Aloha To Go Restaurant

This cute little place is in a strip mall but the place as a beachy island vibe. I got the huli huli chicken. It came with Mac salad and a scoop of white rice. They had a mini and a platter option which was nice because I was not super hungry but we knew we needed to get something. My nephew, who is not very adventurous got ordered off the kids menu and got a hamburger with cheese added and some fries. He gave it a 3.6 but said he was not very hungry and would have rated it higher if he was hungry. Lol I was super excited to see they had my favorite Hawaiian drink. I love everything lillikoi but they had several other flavors as well along with bottled tea, a few soda options, and water. No fountain drinks.

We wanted to break out of our routine and try something new, so we spotted this place and thought it looked promising. However, it didn’t quite live up to expectations. The Korean-style ribs had a bit of snap, but the flavor was lacking. The rice was incredibly bland, with no sauce or seasonings to enhance it, so I ended up melting some butter and adding salt and pepper to make it edible. The pasta salad, which was more like coleslaw, didn’t have much flavor and tasted a bit off. The spam sushi was decent, but I ended up discarding most of the rice. The highlight of the meal was definitely the chicken—it had a delightful honey sauce and was genuinely delicious. Overall, it’s not a meal I’d ever choose to have again. Given the glowing 4.6 rating in reviews, we were quite taken aback. I forgot to mention the dumplings. They were actually really good.

Just go! We stopped in before hitting the beach and we were blown away. Good BBQ is hard to find, and Aloha was awesome! Had both types of ribs which were both fantastic. Will definitely return! The manager was great to talk with and shared prep methods etc.... highly recommended!

I don't freely give away 5stars. We were looking for something a little different to eat after a market we attended in Indian Shores. We were greeted nicely when we entered and the owner was extremely nice and bubbly. Establishment was pretty clean. The ambience was okay not very fancy or interesting. The selection of food was great. We ordered a short rib platter and a chicken platter. Everything came out extremely tasty and delicious. Everything had great flavor and the portions was of a good size. One of the most important things to me was that the food wasn't very salty. We did substitute a couple things on the chicken platter. One was the mixed vegetables which was very very good. And we also added a fried rice to the chicken platter. On the short rib platter we substituted the pineapple coleslaw for the macaroni salad. It's definitely a place worth going to if you're in the area.

In the world of culinary exploration, there are rarely times when you can call the visit a true "experience". Today we had an "experience". Mother Nature changed our day plans from an outdoor festival to a day of cruising Gulf Blvd and trying this place after stumbling on it searching Google Maps. Amazing how that happens sometimes. First, this is a slow time of the year on the beach, plus the weather was cruddy today. So, it wasn't unexpected that the place wasn't busy when we arrived. What was unexpected was overwhelming warm feeling of Aloha upon arrival, followed by some of the best simple food we have ever devoured. Clearly the man and woman running the establishment today were the owner and head "chef", based on our conversations. I had the Big Kahuna Platter (3 meats) with rice and macaroni salad (Hawaiian style, not "Southern"). Simply amazing! She had the Shoyu Chicken which was also part of my platter, but amazing none-the-less. We each had a Spam Musubi which is a culinary trip you simply have to take! Love it! They presented us with a generous free sampling of their Spam Fried Rice...Mind blown! You MUST try it! So, overall it was one of those rare moments when every aspect of the visit simply fit together and everything was perfect. It's a small place, but I can see where they do a good business, and we will be sure to return soon...that breakfast menu with Guava Pancakes is calling my name!