Hawaiian lunch plate places have been popping up in the bay area like mushrooms after the rain. There are several big players vying for a piece of the fast food market. History has it that these plates were a great way to feed workers a lot of food at a cheap price. Heaven knows I enjoy a lot of food cheap!
On a visit to my daughter's place I was anxious to check out Kilohana Grill in Emeryville, a two location operation. There were four of us so we were able to select several plates for our tasting. Each plate comes with a protein, two scoops of rice and pasta/potato salad.
Our selections
Hawaiian BBQ Beef
Kahli Ribs/Korean style short ribs
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Kalua Pork
Mango dessert
Jury foreman may I have the verdict please? Ok I had jury duty last week but reviewing restaurants is similar to deciding a verdict. Kilohana Grill is a great value; large portions will fill you up for about eight dollars. There were a lot of goods and yums being mumbled in between bites. I was pleased but thought everything was on the bland side. Monochromatic rice and pasta/potato salad got lost on the Styrofoam plate. Maybe with some vegetables and few shakes of hot sauce or soy would improve my verdict.
On a visit to my daughter's place I was anxious to check out Kilohana Grill in Emeryville, a two location operation. There were four of us so we were able to select several plates for our tasting. Each plate comes with a protein, two scoops of rice and pasta/potato salad.
Our selections
Hawaiian BBQ Beef
Kahli Ribs/Korean style short ribs
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Kalua Pork
Mango dessert
Jury foreman may I have the verdict please? Ok I had jury duty last week but reviewing restaurants is similar to deciding a verdict. Kilohana Grill is a great value; large portions will fill you up for about eight dollars. There were a lot of goods and yums being mumbled in between bites. I was pleased but thought everything was on the bland side. Monochromatic rice and pasta/potato salad got lost on the Styrofoam plate. Maybe with some vegetables and few shakes of hot sauce or soy would improve my verdict.
1 comment:
We don't have any Hawaiian-style joints in Marin or thereabouts, do we? I've been wanting to give these places a try.
Very, ahem, "low-key," eh, brah? Love it.
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