Braddah’s Island Style

This location was NOT closed for remodel. It was CLOSED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT for too many violations. Hopefully the other two locations won’t suffer the same problem.

I have rated Braddahs 5 stars in the past. And I stand by the idea that their food is 5 stars. But I have to change their overall rating for other reasons. I will breakdown the restaurant below.
Food: 5 stars! Easily above 5 stars. It’s fantastic. The Kalua Pig and steak is just awesome. Their meat they put in their bowls/​burritos is above all other burrito places.
Facility: 2 stars. I really hate how every time I come in the place is so smokey. If I get food I bring it back to UNLV or eat outside cause you CANNOT stay inside for an extended amount of time. Please fix this issue. Also, the seats outside are broken and need to be replaced.
Staff: 3.5 stars. Friendliness is always great. Have big smiles and nice to customers. But the speed of the employees is slow. If you aren’t first in line you could be waiting awhile. My suggestion is they should employee 1 more person at all times so the food prepares DO NOT have to work the cash register.

This place was just on DIRTY DINING. Shut down by health department for no hot water, roachrs, and various other nasty methods.
Now I feel sick to my stomache thinking how my food must of been prepared.

Went here for a dinner break with the boyfriend, and it was a pretty good experience.
Cool guy behind the counter was totally friendly — greeted us right away, walked my boyfriend through the steps and gave recommendations ’cause he hasn’t tried any kinda Hawaiian flavors before.
Built my own burrito with Pulehu Steak and seaweed rice, and the boyfriend made his own bowl of Huli Huli Chicken. Yummy as usual, and very fulfilling.

My wife and I were looking for somewhere new and stumbled upon this lil joint. Immediate thoughts were «great, inviting vibe» and «super friendly behind the counter.» The concept is great, basically a Subway meets Chipotle meets L&L. The ingredients are super fresh and delicious… on their own. The flavors just didn’t compliment each other well for me. Maybe I need to find a better combo to make this 5 stars. I’m sure we’ll try it again sometime, probably not soon, but eventually. It’s definitely worth checking out though.

I don’t even know where to start with this place. Such a hidden gem in the heart of Las Vegas!!! Thank god we love coming to the Chewy Boba place next to braddah’s, otherwise I wouldn’t have found out about this place.
The idea of this place is kinda like chipotle and café rio. Where you pick out what you want whether it’s a bowl, salad, burrito or tacos. Their toppings are SUPER different. But SUPER worth the try. You have the option of choosing whether you want brown rice (boring, but healthy) or seaweed rice (SO YUMMY, but not so healthy). They have different meats which consists of chicken, kahlua pig, shredded pork, or steak. The chicken is my favorite because it’s seasoned just so right! Then you go on to the toppings, which they have so many to choose from! From lettuce, cheese, cabbage, jalapeños, banana peppers, etc! And then the sauces, which include mild, medium or hot, and THEN you have the option to put guacamole, and sour cream! Oh man.
I ended up ordering a bowl with seaweed rice, chicken, cheese, lettuce and cabbage and a touch of guacamole! Sooo yummy I tell you. I love the homey feeling of coming to eat at a fast food-​ish restaurant. My boyfriend got the burrito which included sea weed rice, chicken, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole.
But wait! You MUST TRY the chocolate coconut bark! It’s absolutely worth it! It’s a desert that has chocolate, coconuts and a sugar that’s hardened, but melts it your mouth. Be careful: it’s Sooo addicting!
Enjoy!

We’re in Vegas for the weekend for a football tournament. We decided to try something different… I was feeling like Mexican food and searched the best places. I was surprised Hawaiian food came up. I’m a fan of Hawaiian but I was looking for Mexican. This place was beyond AMAZING!!! My whole family was proud of me for finding it. I love how it’s a basic menu like chipotle but 1000 times better. The flavor is insane. I had a burrito, my hubby and girls got salad bowls, my son had nachos. All of it was BOMB

All the meats are DELICIOUS. I’m so happy offered samples for all of them for our first time there, because I wouldn’t have thought of getting the amazing meat combo I got: huli, fish, & kalua. All the other ingredients were super fresh. The mango dipping sauce was yum.
And I loved the workers! They were friendly, welcoming, hospitable, and chill af. Took me back to the amazing vibes in Hawaii. I’d love to come back just to chill with them again haha.
Would definitely recommend this spot for anyone looking for dank, filling food that are very fairly priced!

So glad we ended up here. For the price, this is a hard experience to beat. The service was great. Everyone was friendly and the worker behind the counter even put together individual samples of all of their meat items for us to try. As for the food, all of the meat we tried was pretty good but the pork is really really good. I ended up getting a burrito with rice, guac, pork, cilantro, and black beans. On the surface, it sounds kinda boring… but it isn’t…at all. You really don’t even need the salsas (though I am sure they are good). The guac and the pork alone pretty much guarantee that whatever you get will be tasty.

I’ve been dying to try Braddah’s after reading all the glowing reviews on Unilocal.Hawaiian chipotle? Sounds delightful. It’s located right across from UNLV so it was convenient for me to drop by after my class to get some lunch.
Just think of Chipotle. Choice of bowl, tacos, nachos, burrito or salad. Choose your protein and toppings. What’s unique is that your options of protein includes huli huli chicken (my fav!), kalua pig and pulehu steak to name a few. Choice of topping was similar to Chipotle: cheese, sour cream, lettuce, jalapeño, etc.
I opted for their 3 tacos, all in crispy corn shell since their steamer (?) for soft flour tortilla was having some issues. My steak taco came out to be around $ 8 which I thought was a good deal for its serving size.
The steak inside was super tender and juicy. Seemed to be marinated in some kind of sweet sauce. I liked my tacos overall. They were tasty and I couldn’t stop eating it. ONO GRINDZ.
They have a lunch special which is two tacos plus a drink for around $ 6. I believe they offer discounts with a student ID also. I became a fan and will be back soon.
Mahalo!

Out to Vegas for daughter’s ballet competition and wanted to grab some lunch close to UNLV where her competition was being held.
Went to good old Unilocal and found Braddah’s, being an avid wave rider and a lover of Hawaii as well as 4 ½ star eats I knew it would be great!
All the people there were very friendly and immediately offered complete tasters of all the meats they serve to our party of 4. Super cool!
Well needless to say most of us went with the Kalua pig and the chicken was quite tasty as well.
Top that off with a little dessert of the coconut bark and all is good!
Big Shaka to Braddah’s and their employees
Aloha

Decent experience, the food was kind of weird in presentation and taste.
Came here one afternoon to get a quick bite with a coworker. We ordered the pork bowl and the fish bowl. The place is cafeteria style, kind of like Chipotle, you order each othe items and the toppings and then pay at the end of the line. Service was decent, pretty plain vanilla. The food was kind of mediocre, not extremely tasty. The quality of the ingredients are ok, the chicken was dry and so was the fish, both overcooked.
The tables are clean, parking was very easy.

Goodness, I don’t even like Mexican food that much but boy am I glad I found this spot! Again, thanks to Unilocal,we came here at 11am on a Sunday morning after a rough but fun night in Vegas. They had just open but the owner was super friendly and helpful, letting the 4 of us sample everything. The meat and veggies were all super tasty and fresh, with big bowls! He also gave us some coconut bark to try which were soooo good, I wanted to buy more! The restaurant is large and clean/​well maintained, with plenty of parking outside too. We will definitely be back next time we are in Vegas!

Got the steak tacos for lunch. They were very delicious! The steak has a sweet marinade and is very tender. Ordered an Island Tea as well. It tasted just like Arizona Iced Tea, except in a smaller can that was double the price.
The salsas are said to be spicy. My taco with the hottest salsa was pretty tolerable. Definitely not as hot as I was anticipating. All the salsas had good flavor though.
It’s also worth noting that the staff were very friendly and quick. I’d recommend this spot to anyone in the mood for tacos.
I’m going with four stars because it was kind of pricy. 3 tacos and a can of iced tea came to $ 12. I guess this is cheap for Vegas standards, but I’m still going with four. Consider this five stars if that sounds like a deal for you.

Awesome fast casual restaurant. Braddah’s follow the same business model as Chipotle, except their proteins, sauces, and starches are way better. Since it was my first time visiting, they gave me a taste of all the meats and I decided on a bowl. It had brown rice w/​seaweed, black beans, steak, chicken, veggies, 3 salsas, sour cream, cheese, and guac. It tasted so fresh and good. At the end of my meal they gave me some coconut bark to try, it was pretty good, but a little too sweet for me. I’ll definitely come here again when I’m in Las Vegas.

If you are a fan of amazing service, this is the place to go, m’friends! I liked them so much that even though I knew there was a Groupon available, I cast aside my usual Asian frugality tendencies and just paid for it as it was (this is a pretty big deal because that Asian frugality is pretty ingrained in me, and I’m also in a world of med school debt), because I know Groupon takes 50% of the proceeds, and in this case, I’d rather they get it.
The staff is super friendly, and made me feel right at home! I didn’t catch the first guy’s name, but my receipt says its Elijah! He asked if I’d been there before, and when I said I hadn’t, glorious food sample hook ups galore! I sampled the pulehu steak and huli huli chicken, and liked em both, so I decided on a burrito bowl! (I can’t eat pork, but that one smelled super good too!)
I stuffed my bowl with… seaweed (brown) rice, huli huli chicken, pulehu steak, shredded cabbage, charred pineapple verde, mango & roasted corn, romaine lettuce, and bean sprouts. There were 4 different sauces that all sounded awesome, so I asked what he’d recommend and he suggested the papaya buttermilk ranch and raspberry with agave and jalapeño, and gave me both. (They were amazing, and I’m usually not even a fan of papaya. :o) My ginormous bowl had generous portions, and cost just a tad over $ 8.50.
They (I say «they» because I also met Josh, who was the other guy working there!) also have a rather awesome flier with all sorts of wonderful deals, so I used one of the coupons to get a free side of guacamole with Hawaiian pink salt. I’m of the belief that guac makes everything in life better, and this was no exception. The music they play puts me in a good mood too. :D!
They also hooked me up with free samples of the coconut bark (milk chocolate & coconut with caramel, toffee and graham cracker) and their limited edition holiday bark (peppermint & white chocolate with caramel, toffee and graham cracker)! I bought a small box of the coconut bark to share with my friends, and will be sending em’ this way!
If I’m ever back in Vegas, this is definitely where I’d opt to eat, and I strongly suggest that you do the same!

Do you want repeat customers? Because that’s how you make repeat customers. [/​Archermeme]
Braddah’s Island Style, aka Hawaiian Chipotle. Big fan of the original location on Rainbow near Sahara, They haven’t made it out to Henderson yet, but this outpost by UNLV is much more accessible to me. It’s been open for quite a long time actually, but I only recently acquired a Groupon ($ 7.50 for $ 12, and maybe a Groupon code for additional discount).
I was considering the burritos or the nacos, but I had the three tacos with pricing possibly based on the most expensive protein ($ 7.95 I believe, a slight recent price hike, for pulehu steak). I also had the grilled fish and the kalua pig. Pretty much had them do all the tacos the same way: wheat tortillas, seaweed rice, black beans, corn and mango salsa (favorite from the first location), shredded cabbage, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, and a’a chips.
I found the steak to be a little sweet, the fish to be good if a little boring (maybe roasted vegetables w/​guac would be tastier for pescatarians), and kalua pork the tastiest of the three. I’m not sure if the a’a chips were around before, but the crunch was welcome. Probably had an oversight when I forgot to ask for lime, which would have brightened it up more.
I didn’t see any of the sauce bottles out, so after the first taco, I ended up asking the employee about them because they were available at the original location as far as I knew. She said I could buy one, which I wasn’t inclined to do. Then the manager walked in and I repeated my inquiry. He said that they’d have them tomorrow and that the original store was making them today, and he also offered them for sale. I said I wasn’t interested for now.
When I sat back down, the manager asked out of the blue which sauce I wanted. The raspberry (with agave and jalapeño) was it of course. He then took a bottle from the fridge, opened it, and gave it to me on the house. Said that college students had been stealing them, and although he thought it was funny at first, it kept going and adding up. But I guess I either seemed like a loyal customer or I had some of my other purchases on the table. He even told me Merry Christmas. I don’t know if the guy is Hawaiian, but I gotta give him props for treating me like ohana.
Finally, there’s those aforementioned other purchases: coconut bark. It’s one of my favorite desserts, so I had to grab a small box of that, as well a similarly sized box of the holiday bark ($ 4.95 each).Both are crunchy but not too hard, and ridiculously addictive. The holiday version comes with white chocolate instead of milk chocolate, as well as some peppermint. Keep them in the fridge because they seem to soften if you don’t.
Braddah’s has spread their version of Aloha spirit (and their yummy bark) throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Although I’m still waiting for them to show up on my side of town, this location should work for now. I was a little less impressed with the savory food, but much more wowed with the hospitality.

I finally made it into Braddahs and man they don’t disappoint! This fairly large location serves Hawaiian inspired food a la Chipotle style ordering. Since it’s like chipotle I’ll probably compare the two.
1.You pick what kind of food item — bowl, salad, burrito, nachos, and possibly tacos.
2. You choose your rice. They have seaweed brown rice or regular brown rice.
3. Pick if you want black beans. Don’t remember if they had another option.
4. FINALLY you pick your meat: they have huli huli chicken, steak, Kalua pig, and grilled swai fish. This is the most important step. They let you taste the meats. The meat is seasoned well. The meat was actually my favorite part of the meal.
5. You can add grilled bell peppers and onions for a dollar more & you can add guacamole for extra also.
6. They have 3 salsas you can pick from: pineapple, mango corn, mango and Maui onion.
7. They have a few other things you can choose to add like cabbage, lettuce, limes, cilantro.
8. I don’t know how this works but they have 8 other sauces you can use. They weren’t laying around and the meat was so good I didn’t bother asking the staff.
9. The 2^nd most important step is getting some of their coconut bark. Literally more crack than crack.
I got a bowl, seaweed brown rice, half chicken half Kalua pig, grilled veggies, lettuce, black beans, and a mix of all three salsas. The portion was pretty big. I was scared I wouldn’t finish it.
The food was great and tasted fresh. Nothing was over salted, but everything was well seasoned and full of flavor. I have to say I loved their chicken and kalua pig.
I will say the salsas were a bit of a let down. I definitely appreciate the natural flavors & the gentle hand when it comes to salt but they didn’t pack a special punch I was hoping for.
The girl working the counter alone was super sweet. She was definitely trained well and you could tell management cares about their reputation. The space was clean and the place is affordable. You can get a very filling meal that is truly unique for under $ 10 including a drink.
My favorite part is I didn’t feel gross after. I didn’t feel sodium filled or a food coma’d.
I can’t wait to go back and might be taking a break from Chipotle for a little while.
I had put it at four stars but since I can’t find anything bad to say I give this place a solid 5.

Great fast food option in Vegas. If you are looking to eat where the locals do — go to Braddahs! Bowls, Tacos, Burritos, nachos — served all with an Island flare! Kailua Pig, Huli Huli Chicken, Pulehu Steak, even grilled fish, and grilled veggies.
So think Chipotle but «Hawaiian» food! You start with your base, next protein, then sauces — mix & match is my fave — finally, toppings… Cilantro, habanero peppers, etc…
They even have Hawaiian Sun — typically only found in HI!
#Vegas

Braddah’s is a decent change from Chipotle. All of their meats (chicken, steak, pork, & fish) are packed with flavor. It somewhat makes up for their seaweed rice, which is always dry and pretty bland. This I’d have to skip. Like chipotle, you can choose from burritos, rice or salad bowls, and/​or tacos. Their «toe-​curling» sauces aren’t the best. They are oddly sweet and taste like fruity jellies more than hot sauce. And the coconut colada pearl is. Interesting and something you should try when you go. My boyfriend and I add their spiciest salsa to make up for the lack of spice.
I give it four stars because the meat alone is great and the food tastes fresh. Also the employees are extremely friendly and accommodating. They will gladly explain items on the menu and let you taste test the options before you decide which to get. Also UNLV students get free drinks with a rebel ID :-)