Island Grill

Boy the prices at the food court has gone up. It's even more important to make a good selection. This was my first time at the Island Grill. I got the Hawaii BBQ chicken. It's #1 so it should be their signature dish. The portions were plenty. They must have put three chicken breast on the place. They were also nice enough to substitute fries instead of the salad options. Unfortunately, it didn't have the flavor which makes you want to go back.

If you are looking for fast Hawaiian food, then this is an excellent place to go to. I got the chicken and spam musubi for a starter and the BBQ beef and short ribs combination plate. The chicken musubi was very dry, and I would never get it again. The spam musubi tasted as expected, but it was dry too. The combo plate was decent, but it was nothing special. My favorite part was the short ribs with lots of teriyaki sauce. This place is in Crossroads food court, so the service was fast and the ambiance was lovely with lots of people looking to relax and get food. This is a good, chill place to get food if you want many options with no servers. Overall, the food was 2/5, the service was 4/5 as they were very friendly, and the ambiance was 3/5. I would not go back, but if you happen to go there, get the short ribs!

Today I had to downgrade my rating.I believe I ordered #14, the short ribs plate. It came with 2 heaping scoops of rice, a huge side of marinated short ribs, and a side of macaroni salad. I also ordered an addition of fried egg.I ended up with 2 fried eggs, which I can't ever complain about. Unfortunately the short ribs was not something i could finish. What a waste too because the portion was huge. First, the flavor was repulsive. Not sure what was giving it a musky flavor profile. My best guess is a hint of Worchester sauce went in there. Second thing is that the beef was overly chewy. I could chew on it all day long without it breaking down.Because of these 2 major things, I have to give a 2 star overall rating. This could be MUCH better.Perhaps it is my fault for eating lunch here on Monday.

Came with my mama and she kept saying "man I can make this" and I agree. The taste is not bad but there is nothing special whatsoever. The rice is your typical rice, not the sushi like rice that is usually served at Hawaiian restaurants, the meat is just ok and I am not a fan of the Mac salad. It tastes like water aka nothing. Also tell me why my kalua pork was 70% cabbage (look at pic).

Island Grill had been around for a long time and it is the second time I ate their food. First time was several years ago. I can't remember when but I was super excited to try their Loco Moco. I was a little disappointed because it was not very tasty. Just ordinary food that you don't desire to eat again. Yesterday my friend wanted to try the macaroni salad and the Lau Lau. For our dissatisfaction it was not very good either. If you are looking for the portion size it is definitely a place for you since plates are huge. However the quality of the food is not very good. Honestly I was not very surprised. Just wished it was better. If you are looking to eat a authentic Hawaiian food it is not the place for you.

Island Grill is a Hawaiian vendor located inside Crossroads Mall, with plenty of seating. We tried the Hawaiian BBQ chicken here twice, once before we went Hawaii and once after we returned from Hawaii. I'll say I was impressed both times! The wait for the food was pretty short. We got one island plate to share between 2, which included steamed rice, chicken, and salad. We also ordered a side of garlic fries. I'd recommend adding their teriyaki sauce to the rice, which adds a little more flavor to the rice. The portions were large enough that we had a little trouble finishing the one plate, although there were two of us! Overall, I'd come back when I'm missing Hawaii. Happy eating!

Since this is at the crossroads food court, there was plenty of seating. It has an old school, comforting vibe. My husband and I shared a combo plate of lau lau, kalua pork with cabbage, 2 scoops of white rice, a side of mac salad.I would say this is the closest thing to the plate lunches in Hawaii in all of Seattle area. Both the pork in the lau lau and kalua pork were so tender, juicy, and seasoned perfectly. Even though we shared a plate, the portions were definitely Hawaiian size and filled us up! The price was very reasonable for the size and quality too. The only thing that was slightly off was the Mac salad. It needed a bit of acidity or salt to it. And I would've preferred the cabbages to be big pieces instead of slices, but those are very minor complaints that don't affect the overall experience.

Hubby wanted some Hawaiian food tonight. I opted for Thai. So we went to Crossroads mall to eat in their food courtHe ordered bbq ribs and kalua pork comboI tried a bite of the kalua pork. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed. I would not order this again. He liked the bbq ribs

Had the kahlua pork plate and loco moco. The kahlua tasted very good. I like the cabbage cut into shreds versus big chunks. Right amount of smokey and salt flavors. 5 stars.The loco moco beef patty tasted great. 5 stars. But the gravy was not the usual brown beef gravy that I was expecting. What was that white gravy? Chicken? Not much flavor in that gravy. Knocked this down to 4 stars due to that.The mac salad was good. A little bland and needs a little more salt/pepper. Give it 4.5 stars.Now, the most disappointing part of the meal. The rice. It's horrible. It was not cooked correctly at all. Parts were gooey mushy and parts were hard and over cooked. It was inedible and that's a shame. Knocked down my whole rating for everything by 1.5 stars because rice is an important part of any island meal. Price is 4 stars. $14-$15. It's not $9 like teriyaki used to be pre-pandemic. But it's not the outrageous $18 some overpriced places charge nowadays. Final score is 3.5 stars. Please improve the rice quality. Use beef brown gravy. Add a little more salt (or have salt packets available on takeouts), then I'm happy to give 5 stars.

I went to Island Grill craving a loco moco, and it was okay but not great, mostly because the gravy was bland. A good loco moco should have a flavorful brown (beef) gravy, theirs was more like chicken gravy and it wasn't very flavorful. Also, the eggs weren't cooked properly - the whites were still watery and runny, which I find off putting. Probably won't be back...