end, so I recommend going for lunch. I've had almost everything on the menu and it's all great. Try the butterfish collars or the Kalbi ribs!Tip: this location is a little hard to find at first, but the parking lot across from Snoopy's Surf Shack, then it's a walk up the stairsParking: Only a few spots behind the building
Awesome food, sit outside for a great view. Make sure to try the chili garlic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Carrick
Fantastic! Good people great food. What else do you need.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Belinda Luu
Amazing smoked meats and fried rice!!! We were hoping to try the duck and kalbi but the duck had run out that day. We opted for the butterfish collars instead and they were soo good!! Would highly recommend trying this place!
Heard good things about the food so gave them a try. Mac salad is good. Bbq was good. Rice was a lil dry, but I’m also not a fan of brown rice, so that’s just me. I’ll definitely come back for the duck. Staff was friendly and fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Lee
Loved the smoked pork. Smoked duck is also really good. Get a mixed plate of both and you'll be happy. Located on second
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Alex Huang
Delicious BBQ at a good price. Try the BBQ pork and duck! The Guava pie was excellent too.
Cherry all locals go support local business dis one rocks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chad
Quaint little quick-service spot! It has laid back vibes, and it feels like a beach restaurant.* Smoked Pork - Very tender and flavorful. They use the wood of a Guava plant and as a result, the meat has a subtle sweet flavor to it.* Loco Moco - They use a pork patty for their version. The meat was flavorful, egg very runny, and the sauce tasted as expected.* Fried Rice - Get the surcharge and get the scope of fried rice with your meal instead of the plain rice. They fry it with the smoked pork!* Butterfish Collar - WOW! Smooth, buttery, smoky, melts in your mouth. You do have to pick around the outside of the fish a little bit, and bones, but the meat is incredible.* Smoked Chicken thigh - Had the smoky, sweet flavor, but wish it was just a tad bit juicer.* Mac Salad - Typical Mac salad, can't go wrong!* Guava Bar - The guava taste is very subtle, wish it was stronger. The pastry part was good - kind of like a shortbread.
I went in on super bowl Sunday looking for a place that was not playing the super bowl and extremely extremely packed full of loud people, I found a coupon for this place in Hawaii's best coupon booklet and it looks so good. So I googled it to check out the rest of the menu and all the reviews had nothing but amazing things to say.So I looked through the pictures and everything looked so incredibly delicious. I couldn't pick which thing to order. By the time I got there, I settled on the smoked chicken burger. I ended up getting the platter with macaroni, salad and kimchi.The food was so delicious. I immediately understood why all of those reviews couldn't say enough good things about this place!!I normally don't ever eat a full pate of food from anywhere but I ate every last bite. The chicken was moist but and charred in that really yummy way. The sides were exactly what I wanted. Just nice classic Hawaii Mac salad and fresh juicy kimchi was perfect.I was a little confused initially when I got to the front because the entrance is around the corner up a flight of stairs or an elevator, but it only took me moments to figure out. I liked that they had an elevator option because my ankles were really tired so that was nice to not have to use the stairs.The dining room is very spacious with lots of seating and there is also patio where I could look out onto the golf course while I ate15/10 I could not say enough good stuff about this place.Wheelchair accessibility: There is an elevator up to the restaurant right next to the stairs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chad V.
Quaint little quick-service spot! It has laid back vibes, and it feels like a beach restaurant. * Smoked Pork - Very tender and flavorful. They use the wood of a Guava plant and as a result, the meat has a subtle sweet flavor to it. * Loco Moco - They use a pork patty for their version. The meat was flavorful, egg very runny, and the sauce tasted as expected. * Fried Rice - Get the surcharge and get the scope of fried rice with your meal instead of the plain rice. They fry it with the smoked pork! * Butterfish Collar - WOW! Smooth, buttery, smoky, melts in your mouth. You do have to pick around the outside of the fish a little bit, and bones, but the meat is incredible. * Smoked Chicken thigh - Had the smoky, sweet flavor, but wish it was just a tad bit juicer. * Mac Salad - Typical Mac salad, can't go wrong! * Guava Bar - The guava taste is very subtle, wish it was stronger. The pastry part was good - kind of like a shortbread.
Amazing bbq. Mac salad and Kalbi were so
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
mixed plate was good
Guava Smoked has such an interesting story behind it. The owners would hike around on the island and harvest the invasive strawberry guava wood that's on the island and use it to smoke their meats.The result is flavorful, sweet smelling meat and it is seasoned to perfection. We ordered the kalbi, spicy pork, and butterfish collar as well as a side of pipikaula (family recipe). All of them were lip smacking good and has a nice chew. I would recommend the spicy pork and butterfish collar for everyone to try.We ordered the plate and was able to swap out the rice for homemade kimchee, salad and a mac salad.Smoked meats all the way!Parking: Parking is a recessed lot from the street, it's around in the back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ Pork, Pork Plate, Smoked Meat, Smoked Butterfish Collars
The food here is soo good! It's a little on the pricier side but it's worth it. From what I understand everything is cold smoked and they use wood from strawberry guava trees. Beware that they do run out of stuff before the days end, so I recommend going for lunch. I've had almost everything on the menu and it's all great. Try the butterfish collars or the Kalbi ribs!Tip: this location is a little hard to find at first, but the parking lot across from Snoopy's Surf Shack, then it's a walk up the stairsParking: Only a few spots behind the building
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Pork Pupu Bowl, Smoked Meat, Smoked Butterfish Collars
Awesome food, sit outside for a great view. Make sure to try the chili garlic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic! Good people great food. What else do you need.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing smoked meats and fried rice!!! We were hoping to try the duck and kalbi but the duck had run out that day. We opted for the butterfish collars instead and they were soo good!! Would highly recommend trying this place!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Smoked Meat, Smoked Butterfish Collars
Heard good things about the food so gave them a try. Mac salad is good. Bbq was good. Rice was a lil dry, but I’m also not a fan of brown rice, so that’s just me. I’ll definitely come back for the duck. Staff was friendly and fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the smoked pork. Smoked duck is also really good. Get a mixed plate of both and you'll be happy. Located on second
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Delicious BBQ at a good price. Try the BBQ pork and duck! The Guava pie was excellent too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Plate
Restaurantji Recommends
We enjoyed our first visit today for lunch! Great people and delicious food.You gotta look for it but it’s worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Plate, Fried Rice, Guava Smoked, Smoked Meat, Smoked Butterfish Collars
Cherry all locals go support local business dis one rocks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quaint little quick-service spot! It has laid back vibes, and it feels like a beach restaurant.* Smoked Pork - Very tender and flavorful. They use the wood of a Guava plant and as a result, the meat has a subtle sweet flavor to it.* Loco Moco - They use a pork patty for their version. The meat was flavorful, egg very runny, and the sauce tasted as expected.* Fried Rice - Get the surcharge and get the scope of fried rice with your meal instead of the plain rice. They fry it with the smoked pork!* Butterfish Collar - WOW! Smooth, buttery, smoky, melts in your mouth. You do have to pick around the outside of the fish a little bit, and bones, but the meat is incredible.* Smoked Chicken thigh - Had the smoky, sweet flavor, but wish it was just a tad bit juicer.* Mac Salad - Typical Mac salad, can't go wrong!* Guava Bar - The guava taste is very subtle, wish it was stronger. The pastry part was good - kind of like a shortbread.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Smoked Pork Pupu Bowl, Guava Bar, Smoked Chicken, Pork Plate, Fried Rice
I went in on super bowl Sunday looking for a place that was not playing the super bowl and extremely extremely packed full of loud people, I found a coupon for this place in Hawaii's best coupon booklet and it looks so good. So I googled it to check out the rest of the menu and all the reviews had nothing but amazing things to say.So I looked through the pictures and everything looked so incredibly delicious. I couldn't pick which thing to order. By the time I got there, I settled on the smoked chicken burger. I ended up getting the platter with macaroni, salad and kimchi.The food was so delicious. I immediately understood why all of those reviews couldn't say enough good things about this place!!I normally don't ever eat a full pate of food from anywhere but I ate every last bite. The chicken was moist but and charred in that really yummy way. The sides were exactly what I wanted. Just nice classic Hawaii Mac salad and fresh juicy kimchi was perfect.I was a little confused initially when I got to the front because the entrance is around the corner up a flight of stairs or an elevator, but it only took me moments to figure out. I liked that they had an elevator option because my ankles were really tired so that was nice to not have to use the stairs.The dining room is very spacious with lots of seating and there is also patio where I could look out onto the golf course while I ate15/10 I could not say enough good stuff about this place.Wheelchair accessibility: There is an elevator up to the restaurant right next to the stairs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quaint little quick-service spot! It has laid back vibes, and it feels like a beach restaurant. * Smoked Pork - Very tender and flavorful. They use the wood of a Guava plant and as a result, the meat has a subtle sweet flavor to it. * Loco Moco - They use a pork patty for their version. The meat was flavorful, egg very runny, and the sauce tasted as expected. * Fried Rice - Get the surcharge and get the scope of fried rice with your meal instead of the plain rice. They fry it with the smoked pork! * Butterfish Collar - WOW! Smooth, buttery, smoky, melts in your mouth. You do have to pick around the outside of the fish a little bit, and bones, but the meat is incredible. * Smoked Chicken thigh - Had the smoky, sweet flavor, but wish it was just a tad bit juicer. * Mac Salad - Typical Mac salad, can't go wrong! * Guava Bar - The guava taste is very subtle, wish it was stronger. The pastry part was good - kind of like a shortbread.