HANALEI
Opakapaka Grill And

Opakapaka Grill And

5-7132 Kuhio Hwy, HANALEI, United States

Sushi • Asian • Grill • Hawaiian


"Came for dinner to watch the sunset. We arrived relatively early around 5:45pm after numerous attempts to call and make a reservation (called 5-10x). After calling and calling ahead of time at 5, when they opened, we eventually gave up and decided to just make the 30 min drive to see if we could get in. We arrived and were told that two parties were ahead of us, so it would be at least 15 minutes. Not a problem for us whatsoever. We asked if we could go wait in the back so we could watch the sunset. They said unfortunately it?s first come first serve, so if we wanted our spot in line, we had to stay there. They only let two parties in the back for some reason and refuse to put together any kind of waitlist. Which, I?m still trying to wrap my head around. We finally got seated after the sun had set. Which was a bummer, but we were still optimistic. I had a dinner salad and my wife ordered the tempura sushi roll and a side of fries. The fries were good. My salad tasted like it came out of a bag and the sushi roll did not taste good either. The fries were the only thing that we both agreed was good. Our table had slots that I don?t think had been cleaned for weeks (see pics) if not longer and the windows are foggy and in desperate need for either a deep clean or replacement like others in the reviews had mentioned. They were only using half of the restaurant and had two servers, so it had kind of a rundown, on-it?s-way-out feel/vibe. Service was good and they were trying, but it just simply was not an enjoyable experience. Some extremely simple things could really help turn this restaurant around. They had tiki torches outside, but didn?t turn them on. No music was playing which would help tremendously to set the tone for the environment, and a good cleaning of the windows and would reassure patrons that cleaning protocols aren?t being overlooked."