Oahu Mexican Grill

The parking lot is a little stressful on a pretty busy intersection but there's quite a few stalls. I finally got a chance to stop in to this cute place. The employees were friendly and I was pleasantly surprised I could get a Modelo with my grilled steak salad. It came with lettuce and black beans and salsa. I upgraded and got a scoop of guacamole. There are a few tables inside to eat at and they seemed to have a lot of take out orders. Salad was good but I wasn't too impressed. Maybe ill go and try something else next time.

25% off Kamaaina Thursdays! Called to see if they still offer their 25% off Thursdays. A very friendly worker answered to inform me they offer it for walk ins only. Decided to make my way over for lunch. Initially I saw some poor reviews and thought that some might be mixed up with their Waikiki location. The service at their Kaimuki location is quite friendly and efficient. The food is decent. I ordered the bowl with half steak half braised beef. Added guacamole and an extra salsa, along with a combo of chips, salsa, and can juice($4). The braised beef has more flavor than the steak, steak was dry and tasted overly smoky. Their medium salsa isn't very spicy at all, I'd probably get spicy next time. It was about $17 with the 25% off. The bowl was huge especially with the additional chips. There is parking available but the lot is quite small and can fill up fast. There are tables available to dine in.

Saw this place had a happy hour; so I was super excited. Thinking to myself some queso and chips or appetizers and a margarita sounds delicious. Heard mexican music playing, was getting in the spirit. Walked up steps to the next level only to be disappointed, it was just like a chipotle. I thought this originally was more like a legit mexican restaurant. I looked around and decided I didn't want any food; and we'll just get one drink each and then take off. It was kinda expensive still for it being happy hour. I think we were some of the oldest people here; seems like more of a hangout for teens or families.

I ordered a burrito with steak and there is absolutely no meat in my burrito. Whoever made the burrito forgot the steak and it's really disappointing as I absolutely hate leaving bad reviews. I placed an order at the Kaimuki location around 8:20 PM and by the time I got back home with my order, it was 9 PM and the Kaimuki was already closed so I couldn't go back.

The chicken in my chicken bowl was super oily, and so that orange oil soaked into the rice and beans. I have good and bad experiences here. Will likely take another break from this spot.

I got the grilled steak bowl as I'm not a fan of tortilla wraps. The bowl was pretty huge and had a good assortment of ingredients. I got the Spanish rice with black beans and grilled steak. It was topped with lettuce and sour cream. I added a side of guacamole.Everything tasted great together. The bowl was full of different flavors. The steak was seasoned with chipotle. There was a lot of gristle in the steak however. They do state that they use free-range grass fed beef. I washed it down with a pineapple Jarritos drink. Those sodas are so good and very carbonated.

Don't bother ordering in the app; they'll serve everyone that came in person before you. Other than that, prices are decent and serving sizes are pretty generous. The bowls and burrito could probably be for two or shared. I enjoyed the fish tacos; the sauces they included made it much better! I also tried the carne asada nachos and chicken bowl. The fries came with a good deal of guacamole (like if you were to pay extra); make sure to eat them fresh so the fries are still crispy! Parking is also pretty difficult. Tight spaces and hard to get in and out. Probably don't come later at night: busy with lots of the university students.

Food is good and they make it as you watch. Service depends on who's behind the counter. Mostly personality. Either way service has never been bad. Atmosphere is take it home to eat. Tasty, almost authentic Mexican food if you're in a hurry.

Great service, friendly staff. Unfortunately the food is overpriced and not anything special. Although the staff was extremely friendly, I won't be going back.

The food was awful no flavor!!The service was terrible You have to get your own water and silverware My son received his food first and I had to wait for another 20 minutes to get my tacos We both had ordered tacos!!!When I went to the counter to ask what about my food the guy had a big attitude!!!I would definitely not recommend this place!!!