Guadalajara Grill

Good burritos and good vibes Liked their old location better, but I guess moving to the touristy cultural center area helps their business. Living in Hawaii I've come to find that many Mexican places here will serve you the beans and rice on the side versus in the burrito. I prefer to have them in the burrito, and if you order a veggie burrito here that's what you'll get, but if you're getting any meat burrito it seems they put it on the side. So if you want your beans and rice in the burrito I would specify such.

The service was good. I was able to walk up to the food truck and place my order. There isn't much ambiance as it is a food truck but the service was good and the staff were friendly. Prices were average for Hawaii. The food was pretty good and exceeded my expectations.

Stopped for some quick fish tacos right outside the Polynesian Cultural Center... they weren't too quick. Prices posted are not correct. They said they are in the process of getting a new sign. Really? After I ordered, I asked if they were on corn or flour and they said I could choose. But if I hadn't asked, no choice would have been offered. After 10 minutes I got some okay tacos. Fish had skin on, lettuce, salsa, guacamole. Old school rice and lukewarm canned black beans. Not worth $18, but edible.

We were really excited to try this place. The pictures on the menu look amazing. We had the fish tacos, taco salad with beef, the hukilau burrito with shrimp and the chimichanga with chicken. The fish tacos were an utter disappointment! Small pieces of tasteless fish with mushy corn tortillas and a little lettuce, guacamole and pico. But there was so little flavor and substance! Probably the worst fish tacos I've ever had unfortunately. The taco salad wasn't much better. The beef was a dry pot roast that lacked flavor. And the shredded lettuce was so prominent that it lacked lots of flavor as well. It did have a little pico and guacamole as well as sour cream, but it was mostly lettuce and dry meat. It really needed a dressing of some kind. A cilantro lime dressing would have helped a ton. The shrimp burrito was really tasty and so was the chimichanga. It had a lot of chicken and good flavor. It could have been deep fried a little more. But overall we were mostly disappointed with the meal. I probably wouldn't ever come back based on half of our meals being super lackluster.

The group I was with stopped by the Polynesian Center for dinner. I ordered the fish tacos and my friend ordered the fish wrap. My friend and I both agreed that the fish was tasteless. We expected the fish to be super flavorful since we're close to the ocean, but we left feeling disappointed. My meal came with black beans and rice. The price does not reflect the quality of food. I would recommend trying a different food truck within the center.

We were on the hunt for tacos... found one in laie located at PCC.Checked this Yelp review and PHOTOS ARE NOT THE SAME AS WHAT YOU RECEIVE!I was pretty upset with it.Grilled fish taco - really salty, they say they put slaw on it but was just lettuce.Said grilled shrimp taco on menu - it was shrimp cocktail Kine shrimp . Yes it was cold.Steak taco not even a carne asada taco. No taste what so ever.Rice - was hard as hell with floral flavor and really dryBlack beans - open can and put cheese. Was room temp.Customer service - girl was on her phone while I ordered and I was more irked when she kept saying "what?" And made me repeat!I really wanted to love it but not even the birds wanted it.

Had lunch here as a quick option before spending the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. It's part of the market area before the entrance which has a few other options to check out.The menu was labeled with what was vegetarian and gluten free so if you have those diets (which we did in our party) you go in knowing they are conscious of these things and you will be able to eat something.I had the Veggie Burrito which was hearty and good...I generally prefer pinto or refried beans, but neither of those are vegetarian here so had it with black beans. I was quite filled when it was done done and thought this had a nice authentic flavor to it.The person who took our order seemed awfully unhappy to be there which is not typical of Hawaii and bummed us out a little.This is a good quick stop (well it was quick for us...a bit a line developed after we ordered) before heading into the center for the day. There's plenty of seating behind the truck too.

$15 for the chimichanga and $2 to substitute for the carnitas. Came with refried beans, guacamole, Spanish rice, sour cream, and a little salad topping. The chimichanga wasn't super heavily deep fried but enough to give a nice crisp to the tortilla. There was a generous portion of pork in it too. A little pricey but it is in a touristy area with a fun vibe so we'd prob return if in the area.

Marysol and Olivia are true gems. They remembered me from last time and knew that I LOVE salt and gave me an extra side cup without me having to ask for it. God bless those two girls and please give them raises.

I was so hopeful to have delicious shrimp tacos; hey, we're in an island where, no doubt there would be some amazing seafood. Oh boy...it was insipid and expensive! Never again when I go back.