AAA Local BBQ

I stumbled upon AAA Local Barbecue here at the Don Quixote store complex since it was a recommended breakfast spot from my dental hygienist.True story. My dental hygienist asked me how my day was going and I mentioned that I was planning on getting breakfast at the nearby Jack-in-the-Box. And so she recommended me to come to this restaurant/kiosk to check things out because she has heard pretty good things. I said all right whatever. And so after my dental appointment that day, I basically headed over to this restaurant. I never happen to be in this area, but on this day in January 2025 it was meant to be I guess. I walked from my dentist office on Punahou Street down to the Don Quixote shop, which was about 10 minutes walk or so. It was nice to not have to wait for the bus and it's also 2 blocks away from Ala Moana shopping center. If you're reading this, this shop is a good place to get breakfast before heading to Ala Moana shopping center. Why haven't I seen this before? I was here around 9:30am and they had a board of what they had to offer. Most of their breakfast platters were around $10 already, so there's really no cheap eats specials, but just an option that's not Ala Moana shopping center before 10am. It's a nice chill place to be, although there's not much place to sit down and eat.The overall experience here at this AAA Local Barbecue restaurant was like an L&L Hawaiian Barbeque. They make local favorites and serve all day breakfast for anyone and everyone who loves local comfort food served everyday of the week. My experience here was short but effective. I probably spent about 20 minutes here with 5 minutes of being indecisive and eventually ordering. The service was friendly enough but good and nice. I basically ordered one of their breakfast platters for around $10 and I added a side order of french fries that cost over $5. I found this place to be pretty good and yet typical as well. It was nice to be within walking distance from Ala Moana while not being in the mall itself. There was no real ambiance since it's not really a restaurant but a take out window without seats for anyone to sit. For the most part though, AAA Local Barbecue is a good spot for anyone who enjoys Hawaii local comfort food at any time of the day. Their menu is typical of anywhere you'd go on Oahu really. The prices here are generally on par with what you'd find elsewhere. My experience here was basically being indecisive, ordering, picking up, paying, and leaving. They don't give alot for breakfast though, but it was enough and enjoyable. If you are in the area and want to check things out, swing on by.AAA Local Barbecue is located at 801 Kaheka Street, attached to the Honolulu Don Quioxte store. They've been here for a number of years already and only now I have discovered it. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. As far as parking goes, the entire complex has a generous amount of parking. But as crazy as the traffic coming in and out of the parking lot is on a daily basis, your best bet would be to arrive early enough to find parking or anytime that's not lunch or the dinner rush to secure the best parking. Or you could find parking in Ala Moana shopping center and walk 2 blocks over. If you are like me, route 7 comes by the area but you'd need to walk a block up from Kapiolani Blvd or route 1 and walk from South Beretania street. However you get here, it's a good place to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner. There's always uber and lyft to help you get here fast and easy. The french fries were pretty good.4.0 stars for the overall experience.Support local!B

Good Morning...I do see many stop here at various times of the day though i thought that breakfast would be perfect as they open early daily at 6am and with lots of parking provided along with Don Quijote it would be an easy stop to pick up something to start my day.Breakfast is quite simple with either a plate or omelette and i just wanted a simple Portuguese sausage, scrambled eggs and rice which for $8.99 came with a generous scoop of rice and five pieces of Portuguese sausage was a great deal and was made quite fast.The staff is your average friendly crew though i could see a man cutting meat right in the back sink without any gloves that really got me concerned and a bit of an eww moment and more of wondering what else are they not doing.Breakfast was good and the service was nice but the vibe is a bit dated and needs to be a bit more cleaner between the AAA and Don Quijote.Thank you!

This place is located at the strip of eateries outside of Don Quijote on Kaheka. They have been here forever, but it was my first time trying it out. They serve mostly plate lunches and breakfast plates. I went with the mochiko chicken plate $12.99. They gave a lot of chicken, so you get a bang for your buck. It was hot out of the fryer, crispy and had a nice flavor. I waited about 10 minutes for my plate. I wouldn't mind trying out some of the other entrees the next time I'm in the area.

Lunch plates were freshly cooked to order. Good macaroni, quality rice and decent portions. Food was on the pricier side compared to the other stalls along Don Quijote entrance but probably average compared to Waikiki lunch plates. Plenty of shared picnic tables for dining. Daily special board did not advertise any special savings items (same prices as regular menu). Stingy with utensils.

The food is very similar to an L&L with prices a little lower. They have a breakfast special that is one of the best in the area in my opinion. They only have outside dining picnic tables in front of the don Quixote there.

I'm not even finished with my food and I'm writing a review. Here's why, the service was excellent; the food wasn't. The woman at the front was pleasant and efficient. However, the food left something to be desired. The patties on my locomoco were plain Jane frozen store-bought. if you're charging $10 that's your choice to go cheap but I'd step it up a notch and charge a little more, say 14.95. I'm a local boy who grew up on Maui and there's nothing better than fresh homemade hamburger patties for locomoco. Here's my free tip: buy a bunch of hamburger, make some ono and tasty homemade patties and you're golden.

I don't care about any of their food. The coffee jelly drink is the best thing ever. It tastes like coffee, the way coffee jelly should. Everywhere else has things that call coffee jelly that just tastes like Jell-O with nothing in it. The coffee jelly drink is the bomb.

I agree with the other yelpers. It's decent. I wouldn't avoid this place but wouldn't seek it out. Kinda like most of the Don q food - decent price, convenient, wouldn't seek it out. Got the special w mochiko and adobo pork. Like other reviewers said their mochiko is good. Not a ton of flavor but crispy. Adobo was meh - tender but bland. Mac was fine

Great plate lunch place, my favorite for lunch is the katsu curry. Locals may rate lower than me because prices have gone up and the quality has gone down, but to compare with what's in walking distance would be more fair. It's a good deal, good location, relatively good prices and I could eat here every day for local style breakfast. No, of course it's not healthy. How do you think I developed my Moke physique?

I've passed by this plate lunch joint many times when I was heading to U-Choice In for my rice cake fix, but what led me here was due to my Yelp Buddy - Bruddah Jace T. who had posted numerous pics of his ono looking plate lunches from this joint called - "AAA Local BBQ".After seeing his plate lunch pics of his Chicken Katsu, as well as his Mochiko Chicken......... I was sold and figured I'd better investigate da situation!Made my way down to the Don Quijote (Kaheka location), and you can find AAA Local BBQ on the outside entrance area of Don Quijote - (as there are many eatery businesses sitting on the outside entrance of DQ).I already knew what I came for, so I really didn't bother to look at their menu. When it was time for me to place my order, I told the nice lady that I wanted a Mochiko Chicken plate.What can I say about the grub?Surprisingly, my Mochiko Chicken plate was much better than I had expected! Yeah, I still have my all time FAVORITE plate lunch joint for Mochiko Chicken in da Manoa Marketplace, but AAA Local BBQ also did a pretty good job on their version of their Mochiko Chicken (as far as taste goes).The price for their Mochiko Chicken plate at AAA Local BBQ was much cheaper than my favorite plate lunch joint in Manoa, but as for their chicken pieces (volume), my favorite plate lunch joint in the Manoa Marketplace still wins hands down!!!It's still kinda refreshing to find a plate lunch just barely over $10 bucks! Da $5.00 plate lunches are long gone my friends...........AAA Local BBQ has a pretty extensive menu - as their menu covers breakfast, lunch, & dinner. If you have a party and don't wanna cook, looks like AAA Local BBQ also does catering too! Overall, a pretty good dining experience! Mahalo to Bruddah Jace T. for turning on a Bruddah to some Ono GRINDZ!