Teriyaki Hawaii — Restaurant in Gardena

5.0 & none below!!!

Enjoy authentic Hawaiian cuisine for a ridiculously low price. This classic plate lunch style joint serves generous portions of flavor packed food; it's no wonder this place has been in business for the last 60 years. Locals from the islands will not be disappointed in the least. Choose from a variety of local dishes. The lau lau is proper, as it includes the pork belly and butterfish. The chicken katsu is off the chain, but a request for the curry katsu option is highly recommended. The loco moco stay garranz fo' quell any kanak attack (sooouuu-peh!). If you want to switch it up on the pupus at your next get-together or football/UFC night, pass on the Wing Stop and get a fat order of the Hawaiian wings instead. Get...

Man. This was a staple of my childhood. And has it changed a lot! Same location, different food. The teri burgers are incredibly expensive now and the quality has totally changed. Perhaps for the better. But I did like the old mini burgers on the small sweet bun with nothing but mayo teri sauce and iceberg. The new way is much more substantial. More veggies Larger portion. Handmade patties. Just different. The shave ice is still very good quality snow. Got my vanilla n Kreme n was happy. Saimin and musubis were pretty yummy. I'm sad its changed n probably wont make the 45 min trip to revisit but it's not bad. Yummy bites if you're in the area. Or just grab a shave...

This review is for their shaved ice only. While my family used to eat here all the time when I was young, we only get their shaved ice now. They have Hawaiian style shaved ice, which is lightly shaved ice, offered with either ice cream or azuki beans. Although they do not have the topping variety of places like Get Shaved or the new trendy milk-ice like Fluff Ice, they are still good at what they do. Just be careful because sometimes the girl packs in the ice too hard for me and it isn't as fluffy and light as I...