Hawaiian Style Cafe Hilo

A local suggested we try this place and we went for dinner. After about a 25 minute wait, we were seated by 6:30. Waitress was friendly and efficient although neither she nor the menu provided much guidance for gluten free options. I am not celiac so not as crucial for me but I think the boneless pork ribs had g or msg involved as these do not agree with my stomach. Sides are a choice of tossed salad, rice or macaroni. I think we all had rice and salad. Dishes ordered: stew- great; spicy siemin bowl with noodles- good; boneless ribs were flavorful but for thin cut meat it was very chewy, had lots of grizzle and much was cut off and left on the plate. Didn’t seem like ribs at all. ?Tall glasses of water were great. Prices are reasonable.

Delish! Saimin broth is so clean and Garlic Chicken is crispy perfection. Great service, portions are massive, and the location is ideal. Thanks for the perfect lunch Gayle!

Always so good and tasty! The portions here are HUGE. The vibe is very chill and there is a ton of options. We came for dinner but Breakfast is available too! Friendly service and full bellies. What more could you need?
One of the best places to eat on the big Island! And there is another location in Waimea (breakfast only)

Recommended by Kai at Botanical World. Excellent food, large portions. Great flavor. I’m glad we went. I would definitely recommend. They close at 2pm on Sunday so we just did make it. Had to jaion the wait list but the wait was only about 15 mins. 2 of us got the 12oz ribeye, hashbrown, 2 eggs, and upgraded to French toast. Yummy. The other one got the Moco Loco and it was a giant bowl. Also looked delicious.

Long wait for passable food. 30 minute wait on yelp waitlist. Then took about 20 minutes for them to bring out food and another 20 minutes to get the check. Portions were enormous but volcano omelette was very meh. Didn’t finish the saimin. French toast was the only decent dish.