Kono's Northshore — Restaurant in Jersey Village

WHAT A FUN FIND!!! First of all, the ladies I met here, clearly a couple sweet ladies doing managerial work at a table and a very friendly, sweet, efficient and helpful employee serving us - were soooooooo welcoming, kind, helpful & joyful!

The lady that took our order let us know all the specials available Monday - Friday (they have a super convenient special menu they will give you to keep if you’re a fridge or “menu drawer” person for go-to takeout.

See the photos for the extensive menu! We went for the Thursday special which was awesome! On Thursday they offer BOGO on their bowls. We went for that and boy are we glad we did! It comes with their signature slow roasted (12 hours) pulled pork, a unique cabbage slaw, and perfectly sticky steamed rice and a side of their scrumptious BBQ sauce. The pulled pork!!!! Sooooooooo good! The slaw was the perfect crunch to give texture to a great bowl! It was a perfect amount of food. Both of us took half home with us for later! All for under $15 before tip! You cannot beat that!

But wait! There’s more! When we were finished with our food and were getting ready to leave - she brought up a generous sample of a fresh smoothie she had just made - fresh strawberries, fresh lemon to name a few of the flavors - soooooo good! The perfect finish to a great lunch!

We can’t wait to be over on this side of town again to try...

We love pulled pork sandwiches and someone had told us we had to try Kona Northshore and IT DID NOT disappoint! Better than any pulled pork we've found at a restaurant because Kona's pork is so so so very juicy! I got the sliders on the Hawaiian-style rolls (think Kings Hawaiian rolls) and my hubby got the Old Timer, the same thing but on a different larger bun. Both had a super yummy coleslaw on them and were heaped with pork. When I tell you we are going back, it's not out of convenience because we live in The Woodlands but because it was SO dang tasty!!! Might be considered a wee bit pricey but it was a lot of food! They have a bunch of other things on the menu too, including bbq chicken and salads, maybe we'll try next time. Or maybe we'll just have to get another juicy pork sandwich! I can only imagine it being better if we were eating it on a beach...

Stop what you are doing and go here this weekend! Spectacular, authentic Hawaiian food. Got the Chun's Breakfast Bomber burrito that featured 12-Hour slow-roasted pulled kalua pork & bacon. Bombers (Breakfast Burritos) Bombers are hearty breakfast burritos—each one packed with eggs, potatoes, and a blend of shredded Jack and Cheddar cheese, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. The meal feeds 2 people. Owners are super friendly!

And I thought Beltway 8 between IAH and I-10 was a food desert. Wrong! This is a hidden gem and the top of my list now...