Hawaiian Drive Inn — Restaurant in South San Francisco

A small hole-in-the-wall gem that’s a throwback to 1976, but the food is great and the prices. Just cannot be beat, especially in the Bay Area.

Things to note upfront: CASH ONLY – y’all, the prices are this cheap because these ancient Asian elders aren’t having to pay for the overhead of a credit/debit card machine. Stop with the indignant posts about them trying to not report their tax earnings.

Hours – Google hours might be wrong. These are community updated, so if you’re upset at the wrong open times, go ahead and submit an edit. Their website says 11am-8pm daily.

It is a no frills, no fancy place. This San Bruno location had about four tables inside. Two Chinese aunties (these ladies had to be at least 65+) managed the orders and the cooking.

They are called Hawaiian Drive Inn. No where does it say they are a drive-thru!

Food: We had a Katsu mini-plate, a full sized Loco Moco, one spam musubi, and two canned sodas at a price of $26.95!!! Both plates came with macaroni salad and rice. And it was delicious. Katsu was crisp and had great flavor. Macaroni salad had just the right amount of mayo.

Places like these won’t be around forever. The people that run most of these are getting up there in age, so enjoy it whilst...

The paleolithic manner in which I just demolished my food just now probably set the human race back a few decades lmao

This place is excellent. Super well priced, the portions are INSANE, the service is quick, and the quality is awesome for the price. I got the chicken katsu, and the crunch did not disappoint. This is definitely the kind of place you go to when you’ve got an appetite.

Some tips: BRING CASH, bc this place is cash only, and definitely ask for two sauces if you get the katsu bc that stuff is like the nectar of...

OMG... this was the best place ever!! I loved it so so so much. I'm not a big eater but this food was from out of this world. I ate 5 different times in the same day and it was even more delicious each time. The lady that took my order was very kind and efficient. I will definitely be back tomorrow. I can't wait to try the rest of the food. I had teriyaki beef and teriyaki chicken and both were just as delicious. You can taste the barbecue and it's the very best I have...