I would not recommend coming here for local food. Since the renovation, Fatboy's Hawaii Kai has jacked their prices up SKY HIGH.

For context, I've grown up on the island all my life. My favorite item was the haleiwa bowl (kalua pig, garlic chicken, poke, kim chee, and rice all in one bowl). As recently as early 2023, the price for that? $12.99 or roughly $13.60 with tax.

Now, in early 2024, it's 22 dollars, or roughly $23 with tax. That's an increase of ~70%! Most entrees are now easily $20+ when they were $10-$14 before.

In addition, they make it absolutely clear that if take out, you MUST eat it outside, which is a change from the previous casual atmosphere they had. To be fair, they did change their business model to a more formal diner style. There are still some green picnic tables out there that you can eat at.

To their credit, the portion sizes still look pretty big.

However, these prices are just straight up unaffordable, and are alienating to the local customers who have been eating here for years (and in my parent's case, decades). I went a few days ago and all the clientele were tourists, which speaks volumes about who exactly is showing up to eat here and what locals think about this place. I very much understand that the restaurant is in Hawaii Kai (a wealthy area), and that the store just had a renovation. But to jack up your prices by almost SEVENTY PERCENT more than what you used to charge? That's ridiculous. Again, I totally understand they've changed their business model to target a wealthier clientele, but this is just disrespectful to folks who have been eating here for years.

I've been warning my local friends to stay away. You should too.