Lahaina Chicken Company — Restaurant in Honolulu

Did not receive the great dining experience which I was hoping for at all. My ohana flew in from Hilo and wanted them to enjoy a great lunch. I took my nephew to eat here because of my past great experiences only to receive very poor customer service. The server did not welcome us. She was a younger Filipino girl wearing a lot of makeup and light brown drawn on eyebrows. She was very impatient when she asked eating here or take out. Nobody was behind us. I asked my nephew if he was hungry enough to finish his plate. She heard that, rolled her eyes, and exclaimed loudly, just order to go then! I was taken aback and ashamed by the way she spoke to me in front of my nephew. I stifled my tongue as people were already glancing because of her. We asked for a more well done portion for prime rib and instead each received extra bloody slices making our mashed potatoes turn pink. We didnt realize until we found a seat about 5 minutes later. The macaroni and cheese was dry and barely warm. The Arizona iced tea was the only thing we enjoyed after paying over 40 dollars for just the 2 of us. Neither of us wanted to continue eating our bloody plates and ended up wasting them and our money. I will not be doing business here again if I see this crew...

I’ve always wanted to try Lahaina Chicken Company, but the location at HNL is always closed when I’m there, and when I’m at Ala Moana, there are better dining options than the food court. I finally sacrificed a meal to try them.

ATMOSPHERE: Located in the Makai Market food court of Ala Moana Center, they’re a takeaway counter with hard to come by communal seating.

MENU: Salads, chicken, pork & prime rib.

FOOD: 3-Item Plate I chose roasted chicken (dark meat), buttered corn, mashed potatoes with gravy and broccoli in a light cheesey-creamy sauce. The 1/4 piece of chicken was tender, juicy and good-sized. I detected a light truffle flavor on the skin which was still palatable to me. I couldn’t finish all of the broccoli as the sauce was too overwhelming.

SERVICE: Staff were friendly and food service quick. The chickens were hot, fresh and chopped to order.

OVERALL: I’d patronize them frequently if they ever...

This was absolutely the best fried chicken I and my wife Ana have ever eaten in my entire 60 years of life on this earth. And, I'm a black man who has eaten way more than his share of some damn good fried chicken cooked by my grandmother, mom, aunts just to mention a few of the best cooksmI know. Also, I am a darn good chef myself who can really fry some chicken FCOL!! We bought our fried chicken from a reataurant located at the Honolulu International Airport. BION, we are looking forward to visiting Honolulu again just to eat some more of this awesome, lip smacking fried chicken.. We will be telling all family and friends about...