Ohana Island Grill

Food/Taste/Flavor: 3/5 - ordered a BBQ Mix Combination Plate based on recommendations and a Chicken Katsu. The Chicken Katsu was amazing! Tender chicken that is moist fried to a perfect crisp. Unfortunately, the BBQ plate was nothing to write home about. Salty overall and heavy taste of just soy sauce and sugar. The beef felt like scrap pieces, the chicken was okay, and the short ribs were decent in texture.Service: 5/5 - quick and straight forward service. Don't expect Amercian hospitality but she got the job done. Much more friendly to guests who speak Chinese. Ambiance: 3/5 - there was a soft Hawaiian music playing in the background almost completely drowned out by the humming from the refrigerator or AC. The humming did stop but started again. The tables and chairs were clean with some Chinese characters decorating the couch. Value for price: 3/5 - the Chicken Katsu was great and definitely worth the price based on taste, quality, and serving size. The BBQ plate was not worth at all even though it's a recommended item!

We ordered carryout and enjoyed everything we tried. How can you not love a place that gives two carb options (double Mac and one rice or all rice). Lots of flavor and the fried stuff was crunchy after the drive home and a good amount of time after. Musubi was the right amount of sauce:rice:spam or kastu ratio. The pork on the loaded fries was seasoned way more than I would have guessed. Will try the kalua pork with cabbage next time. Lumpia was solid but I don't believe it came with sauce but I'm not certain and it was fine without.

I had been a couple Hawaiian BBQ places here in Columbus and finally went to Ohana Island Grill. Their format is quite similar to other Hawaiian BBQ places. You would order your food at the front counter and you can seat yourself. They are the only place that offer Saimin, which is Hawaiian noodles soup. I was craving for the rice plate, so will have to try that next time. If it is your first time trying out Hawaiian BBQ, definitely recommend to get the combination plate. So that you can try different meat at once. I got the BBQ Mix Combo, which come with Teriyaki Beef, BBQ chicken and BBQ short ribs. Along with some rice and macaroni salad. Also, consider pair the meal with some Musubi.All the food is packed in a to go box. The meats are pile up and sit on top of some shredded cabbage. Both the rice and macaroni salad nicely presented in scoop shape. All the meat is well seasoned and with their slightly sweet BBQ sauce. The shredded cabbage also help to clean out the palate as well.

Eggcellent!!!!! I cannot vouch for authenticity but soooo yummy. Favorites were for sure the loco moco, garlic shrimp, and butterflied fried shrimp, but everything was delicious.I didn't eat inside the store so cannot attest to anything there but it seemed very cute and quaint! The server who handed me the takeout also went out of their way to advise me to call them in the future to directly place an order because they were worried about me being overcharged on DoorDash. The resistance is strong

Cool little place for a quick meal.I had the teriyaki beef plate and absolutely loved it. The large portion came with rice and macaroni salad. The beef was tender, juicy and had just the right amount of teriyaki sauce on it.For those visiting this restaurant for the first time, you place your order at the counter. They only take few minutes to make your fresh meal. The service was friendly. The food was prepared quickly. The food was reasonably priced.I'll definitely be returning to this restaurant.

This cute little restaurant is on the outside of a busy shopping area. Walking in I was greeted warming and noticed it was clean and tidy. I am new to Hawaiian food but the lady patiently explained what all was in each thing I asked about. I got the shrimp and pineapple fried rice with a side of Kalua pork. It was amazing! I eat gluten free so no soy sauce in there for me, but wow! I don't know how they made it so delicious but it was.

Stopped by to pickup dinner to take home, but I will say that the inside looks nicer than the outside of this small strip mall restaurant suggests. My wife went with the Pork and Cabbage while I ordered the Loco Moto. We were both upsold to the "regular" size versions of the entrees from the "minis" by the nice lady behind the counter... and we were good with it. Both entrees provided enough food to be full without yielding leftovers. Taste-wise, the gravy *made* the Loco Moto. It saturated the beef patties and the rice underneath, which is a very good thing because the eggs and rice don't add much in the flavor department. The macaroni salad that comes with the dishes is a notable upgrade to the rice, but it's unfortunate that you only get one scoop. The Pork and Cabbage dish had a pleasant flavor, but it could have used some gravy/jus/marinade to moisturize the dish. There's a lot more to explore on the menu. Maybe there's a five star dish is out there. You'll enjoy the journey either way.

I was really excited to try this place, and I'm glad I did. The menu is full of new and familiar dishes I couldn't wait to try.The service is so nice! Like family! There is a water and condiment station that I saw in other poster's pics, so eating in we didn't know if we just got those ourselves. Nope. They'll bring you everything you need or ask for.We started with the lumpia and loaded kahlua pork fries, and if we ate nothing else we could have left happy. The lumpia was perfect and clearly cooked to order. I was pleasantly surprised that their dipping sauce wasn't too sweet, but I'm used to a garlicky vinegar. The kahlua pork is worth going back for again and again. And idk what that gravy was made of but I'd take it on anything. I ordered the bbq beef short ribs and husband got the pineal fried rice with tofu. I was VERY happy with the short ribs. Cut thin (think rib tips, or the ribs at a Korean BBQ spot), marinated in soy sauce, and that BBQ sauce! Again, I expected sweet and got savory deliciousness. Husband said I ate like a maniac. I'm ok with that. The ribs came with macaroni salad and that was a creamy break from the beef. I poured the rest of my sauce over the rice and bed of shredded cabbage and ate every bite. Husband would have the pineapple fried rice again, and try it with chicken next time. He said it's wasn't as special as he was expecting, but he liked it.We took home an order of malasadas (donuts) for the kid and they were so fresh when we left Dublin, they were still piping hot when we got to Worthington. All in all, really good and really authentic. It's not fancy, but it's delicious

Yet another Hawaiian place in Columbus. I think we have half a dozen now. Went with a friend; we each got the barbecue meat sampler. Short ribs, barbecued chicken, grilled pork, and teriyaki beef. All pretty good. Served some perfect rice and excellent macaroni salad. I also got a side of lumpia, which were amazing. And Spam musubi, which was one of the best I've had- although I've only had them from about three places. Plus, they gave us a sample of kara-age, which was very good. Crispy outside and tender inside. Different sauces, for each, which all tasted good. They have canned pop, and they also have Hawaiian juices. Service was friendly and fast. The place is small, but comfy, and clean. Easy access and parking.

Wanted to try something new today and Postmates tickled my inbox, so I swiped my way to Ohana Island Grill - a Hawaiian bbq place that took over Asian Fusion's old space on W Dublin Granville. First up, Spam Musubi. Giant Japanese sushi-like handhelds, about 5oz each. The saltiness of the generous slab of seared spam paired well with the rice/nori and included an amazing sauce (Katsu?) overflowing with umami flavor. Reason I wanted to go here is as to try the BBQ Short Ribs. Got three slabs a la carte. They arrived on a bed of cabbage shreds and the sauce and prep were extremely similar to Korean galbi. They did not disappoint. Main dish was Pineapple Chicken. Bite-sized battered chicken and pineapple chunks in a velvety sweet glaze. Very close again to Korean style sweet and sour dishes, but not like the syrupy thick red sugar sauce used in Americanized Cantonese style preps. Served with scoops of steamed rice and a macaroni type salad. I wasn't prepared at all for the enormous portion sizes - this place doesn't mess around, everything was absolutely immense. So come hungry and order accordingly. Mostly takeaway style serving, but they do have many tables to enjoy your meal. I opted to not order their Malasadas, freshly cooked doughnuts, but next time...