Hilo Farmers Market Kitchen — Restaurant in Hawaii

We stopped in for a quick bite since it’s conveniently located across from the Hilo farmers market. It also has a shave ice restaurant in the front of the building. It looks deceptively busy, but we got our food relatively quickly and there was plenty of seating in the outdoor picnic tables available. Parking is kind of crazy in this area in general, so be prepared to circle for a spot.

This is not a service restaurant, so you’ll go up to the counter to order and wait for your buzzer to sound to pick it up. For the sustainably conscious, be aware that all dishware is single-use here.

We ordered the Big Mauna Breakfast Plate with sunny side up eggs and split it between the two of us. The portions are very large, so I recommend splitting and then getting a shave ice afterwards. The food was pretty good quality and their poke looked great as well. My favorite on the plate was the portuguese sausage, which was incredibly flavorful, though I appreciated how juicy the pork laulau came out. We added some hot sauce to the egg on top of the rice and let it run over the whole plate. I also enjoyed the combination of the macaroni salad with...

We JUST left, and we couldn't be happier with the folks who work there who were the nicest, most personable people, and more importantly, the food! I had two helpings of the kimche cucumber (because my first, "test" serving wasn't enough!), and the imitation crab salad. The fish and chips were good - I just didn't care for the texture of the fish (my Godson-in-law loved it though, which is why I still rated the food a 5)! Anyway, the group of 5 adults LOVED their food (ribs, sticky rice, burgers) and kept commenting on how nice everyone was. I highly recommend it!...

The Farmers Market Kitchen was a very pleasant surprise. They had a nice selection of local food, but ultimately I went for the breakfast sandwich. It was reasonably priced and a really good portion size. The bacon was perfectly crispy and the croissant was nicely toasted and buttery. I also tried the kalua pork loco moco which was very flavorful and not too salty. Finally, the matcha latte with oat milk was very refreshing and had a bold matcha flavor I...