“ My honey had a client in El Dorado Hills and picked up some food on the way back. I wanted baby backs but she found this place. We go to Hawaii frequently and have eaten at various luaus and local restaurants so I believe I have a good palate for this cuisine. Hawaiian BBQ Chicken BBQ Beef Kalbi Short Ribs Meat tender and full of flavor the short ribs are amazing. Mac Salad In general this dish is normally a mayo bomb anywhere in Hawaii. Here it is perfect. Rice Good. Kalua Pork It is ok. If ever in the area would like to try Loco Moco and Katsu Moco. For anyone reading this review the short ribs are a must!!! ”

“ Recently got the chance to try this new Hawaiian BBQ spot in the Folsom Wal-Mart parking lot, which has been on my "to-try" list for over a year now. It was super easy to park right out front, and, when I stopped by, there happened to be a very short wait time. It was busy enough to know it was good, but not busy enough to cause a long delay. (I think there were 5-6 people seated, and one person in front of me in line.) I ordered the Hawaiian BBQ Big Island Faves with BBQ chicken, BBQ beef, Kalbi Short ribs, rice, and macaroni salad. I paid an extra dollar to have two scoops of macaroni salad and one scoop of rice. I think my total came out to $16.99 before tax. The flavor was on point. I loved the flavor of every single item. No complaints there. Could not have been better. For the price I paid, the portions seemed very small. This was my fourth or fifth time ever ordering Hawaiian BBQ, and the first time I was able to eat it all in one setting. There's usually enough for two or three meals. Even though I paid so much extra for ribs, I ended up getting a very small serving of them. There were only three small ribs, total. Still, the flavor was so good that it almost made up for the smaller portion sizes, and I don't know of any better spots nearby. ”

“ I have been craving Hawaiian BBQ and today i tried Big Island Hawaiian BBQ for lunch. It was so good. I ordered the mini Chicken Katsu that came with rice, mac salad and cabbage. It came out fast and fresh. I'll definitely be back. ”

“ I have to come back to update my review. I was in there today and it was absolutely amazing! The rice is perfect. The chicken was perfect and I even got the spam musubi. It was absolutely amazing! ”

“ Since our first visit, we've been coming back for more. The portion has improved greatly, esp. the meat portion was bigger. Our favorite is the chicken katsu & kalua pork. The chicken katsu was perfectly cooked: crispy coating with tender meat. The kalua pork was tender and tasted delicious. The chicken teriyaki has sweet flavor and tender meat. The fried fish had crispy coating and well seasoned. ”

“ We frequent this restaurant. The food is always good, service is fast, and the people are very friendly. It's a casual spot, big open space, and it's clean. The food is authentic Hawaiian bbq; you can't get wrong with the bbq plate. The spam musubi is great, and for some reason they have the best macaroni salad. 5 stars. ”

“ I picked up an order to go a couple weeks ago. I ordered a regular size chicken katsu plate and a soda - it came out to $24 approx. Admittedly I was disappointed the portion was so small. It looked like a child's size portion that was being charged for the full size. The food was good and I enjoyed it. The service was nice but I didn't interact with them too much since I had already paid and was just there to pick up. The store was clean and there is a self service station for your sauces and soda. I will try to go back again before doing a more in depth review to see if I get a small portion for the price again or if it was a fluke. ”

“ Good food. Great service with a quick turn around time. And clean restaurant. Very fun decorations. I didn't take a photo of the lobby as there were other patrons there. I got a 2 plate so I could try a couple different meats. I got the Kalua Pork and BBQ Chicken. Never had Kalua Pork before, so I'm not sure what it's like, but this one was a touch salty for me. But it is pork, which is prone to being salty. As a salt-holic, I didn't mind. But if you're sensitive to salt, maybe keep that in thought. The BBQ chicken was delightful, but didn't bring the "WOW!" I was hoping for. It was more subtle flavor. Good but on the gentle side. I like the flavor to knock me back into my seat. but that's just me. The cabbage was fresh and crunchy. Over all, good eats. Good service. May go back when I'm in the area. ”

“ We decided to stop here on the way back from Apple Hill and I'm glad we did! It wasn't too busy, the food was amazing and staff were very friendly. I had the barbecue mixed plate substituted barbecue chicken with Katsu. The short rib was thick, that Katsu was juicy, And the Mac salad was delicious. ”

“ First visit for take-out , did not have much time to look over the menu just picked up a mix plate lunch bbq chicken/beef it was served with a scoop of mac salad and 2 scoops of rice nice portions. Service was great! will have to go back to check out other items on the menu. lots of parking , nice dinning room inside , available for delivery too Menu looks great! they do have loco moco , hawaiian sun drinks and Dole soft serve pineapple or strawberry. Mahalo! ”