HI Steaks Ala Moana — Restaurant in Honolulu

We went in search of a burger at breakfast time in our super crowded town of Kailua—the options are so limited when you don’t want to wait in lines of tourists forever! We were so pleasantly surprised by stumbling upon HI Steaks. I thought, “I don’t really want a steak, I want a burger and my daughter wants breakfast...” but we peeked inside and my husband said they have it ALL on the menu! I had the cheeseburger w/fries, hubby got the loco moco keto-style and they even offered to scramble a couple eggs for our daughter—everything was quick and delicious and amazing! Burger was the perfect amount of burger-to-brioche bun ratio, expertly seasoned (though I scraped off the 1000 island-style sauce since It was delicious on its own) and the fries were the skinny kind, not overpowering. Service was more than friendly, the place was clean and everything was a top-notch experience! Mahalo for the best brunch in Kailua town in months!!! Looking forward to my next burger at HI...

While I love Shitorokiya’s many dining options, when I want great steak in a fast casual setting at Ala Moana, I head to Foodland for this location of HI Steaks. The steaks are on the rare side, which is how I like them, and incredibly flavorful. The portions are generous, and you can create your own plate if none of the combinations appeal to your taste buds that day.

If you’re not starving, you could easily share a combo plate. On my most recent visit, I was traveling solo and didn’t want to carry leftovers so I just asked for one scoop fries rice and 1/4 lb of steak. The bowl and a soda cost about $12 and I was satisfyingly full with the meal. Don’t forget to get one of the sauces - I’m a fan of the horseradish one, it’s pretty mild and won’t make your eyes water.

Also love the spacious seating area nearby - very convenient when you need a break from...

Ordered four different plates, steak was awesome, can do with seasoning the steak instead of just giving garlic butter on the side, but the cook was perfect, soft, tender, so delicious as far as the cut and cook were.

Shrimp was bland, needs salt, and we should have added the extra garlic butter probably. Kimchee slaw didn't have enough kimchee flavor, maybe just spicy slaw?

Garlic chicken was good, probably better if eaten fresh, as it is deep fried. Still good though.

Overall not too bad of an experience, would totally just only order steak from here, as that is their specialty.

Had it delivered and couldn't eat it right away, so I can't comment on the temp of the food itself, but the steak never got overcooked when it just sat, so I guess it wasn't super hot when it came to me.

I am far enough away to understand that...