Kau Kau Grill

This is my go to plate lunch place if I'm in the area or craving it so bad I'm willing to drive from home to pick it up! I always call ahead since they do cook to order and it's about 15-20 mins for food to be ready. Our go-to's are the garlic shrimp, bbq ribs and the Pulehu short ribs. I really enjoy the garlic shrimp. It's got a lot of garlic, the shrimp are nice and plump and cooked just right! The bbq ribs are my mom's go to and I find them a little sweet due to the sauce but she loves them. The pulehu short ribs are my fave and these are not KBBQ. They are not meant to be marinated but instead are a smoky/salty, beefy meat. I love them and you can't find this style at too many places anymore. The Mac salad being made with spaghetti noodles is a fave! It's so tasty, seasoned with just the right amount of mayo and pepper. IYKYK. The prices have gone up quite a bit in the last couple of years, but for the amount of food you get (I get 2-3 meals out of one plate) and quality, I still think it's worth it! Take out only, small parking lot. Best if you're able to call ahead and have someone run in while the driver waits in the car.

I loved this little hole in the wall place that we stumbled upon on a Costco run. We were craving a plate lunch so we searched Yelp and Kau Kau Grill came up. It's located in an industrial area and parking is limited but it's take out only. We ordered a plate lunch with BBQ ribs and garlic shrimp. They have super generous portions so we split the plate lunch and it was plenty. The meaty pork ribs were cooked perfectly, moist and tender, falling off the bone and the right amount of sauce on them. The succulent shrimp were deliciously garlicky and perfect over the steamed rice that was underneath. They use angel hair pasta for the mac salad which is a little different but good. I will definitely come here again next time we are in the area.

This spot is located very close to the Airport. This was the first spot we actually hit when we arrived after getting our rental. We did not expect this spot to be in the industrial area and that it's more of like an order to go joint where you can call ahead and place an order. We were able to order in person and they make it right away so you wait about 10-15 minutes depending on the size of your order. One thing to add is that if you pay cash, you don't have to have the 4% credit card fee so you save a little.But their food is amazing! We got 3 different combos and it hit really good in the tummy! The ribs, the chicken, and the mac salad was so bomb!

Great service and always well prepared grilled, smoked, delicious food. The ribs are delicious and the Hawaiian macaroni salad too.

The place is the best!! There is nothing that isn't short of spectacular. Large portions, the "trust us" is easily the best option. Teri chicken is so good!

I completely understand food cost increases but quality shouldn't decrease with time.The brisket was overly sauced and very tough. The ribs and garlic shrimp were okay, but when you consider it's almost $30 a plate for it, it's not worth it.Overall good service but the food wasn't worth the price.

What a find, da kine is located in a desolated industrial like area. A few other small food take out places adjacent. No dine in, strictly takeout, opens at 1000, they were already slammed with take out orders, luckily we online ordered in advance.Opened the door and your basically in their kitchen/storage areas, they work hard and make it work. Staff friendly and efficient to a fault. Now let's get to their broke da mouth plate lunches. For a small place they have an extensive menu, small or regular plates, can make your own combos. Smoked meat & onions. Meat was tender and had a rich chocolatey smokey flavor profile, onions cooked not soft with with a slight crunch, all over rice and a separate small container of the spaghetti salad side which came with all the other plate lunches.Roast pork & gravy plate lunch. Chunks of tender shredded pork slathered in tasty brown gravy. Gravy lovers wet dream.BBQ ribs plate- rib meat tender and falling off the bone. Meat had a slight smokey crust, perfection. This would rival other rib places but at an affordable costBtw, we ordered the small plate which was more than enough, I was told the large plates are humungous. I'm still salivating on how well each plate lunch held their own, now this is how you become a successful business.Michelin star reviewers, if you're out there, they deserve a minimum 1 star rating, do your job. Aloha, until we meet again on my next visit

It's been a while since I ate here so I went to grab pick up for my lunch. I ordered their bbq ribs which was finger lickin good and so tender fall off the bone meat. Love their spaghetti Mac salad it comes with cause it goes great together with the bbq ribs. The mini size was very generous! This is Hidden gem in Mapunapuna!

Had craving for Kau kau grill since haven't been here in a while. Still busy as ever and food is still killa. Got the following Special Kama & belly

I am back and wanting to try their poke! I did an online order as it was the easiest. The prices were quite expensive compared to a couple years ago and to other plate lunch places, but everything was was delicious! My family and I were sharing family style, so I ordered the BBQ Baby Back Ribs, Surf & Turf (pulehu short ribs and garlic shrimp), Garlic Chicken, 1/2 lb Spicy Ahi, 1/2 lb Shoyu Ginger Ahi, and 1/4 lb Hurricane Spicy Ahi. There was actually a crazy amount of garlic chicken. It didn't have a strong garlicky flavor but was enough to give it some delicious flavor. My favorites were actually the BBQ ribs and the Spicy Hurricane Poke. The BBQ ribs were suuuper tender that the meat practically fell off the bone! Tons of flavor and thankfully, there wasn't an overbearing amount of sauce either. The spicy hurricane poke didn't have a ton of mayo which I liked a lot, making it my favorite. The flavor was perfect to me too! The other two pokes were still very good. Loved how fresh the ahi was! The short ribs were okay; I wasn't that impressed by it. I did like how tender the meat was, making it very easy to chew. The shrimp was delicious! I wished there was more of that. Overall, loved the food here! There was a variety of different flavor bombs that kept my mouth salivating. Would love to come back for more in theP.S. when ordering online, there will be a mandatory 10% service charge for take out orders. I think this was newly implemented since I've never seen that previously before moving out of Hawaii.