Wiki Wiki Drive Inn

No frills, dependable, tasty, good, quick local food plate lunch food. No surprises.

This place is aight. Quick, rather affordable. Won't break the bank. I wouldn't say it's the best but it certainly isn't the worst. Comparable to L&L, I'd say.Their mac salad is pretty good. They'll do in a pinch.

The bbq chicken plate is okay. Not great. Not bad. Not dying to go back anytime soon.

Hungry for breakfast...I was in the area and decided to take this convenient area instead of driving around for breakfast and found Wiki Wiki Drive Inn.Offering the usual local "drive in" faves of combination plate, mochiko chicken, sandwiches, and all the breakfast fixings and decided to get the "Eggs & Meat" Mini for $6 and it came with a choice of Portuguese sausage, bacon, link sausage, smoke sausage, spam or ham...whew that's a bunch of choices! along with a scoop of rice it was a great breakfast deal.There was just a single lady working it all making it a bit of a wit for your order if you're in a rush some had made some phone orders which is smart if you already always in the area as parking is very convenient and a great location as there are many seating area already provided by Waterfront Plaza so that you can chill and enjoy your breakfast but don't forget here it's a minimum of $5 for parking validation...super easy!Thank you!

Almost $10 for 3 ego waffles. Literally ego waffles and couple pieces of bacon. Not what the picture on the menu shows

After recovering from a non-covid related fever and cold, I had no energy to prepare lunch for the next day. Eating outside is usually not the healthiest or the best food to eat when still recuperating. I wanted--needed--something warm and easy to digest. Rice soup was the first thing on my mind, and the closest place from Downtown that offered rice soup was Wiki Wiki Drive Inn located in Restaurant Row. Is it still called that?Wiki Wiki Drive Inn is a quick Local Chinese, plate lunch takeout place that's pretty similar to Loco Moco and L&L. I think the people who own it have an L&L too as I noticed an employee wearing an L&L t-shirt. I'm always wary of these places that appear to cater to the Western/Local taste. Well, at least it offers Chicken Rice Soup.Sadly, when I went, they had sold out! The next best thing was Wonton Noodle Soup. I've had awful experiences with local style, super size wontons, full of fatty, sinewy pork, and loads of salt and MSG. Luckily, it was the total opposite, and very good. It was somewhat close to authentic. The broth was light, which was perfect for recovery, and spot on with the chicken based taste and a hint of shrimp/seafood taste. The wontons were decent with slightly bland pork filling. The bad part is these wontons were pre-boiled, dried out, and just sat in a container. The darker tones on the wrapper were obvious, and those parts were dry and tough, so I just shoved them to the bottom to heat up and soften some more. The noodles were the thicker "saimin" variety, not thin Hong Kong style noodles. They were good with some bite to it, but it was on the floury and pasty side.My next visit, I finally got to try the Chicken Rice Soup, and I was not disappointed at all. It was exactly how rice soup should be made with the exploded/broken rice. The taste was slightly on the bland side for me, but still very acceptable. The soup was smooth and creamy with notes of chicken and ginger flavor. The chicken was chunks of chicken thigh, which were tender and tasty. They really need a new photo for their menu. It's totally different from how it's pictured. I thought it was shredded chicken meat at first.My third visit, I ordered some real food. The Honey Garlic Chicken. No one posted a photo of this dish, so I wasn't sure how it looked. My first thought was the fried, bite size version, like L&L, but it wasn't that at all! The chicken was boneless thighs, pan fried nicely, and soaked in a delectable, flavorful honey garlic sauce that was sweet, savory, and garlicky. This was really good! Again, this was on the lighter side, which was no problem.Overall, I enjoyed everything at Wiki Wiki Drive Inn. It really surprised me, and exceeded expectations. The food was light, clean, tasty with spot-on flavors, and dare I say, healthier. It was the opposite of an L&L. The ladies working here are very friendly and cheerful. The prices are definitely affordable for a filling and healthy meal. You can opt for brown rice and tossed salad instead of the usual white rice and mac salad.

I've eaten here a few times over the years. Listen, this ain't a blow your mind away with taste type of place. It's mainly convenience and affordability... oh, and the variety/options with the different dishes. I've always enjoyed what I ate from here. And the customer service is always quick and friendly. I truly respect the ladies manning this small operation as they are going at it from super early in the morning.

I like the Chicken Katsu that comes with a tasty sauce and it is a local style. It is served quickly yet hot.

Ordered through Uber eats because I wanted some breakfast food but that was a huge mistake. The loco moco arrived only with rice and gravy. Missing the egg and meat patty.The corned beef hash was trash. Tasted like stale potatoes and had very little corned beef. Mostly potatoes as you can see in the color shown in the pic. You'd be lucky to get more than a few strands of corned beef in each bite.Absolutely terrible food.

Their teri chicken is awesome and their hamburger steak w/gravy is the best I've ever had! Portion sizes are huge!