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Hukilau
230 Jackson St San Jose, CA N/ANo hours added yet.
Hukilau is a Hawaiian restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid between $10 and $25, and tipped between 15% to 18%.
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- # who have favorited this restaurant : 1
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Best place to go ....
with your homegirl on a Tueday Night! We had the Kimchi Martini’s that were the bomb!
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Pork Quesdilla
forgot how much it was…I told you the drinks were good lol
- I came here for
- fun with friends
- My meal cost
- between $10 and $25
- I tipped
- between 15% to 18%
HUKILAU IN SAN JOSE ALOHA SERVED THERE
THE PLACE IS GREAT A+++ 5STARS!!!! NOT TO MANY PEOPLE THERE AROUND LUNCH TIME BUT U GET YOUR FOOD A LOT FASTER … IVE BEEN THERE 2 TIMES ALREADY FOR THE POKe ITS SOO DELISIOUS… THEBEST IN THEBAY I CAN SAY AND NOT TO MENTION THE WAITRESS DAMN SHES HOT… ANYWAYS BACK TO THE FOOD IF YOU WANT POKE LIKE LOCAL POKE THATS THE PLACE TO GO THE PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY PRICES ARE KINDA HIGH BUT I’D PAY THAT JUST FOR THE POKe AND THE IT HAS A LIL BAR SO U CAN GET BUZZED WITH COWORKERS AND FRIENDS ARE YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER I DONT HAVE ONE SOOO YEAH I GO BY MYSELF.. I WORK IN MILPITAS OFF TASMAN AND ALDER SO I TAKE THE 10-15MIN. DRIVE JUST TO ENJOY ISLAND POKE AND I LIVE IN TRACY AND I WOULD MAKE THE TRIP ALL THE WAY TO SAN JOSE JUST TO GET A TASTE OF AHI POKE …THE ONLY THING THAT SUCKS IS THAT THEY CLOSE THE KITCHEN AT 2PM AND RE-OPEN AT 5 SO THE CHEFS CAN TAKE A BREAK HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DO IMMA TRY TO MAKE IT EVERY FRIDAY FROM 11:30 TO 1:30PM THOSE ARE THE TIMES I TAKE MY LUNCH BETWEEN THOSE HOURS-STEVEN…T
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Ahi poke
DELISIOUS TRY THE MIXED POKe 5STAR RATING FOR ME…10 IF POSSIBLE
- I came here for
- a romantic date
- My meal cost
- between $10 and $25
- I tipped
- less than 15%
A great deal for lunch too!
My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant here
So I got hungry after writing my review for Hukilau so I ended up going there for lunch! :D I just wanted to note that the lunchtime prices are slightly cheaper than dinner (e.g., the fried rice lunch plate is only $6, and an extra side of the mac salad is only $1), and as far as the fried rice goes, I think the serving was just as large. So far it’s lasted me 3 meals!
Aloha served here
Really, I give this place a 3.5 for the food, but 4 for the overall experience. The food is good, but not great. But this has become a favorite place to go for a night out with friends because:
1) The menu has something for everybody. if you’re not into Hawaiian food, they have some pretty tasty sounding burgers (i’ve never had one… but they sound good!).
2) Entrees run about $7-10 each, so no one has to break the bank over this meal.
3) The restaurant can pretty easily seat large groups. I’ve come here twice for birthday parties with more than 10 people, and it wasn’t a problem.
4) The atmosphere is chill and cheerful and… Hawaiian! And we all love Hawaii. Sometimes on weekend nights they’ll have live bands playing Hawaiian music. And if it’s someone’s birthday, they may invite them up to hula. :)
There are a few things I really like here, but they’re mostly side orders or appetizers. My only complaint is that none of the real Hawaiian dishes really blow me away. But it’s still good.
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Ahi poke
Large chunks of cold raw tuna sashimi, onions, and sesame oil, this is a really refreshing and tasty appetizer
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Spam musubi
Spam sushi – a slice of spam sitting atop a bed of rice and rolled in seaweed. There’s a little too much rice here and I wish the spam was grilled more, but it still satisfies my spam musubi cravings.
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Hukilau fried rice
This is what I usually order as my entree. I LOVE this fried rice, and I think it’s because of the little chunks of Kahuna sausage. I know others who don’t think this is anything special, so don’t get your hopes up… but I love it. yum.
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Broiled mahi mahi
On days when I just don’t feel like the fried rice, this is my other pick. I prefer the broiled mahi mahi over the fried version (which is unusual… usually I’m all about the fried-ness) because this had a really nice light, healthy flavor to it.
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Macaroni salad
Ok, this is the BEST part of the entire meal! The mac salad is soooooo good… seriously my favorite mac salad ever. It doesn’t have the slightly sour taste that a lot of other mac salads have. The macaroni has a nice texture and the flavor is great.
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