Keneke's Grill at Punaluu — Restaurant in Oʻahu

When you drive up to the place it looks like a real dump. They have lots of plate breakfast and lunch to choose from. Was disappointed because I thought cut the shrimp or prawns might have actually been battered there but they were out of a box. Hamburgers are not made fresh or homemade, they're frozen patties. The pancakes they had for breakfast were probably the worst pancakes I've ever had. Rice and eggs and spam we're all right on! But it's pretty hard to mess up rice and eggs. There is no bathroom, there was an outhouse outside. There is Bible scripture written around all the window seals and all over the walls. There was a plethora of ants and other bugs crawling on the tables in the back sitting room. My suggestion is to sit in the seating area that you walk into and walk through before you order your food. The staff was less than friendly, and looked disheveled. Definitely not the best place to go have breakfast, however plating dinner lunches are hooked up pretty big. The price is decent and affordable. If you have really high standards of a restaurant this place is not for you. If you have high standards on cleanliness than this place is not for you. The air can blow through here and so there is lots of dirt and dust around the windows shelving areas. I'm sure that's why there is lots of ants and stuff also. One thing to note is that the Outhouse smells so Rancid once I took my daughter to it I could no longer eat and my four year old Walked in with me and said it stinks in here Mom and started gagging. That's how bad it was both times I tried to come here. We stopped here because it was the only thing close to us that was open. Mind you most places in Oahu especially up around North Shore do not open until around 11 am. This place was opened so we went twice, because it was close to us. I suggest if you get up really early you should cook breakfast...

I give it 4 stars for what it is: a Surfside dive. The place has 'hole in the wall' written all over it. Walking in you see that it was once probably a hopping hangout. It's brightly colored yet covered in the patina (some would say grime) of yesteryear. There's no air-conditioning so you have to hope for a decent breeze, which was fortunwtely present when we visited. After lots of typical Hawaiian and Korean food I was hankering for a regular old burger to get a feel for it. The food and the deals are good. I enjoyed my garlic steak fries with heaps of chopped garlic atop them. The burger was pretty similar to a five guys burger style wise and also wrapped in tinfoil. My wife thoroughly enjoy enjoyed the pork adobo, swiping some of the fried chopped garlic from the fries to enhance the rice that came with her pork. The adobo plate came with standard white rice and a choice of macaroni, potato, or tossed salad.The place has Bible verses adorning the walls, an interesting decorative choice,to be sure, but upon getting to know the owner a bit, one that expresses a heartfelt devotion more than preachiness. The food is simple fare, and extras are sparse but the food is pretty well done. Prices are reasonable for the area and the portions were fairly enormous. Two people could easily share a plate. If you have an open mind and wouldn't sweat a mildly sticky table, the...

The photos on the Google site ARE OLD & INACCURATE. We were so creeped out we didn't think to take new ones but this claimed google site is NOT representative of what the place looks like in Jan. 2022. Just don't eat here. The establishment looks like it could have been great awhile back, but between the thick dust in the interior, a super rude lady (not even sure she was an employee but was loitering about holding the wild chickens), and the clearly pre-made, frozen and preheated food - spend your money elsewhere. Warm macaroni salad (ew), badly singed reheated garlic fries, waterlogged pork and a terrible 'hamburger' - we left after a few bites - really tried to give it a chance. Sadly, that was not fast enough an exit to avoid the food poisoning my teen son got later that evening. Our first indication of weird should have been the Bible verses written in sharpie marker all over the white walls. Your business - decorate how you'd like, for sure, but that paired with Fox News blaring on the TV - over the top! Oh, also - COVID times, mask mandate in effect for all establishments in the state, yet no workers wearing masks or gloves! Yikes!! Bathrooms out back were filthy and smelly. Be safe and go...