Paina Cafe

I was in the area and decided to swing by here as I was craving garlic chicken and maybe a mochi donut. I've had their mochi donuts before and they were good. My son said the garlic chicken here is good. The restaurant is real cute. It has a beach house vibe! The cashier was really nice. I saw they have Poké and that is one of my favorites! So I asked the cashier which one she would recommend, either the garlic chicken or poke. She said they're both real good and that the garlic chicken was very popular. I wanted something warm so I opted for the garlic chicken. She said if I can't decide which Poké for next time, that the Paina one is very popular. And I picked the Li Hu Mui Pineapple Mochi Donut. It took about 5 minutes or so and my food was ready. I took them to go. Garlic Chicken: it was so good! It was crispy and tender, but not hard anywhere (like some other places where I think I'll break a tooth). It comes with 2 cups of rice and some kind of I think potato salad (which I thought was good, but I prefer macaroni salad). It had the right amount of sauce on it. I don't like my fried or breaded chicken drenched in sauce. And it also had the right amount of garlic. You can definitely smell and taste it and it was good! Li Hu Mui Pineapple Mochi Donut: such a great donut and flavor. You can taste the pineapple. Lots of chewiness. It was fresh. I loved it. Service: excellent. The cashier was very friendly and helpful. My food came out promptly and it was real fresh. On my wait out, I saw they have 2 fridges of desserts and I think "The Bento", mostly Ube desserts. I love Ube! They even have Ube pies. I'll have to try it next time!

Friendly service, great music, local vibeCookies and cream mochi donut - yes! Regular donuts are usually too sweet for me; these are just right, and the flavor and chewy texture are perfect.Garlic chicken plate - smells divine! Wonderfully crunchy, salty, and sweet. The potato salad is interesting; it has noodles in it, but I ain't mad at it.The only downside is the smell of the to-go bag... like melted plastic. I thought there was something wrong with my car or that the food melted the to-go container. No, it's just the bag itself. Cute customization, though.

The food was amazing everything tasted good the poke was fresh , the doughnuts all tasted so good. All the workers were very nice and helpful when picking what to get the recommends all slapped. We got poke bowls and doughnuts.The spam musubis seemed like they had been sitting there all day but everything else was fresh and tasty. The ambiance was fun and bright , good music playing and lots of indoor seating

Great, casual atmosphere! I have come back a few times just for the spicy Inari. It always tastes super good, the doughnuts are delicious, and their garlic chicken is always a must have.

First time visiting this location. I've had the mochi donuts in the past from the other location but haven't visited in awhile. This time I decided to try their food for lunch. It took awhile for the cashier to turn around and take our order. Not sure if she didn't realized we were ready to order or was busy on her phone. I ordered the guava chicken plate and my fiancé ordered the kalua pork and poke bowl. They have drinks in cans or bottles only, no fountain drinks. Prices were pretty fair for the amount given. My fiance's dish tasted as expected, tender pork and poke salmon had good flavor. My dish on the other hand, tasted just as it looked - char grilled. Presentation was lacking, and before I took a bite from the chicken, I could already taste the char just by looking at it. I tried to dip it in the guava sauce that came on the side, but the char flavor was still very much there. I continued to eat hoping it was just the pieces on top, but almost every piece of chicken in my dish tasted like char. The potato scoop was delicious, best part of my meal. Churro cheesecake had just a hint of churro flavor, not enough to want to order it again. May try a different dish next time if I happen to feel like stopping for some other mochi donut flavor.

I decided to give this place a second try and unfortunately it did not hit. Food is not made fresh. It is preheated. There is no chef or kitchen cashier goes to the back and cooks as well. Cleanliness is not good. Bathrooms are dirty. I do not recommend everything's overpriced as well!!! I will not be Coming back here

A friend from HI suggested this place and I recently went to check out the newer location on Blue DiamondFood (3/5): I ordered the Nanae Salmon Poke Bowl and I really wanted to like it, but I personally felt like it was overloaded with pickled onions and rice. There were a lot of different toppings, but it didn't seem like they provided a lot of salmon, especially since I got the large size. The mochi donuts were great, however, and it was delicious trying a few different flavors. Service (5/5): we ordered takeout and our service was fast and friendlyAmbiance (5/5): it's a small, but well designed restaurant. While we waited for our food, it was fun looking at the wall art and various options of desserts and food in the fridge. Overall (4/5): it's a good place to check out if you want desserts like ube custard pies or mochi donuts, but the poke fell short of my expectations. I'd like to give it another try in the future, maybe trying the poke crunch bowl, since it seems like it has no onions.

I can always count on Paina to satisfy my craving for Hawaiian food. I love their poke bowls, particularly the poke crunch bowl and Paina bowl. The garlic chicken is my favorite thing on the menu -- plenty of big, crispy chunks of fried chicken covered in their garlic shoyu sauce and served with two scoops of rice. Their bento box is delicious too if you can't decide what to get. It's got some garlic chicken, teriyaki beef, and Portuguese sausage.This location is off of Blue Diamond, in the same plaza as EOS Fitness. Parking can be tough to come by during peak gym hours.

Wanted some mochi donuts and ended up here. I'm glad we did! I ordered a blueberry mochi donut and a chantilly cream croissant. The donuts were super soft, moist, chewy, and flavorful! A lot of the flavor was coming from the blueberry topping, but it was a good flavor. The croissant was very flaky, and the cream inside was interesting, I had never had chantilly cream before. The croissant was also drizzled in chocolate! We went in on Tuesday late morning and were the only ones there, so the service was quick! It was also very friendly! The price was affordable, and I would definitely go back. Depending on the time of day, parking can be a little tight since it's near a gym, but other than everything was awesome!

I was on the hunt for a poke place and found Paina. Especially for the price, I was really happy with the portion size! The spicy tuna was incredibly fresh- some pieces were a tad fatty (I think? Not a raw seafood expert) but I was really impressed with how fresh it was. Maybe it's just because I ordered online, but I'd love to see more sauce and topping options- the tempura crunch and sauce were great, but usually there are more sauce options. Quality is king with seafood so I would definitely order again!