Homestyle Hawaiian

Ordered to go. Korean Chicken - 1st pic: those brown spots are dried out & hard. 2nd pic: Katsu chicken - tasted plain. 3rd pic: battered zucchini- too much batter that zucchini did not stick to it, parts of batter was still raw. The macaroni mayonaise salad tasted plain. 4th pic: $10 wilted salad. We went around 6pm - maybe bad time to go. Maybe the food tastes fresh early in the day

Love the food, the chicken is amazing. I really recomend

Definitely will choose this homestyle Hawaiian over any other spot. The flavors are always spot on. Very delicious.

I was recommended to Homestyle Hawaiian for some authentic Hawaiian food. My husband hasn't had chicken katsu in a long time. We ordered 3 plates and some musubis. Two katsu plates and a kalua pig plate. My husband was so deeply disappointed in the katsu. Katsu is a local Hawaiian dish that originally came from the Japanese plantation workers who settled in Hawaii. The name comes from the Japanese dish "tonkatsu". The breading from the katsu was coming off of the chicken and the katsu looked like it wasn't cooked for very long. The kalua pig was subpar at best. Also, the katsu sauce smelled like barbecue sauce and was not at all like the katsu sauce that my husband was used to in Hawaii. I saw a previous review from two months ago that says that this location is no longer owned by the same owners. Maybe that's why the food and overall quality has changed. If you were born and raised in Hawaii or have been a Hawaii resident for a long time, you will understand. Maybe this was just an overall bad experience, but unfortunately I don't think we would be back again when we are in San Diego.

Not the same owners cashier girl is rude and didn't give us all our food we ordered

I went here a few days ago and honestly, it was pretty good. I ordered the teriyaki chicken, but my only complaint is that it was too salty. I wanted meat lumpias but they ran out so I got the veggie ones, but they were more like veggie eggrolls than lumpias. Still good though, but for the price it wish it was more than 4 pieces. I am sad that they no longer serve dole pineapple whip :( because I really wanted some. The fresh lemonade was good though, I like how they have different flavors. Definitely sweet, however I still suggest ordering it with light ice so that you get more drink. For $5 it is a big cup at least. I like how close this place is to Southwestern College, so I can easily walk to it for a lunch. You could call it pricey as it can be about $20 per person if you get an entree and a drink and stuff. However, for me the portion is a lot, so it's good to share with 2 people or take leftovers. All in all, I want to go back to try their fried musubi and see if they brought the meat lumpias back. Maybe even try the doughnuts. We'll see. Also I like the Moana drawing on the wall, it's really cute.