Aloha Kitchen

Literally a piece of my childhood. My parents have been purchasing food from here since the late 1990s and have enjoyed it each time. Each time they’ve visited, they told me that there was different management and different employees working. My favorite combo plate is the one with chicken katsu and bulgogi. I also recommend their vegetarian saimin, though, I feel as if they could add more noodles. Mana pua is also delicious. I wish they could offer kalbi on their menu again, it was one of my favorites.

I love how tasty this place is! I’m a huge fan of Hawaiian food and you can’t really find too many authentic Hawaiian restaurants in the valley, but Aloha Kitchen definitely is as close as you’re going to get! They have a great simple menu and offer mini and plate sizes for the meals, which is great for lunch and dinner portions respectively. I absolutely love their bulgogi! They serve it in huge thin slabs of meat tho, so every time I order I ask them to kindly cut it up into pieces so that it’s easier to eat.
Also their macaroni salad is TO DIE FOR! I promise you, you can’t go wrong with ordering it! The employees are very friendly and helpful. I brought my coworker along for lunch one day and she never tried hawaiian food before, so the cashier was kind enough to walk her through the menu and offer the best suggestions on what her taste preferences are as well as what are the most popular items. Great customer service!

Excellent. excellent food! Try everything — you won’t be disappointed! The staff is even better than the food!

Highly recommend. Love this place. Their Thai tea is so good too. We get their pork chicken combo and it’s great

I’ve tried a couple of Hawaiian food around AZ, I found that this taste like from the islands. Great staff, good atmosphere and great prices. If your around the area give it a try, you won’t regret it. I always order meal #3 Chicken Katsu and Teriyaki Chicken.mmmm. Good stuff!

Yummy! The staff is always super nice and the food is delicious and cheap. Love the teriyaki chicken and shrimp

Well one member of my family liked it another hated it. I’ve had better. I will keep looking for my Hawaiian spot. Some concerns were the Chicken Katsu was dry. They didn’t have Short ribs. They also didn’t have a family style menu to order enough for a family. I had to 3 plates. Service was nice. I would probably not go back though.

Arrived there at 4:45 with my daughter they wouldn’t serve us because they close at 5. Considering I’ve worked customer service I’m pretty sure they aren’t suppose to close til 5. Lol

Super tasty lunch spot! Look like the combo lunches (different proteins like beef or chicken) with creamy mac salad and a little orange slice. Will try the spam masubi next time. Simple mom and pop place, support local businesses!

I love this place. I usually get the chicken teriyaki, which is really good. But lately, I have been ordering the Chinese chicken salad (hold the oranges). I get an extra container of dressing, and it makes the salad great. It’s a full meal for a warm evening when you don’t want to cook.

The teriyaki chicken and mac salad are amazing!!! I also ordered the saimin and I really enjoyed it. We tried two of the combination plates and everything was really good. Can’t wait to go back.

Good small place to eat, great portions, tasty food, very busy establishment. Prices are average, service is good. id come bak.

A small place in a small strip mall shared with Nello’s Pizza and a counselor off of Alma School just south of Guadaloupe Rd. It was a Wednesday lunch and quite busy. They are really fast however and very friendly as well. I have eaten here several times over the years but my review is not to be found. I didn’t find the place dirty like one reviewer wrote, I thought it was clean and bright. Their pulled pork is wonderful and full over flavor although a bit salty. I love their lomi lomi salmon and yes this was very reminiscent of Hawaii. Well made white rice, 2 big scoops on their daily Hawaii Special plate $ 9.95 and enough to eat for 2 hungry people! I wanted to try their Poke but it is only available on Saturday. Nice varied menu, check them out and leave room for the Guava cake!

Hallelujah! I have found my go to for Hawaiian BBQ. If you are not from here or are just looking for your next great lunch. THIS IS IT. Great Flavor, Tremendous servings. And shhhh… I think there’s crack in their Teriyaki Sauce. The ladies are super fun. I WILL BE A REGULAR. Mahalo, Aloha. You are paradise in the desert.

Poor service, mediocre food, disorganized setup, not very clean. Won’t go there again.
We really didn’t find this place appealing. When we walked in, it was not overly clear whether we were supposed to order and then sit or sit and have the waitress come to take our order… There was no menu actually posted — just a white board with some specials. It’s not a very good place for people unfamiliar with Hawaiian food — and the staff wasn’t particularly friendly to ask questions to. They were middling-​busy when we went — there were a good number of tables filled but it wasn’t slammed. We ended up standing at the counter while the cashier/​order taker/​whatever ignored us for a few minutes. There was confusion about their menu. The online menu in Unilocal isn’t overly accurate, by the way. Neither, apparently, is their printed menu.
The food came out pretty quickly. The rice and the macaroni potato salad was pretty good. The chicken katsu was decent. Difficult to screw up steamed rice and breaded chicken, but I’ve seen it done before so props to them. The J.R. plate was tasty enough, according to my husband, but it left him with an upset stomach later.
The cleanliness was the biggest concern. The table we sat at was dirty. The floor was smeared and filthy. The chair I sat in was sticky, and so was the counter where we ordered our food. I couldn’t see into the kitchen but I was kind of wary about eating the food.
I’m really not interested in going back, and neither are my husband or our friends that were with us. Find somewhere else to eat, save yourself the disappointment.

I’ve been going here since the mid 90’s or earlier.
Great food, decent prices always friendly employees and the place is nearly always pretty busy.
I drive a long way round trip on the weekends to go here, hour total? It’s worth it. I typically get the island hot wings with rice and potato mac.
My wife loves their rice, I do too, it’s rare to find consistently good rice, but theirs is on point every time.
Everything I had from here has always been good and filling.
Got a Polynesian hankering? Get it fixed here!!! You won’t be disappointed.

There’s this magical place that makes me feels like I’m home every time I get off the plane. You guessed it — that’s Hawaii! If you haven’t been there, get there. My suggestion eat here first to give you a true taste of Hawaii.
So this location is one of those hidden gems. Tucked away in a strip mall off a busy street that doesn’t really have the exposure it deserves. Nevertheless as soon as you pop your head through the front door you’re greeted by a true Hawaiian. Now your gonna ask yourself what’s a true Hawaiian and I’m going to tell you. A warm greeting as you step into the door and that sense of familiarity, like your part of the family. The owner is a sweetheart and she definitely brings the joy of the islands with her to work. Full of laughs and happiness. So walk up to the counter, look up to the left to see the specials and grab a menu. You want another true tell sign that this place is legit? Snag a musubi from the basket on the counter. For those of you who don’t know what that is, the best way to describe it is — it’s a Spam burger. A piece of spam nestled in between 2 buns made of rice gift wrapped in seaweed. don’t knock it until you try it this is a delicacy! I chose one of the plate specials and so did my amigo. We both grab the teriyaki chicken and coconut shrimp plate. Macaroni was the side and it was delectable. The shrimp were perfect-​just the right amount of coconut with a side of dipping sauce. Same with the teriyaki chicken-​not too sweet not to teriyaki. The rice balls had a nice glaze over them as well. Now I’m not a big fan of macaroni salad but I tore this one up.
My plate was stacked high with food
pricing was great
The taste was authentic and right on the money
I think we call that a trifecta. If you can’t make it over to the island anytime soon at least make it over here to get a taste of what you’re missing.

Aloha Kitchen is so yummy! Best island cuisine I’ve had outside of the Pacific. Our food came out hot and fresh. Oh, and the customer service was fantastic! I did not expect authentic Hawaiian food in Arizona, but this place is run by Polynesians and reminds me of Ted’s Bakery in North Shore, Oahu. (I’m serious!) My only suggestions would be to add coconut and blueberry cream pies to the menu, shaved ice, and work on the mac salad. It needs something. Or less of something.
This place beats L&L any day.

Look for the Nello’s Pizza sign when you go here. Otherwise, you won’t see it from the road.
Now, I love good Asian food and I’ve had all kinds. Except I’d never had Hawaiian food, so I thought I’d give it a try.
Sadly, the only good food I had was the spicy Korean BBQ wings, which came out still hot, and the guava drink from a can. Don’t get the saimin bowl. It is tasteless. ⁰⁄₁₀ on the flavor scale.
I was looking at the plate lunches of others and they look pretty bland. Maybe only come here if you enjoy a big lump of pork on your plate. It’s just not for me.
The guava cake and the coconut cream cake in the fridge look really good. Didn’t get to try it because I’m such a tiny person.

I would give this place 3.5 stars. The staff is really nice and the place has a good amount of tables and is clean. The food was just okay though. The macaroni salad had too much mayo in it and the meat was a little red and burnt too. I got a mini bulgolgi plate.