Aloha Hawaiian BBQ Express — Restaurant in Texas

Saw this new restaurant and thought I'd try it. Never had Hawaiian food and was pleasantly surprised! They have some unique items, like a spam/rice/seaweed wrap appetizer (it was really good), as well as some traditional food, like grilled shrimp! We had the garlic shrimp and fried shrimp, and both were delicious. Their homemade sauces really kicked it up though! Their rice and cabbage, which are a mainstay of their dinner plates, were also perfectly cooked and flavorful. Their plates also come with a macaroni salad, which is not something I normally like, but it was actually a great complement to the entire meal! The portions were also extremely generous (there were at least two scoops of rice and two scoops of the mac salad) at 12 shrimp. Just ask for extra sauces, because they really add a great dimension to already great fresh food.

The prices were very reasonable, espcially given the portions. I believe the shrimp plates were around $12, and as I mentioned above, you get 12 shrimp! So, overall, I think this is a reasonably priced place, especially for a family. Three to four children could eat from one of the dinner meals.

The decor has a fun Hawaiian vibe, and they're still putting on the finishing touches (they've only been open a week or so), and I can tell it's going to be cool.

Finally, it doesn't matter how good the food, the decor or the price, if you have to deal with crabby or rude waitstaff, you won't want to bother. Luckily, Aloha Hawaiian has a lovely young waitress (Brie), who was exceptionally friendly, happy and helpful (she is part Hawaiian and was able to provide added details about the food, the culture and the restaurant). She actually had me sample some of their sauces while my take-out was being prepared and explained how they were made fresh daily and on what foods they were used. However, at the end of the day, they were so delish, we put them on everything! LOL

I hope you'll give this new restaurant a try, which will be supporting the local small businesses in...

WOW!! I have been wanting to come here since they opened, as I only live less than a quarter mile from their front door. My wife and I decided to splurge last night and get a mix of things...again WOW! Everything we got was phenomenal. I've tried Katsu in other places but the katsu sauce here was so good and had a nice little spice to it, it just complimented the breaded chicken katsu so much. We also got the BBQ combo with chicken, beef and ribs. Also phenomenal! I tried the BBQ beef Musubi, which was so flavorful and delicious and a huge portion for what you paid for! The two pieces of the Musubi were at least three to four inches long by 2 in wide loaded with rice and beef and wrapped in a delicious Nori wrapper. To round out our meal we also got lumpia and crab rangoon. The lumpia had such a great flavor of pork, carrots and cabbage fried up in a crispy wrapper. I wasn't as satisfied with the crab rangoon, as they use imitation crab meat in the cream cheese mixture. But it still was a good flavor. The macaroni salad that comes with all the meals was delicious. My grandmother used to make a shrimp and macaroni salad when I was a kid and the only thing missing was the shrimp, otherwise just like my grandmother's! The young lady at the counter was so nice and helpful and very informative...

Teriyaki chicken and rice were great! 10/10. I'm not a fan of the macaroni style, didn'tfinish, 1/10. Hawaiian BBQ beef was 7/10, same rice mac. The homemade Thai tea was just as good as 85°C Bakery (which is the best), but it's two or three times as expensive. $5.50 per, like a chili's house margarita. Little pricey. The service was great. Solemn guy at counter was a champ, 10/10. Made me feel like I was really in Hawaii being assisted by a local who didn't enjoy tourists. Decor was cute cute, 10/10. Tiki hut table and food buckets for sale.

Next time I walk in, I'd like a smiling tan Hawaiian girl in bikini, take my order. I'll know to sub the mac for anything edible. 2 orders of teriyaki. I'll use the food buckets for sale as drums, and I'll sneak in my own thai tea and save $11. Use that $ for a tip to the lady, leave my number, never get called. Then... 10/5. Epic restaurant.

Summer is coming. Offer cute tank tops at cost + $5.50 with Hawaiian BBQ logo. Free thai tea drink if they post and tag...