The Most Flavorful Chicken Shop in Honolulu

Uncle's Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.3 (80) • $$

"I'm not too chicken to give a restaurant a second chance and I'm glad I did because this place is peck-tacular! After a rough first visit during the soft opening, I visited this place again and was pleasantly surprised.For the food, I had popcorn chicken, waffle fries, and the shrimp sandwich. Notwithstanding my large size, I know my way around shrimp. The shrimp sandwich here is really good! The patty is filled with shrimp and has a nicely golden brown breading. It comes with lettuce, tomato, and a delicious sauce. This is the best shrimp sandwich I've ever had!The popcorn chicken is also clucking delicious. It comes with an orange sauce that is similar to the rest of the flock of chicken restaurants. The waffle fries have really leveled up since my last visit and are now worth waffling over. Located in the same shopping center as Diners/Upscale, a visit Uncles should satisfy all of your greasy desires."

Maui Mike's Fire-Roasted Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.4 • $$

"Super delicious chicken and sweet potato fries!!! Totally worth the drive from town!! Item 1 The Quarter Chicken Item 2 The Half Chicken Item 3 Shredded Breast are gluten free.The fries are fried in a dedicated fryer and are gluten free, unconfirmed gf status for the Cajun fries. They will investigate. The service is super friendly and helpful.And the food is so good, it's going to be one of my regular spots when I'm in this neck of the woods and craving some sweet potato fries +$1 and chicken, which is fresh natural premium chicken which is not frozen, hormone and injection free. I was told the owner likes to answer questions so feel free to reach out to them on their website. Provecho!"

Overlord Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.4 (137) • $$

"Finally got to try overlord chicken, and it was delicious! Service is great, and if you like mala (numbing) spice, you'll love their noodle/dry pot selection. The chicken is also very tender, breaded lightly, and crispy. The beef noodle soup is delicious and gets spicy if you want it to be, and the veggies & noodles are authentic. The only comment is the beef cuts weren't the best and were more tendony, but if you like that then you will love the beef noodles. Inside has limited seating but it moves pretty quickly. Parking is tougher but you can find some around the neighborhood."

Roti-Si

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)

"Food: We ordered the porchetta sandwich and it was amazing! You get the crispy ciabatta, leafy arugula, fatty pork with crunchy skin, sweet caramelized onion and tangy tomato confit. Everything works so well together. Service: The lady taking our order was very nice and it didn't take too long to get our food. We just walked down the row of food tents and back.Ambiance: I really liked being able to see the chicken and porchetta being cook on the rotisserie as well as them constructing the sandwich in front of you.Price: it's a little pricey, but the sandwich is so good that I'd say it's worth it."

Hulihuli Chicken and Seafood

★★★★★ 5 (16)

"We found this place as another truck we came to check out was closed. It did not disappoint! I got the Huli Huli chicken and my husband got the ribs. Very tender and tasty the frozen lemonade was also amazing. Perfect amount of sweet and lemon with fresh zest throughout. Highly recommend. My husband is hard to impress with food and he couldn't stop saying how delicious it was!! The Mac salad was also very good!!!"

Kyochon Chicken

★★★★☆ 3.7 (109) • $$

"Tried another KFC (Korean fried chicken) place! Honey chicken wings are yummy!! Must order a side radish for refreshment! Clean eating area and cute paper bag! Good service Recommend to try everyone!"

Rice Box Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (155) • $$

"Quality & elevated plate lunches! My hubby raved about this place's katsu sandwich. We were dog sitting in Mililani & had to stop by for lunch. First off, this place is located at the Mililani Mauka town center. It's a small shop where we were able to order in advance and pick up. We got the Katsu Sandwich & Salmon Katsu plate. My hubby loves the Katsu Sandwich ($16) here because the tonkatsu is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. It has a good amount of shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce. It also came with a separate container of salad, edamame, & pickled veggies. My Salmon Katsu ($18.50) was honestly the best salmon Katsu I've ever had! First off, it was HUGE!! It had a nice crispy outer coating & was dipped in a sweet and savory ponzu sauce then topped with shiso aioli. It came with 2 scoops of rice, edamame, and pickled veggies. For the quality & amount of food you get, I think this place is priced right. Although we said 12pm pick up, the food wasn't ready which is fine with us because that means our food was super fresh & not sitting out. Overall, this will be our new go to place in Mililani!"

Burney's Hot Chicken

★★★★★ 5 (1)

"We came in from California and heard great things about this place. Finally got to try the amazing food. We had the banana pudding and it was phenomenal. Secondly the hot chicken sandwich was the best chicken sandwich I've ever had in my life. Aside from the food the service was top notch and the vibes were just right. This was one of the highlights on our first trip to Oahu. Highly recommend this place"

Jollibee

★★★☆☆ 3.2 (266) • $$

"1st time in this location, it was very nice, neat, and clean. Maybe it's that men that was there ready to clean up. Anywaysss I love my 10 pieces of chicken joy half spicy and half regular. I would order all spicy but I have to share with low spice tolerance people lol"

Kiani's Original Guava Chicken

★★★★★ 4.6 (203) • $$

"Small business owner! Not open for dine in due to covid restrictions.Would def recommend to get togo when you are in the area. Such a sweet lady and the food portions are HUGE! Easily can be shared with 2 people.We tried guava chicken with salad + mac/cheese side. The food was made fresh to the order and delicious. They accept cash only. Park in gas station across the place or street park."

Jollibee

★★★☆☆ 3.2 (274) • $$

"My first time trying jollibee & I loved the chicken! 10/10 for the spicy chicken! It was fresh, hot , crunchy & delicious! Dip it in the gravy, even more tasty. The adobo rice was decent, it's even better if you put the gravy on it. The shop is small & located in the ala Moana mall. The service was mediocre, they itemize everything & it was pricey. The chicken tenders & fries we ordered had like zero seasoning on them which was kinda disappointing. Then our drink carrier was defective and spilled our drinks all over the floor which was frustrating. The younger worker was nice enough to replace them for me though. Nice kid. Overall I recommend the chicken & I'll be back for it."

Maui Mike's Fire-Roasted Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.3 (484) • $$

"Wow, what a surprise for me. I pass here all the time and finally made a stop to give it a try.The atmosphere was cozy and had a relaxing feel.I saw the owner, he was giving a little history of his restaurant to a customer. The cashier was very pleasant and gave her recommendations to try the half chicken because it came with dark and white meat.I got to say it was super good! I had a choice of starch which I chose white rice and two choices of sauce BBQ and a Teri sauce. Both had a unique taste of its own.I can't wait to come back and try different items. What a great experience."

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

★★★★☆ 3.7 (24)

"we were walking through royal hawaiian center & they have a ton of restaurants, i picked raising canesbecause ive never eaten at 1 before, i got the 3 strips, bread & fried, its was good but not great, the bread was cold & the fries were too salty but the chicken had good flavor"

Chubby Fries & Wings

★★★★☆ 3.7 (15)

"Our family loved the food from Chubby Fries & Wings. The service was super friendly and the cook time was reasonable. They accommodated us having the sauce on the side - since my kid is picky about sauce. We first enjoyed their food at the Wai Kai Market and then at the Pearlridge Market. The food was tasty both times and we will be back again."

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

★★★★☆ 3.6 (174) • $$

"We came on a Saturday night and can't say enough good things about this Raising Cane's! The service was excellent! Friendly staff who were quick to greet us and take my order. I ordered the box combo which comes with 4 chicken fingers and substituted my Cole slaw for an extra piece of toast. My food came out super fast, and it was fresh and delicious. The chicken fingers were hot, crispy, and perfectly seasoned, and the Cane's sauce? Always a winner! Raising Cane's is always a nice fast food restaurant that feels fresh and high quality, especially when it's served this quick. Highly recommend this location for a quick and satisfying meal!"

Dada Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.1 (47)

"I love Korean fried chicken but I was the only person in my group that had it. I purchased one plate to share with the family. After one wing they quickly went back to order more to eat and then some to go for later. The service was good. The staff were friendly and the food came out piping hot. This location is on the second floor of the HMart amongst several other eateries in the food court. After you order and pay, you are given a ticket with a number. You can go sit with your party and wait for your number to be called over a PA system that announces the restaurant name and ticket number. Public Bathrooms in their area require a code (5678) that someone from another restaurant was kind enough to share with us. I wouldDefinitely go back and enjoy additional flavors of chicken. Ain't nothin but chicken wing!"

Good Chicken

★★★★★ 4.6 (147) • $$

"Once in a while on the way home, we'll pass by this place that looks like they sell Korean fried chicken. Though with a name like "Good Chicken," we were a bit skeptical for quite a while - is it REALLY good or are you just saying that? Nonetheless, we decided to bite the bullet one weekend afternoon and stopped by to order.Our first time actually resulted in a relatively long wait. Maybe 30-40 minutes for a few orders so rest assured, no wing was left uneaten that afternoon. The wings themselves were still crisp by the time we got back to the apartment, the flavors were outstanding, and it was juicy on the inside. Good chicken might also be one of the few places that offers really good rose tteokbokki and other sides as well so don't sleep on those if you have a good appetite.The second time we got Good Chicken, we called it in prior to avoid the wait. Wings and rose tteokbokki were ready by the time we got there and they even generously threw in some extra goodies for us at no cost.Overall, I think Good Chicken makes some of the best Korean fried chicken on the island to be completely honest. Better than the franchises you see popping up. We'd probably pick this place over B.B.Q. which is one of my favorite chains. Though admittedly, we don't come as often as we could.We noticed that they opened another location in Waikiki and unfortunately, we weren't really craving Korean fried chicken that day. Though I really do hope they do well because this place deserves it. Highly recommend calling in and making an order the next time you're craving for some Korean fried chicken!"

Hulihuli Chicken & Seafood

★★★★☆ 4.4 (7)

"I've come here twice looking for some simple protein, and I got to say it's phenomenal. It's not some fancy modern spot trying to get your attention through Instagram with their ambiance, but I love it. That's actually exactly what I love about it. You can tell it's family owned, and they put their main effort towards service and food. The aunty even gave me a drink on the house, which was very sweet of her to do. Will come again with friends"

Raising Cane's

★★★☆☆ 2.7 (7)

"The food is consistently good! I've been to three on the island. The service is fast but they are too friendly and seem lost at times. But the food is good so that's why we go back."

Dada Chicken

★★★★☆ 3.7 (20)

"If you rate this anything other than a 5 there's a problem because these are the absolute best chicken wings wayyy better than Vons always fresh and Krispy ! The sauce flavors are all good I have now tried all of them I'm not a boneless type of person but they're even delicious ! Would recommend every time ! My picture isn't great because I had to dig in asap ! The service is great as well but it does take some time for greatness it's usually not super busy and the eating area is clean and quiet !"

KJ's Local Grindz

★★★★☆ 3.8 (673) • $$

"Honestly, I don't know how they make a profit here. They serve up some great portions and the chicken is cooked to perfection. We've tried the Garlic and Furikake chicken, and they were both delicious. Make sure you order ahead because they get busy in there. Their mac salad is "different" as they use spaghetti noodles and tuna, which is a nice twist and i really like their pickled cabbageThey fill the to go box so full, the lid pops open. Super generous portions for the reasonable price."

Good Chicken Waikiki

★★★★☆ 4.3 (46) • $$

"We were doing a Staycation in Waikiki and while visiting the Waikiki Shopping Plaza we saw that Good Chicken was in Stix Asia! They used to be near Ward when I first tried them and always remembered they had the best pan fried Pork Mundoo! Came on a weekday for lunch and it wasn't crowded at all. They have about 8 tables, we ordered at the counter. The guy behind the counter is the owner, and he was friendly he took our order and wiped my hubby's chair at his request. The ambiance is just like an L & L , but the food is better. My husband ordered the Boneless Honey Shoyu Chicken plate which came with 2 scoops rice and tossed salad. He enjoyed it.I just ordered the 10 piece Pan Fried Pork Mundoo. Big Mundoo, love that they put long rice noodles in it. Pan fried and they are crisp yet soft and chewy! So good! They have drinks in a chiller and we just grabbed what we wanted and paid at the counter when we were done eating, the owner kept an open tab in case we wanted anything else. Satisfied!Forgot to take pics cause I was starving!"

Jollibee

★★★★☆ 3.5 (63) • $$

"Always hits the spot. Their food is always hot and fresh, still crunchy when you take it home. The chicken and spaghetti is always my favorite. They serve Filipino spaghetti (sweet spaghetti) so don't be surprised!Located inside of Seafood City!"

Coral Kingdom

★★★★☆ 3.5 (107) • $$

"Little startled by the low reviews. My wife and i were hungry, on this back-road highway when I saw smoke riising form an open-pit BBQ, so I pulled in. The "restaurant", curio shop, home, etc. is iffy...but eclectic. The food was outstanding. As we walked in I saw a man cooking whole chickens on an open-pig BBQ. They looked great. My wife ordered, the half chicken, I ordered the garlic shrimp. Both were outstanding. Both came with a scoop of macaroni salad and a scoop of of white rice. They also provided a teriyaki based sauce (they had a a name for it, something like Hoi, hoi sauce or similar, not important to this story. The food is great. The folks are happy and pleasant, the atmosphere is that of small-town America."

Mikawon & Vons Chicken

★★★★☆ 3.5 (296) • $$

"Came here for dinner because the line at Marugame was too long haha. Inside is pretty rundown, but they have lots of cute drawings on the wall (some of which kinda look like they came from the same person which is fine but feels a bit fake...). Service was fast but not super attentive. We ordered the garlic chicken wings, mul naengmyeon, tteokguk, kimchi pajeon, and fried mandoo. Wings were nice and crispy, probably the best thing along with the tteokguk which was also quite good! The naengmyeon tasted like it was from a pack, and fried mandoo seemed to be frozen. The pajeon was fine. Overall food is really meh here, but I guess it's nice to have a Korean option in Waikiki."

T & L Market

★★★★☆ 4 (61) • $

"So I guess you saw my attempt (last week) when I was attempting to get my Garlic Chicken fix @ K & K Kitchen but totally failed!What a difference a week makes, as today I was successful!!! Yay me! Lol!I had bookmarked this joint called - "T & L Market" in Kalihi, because after seeing the pics of da grindz from a few of my Yelp buddies, I told myself that I should check this place out one day.While doing some online training modules in my office, when lunch time rolled around, I told my coworker if he like check out T & L Market?I'd figure if I took my friend with me, if I could not find parking, I would have my friend drive my car around the block a few times while I ran inside to pick up some lunch time grindz for both of us.I guess the parking gods were lookin' out for me, because when I got to T & L Market, someone had just pull out of the parking lot, so I swooped into the parking space! SCORE!!!Upon walking into the joint, the menu is posted on the wall. There were several fixed plate lunch menu items, or if you want to make a custom plate for yourself, they had a lot of ala carte daily items (see my take out menu pic I posted).Don't want a plate lunch? I also noticed this business sold some bakery items (not sure if they make the pastries themselves, or if they catered it in), candy, & drinks.Although T & L Market is known for their noodles & fried chicken, I opted for the Garlic Chicken Plate because I didn't get my garlic chicken fix last week, and I was so craving for my garlic chicken. For $12.00 smackaz, I got two scoops white rice, a scoop of mac salad, & a whole bunch of boneless garlic chicken.My friend opted for the Mini Garlic Chicken Plate ($9.00) which was the same as my plate, minus a scoop of white rice, and maybe a little less garlic chicken.What can I say about the grub?The food here was pretty good, but not great. The Garlic Chicken marinade was different from what I would get from Sugoi's or K & K Kitchen. The garlic marinade was not as garlicky, or sweet, but some folks like it like that. As for me, I just LOVE Sugoi's garlic chicken marinade, so you probably know which I would prefer. Overall, the prices here are very reasonable, and for what you pay, and what you get, I must say it's DEALAGES Yo!The next time I come here, I will try their noodles & fried chicken, because after all, if you check out all the pics from this business, you'll see a lot of noodles & fried chicken pics! Lol!"

Vons Chicken Kaimuki

★★★★☆ 4.3 (118) • $$

"I was super excited to see that they opened up in Hawaii Kai! They're in the same shopping plaza as Safeway, right next to Liko's.I had read that they make each order fresh and that it typically takes 20 minutes, so I called my order in. The person who took my order said it'd be 10-15 min, but it was definitely 20+ min. It's a small place with 4-5 tables inside. It seemed that all of the customers who came in were getting their orders to go. They had K-Pop playing on the TV screen while you wait!This was my first time at a Von's chicken, although I love Korean chicken! I went with the chicken plate for $11.99, which comes with 4 bone-in chicken wings (I chose the shoyu flavor based on the reviews), rice, corn, 2 pieces of mandoo and kimchi. The chicken was crunchy and flavorful. It was also very juicy! It had a nice sweetness to it. I'd definitely return to try some of their other flavors! The corn tasted like it came out of a can, but the mandoo was crunchy and the kimchi was amazing!Right now they're offering free fries if you check in on Yelp. They're string fries and nothing to write home about, but hey, they're free!Definitely check them out if you're in the Hawaii Kai area. They also have several other locations on the island."

Seoul Food

★★★★☆ 4 (78) • $$

"If you were a fan of Dong Yang's meat jun, this is for you. The former owner of Dong Yang has relocated and opened a new spot with what many claimed was the best meat jun on the Island.I beg to differ but...Thicker than most, with a very simple rub with soy sauce (not marinated in a sweet soy concoction) then coated in a salted egg batter before being deep fried. Like most take out spots, the batter does slide off the meat and is a bit oily. The sauce, simple soy and vinegar.Like with the original Dong Yang, other dishes are lack luster because of the lack of sweetness and extreme saltiness.The BBQ chicken, very heavily marinated in soy sauce. Grilling a plus but the sodium is so high.The spicy pork, thicker than most, simply marinated then grilled. Again, little sweetness. Extremely salty.No complaints on the simple fresh kim chee, pickled cucumbers, salted bean sprouts and salted cabbage.Inexpensive if you consider the price to quantity ratio. These are HEAVY plates. Regular plates average $17, combos $22 to $26 (for kalbi).OK but not worth going out of your way for unless you're craving the old Dong Yang meat jun."

Asian grill

★★★★☆ 4 (94) • $$

"New-ish Japanese restaurant in Aiea and also currently my favorite casual dining place in the "pearl" region.  This place is located upstairs in Westridge, which is not typically a strip mall that I visit.  Food here is good and the portions are generous. For the food, I often get takeout, but dining in for a combo plate got me a tray-style Japanese dish with furikake chicken and char siu with egg.  Both were tasty and the portions were big.  If I weren't a large eater myself, I could have easily shared the combo plate with a companion.  Service was excellent, but if you are someone who is easily offended by a few typos on the menu, avoid this place. For takeout, my go-to items are the garlic salmon (which has a lot of garlic and other seasoning, if you are not a fan of garlic, stay away from this item), the chicken katsu curry (the curry had a lot of chicken in it which was a pleasant surprise), and the chicken oyako don (tasty and again, very generous portion).  This place is a nice addition to the restaurants in Aiea, especially if you are trying to avoid the mall rush and crowd."

Diamond's Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.7 (41)

"Juicy chicken, hot and fresh. You can smell the smoke as you drive by. Looks like they are using kiawe to cook. Chicken was delicious, season to perfection and not too salty. Located in the same shopping center as elana's and Arby's. The guys working in the back were really hospitable. 10/10 would come back."

Yummy Huli Huli Chicken

★★★★★ 4.6 (221) • $$

"Great roadside stop. Cooking up chicken right in the parking lot, you know it has to be good. Had the chicken and teriyaki beef. And they are right, it was yummy!"

Ray's Kiawe Broiled Chicken

★★★★★ 4.5 (431) • $$

"Located in Haleiwa on Kamehameha Hwy. There is no parking lot next to it. There is parking at various places a short walk away. I posted a photo of the current prices as of 5/1/2023. Basically half chicken $7.50 and whole $15.You can see it all cooking in front of you and coming off the spit. It was very good and its worthwhile to get Grandmas sauce, yes its an extra dollar but might as well test it out.It can be busy and take some time but for some good local chicken its worthwhile."