Kimo's Hawaiian BBQ

Its Wednesday morning here in central New Mexico and do we have a treat for you. Kimo's Hawaiian BBQ, recently opened a small indoor restaurant in addition to their already established food truck. Hawaiian BBQ in Albuquerque! Yup, and that includes Spam - a perennial island favorite. We did not see poi on the menu but it may be lurking there somewhere. For a real treat of some food you will not normally see sold here in the high desert, give Kimo's a try and experience their fast service. Just click on the trailing YouTube video link and see what a few of the boys from the VA Creative Writing Group had to say about their visit to Kimo's Hawaiian BBQ. https://youtu.be/EWQ8GUqQvR0?si=GKs8pxVeEb2R8fj5

4.5 stars Came here on Friday for lunch. We both got the combo platter ($15) with teriyaki chicken, teriyaki beef, kalua pork, rice, and mac salad. We also got a spam musubi on the side. They also sell Hawaiian sodas here and the malasadas have to be pre-ordered, however. Parking wasn't bad. As for the food, there was still enough for at least two more lunches. Not too many tables either, but the place was busy. My favorites were the teriyaki chicken and the mac salad, although the meats could've been a tad warmer. 2024 #31

The best luau catering food in town!I am on the social committee for my school and we had a retirement and end of the year luau at one of our staff member's homes. We wanted to cater Hawaiian food and by chance I saw this place on Yelp. My friend that was holding the party is actually from Hawaii so I knew the catering had to be spot on. I had never eaten here but I thought... what the heck! The pricing seemed reasonable and when I called, the person I asked questions to (Janay- though I forget how to spell it) was so kind and patient. I decided to go with this company for food and holy moly it did not disappoint. We ordered two meat trays (Huli huli chicken and kalua pork) and the meat was moist and delicious! Sooooo good. The pork came with a sweet bbq sauce that was outrageously good and the huli huli chicken was also a favorite. We also ordered two trays of macaroni salad and it was perfectly done. They used just the right amount of mayo. Even my friend from highly impressed!I got so many compliments on the food. I am so glad I decided to order from here. I will definitely be back and highly recommend for your party and luau needs!! Cheers!

Was in the mood for some spam Musubi so came here. I think in Albuquerque there are not many places to get Musubi. The place is off the beaten path so unless you're looking you will miss it. So parking can be an issue. There is parking in the back but is on the hectic side. If you're lucky there are two spots that don't look like parking spots in front. They don't clean the soy sauce container. Almost nothing came out. It is a small place but can seat about 40 tops. The Musubi hit the spot. That alone is enough to bring me in. Oh man it is so good. I do think it is a little pricey but mark that up to post covid. There are a lot of pictures on the wall. I think of the owner and his family. You can hear music in the back, must be the cooks jamming. Must say the Musubi is great!

Date day for K. We tried another cuisine and a new restaurant. Today was Kimos Hawain BBQ. We tried the Spam musabi, Huli Huli chicken and Teri steak. They came with rice and a choice of pasta salad or salad. We chose the pasta salad. The orders came out super fast. The staff was very friendly and the food was super hot. They give every generous portions. It had amazing taste. We will definetly be back.

Last week we were in Hawaii, so seeing a place that does Hawaiian BBQ was an easy choice for lunch. We found this place in an industrial area close to Candeleria. Ordering was done at the counter. It was pretty straight forward. Loco Moco and a combination plate - teriyaki chicken & steak and kulua pork. The Loco Moco was not over seasoned(the Loco I had on Oahu was too salty). The Teriyaki Chicken & Steak were good, but tough. The pork was tasty and once again nicely seasoned. A little gem of a place. If you're in the mood for something different - this is the place

Being from Hawai'i I know good local food. Kimo's is spot on! Everything is onolicious and well made. Now if they could be available for delivery. Mahalo!

I stopped by Kimo's this week to pick lunch up for myself and my colleagues. I was thrilled to try it out, as I lived in Hawaii for 3 years & very much miss malasadas. However, I'm a vegetarian & didn't end up being able to have anything. The malasadas are pre order only (I was told to order on Thursdays for Monday pickup), they were out of vegetarian burgers (it was like 11:30am when I arrived) and the cashier told me there were no vegetarian options. I assume I could have had some of the sides, but I suppose there could be animal products in the fried food- macaroni salad seems like it would be veg. Any who from my end I can't rate this at all, because there was nothing vegetarian available. I still grabbed meat entrees for my colleagues and they said there's was good- so that is why I'm giving 4/5 stars. I will call back to see when they have vegetarian burgers in the future- to try things myself!

Incredible food. I would actually eat this every day of my life if I could. Always great and kind service.

I've been back a couple of times and it was as good as the first. My only complaint is the hours of operation. I'd go a lot more often if they were open past 3PM.