"Warm, friendly and welcoming staff. We were seated and served quickly, including drinks — and at the same time we were asked if we wanted chopsticks, which was a tad strange as we hadn’t even seen the menu yet………… That aside, our server was super awesome in helping us better understand some of the unfamiliar menu items and recommending certain dishes to us. I changed my mind a couple of times on what I wanted, but the chef (yes, not just the server! was so helpful and gracious in supporting me with some allergies and dietary restrictions. In the end I went for the chicken and it was THE BEST chicken I had during my 2 weeks in Oahu: super tender, hot and DELICIOUS. And my husband’s Moani fried rice was massive!!!!!! He also said, “The smoked meat is amazing!”. This place is definitely local and it was great to have proper Hawaiian food after we’d been eating typical “American” food for the first few days of our trip. Sadly, we missed seeing the live music that started at 6pm. This place does lose one star from me because we ordered two drinks during the happy hour, but because they didn’t actually bring the second one to our table until AFTER the happy hour finished, they charged us full price for it."
