Kemo’o Farms Bar and Grill

This is a BIG bar. There is so much space inside, and can fit a great deal of people. There is an upstairs and downstairs area, with a bar in each. Pool tables, an outdoor patio area, a kitchen where you can order decent bar food (including some GREAT tacos!), and plenty of seating are some of the amenities available to patrons. Each bar is a full bar with beer on tap and experienced bartenders for made-​to-​order drinks.
This bar is within walking distance of Schofield Barracks. The staff is friendly and experienced, wait time on drinks is minimal.

We stumbled onto this pub when visiting Oahu. It was a great find with a wonderful Bloody Mary. The food was very good as well.

Decent food, decent bar. Servers/​bartenders are hit or miss on quality and motivation. Drinks prices not to bad. Only thing bad is Cash Only!!!

Great place to stop on your way to or from the northshore. Tasty reasonably priced bar food, good to share, great tap beer variety and a funky ambiance. Fun place to shoot pool, enjoy some beer or when dj azteca spins, enjoy the dancing. Bartenders were super nice and everyone there was in good moods!

The food was always great there. It has two separate bar. This would be a upstairs and downstairs. Downstairs is partially open to the outside next to water. The girls working there were great. The only one that I can remember her name was Jacqueline. Can’t wait to go back some day and visit but as I remember you need cash only.

We LOVE this bar. Good food, good drinks, good service, good atmosphere. We spend most of our time downstairs at the Lanai; we like the open air. Gotta love bartenders that greet you with a big smile and a hug and know your drink. (And also know exactly what drink you need when you don’t know what you’re in the mood for.)
Several bars to choose from in one establishment. The Pub, Lakeside Lanai, and on busy weekends The Barn is open too!
Plenty of extra parking. Cash only, but there are ATMs upstairs and at the top of the stairs above the Lanai.
Pool tables, and ‘Touch Tunes’ jukebox upstairs and downstairs. Plenty of TV’s upstairs to watch sports.
Stage upstairs for live music!

Great place to watch the game. There’s no shortage of TV’s here, and each screen plays a different a game, so it caters to the masses. Also, they have an extensive list of draft beers. Will definitely come back to watch more games!

Love Kemoo. Best pretzels & cheese ever! But the best part is the service. The bartenders became dear friends as we frequented Kemoo. Amazing bartenders and just all around great people! Love Kayla, Jacqueline, miss Amanda and Heather, and Kate & Katie are sweethearts too. Best staff you could ask for. Great place, good times!

How do you skip Kemoo Farms? It’s got a great view of the Lake, and cold drinks and tiki torches! Mix in a couple pool tables and pupus and you’ve got yourself a great evening hangout spot! I love the friendly bartender, Jacqueline, and she mixed us her very own drink special. it was fabulous! Definitely my go-​to spot in central Oahu :-)

We absolutely love this place after an awesome ride. We usually sit downstairs (go to the right and then down), it is a cute bar that has outdoor sitting space and you can smoke. This place is CASH ONLY. The food is amazing! We had the Ahi appetizer… sooooo good! I usually get the grilled chicken avocado sandwich: mouthwatering good! My love got the French dip sandwich and he really enjoyed it, both came with homemade chips. The drinks were super yummy too, I got a coconut rum and coke, my love had a Long Island iced tea. This is a dive bar that has phenomenal food. You might be a little weirded out when you see a lot of people that come here are in a MC (motorcycle club), but rest assure they will not look at you differently or judge just because you don’t have a vest with the name of a club on your back. We usually don’t stick around more than we have to, we eat and leave. A lot of people like to stay there to chit chat, play pool and hang out with friends. I guess if you go with a lot more people you are prone to stay there longer. I for sure would recommend this place especially going there during the day time and see the beautiful water view.

I live next door to the bar/​pub and even though I don’t drink, I certainly would drink there if I did. Fun, friendly, diverse crowd, the place is just really cool and has a long history here in Wahiawa. I go there for the food. The Pastrami sandwich, The Ruben and Roast Beef with aujou are excellent. No place like it on the island.

Wowzers! So my sister lives in Wahiawa and this place is right down the street. The parking is dicey… it’s located at one end of a small shopping center, but MAN! Once you get in? You walk in and walk down a flight of stairs to the bar itself. It’s open-​air and located in front of some type of pond it appears which makes a beautiful backdrop. They have a phenomenal happy hour! Great drink specials made by the hottest bartender I’ve seen in some time… think her name is Julie. She’s everything a bartender needs to be. Fast, friendly, efficient, easy on the eyes and mixes the hell outta some premium spirits. They also have pupu specials during happy hour… bar snacks for you folks who aren’t indigenous. This place would definitely be my go-​to happy hour spot if I lived here. Give it a go.

Kind of a military /​tourists on the way to the North Shore and biker kind of dive that’s comfortable and the drinks are cheap.
Hint: stay away from the teriyaki chicken.

Bikers and bar flies converge on the lake to enjoy suds and buds. Never too rowdy but never boring you never leave here snoring. No TV and no distraction, this a place for for social action. Pool table, clean rest rooms and happy staff this is the place to be. So do the math!

I enjoy this place very much. The atmosphere, bartenders, patrons, pool, music. Last Sat I went with my boyfriend and they wanted to charge us each $ 5 because they had a DJ in the topside bar. We explained we only go to the lakeside lanai, no DJ there. It didn’t matter, we still would be charged $ 5. We left. I’m not paying to go to a bar where there is no DJ.
Suggestion: if you are going to charge patrons to see/​experience a DJ, move the cashier to the topside bar door and have them band those who pay. No band, no entry. Charging patrons who aren’t going to see the DJ is BS.

There is something special about this place! Every time I stop by Kemo’o Farms it just makes my afternoon a little extra special, maybe because I’m on my way to north shore.
You can choose to sit inside or outside with a view of the lake, which is my favorite.
I seem to always order a nice Bloody Mary to sip on and maybe a hamburger if I’m hungry.
The staff has always been very friendly and attentive every time I have visited and their food/​drinks always hit the spot!

Don’t drink the water or soda here. Their water line must be corrupted because it tastes like aluminum. Salty and metallic.
Stopped here on way home from polo beach one day. Great onion rings! And pretty kick ass Reuben sandwich! I’d come back just for those two things.

Definitely my favorite watering hole on the island. I had passed by Kemoo Pub many times through the years but had never stopped to visit. About 2 years ago, a friend took me there. I never realized that it’s really three bars in one. There’s the big bar upstairs that you can see from the street but, off on the side, to the right of Boston’s Pizza, there is a staircase that leads down to what is referred to as «The Lakeside Lanai». In addition, there is a smaller bar right above the Lakeside Lanai that’s only open when things are really busy.
I fell in love with this place from my first visit. We went early on a weekday afternoon and sitting right by Lake Wilson on a nice warm day was relaxing and really peaceful. There are some tables that are under cover in case it starts to rain but just sitting outdoors in an almost café-​like setting is really great.
The bartenders, who also wait on the tables, are fantastic. They are mostly very attractive young ladies who are possessed of a great sense of humor. They always have time to chat with you for a bit. Also, I’ve found most of the other patrons who’ve been there to be nice people who I have enjoyed meeting and getting to know. There are definitely a lot of regulars here.
The food here is also really great. My favorite is there chicken quesadillas. Crisp on the outside with lots of gooey cheese, chicken, and jalapenos on the inside, they can’t be beat. They are served with salsa and plenty of sour cream. They also have great wings that come in a variety of flavors and really good nachos. I have not been disappointed by anything I have ordered.
Kemoo Pub, and in particular, the Lakeside Lanai is a place that you shouldn’t miss. It’s an easy place to fall in love with.

This place is hit or miss with regard to the service of the bartenders. Depending on who you are, who you know, what you look like OR if the bartender is genuinely someone who cares for what she does… you may or may not receive decent service.
They only take cash and the machines inside charge an arm and a leg for you to take cash out.
The food is delicious. The place is not bad for a quick drink but be advised that if you go on weekends at night you may be up against some serious young military guy drunkenness.
Parking is in front or in a neighboring lot. Don’t leave your valuables in the car.

I live in town and this place is a bit of a drive but I think that it’s worth it once in a while.
Pros:
* Awesome live bands
* a pool table (if you’re into that kind of thing… which I am)
* Great staff
* yummy food
* lots of space and seating
Cons:
* for me, it’s a bit of a drive, especially if I’m planning on drinking… the last time we had a designated driver
* parking (2 small lots located just past the bar)
* CASH ONLY (very important to note)