Aloha Mondays

Incredible. Aloha Mondays catered our wedding, and it was absolutely amazing. Our friends still talk about it – most of them are snotty foodies, so they are hard to please! :) The food was plentiful – we hosted a dinner with the left overs the next day for the wedding guests who were still around and everyone was happy to eat it all again!
Geena and team were so attentive – my husband had casually mentioned that he liked anchovies with his Cesar salad, and Geena brought him extra in a small plate during the dinner. On our way out of Hilo, we stopped by their counter to have our last meal there – again, absolutely outstanding. The staff recognized us and didn’t let us pay – very sweet.
I had all kinds of problems with my bank to transfer them the remainder of the bill we owed them and Geena was very patient & sweet about it.
Who knows, one of these days I may just fly from NYC to Hilo for dinner…

I used to think the food in Hilo was okay but I needed to go off island for the good stuff. I honestly don’t think you can get better food. I have tried the fish tacos (amazing)… Ribs (Yumm!)…beef burgundy (perfect)…and one meal that came with the most amazing purple potato salad and fried rice. It’s like everything was made just for me. Great job guys!

MMMMM, delicious! I’ve been getting the Aloha Mondays menu for a while now but have never tried it despite the delicious sounding meals. This week I decided to try something fairly safe, a Mediterranean Shimp Salad. How can you mess up shrimp salad right? Messed up, NOPE! It was the best salad I have ever eaten. From the extremely shredded onion, the sun dried tomato, tofu, seasoned shrimp, the delicious dressing, it was so tasty! I will definitely order again and already planning to get the fish tacos on Friday!

So happy we found this place. There is no sign on the building anywhere. You could drive by and not even know it’s there. You order online and choose a pick up time. They are only open Tuesday thru Friday and change their menu every week using local ingredients! We had the grilled cheese (on Hawaiian bread), Portuguese bean soup, and crab cake salad! The sandwich and salad def got 5 stars, while the soup was more 3 stars. You probably won’t be able to get these, since they change the menu every week. We will still be on the island next week, so we will definitely be back. Can’t wait to see what they have next week! We love the idea behind the restaurant and its kind of like a nice local secret!

I’ve eaten food from Aloha Mondays twice now and was completely blown away both times! I can seriously say I think they have the best food in Hilo, and I’ve been here over thirty years! Can’t wait to get more!

I write this review with some reservation, because I can’t believe it myself, but I can say that I had the best burger I’ve ever had in my life from Aloha Mondays. When I took my first bite out of the burger, I think a tear started forming under my right eye.
Get the Mushroom Swiss burger and step up your life game. If they do a burger this well, I plan to move through their menu before I head home. Still in shock!

Thank you so much Aloha Mondays for all of your awesome work at our wedding! The food was so delicious and you guys were wonderful to work with. All of our guests raved about the food. We are so pleased that we used your catering services and would highly recommend them to everyone. Your level of professionalism, attention to detail, and high quality food is highly appreciated, especially when planning a wedding. We will be placing an order very soon. Thanks again Geana and Kanoa.

Aloha Mondays was fantastic. Working with Kanoa and Geana on the menu for the Tanaka-​Sadamoto wedding was easy breezy. There combination of flavors in their food is magnificent and they do it with such professionalism, ease and convenience. Aloha Mondays catered for us at the wedding and they were on-​time, ran exactly with our coordination of pupus and dinner, most of all cleaned up and left the kitchen exactly if not better than it was when they started. Truly a great choice and a pleasure working with them. If you are entertaining other catering options I would recommend them as a first choice every time.

I love these guys! Always the most ingenious and flavorful fresh foods and tastes! They deserve the best rating! Broke da Mouth!

I could not be more happy with the catering services of Aloha Mondays. They recently catered my wedding in Kona for roughly 60 people and the food was out of this world! Through out the night I kept hearing our guests comment on how delicious everything was and almost everyone went back for seconds and thirds. Both Kanoa and Geana were professional and so very pleasant to work with. I chose to do heavy appetizers and Geana was great at working within my budget and Kanoa was wonderful at utilizing the local and freshest ingredients to create a menu that really wowed our guests. This husband and wife duo are not only great at what they do, they are also amazing people, I would highly recommend this business!

I had salmon dishes from Aloha Mondays twice and both were very good. One was cooked in parchment paper and that was very very good. I am looking forward to trying their other selections, but being that I only eat fish and turkey, I will always end up with a fish dish. No complaints… always delicious. I like having their menu of the week sent out through email on the internet. Very convenient.

I learned about Kanoa (Aloha Mondays) from a friend of a friend who has used them before to cater parties.
Based on their recommendations, I hired Kanoa to put together a private proposal dinner for 2 at a small B&B in Hilo (Sugar Shack Attic) and was 110% impressed. He worked with my ideas /​desires /​suggestions and put together an amazing 7 course dinner that exceeded my wildest expectations in the food, service and setup; candles on the stairway, candles & flowers throughout the room, candles & roses on the table, settings… it all worked out perfectly and beautifully.
I will highly recommend Kanoa to any of my friends and will use him again if we do the wedding in Hawaii!

I have eaten there 2x… making 3x this past Thursday (⁷⁄₅). I genuinely look forward in seeing the new menu on Mondays. So far, the spaghetti with the succulent meatballs and toasted French bread was my choice of your best. You guys are the bomb. Keep those tasty menus going.

Aloha Mondays did a phenomenal job catering our wedding last July. Guests are still talking about how amazing the food was. I would highly recommend them for any event large, small or in between. Not only was the food amazing (fresh, creative and beautiful) but the professional and immaculately dressed staff went out of their way to do whatever they could to make the evening special for us.
Not only do they create some of the best local food I’ve ever had, they also rent pretty much anything you need for a large party (from plates and glasses to tablecloths and napkins).
There’s a reason everyone keeps giving them five stars… I’d give them 10 on a scale of 1 to 5 if I could. They are a cut above the rest.

And I was a lucky eater, I mean guest at the two previously noted parties Aloha Mondays catered in South Lake Tahoe and in Hilo. Sadly I live in San Francisco and have to wait for parties and invitations to get at Kanoa and Kalei’s super yummy food.
Hmmmm, my parents anniversary is coming in June, maybe I should plan a party! I loved their HUGE whole fried fish, so impressive and so delicious!!! The sushi they rolled was crazy good. Oh, no, I’m hungry now! Must book airfare!

I have personally used Aloha Mondays Catering 2 times, one for a party of 50 in South Lake Tahoe, CA (yes we flew them up because they are THAT good), and another for a party in Hilo of 200 people. I can tell you that almost one year after both of those parties all of my friends still reminisce about how good the food was and how much fun it was to work with and get to know the chefs Kanoa and Kalei.
I can’t even begin to relay how amazing and unique all of the dishes were. The chefs are obsessive (in a good way) about balance and perfection. Every creation embodied perfect taste combination, perfect temperature, and my personal favorite — the highest quality products from sustainable local farms and fishermen.
And what you ask did we lucky party goers get to dine on? Howz about some:
BBQ-​Beef satay skewered on Sugarcane sticks
Crispy Whole Uku served with a Pineapple-​Lime a dipping sauce, on a bed of fresh and organic sprout-​herb mix
Sushi Chef service station with an on-​going array of non-​traditional rolls
Hibachi chicken with a Truffle-​Yaki Glaze
Fresh morning catch Ahi Poke
Ulu-​Mac salad
Fresh Hearts of Palm and Green Papaya Salad
Kalua pig Gyoza on homemade Kimchee
That is merely a sampling of some of the dishes I can immediately recall. I’ll safely say the quality of food alone has me and my friends coming back to Kanoa and Kalei over and over again, but in addition to award winning cuisine da boyz are just plain FUN to work with! Kanoa has an effusive personality that you want to sit down and have a beer with and just laugh all night! But no time for beer, once you set the wheels in motion Aloha Mondays is all about work work work! They even helped us arrange a live hawaiian band for our wedding reception, they offered to provide all silver, glass and flatware. They were prepared with servers that were professionally dressed with incredible table-​side manners, and they left the venue CLEANER than when they arrived!
If you are looking to really treat your guests to a special dining experience they will be talking about for years to come Aloha Mondays is where it’s at. I know they have done events of 500+ people, and as little as a high-​end dinner party of 8 people, each time managing to leave everyone speechless with culinary delight. It is clear that Kanoa and Kalei just plain old LOVE good food, and it is their mission to share that love with the rest of the world!