Rumbi Island Grill

Really irritated last night, went here with 10 friends, and they were out of white rice. Isn’t that kind of like a burger joint being out of hamburger buns? Anyway I asked if I could sub noodles or their other rice, and the girl behind the counter told me i would have to pay extra… I told her that i would prefer white rice then… she would not sub anything for it. So apparently if they are out of something, they make you pay extra. I’ll be going elsewhere with my friends. That is some really poor business practice.

The rumbi (coconut hint) rice is super good. The bowls come with a yummy veggie blend and it’s not too expensive! I got the teriyaki pork bowl with the rumbi rice.

I’m a big fan of this place! The staff is super friendly, the restaurant is clean, & the food is really good. I always order the Kahuna burger & sweet potato fries with a side of tempura shrimp. The last time the burger was a bit dry compared to other visits but this was the first time that’s happened (& hopefully the last). Can’t wait to go back!

I really don’t like giving bad reviews but his food is just not good. We all got the teriyaki chicken bowls — my husband thought his veggies tasted dirty and my daughter barely ate hers. I honestly didn’t think the taste too bad, but my tummy hurt a ton when I got home! Was hoping to find a good place for teriyaki chicken, but we won’t be back! On a side note, the staff was very friendly.

Decent food the staff is always friendly not sure if I really consider it traditional island or even Hawaiian food but the prices about right for what you got and my kids like it

The vibe is great. I love the interior and feel of everything. The staff is friendly and professional. The food is awesome and a nice change of pace from your typical place around my area. The pulled pork rice bowl is my favorite. But the pineapple teriyaki burger is a close 2^nd. Great food, great service, great vibe.

I came here for lunch on a Sunday. Not too busy. This is where you order then sit down while they make your order and bring it out to you. There is a definitely Hawaiian theme going on here. From the surfing and beach pictures to the Hawaiian and Calypso music in the background.
I ordered the Luau Pork Plate with Rumbi rice and creamy macaroni salad. My order was up in a reasonable amount of time. I must say the pulled pork was exactly like I remember it in Hawaii when I was there. I wasn’t a big fan of it there and I’m not a big fan of it here. Not that it was bad It just wasn’t as good as other places. The BBQ sauce was ok and seriously needed on the tasteless pork. What made the dish was the Rumbi Rice the pork was place on. It was excellent. Seasoned rice with red beans perfectly cooked. I might come back just to order the Rumbi Rice. The macaroni salad was average. something like the stuff you’d get at the grocery store deli. The dish also came with a side of Asian slaw. It had no dressing of any kind on it. I actually used some of my wife’s dressing from her order to flavor it a little bit. This place is ok, the price is reasonable, but not worth going out of my way for.

Stopped in for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. We were greeted right away upon entering. You order and pay, then find your seat and your order is brought out to you. I ordered the Island Chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. Our order was brought out in a reasonable time. The sandwich was huge. It had a huge chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, grilled pineapple, Swiss cheese, sliced red onion and mayo served on a fresh baked bun. In my opinion the chicken was dry, but over all the sandwich was good. I tried cutting the sandwich in half and it fell apart, so I ended up eating most of it with a knife and fork. The sweet potato fries were very good. Not overly salty. This dish was served with a side of teriyaki sauce.
The décor reminded me of a little café we visited while on our honeymoon in Honolulu. There are pictures of the Island, and Island themed décor. There was Island music playing which added to the Island experience.
The restaurant was clean and the service was fast and friendly.

Great value… love their Kahuna burger with pineapple and swiss !
Try their fish tacos and sweet potato fries.
All good options.

Delicious food. Very friendly staff. It was our first time and they were very helpful. I had luau pork. It came with macaroni salad and cole slaw. The pork was shredded and tender. Served on rice with teriyaki sauce. The macaroni salad was also really good. Wasn’t a fan of the cole slaw but I don’t usually like it so it’s not their fault. Also had a pineapple upside cake for dessert. Very happy I did. Will be back for sure.

If you’ve lived in California and had true Hawaiian food like The Loft — island fried chicken mixed plates with mac salad and cabbage salad or King’s Hawaiian’s mixed plates, do not come to Rumbi’s with those expectations.
However, if you want a good quality chicken breast teriyaki bowl with some quality fresh veggies, this is your place. I had the chicken teriyaki bowl which was pretty good. The side order of mac salad and coleslaw and Rumbi burger with mixed fries were not up my standards. Their mac salad was bland — too many large chunks of pasta, the coleslaw was bland and did not have enough dressing as well. Burger was ok.
I think one thing Rumbi does really well: their mixed french fries + sweet potato fries — great fries. I’d come for the fries. But everything else was ok in my book.

Rumbi has been a favorite place in my family for years. We love the fresh island food, and amazing flavor. We usually get the Rice Bowls, and haven’t branched too much into the other offerings. (If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?) Their salsa is awesome, a sweeter salsa that has a lot of flavor. It’s always worth it to get the full size bowl, because it reheats well and you can have leftovers for days if you don’t eat much. Overall, a family favorite that I will keep going to!

9÷21÷2015 Was looking for a place to grab some food at the last minute. My friend and I Unilocaled restaurants and picked this spot. The food was very good. I got the fish tacos with Rumbi rice and bought the Rumbi fries (combo of sweet potato and crinkle cut fries) so we could share. My friend and her daughter got the chicken pasta which, they said they enjoyed as well! Great food and even better service

Absolutely delicious Hawaiian food! I come here very often and always enjoy it. By far, the best thing to get, especially if it’s your first time in, is a rice bowl. There is a lot of variety in them! You can choose the meat and sauce, either white rice, brown rice, rumbi rice (rice cooked with coconut and red beans), or noodles, and it comes with cooked veggies. My favorite is the teriyaki chicken with white rice. I would also recommend getting the full size bowl since it is almost double the size for only about a dollar more. I can usually eat half and take the rest home!
The macaroni salad is very good and I would definitely choose this over the coleslaw, which doesn’t have a lot of flavor in my opinion. The sweet potato fries & fry sauce are a must-​try. The pork is also very delicious.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice and relaxed but has the feel of a sit down place. The workers are all very nice and extremely helpful! They have been great every time I stop in.
I bring friends and family all the time, and they always love it! In general a great place to eat.

Good food, love the Hawaiian décor! Really like the chicken rice bowls with the spicy teriyaki sauce. The vegetables they have on them are really good too. Casual atmosphere… great place to go when you don’t want fast food, but don’t want to go to a big sit down restaurant. My 16 year old son loves it!

I really love this place! Ask why I haven’t done a review? I thought I had a long time ago, but anyways — been coming here for years with my family. Kids eat free on Mondays & Tuesdays after 4pm is a plus since I have a couple of kids 12 & under. The ambiance is relaxing with its island theme, and the staff is so nice and we’ve never had a problem in the years we’ve been coming with them or with the food! Another plus is that it’s casual dining, but to me, not fast food so that’s awesome!
So the food:
My go to salad always, always, always is the Calypso Salad. Delicious chicken pieces, fresh spinach & mandarin orange slices, red onions, walnuts, crumbled cheese (feta?) with the drizzle of an amazing dressing. Very filling & costs about $ 8. The kids go with either the mini burger or cheeseburger, or the honey orange chicken with rice & what I recently found out was that you can get the option of a bigger order for adults in either a half bowl or full one. So my soon to be 13yr old daughter will most likely go with that! My older boys (16 & 19) never get anything but the scintillating Kahuna burger that’s topped with a pineapple slice & teriyaki sauce served with fries, the Beach burger, or the outrageously tasty Cabo tacos with your choice of protein & side dish (white, brown or Rumbi rice). The hubs usually orders a full rice bowl with perfectly cooked veggies and really, it changes each time we visit regarding both the protein & sauce, so let’s just say he loves every one of the bowls! Lvastly I want to mention even yummier things like the Rumbi fries. Hello? A crispy, non-​greasy, flavorful basket of both regular fries & crinkly cut sweet potato fries. OMG with the Rumbi sauce… I’ve got to have this each time I visit & I snack on these with my salad. I should branch out of my comfort zone & try other things, but I’m spoiled at the delicious items I already order each time!

Stepped into the Rumbi Island Grill for lunch. The interior is cute with fake palm trees and other island themed décor. The menu is on a digital screen and there are a lot of different options for you to choose from. I decided on a half bowl of luau pork with jerk sauce and white rice.
The meal arrived quickly, and had a nice presentation. There was a good balance of veggies and meat and the bowl had enough rice to go with it. The pork and sauce was too salty for my tastes though so I had to eat it with a lot of the rice and veggies to dilute out the saltiness.
At lunchtime it was moderately busy, not overly crowded. In addition to inside seating, there’s a nice little patio for eating outdoors.

Average food, great service. To go order: Ordered jerk seasoned chicken it came out plain. And instead of jerk sauce was given teriyaki.
Overall ok if you want something quick. Sadly with so many options in this area it would be nice if they stepped up the good flavors.

It’s been awhile since we’ve been here. Last time was in May 2013. My husband has been a Rubio’s kick for months now but I just couldn’t go to Rubio’s as much as I love them because we’ve been there TOO many times.
After we dropped the kids off at karate, we decided to go to the Val Vista & Baseline area to see what there was to eat that was different. My husband is super picky and really doesn’t like to try new places. He thought I was tricking him, but I assured him that we had been there once before.
When we stepped into the place, it was probably just starting to get a little busy. Not a problem. There was an older woman that helped up and advised us, which was super helpful. I wasn’t very hungry and just wanted a salad, but more than a side salad. She said I could always get a regular salad and half that. They would bring me out half and To Go the other half. Perfect. She said all the salads were good and they allow for changes and substitutions.
So, I got the Aloha Mango Salad with pulled pork. They put the dressing on the side, which was wonderful, because the pork had so much flavor, I didn’t need much dressing. It was so delish.
My husband got the Luau Pork Place with Rumbi Rice (this is a coconut rice with red beans). It came with some island macaroni salad, pulled pork, an Asian slaw, and the Rumbi Rice. My husband doesn’t like slaw, so he gave this to me. I love slaw, but I didn’t care for this too much as it didn’t have a whole lot of flavor. It needed more sauce or something. The rice was very coconuty flavor. We LOVE coconut and it had just enough red beans. There was also a side of teriyaki sauce, which my husband didn’t need to put too much as it was super sweet.
We also ordered their Rumbi fries, which is a mixture of sweet potato fries and regular straw like fries, with a slightly spicy like sauce that appeared to be like a mixture of Russian & Thousand Island. It was good, but we used sparingly. The sweet potato fries were so yummy and the best I’ve ever had. Normally I don’t like sweet potato fries, but I loved these. These even beat out Joe’s Farm Grill’s sweet potato fries. Not greasy at all. The fries was a really big portion for $ 3.
I only had ½ a salad, water with lemon, some of the fries and a little of my husband’s food. Was totally stuffed. The portions are pretty good, but thankfully not like Claim Jumper’s.
The food is delicious and very colorful. The staff is very friendly and helpful, great attitude and wonderful customer service. The place was clean. And though we sat somewhat near the door, I didn’t feel the coldness of the outside come in when anyone opened the door, so that was good.
It was a lovely date with great food. We’ll have to bring the kids here as it says kids eat free after 4 pm on Monday/​Tuesday. I wonder what age they mean by kids, as we have an 11 and a 14 year old. Hope it’s 15 and under. :)

I love this place! Their Kalua Pork Sandwich is honestly better than any that I ever ate during my two month vacation in Hawaii.
Hawaii is known for their kalua pork. I ate it all over the state during my time there. On pizza, on sliders, on plates, on sandwiches. .. none of it as good as what Rumbi Grill serves.
I love the bbq sauce that accompanies it too.
A great sandwich!