Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille

Like Hawaiian Time but made fresh. Would recommend to 9 out of 10 dentists. The following sentence is so that it will post as a review instead of a tip. Peanut butter egg dirt. Noodles french fries and tamales.

They were super accommodating and let me order take out maybe 8 minutes before close. So props to them for that.
Ordered the teriyaki beef sandwich with mac salad and passion fruit cheesecake.
Friendly service. Cute, kitschy décor. The sandwich was just a bit overwhelming, too sweet and too saucy. The cheesecake was really good, nice texture, tangy passionfruit flavor. It seems like this might be a pleasant place to go with a group for a festive dinner.

$ 14 for a handful of iceberg lettuce and some greasy shredded chicken thigh? Biggest lunch screw over of 2016 so far. Thanks guys?

Bamboo Grove has been around for years. I would bring the family here for great Hawaiian food and just to grub out as the portions are big. This last time we went there was after a wine tasting event at Storyteller Wine Company and needed some food to absorb all the wine we drank.
Started with our usual which is the two spam Musubi. Basically spam sushi. Delicious and just whets the appetite. We ordered some «grilled grinds» which is grilled meats combo meals. We had teriyaki beef (Ribeye steaks marinated 24 hours) and Korean style ribs (kalbi ribs marinated in fresh garlic; sesame oil; honey and sesame seeds.) Grilled perfectly with steamed rice and the double mayo mac salad. Very tasty and don’t bother counting calories.
They don’t take reservations and on weekends can get quite busy. This is our favorite Hawaiian food restaurant in Portland and they have stood the test of time. Good food; big portions and reasonable prices. Aloha!

When I recently called about ordering some food for a party I was having, I was given a different number for their event person. I was told this person was very good about calling people back (should have been my first clue). Never heard from her. I guess their business is doing so well, they don’t need my business.

Dude this place rocks!
The BBQ chicken plate with rice and mac Salad is awesome !
And the service is awesome!

I ordered the 2 item combo medium size for $ 16 and got the Korean ribs and Kahula pig… Taste wise the food was awesome!!!
Portion size was just really really small. I got 2 ribs and a very small serving of the Kahula pig and the scoops of rice and Mac were tiny… I felt it was smaller than other Hawaiian joints normal size that you would get for $ 10. I inquired with the server and she took $ 2 off… Sadly I left hungry and had to stop and grab some fast food :(
Basically spent $ 20 on lunch that day :(

Love this place, especially in the summer when you can sit outside. The staff are friendly and quick, the décor is relaxing, but most of all the food is awesome. I haven’t eaten anything here that wasn’t great and the quantity is large too. This is my favorite restaurant in Johns Landing!

I came on a Saturday night around 7 for a party of 2. We were seated right away. I got the shoyu chicken, it was the sweetest shoyu chicken I’ve ever had, tasted like candy… the Mac salad had too much mayo. Although, the food was not the best, I really enjoyed the live Hawaiian music, made my experience three stars better! (2 for food and 5 for music!)

Our office orders from here every couple of months, for several years. Every. single. time my order is messed up. I’m unable to eat gluten and we always request NO MACCARONNI SALAD. and yet.
Today’s order had an additional unwanted item in my meal — a twist-​tie! (see picture)
So yea, never gunna order from here again. And I would NOT recommend this place to anyone, especially if you can’t eat gluten.

You’d swear you were actually in Hawaii, based on the food and décor at Bamboo Grove! I found this spot on my last visit to Portland and liked it so much that I had to go back on this trip. It looks very much like some beachside café (complete with patio) that you would find on the North Shore, and the food is legit. They have a great little happy hour and the drinks are tasty too. I think both times I had some sort of guava and vodka cocktail. On our first visit, we started with veggie lumpia off the happy hour menu. Tasty, and a generous portion! For my main, I had the combination meat plate and I chose the kalbi rib and the kalua pork, while my brother had the chicken katsu special. A tip: the Small dinner size is HUGE; unless you’re a starving giant, you will be plenty full and probably still have leftovers with the Small or Medium. I really enjoyed my plate, which also came with a scoop of white rice and scoop of mac salad. The mac salad is quite creamy and a bit sweet, but still tasty. Both meats were tender and flavorful. My brother’s katsu cutlet was large, crisp, and delicious.
On our visit this week, I, my brother, and his girlfriend shared the Hawaiian BBQ Pupu platter; it came with Teriyaki pork, shoyu chicken, and Portuguese sausage. It’s rare that I say this, but that was almost TOO MUCH meat! (Would eat again) I gave the Loco Moco a try, while my brother had the saimin noodles (Auntie Size), and his girlfriend had the shoyu chicken plate. The saimin was flavorful and piping hot, though I think it could’ve had a bit more char siu. My Loco Moco was pretty good, except the gravy was a little sweet. I would prefer a gravy that’s a bit more savory, but I still liked it. I had plenty of leftovers to take home, as did everyone else.
So if I’m craving a taste of «aloha», Bamboo Grove is a great place to get my fix and pretend it’s a sunny day on the beach, instead of a rainy night in Portland. I will be back!

Very good food!
Portions are perfect!
The Mac is delicious!
I’ve had many meals there and have only one time where the chicken was dry.

Attended the Raleigh Hills concert in the park tonight and this place had a food tent. All the food was awesome and the people who worked there had the best customer service and were friendly. Can’t wait to hit up the restaurant!
Even if the food was terrible I would had given four stars based on the employees and level of service. Thanks!

Some caveats for my low rating: I’m a vegetarian, and that probably doesn’t compute with Hawaian food. Take my review with a grain of salt. But bring your own salt here.
That said, –if you want to get a crazy huge amount of bland unnuanced food for a good price, then this is a good value. Clearly lots of the reviewers like it here.
But I found stuff bland, overly sweet, or too reminiscent of food from the 1970’s. The lumpia were soggy, the stirfry tofu and veggies really unpleasant – the tofu had a pallor of the dead to it.
When you eat here, it’s all about squeezing a bunch of soy or teriyaki sauce on your food table side. Really?
Service was fine and decently attentive. Got there 5 minutes before the rush, so that helped.

Whoa, glad I caught the weekly Unilocal email blast this week! This place was listed as a top spot for Hawaiian, which I have always wanted to enjoy but have yet to get into. Most the spots i’ve tried are just flat out gross! Bamboo grove however was bringing the A-​game with excellent and prompt service and delicious food.
My husband got the Kahlua pork sandwich, which was so delish! He liked the pork arriving on the side so he could taste a few bites before piling it in between the buns. I had the Korean chicken and it was soooooo good! My kiddo stole a few bites too. We ordered the little one the Shoyu chicken and rice which was crazy sweet but totally up his ally. The rice was steamed perfectly, they had an awesome teriyaki like sauce and chili spread to use and the mac salad was rich and creamy and not just noodles in mayonnaise.
My only complain is the lack of shave ice!

Love it! I’ve been coming here for happy hour for years. Finally made it on a Sunday for Mother’s Day.
The portions are generous and very good. For selection of meat preparation such as bbq’d, grilled, slow cooked, marinated and all types of meat choices including fish and spam (of course) this place is tough to beat. Definitely rivals the best Hawaiian bbq restaurants on the islands!
They have a full bar with a selection of tropical cocktails, beers and soft drinks and a family style atmosphere. Their outside deck has about 6 – 8 tables among the bamboo paintings and shade cover.

Bamboo Grove is Ono! We’ve tried a handful of Hawaiian restaurants here in Portland, and I’d have to say Bamboo grille is probably our favorite (so far)! We came in on a sunny afternoon. We were the second party in the restaurant. The lunch rush had died down. Sat outside on the patio. Had a few bird friends joining in, hoping for us to leave them some lunch.
We ordered the loco moco medium sized with eggs over easy and the combo plate of kalbi ribs and kalua pork. Everything was excellent. On point. The gravy was perfect. Eggs running over the beef patties. The kalbi ribs had a great marinade. The kalua pork had the right touch of smokiness. Some tend to over do the liquid smoke. We had plenty of food, that we didn’t need dinner that night. They have a few beers from Hawaiian breweries. If you’re a carnivore and love hawaiian, the bamboo grove is a must. A restaurant on the mainland, that will reflect island hospitality and cuisine!

If you are craving the food of the luau but don’t want to spend the money to fly to one, this is your next best choice.
Kahlua Pork, Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, Mac salad… You get the idea. :-)
Fun beachy décor, extensive menu, great prices and super service. The portions here are good size too. I’ve had takeout from here many times and it’s ready in a flash. They even asked me if I wanted water while waiting.
It’s all Street parking here so during dinner time you may have to park down the road. For seating they have two indoor dining rooms, an outdoor deck and a small bar.
I love their teriyaki chicken, rice and mac salad. This comes in a small, medium and large size and a medium clearly can feed two people. The chicken is char grilled… Yummy.
I have also been that company events where they have catered and they do a wonderful job.
Give them a try!
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When most dishes come with a scoop of rice and a serving of macaroni salad, you know you’re at a Hawaiian restaurant.
Serving sizes for many dishes at Bamboo Grove come in small, medium, or large. I ordered a small, and it was the biggest lunch I’ve had in ages. Mounds of food filling the plate… what decadence (or is it just ohana).
Service is excellent and attentive.
I had Auntie’s Chicken on this visit, and it was very sweet with ginger. On a prior visit, I had teriyaki chicken, which was excellent. Good selection of beer on tap as well, featuring Hawaiian beers.
Wish it was closer to home, then I would come more often. Regardless, I need to keep it in the top of my mind, and stop by anytime I’m in the John’s Landing area, or if I just need a little Hawaiian ohana.
Mahalo, Dave.

So it was a calm Saturday afternoon and I was visiting Portland. The friends we were with suggested ordering take out from the Bamboo Grove. We called in our order and they said it would be ready in 15 minutes. I ordered the teriyaki chicken/​teriyaki beef grilled grind with the side of rice and macaroni salad. My husband ordered the Shoyu chicken grind with the rice and macaroni salad. Mine was pretty good. The portions were very large (I got the small size too) and the beef teriyaki was better than the chicken although the beef wasn’t cut up and you needed a steak knife to cut it yourself.
I tried my husband’s Shoyu chicken and it was so delicious. Way better than my choice so I decided to eat that one instead. The chicken was cooked to perfection and had just the right amount of sauce on it. The Shoyu chicken was also a tad sweet which I thoroughly enjoyed. We also got an extra side of macaroni salad which no one even touched since our normal plates came with so much food. The rice was also good and they do charge you for extra sides of sauces but don’t worry it won’t break the bank.
If I lived in Portland I would definitely frequent this place, as my friends who lives there doesn’t least twice a week. But since I don’t I will just have to wait until my next visit.