K & K Kitchen

Early birdies gets the eats...No it's not a special but a special place with awesome prices and cooked to order breakfast. K & K has been on my radar with Nadine C, Paul C and Fran C and though it has one of the best early morning hours to grab your breakfast it is on busy N School Street with little to no parking.Since it was Saturday I tried to get there as early as possible though there's no traffic there's always someone there waiting for their order so I just parked next door for quick dash.Looking over their breakfast plates ranges $7.50 to $9.00 but it was the mini that I was interested in at $4.25 it wasn't even a question, simple and easy regular white rice, Portuguese sausage and scrambled...I'm very basic when it comes to breakfast but what a deal!Service is friendly and very fast as this tiny nook serves sit all including other savory items like chicken and pork chops but don't let the vibe here deter you as it's a great deal to fill you up with costing extra.Thank you!

K&K is a great value and great tasing option if you're in the Kalihi area. Located at the former Mitsu-ken building K&K has been my go to breakfast place for some time now. The corned beef hash is my go to here. It's crispy (how I like it) and is a humongous portion. The fried rice option on plates are excellent too. I believe all their portions are generous and the prices are a big plus. There are no sitting areas here so the only option is to-go. Parking is probably the biggest issue here. There's a couple of stalls to the left of the building but otherwise street parking, if you're able to. Mornings are tough as there are restrictions to street parking at a certain time.If you're craving something inexpensive and you feel really hungry, K&K is the answer. You just gotta come early as their hours are only until 2pm.

I heard from a state employee that food truck comes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tiime is 11:00 am. Location is in front of state parking structure across from Hawaii Educational Federal Credit Union (233 S Vineyard St). Truck has name of food truck. Menu is a big selection. Employees could be son and mom who speak Cantonese. My coworkers and I got there 5 minutes before 11:00 am. There were other people who work at state building came in line. Everyone was happy that there was another business to buy food from. Our order was pasteles stew, garlic chicken, and Lau lau. Pasteles stew regular plate has 1 scoop Mac salad and 2 scoops rice but mini had 1 scoop rice. Pasteles stew and Mac salad good. I look forward to trying them again next week.

Tea Cookie with soft subtle taste. 5 big cookies for $5. Grab some to take to Lanakai beach.

Although there's no seating at this joint, the service is amazing and the food comes out quick! The lady up front is awesome and the portions here do not disappoint. I ordered their Corned Beef Hash with 2 eggs and the disk of amazingness came out crispy and hot over the best portion of rice. The edges of the egg were fried to a crisp and the over easy yoke complimented the hash well. Amazing place.

I don't aggressively cross off my bookmarks but I've kept K&K Kitchen (KK) in the back burner for YEARS. KK took over the spot of the popular, original location of Mitsuken Bento and Catering that moved in 2013. I've always been a fan of garlic chicken and usually get my fix from Mitsuken and Sugoi. Step in chicken fanatic Fran C. who would post and boast about KK's garlic chicken plate. With such challenging parking, I've waited over 10 years to finally try KK back in April 2024. I live about a 5min drive from KK and have passed here hundreds of times and would survey the parking, but found myself giving up. I was running errands and feeling pretty down as I had another tax year of writing checks to Uncle Sam. It was past 130pm and still didn't eat lunch yet and found myself on N School Street. As I approached, I noticed KK's door still open and only one car in the adjacent parking. I pulled in and finally, was going to see what Fran has been raving over. I walked to the counter and heard Cantonese being spoken between the counter staff and the kitchen crew. I didn't need to study the menu as I just came to try the garlic chicken. I ordered a regular plate with all rice and after paying, I stood on the side waiting for my food with free entertainment of a few feral chickens nearby and witnessed an elderly Asian woman struggle with parallel parking of multiple attempts while her elderly husband (?) trying to guide her. When the girl blurted "garlic chicken all rice", I made my way back to the counter to get my food where I asked for a pair of chopsticks instead of a fork. I hopped back into my car and headed back home. THE VERDICT:I was impressed on the garlic chicken plate. As I removed the cover, the chicken was piping hot, the way I enjoy my food. Strategically took a bite trying not to burn my mouth and the chicken was super moist, juicy and packed with flavor. I noticed some sauce that accumulated on the bottom so I dipped the chicken and I was in heaven. The rice was your standard plate lunch rice that paired well with the flavorful chicken. With comparison to their competitors, KK's garlic chicken is superior because it wasn't overcooked nor did the chicken have excess chicken skin. You were served good quality chicken meat. Service was average as the staff just got the job done. She was engaged in conversing with the kitchen staff in Chinese. I noticed that KK is much more sanitary and brighter than the dingy and somewhat questionable Mitsuken back in the olden days. Overall, an impressive first experience at Kk where I'd be game for a return visit. With parking the major issue, I'd probably go back in the afternoon just before they close with hopes of less foot traffic and available parking. NOTE: I ate less than half of the plate and gave the leftovers to favorite nephew by default who devoured it. He asked where the food was from as he thoroughly enjoyed it.

Cashier was nice, and fast when it came to payment and our phone order.Parking is roughly small parking lot in the side fits 2/3 calls. Food plate was huge so enough for two meals.

Normally love their chicken and fried rice but the past few times we've gotten it the quality really hasn't been the same. Sometimes the rice is partially hard, or not as flavorful. As for the chicken it was dry, the flavor was only on the outside. I'm sad but at least the service was super fast. Just wish parking was better but can't help since they are in a small location.

This is one of the best cheap eat place for breakfast! Discovered it on yelp one day. Located in Kalihi, kind of in the industrial area. Small locally owned shop for takeout only. We usually come here after a morning hike.They have very good deals with their specials with so many options. They are known for their garlic chicken. We would always get the Special: Garlic Chicken with 2 Eggs, Fried Rice & 2 Bacons. They give a huge plate of fried rice and chunky charsiu. A bit on the sweeter side. Also tried their chowmein and pork hash, love it too! Some people would say it can be bland, but just the way I like it.Can't beat the portion and price here.

First time trying K & K kitchen. Super ono food, packed plates and prices are awesome.