Kona Hawaiian BBQ

After a trip to Golden, this place is less than 15 minutes away. I was craving chicken katsu like how my aunty makes it for pot luck. And fortunately we didn't have to travel too far to get there. It screams L&L, but a little bit elevated. There's a picture menu so if you don't know what to get, you can at least see what to expect.I immediately knew I was getting the kastu, which came with two scoops of rice and mac salad. We also tried the kalua pork and spicy chicken combo. Which came with one scoop of rice and a house salad. The chicken kastu was perfectly crispy. But very thin. You get two layers though so it's filling. The mac salad is authentic and was also really delicious.Ok the combo was not great. The kalua pork was dry, there was no fat or juices from the pork whatsoever. It was more like pork floss. And the house salad was decent. I'm just not a huge fan of iceberg lettuce. There is a sauce station with soy sauce, katsu sauce, and teriyaki sauce. Everything was thin, watery, and super sweet. It's more like the consistency of a sweet sour sauce. If I had to choose one, I'd definitley recommend the teriyaki sauce. It had a great flavor. Just an unexpected texture. Overall, next time I crave a plate lunch I'm coming back.

This is an order for take out.I tried the Hawaiian BBQ Mix plate (tried the chicken, pork, ribs). All are good! The meats seemed grill so well. I was also a fan of the mac salad. Spam musubi was great (though I wish the spam portion was thicker).A big plus is the big portions!

After living in Arvada/Wheat Ridge for several years, I finally got to try out Kona Hawaiian BBQ and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The neighborhood is not really known for its diversity in food but Kona is a much-needed delicious Hawaiian BBQ spot. I've only tried their Aloha Plate with 2 sides (BBQ Chicken and Kona Fire Chicken) and spam musubi and everything was well-made and delicious. The Aloha Plate comes with either 1 side or 2 sides (2 sides was a dollar more), salad, cucumbers, and rice. The ratio of everything is perfect but I wish there was a bit more rice. Not a big deal at all. One thing I would like to point out in particular is that many, many places I've been to mess up orders when asked to put a sauce on the side or something similar but the people at Kona got everything perfectly. Thank you!

I ordered Kona fire chicken. This plate is supposed to be spicy and it wasn't spicy at all. I had it before in Ca.

The food from here was so good. We had it catered at work and they brought Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Teriyaki and Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Lemon Pepper seasoning with Green Mix Salads and Macaroni Salad. It was all delicious and the meat was so tender and juicy. Most of the time catering is dry and just not that great but here was fantastic! I would like to go to the actual restaurant at some point. They definitely have a variety too when you look at the menu online and have several things I would like to try when I go in person.

Totally different than anything else in the area. I was in a hurry so I grabbed some takeout. The dining room has a very aloha mahalo vibe and they seats were actually pretty comfortable. Great combos to try the menu. I was especially impressed with the sweet savory flavor of the beef. Easy ordering and they bring your food right to your table as soon as possible. Worth a try, I hope you like.

Pretty decent for Hawaiian BBQ! I love that it's super close to me. I think this is the only Hawaiian BBQ place in the area? I am not 100% sure though. But overall, food is good. I feel like food comes out pretty quickly. We've taken family who visit here and they have all liked it. One of my family members said it was the best Hawaiian BBQ they have had. I think my favorite is the Kona fire chicken. It's not spicy at all but very flavorful. Also obsessed with their spam musubis. I would recommend those items. But honestly, we've also tried the beef. So good. We will definitely be back to try more items. But overall, pretty happy with the service and food. No complaints so far.

3.5*We grabbed take out the other night and ordered lots to try! Super friendly staff and fairly quick service. They were slammed with carry out orders. Spam musubi was new for my husband and this was a great first try!! May have been the star of the show! Highly recommend if you enjoy or have not ever tried. Crab rangoons were cream cheese heavy and did not come with a dipping sauce like they typically do when dining in, which was unfortunate. Kona Fire Chicken had great flavor but some of the chicken was charred, enjoyed the cabbage and onions with it. Kalua Pork was SUPER dry and a bit disappointing. We did a combo plate to try a few more entrees and it was a very thin layer of protein on top of a TON of rice. Wish we would have gotten a little more meat for the price. Same goes for the bbq beef next to it, flavor was a great though. The salad was a mix of iceberg lettuce with some shredded carrots and shredded red cabbage and the 5 cucumbers on top with the smallest bit of dressing, also very disappointing. Had high hopes as they are one of the only accessible solely-Hawaiian restaurants from downtown and the staff were kind but the food just missed.

Service is good , place is clean My go to order is either the short plate or the teriyaki chicken both are super good ! I will say it is super pricey but I guess it doesn't bother me as much since there isn't a lot of Hawaiian bbq around

First time trying spam masubi and WOW WOW WOW! This was the best food I ever had in my entire life. The short ribs were on point.