Grill City — Restaurant in Hawaii

Super convenient cafeteria-style restaurant located inside the Filipino supermarket Seafood City. I'm addition, they have a grab-and-go refrigerated section with items like jelly pandan and flan, and a "street food" cart with pre-packages foods to go, like arroz caldo and various meats and desserts in a stick.

They've also carved out a generous dining space, with widely spaced tables for four in front and on the side of the main buffet. Besides fountain drinks for purchase, they also provide a water cooler with cups for free water.

My first-time selection was Laing, which is taro leaves cooked in coconut milk, to which they added shrimp. I got the smallest bowl, and they included one good-sized shrimp. I also was tempted by the grilled salmon, which turned out to be rather acidic and tart - in a good way, like sinigang.

At first I thought the cost of the two dishes was rather pricey - around $20 - but realized I'd be getting three meals out of it, which makes it a good deal.

While I prefer other Filipino restaurants in the area as my go-to, if you're already shopping in the store, it's not a bad place to grab lunch - portions can easily be shared by two...

14 Jan 2024. My wife and I went to Grill City in Waipahu Seafood City. Always like eating up there, but today was the worst day ever. After I got my food; bopis, lechon, fish sisig, and BBQ Chicken. We placed it in the table and I went and got some water. It was empty, but the lady refill the orange water cooler. I went ahead and fill up my cut, but I noticed there was several things floating. I noticed it was a small roach. I dump the water and told the attendant. Instead of cleaning the container, she dump the drip pan with roach. I was disgusted and went back to my table to eat my food. After several minutes, my wife and I finished eating, but my wife last scoop of bopis noticed something unusual. I was hoping it’s safron but instead, it’s a dead roach with head and a few hairy legs. My wife and I are very disgusted. I once again, told the attendant and hoping she would do something. Please, check your food. Most of the time roaches carries diseases and could potentially harm some. I would never eat here again and hope to...

Just ate here now in Grill City. So disappointed:

1. Pompano cost $16.50 see charred image combined with absolute dry contents inside the fish. No flavors. As it was dry, I asked for sou sauce. Got the yellow vinegary container image below. Terrible sauce. So not worth the price, and regretfully bought 3 orders if fish
2. Free Side orders mixed with non-free items created confusion (sadly employee wasn't speaking English) so I got charged extra $2.
3. Biko Muskavado: my first taste of this item. The rice in it is grainy like brown rice flavor. It's not sweet and you don't taste the coconut supposedly in it. I don't recommend it.
4. Soup below had scaly fish that overwhelmed the soup. Every sip I took I had to sift the scales outa my mouth. Note the dehydrated green beans.
5. Flies landing on food. Too many of them!!
6. I like eating at Seafood City's that have visited. This is the worst experience for me. Management needs to check the quality of menu output, and layout/placings of products...