Ohana Hawaiian BBQ

Why did you close? This place was among my favorite go-​to restaurants in the area and now the other locations are too far to deliver. I will dream of chicken katsu with curry as I damn the owners for giving up.
On a related note, there are now not any Hawaiian BBQ joints in the green valley area. Any restauranteurs out there listen: you will have a loyal customer in me if you open one up!

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this place in Henderson while we were looking for apartments. We originally drove into the plaza to grab some Jamba Juice, but we were both too hungry so we decided to stop into Ohana since it’s right next door.
Upon walking in, we were greeted by a really nice lady. She was talking to us like we’ve known her for years and made us feel right at home.
Since the ‘other’ popular Hawaiian place in the valley hasn’t been as awesome as we were used to it being, we were out to find another one that could be our regular spot and I’m happy to say, we may have found it!
We decided to share a pork katsu with rice and a side of mac salad with an order of spam musubi.
First of all, the portion was GIGANTIC. The pork katsu was flavorful and the breading wasn’t falling off the meat and they give you DOUBLE the amount of what you would usually get at any other Hawaiian joint. They give you two scoops of mac salad (which was rich and wasn’t bland like some other restaurants’) instead of one measly one and even the rice portion is huge. We shared it, and still had leftovers! The spam musubi tasted freshly made and not made a few hours ago and stored somewhere.
Only thing is, I wish they had a location closer to us. Probably a good thing that it’s far though. For our waist line’s sake anyway: D

Stopped by today, they are out of business. The food was good, maybe too low priced? One of my favorite places, what happened? they were always pretty busy and popular.
It’s a sad day. :-(

I walked in the lady was ok. I asked for a calorie count she said they don’t have one. I didn’t end up eating there. As I walked to the side I realized a mop near the grill. Gross they have an A. The health inspector must have shown up on a good day.

I really enjoy this restaurant, I usually end up going about once a week and the Kahlua Pork is phenomenal. Their macaroni salad is good, kind of bland but at least it isn’t sweet! Of course, you can’t forget the Musubi’s, they are my absolute favorite! The staff is always very friendly and I’ll continue visiting as often as I can.

Always on point!

Mind you I always get the same thing (Katsu Chicken) Yum-​tastic.

First time at Ohana and Ill be back.
Shrimp curry lunch plate was delicious and enough for two people with regular appetites or one super hungry person. Shrimp were huge and fresh and the yellow curry sauce was creamy and slightly sweet heaven. Add two scoops of rice and a scoop of macaroni salad for the lunch special and you are all set.
Place was clean, lots of options, quick and super friendly service. I look forward to working through the entire menu.

Hawaiian Food is so good and yet so cheap. It feels wrong.
So it’s a little sit down in a strip-​mall. At least it’s a nice strip mall in a great part of Henderson. Parking’s a little shoddy, but if you’re willing to walk it’s fine. The shop itself is totally clean and provides a variety of polynesian delights.
And delights they are. The barbecue here is amazing, especially for the prices. The fact that you can get like a small cow, or a medium sized pig, in a styrofoam container with rice and pasta for less than 10 bucks is nuts. It’s nuts. And it’s so damn good.
Thai and Boba teas also in full effect and spectacular. Service was great too. I accidentally dropped my drink on the floor. Girl behind the counter was cleaning it up before you could say «Stupid Haole.» Everything is so great here I assume that the food is in fact terrible for you just to keep the universe in balance.
And the Loco Moko is enough to make my white ass want to secede from the US. This is a really good Hawaiian chain.
Huge Occasional Con: If someone orders the shrimp they serve them virtually in tact (they might devein them. Might) and the whole place smells like an eight hundred pound person died in the back last week and they can’t figure out how to get them out. I’ve only had this happen once in 10+ visits.
I really should be giving this place five stars, but I suspect it’s killing me at a pace McDonalds can only dream about. Worth it though.

I have been here twice now and this place is awesome! I liked the food in Hawaii when we visited, but I thought L&L was nasty. Cold chicken, macaroni salad that left a tinny taste in my mouth, etc. However, Ohana was AWESOME! The Kahuna pork is simply amazing. It was a good suggesting from Mahina, the hostess. The fish is good here too! The cooks Carlos and Freddy really know what they are doing. I was so impressed with the place that I asked everyone’s name, so I could give them props here. Not sure what else I can do, but tell you to go and enjoy! 4 locations in Vegas, family owned. Yum.

I walked in today for lunch, and normally I’m greeted with a hearty «Hello!» from the cashier, but today, there was no enthusiasm in the greeting. I almost felt like I was interrupting her free time, because she was sitting on a chair.
The food, as always, was cooked fresh to order. I got the BBQ Mix plate, that consist of BBQ Chicken, Spare Rib, and BBQ Beef. I always get it with all rice, because I’m not a huge fan of the macaroni salad. She quoted me 10 minutes, which is pretty normal time for any dish. If this had not been a last minute idea, I would have called in my order.
All in all, food good, service, meh. If there was another option that was close, I’d go there, but until we get an L&L Hawaiian BBQ by work, Ohana will have to suffice.

Today was the «I don’t know what I want to eat, so I’m just going to drive and stop somewhere» kind of day. My work brought be close to the Green Valley area and I ultimately decided on Ohana.
I’ve been to Ohanas many times and I don’t think it’s the best I’ve had here in Vegas. Insead of driving all around the creation, I decided to eat here because it was conveniently located across the street from my job. Whenever I visit this place, I always get the mahi mahi plate for $ 8. It’s breaded like chicken katsu and super good. Today I decided to change it up and got the BBQ salmon mini plate for $ 5.95. The salmon was lightly sauced with BBQ and had nice grill marks. It was super flaky and perfectly cooked. SOO glad I got it. The plate lunch had too much Mac salad, kinda overkill. I also got a spam Musubi for 1.85, which was a great treat. Usually, my pet peeve is when the nori wrapping is not crispy enough and doesn’t breaks apart easy. This musubi was quite the opposite. The teriyaki sauce in it was a great compliment.
Overall, it was a great random choice. I felt satisfied and not too heavy. Definitely would recommend the fish options here. They have leaving with a smile on your face. Definitely better than L&L BBQ.

Compared to L&L and aloha Hawaiian BBQ, I like ohana the best. Their daily specials are a cant beat deal. I also like their Chinese menu items. It’s a nice change of pace sometimes. Loco moco is probably the best thing here.

Ohana was my first experience with anything proclaiming to be Hawaiian. Parking is always a bit tight as the Starbucks and other places close by bring in quite a few people. Once you step inside the place is clean and bright. They have a flat screen showing ESPN to distract you while you wait a few seconds for someone to take your order.
The person taking my order suggested non-​fried offerings so I ended up ordering a Half and Half plate: BBQ Chicken, Garlic Shrimp, and a drink. Under $ 8 for it all, not bad. I get my drink cup, head to the fountain dispenser and one dispenser is broke. I ended up getting Sierra Mist which is meh on a good day, but this was flat. Bleech.
My food gets brought to the table and after a couple of bites I get up and get some soy /​teriyaki sauce and some Sriracha sauce because while the garlic shrimp was good, the BBQ was woefully disappointing. I was able to cut the meat with a plastic fork and knife but that’s the only praise it gets. As for BBQ, this is more like the stuff Sysco or US Foodservice sells at the lowest price point and says the sauce will make it into real BBQ. Sorry folks, my 14 year old niece’s first attempt at BBQ with too many charcoal briquets and way too much lighter fluid had more taste than this stuff. And I can’t forget the double scoop of the most boring white rice imaginable
After having this I’m thinking the closest I want to get to Hawaiian food is to go to the store and buy me a fresh pineapple, slice it and call it a day. (Seriously I’ll keep looking as this was not even close to what I had hoped for!) 1 star for service, 1 star for the garlic shrimp.

Was our with the Boy & GF and stopped in for a bite while on the way home. We arrived about 20 minutes before closing time. Not wanting to deal with styrofoam monsoon, that seems to come with take-​out, I asked if it would be cool if we could quickly eat inside the restaurant. The girl behind the counter did not seem to have a problem wit it. I was stoked!
I ordered up some Chicken Katsu in a Curry sauce, it’s been something that I have been wanting to try for awhile now.
We prepped or table for the feast the come and when it did it came wrapped up neatly in a plastic bag… «Oh» I said. «I thought that you said that we could eat here?» «We are closing» was the reply.
I did not get wrapped around the axil about it. I understand when you want to close shop and head home. BUT… the GF heard the same thing I did and she has a much better memory than I do.
No biggy. we rolled out and over to the outside dinning area next to SB’s. It was a little chilly outside not big deal.
So they plastic bag is ripped open and chow is dispersed. I consume probably one the best Chicken Katsu with «Gravy?» DAMN! no curry sauce! After a few more bites, I forgot all about it and enjoyed the succulent, homey compliments of the gravy, crispy chicken, rice and mac.

Maybe I’m insane. I’m afraid to even write this review… but… I did not like my food at Ohana Hawaiian BBQ. I got the BBQ mix plate with short ribs, chicken, and beef. The beef was so chewy and fatty that I couldn’t chew through it. The short ribs were gristly too. The only decent thing was the chicken, but it wasn’t anything special. My fiancé had the katzu chicken, which was just okay too. Afterwards, I was disappointed, so I ordered a thai tea… I wanted it to be better than it was. However, it had this funky aftertaste that I just couldn’t get past.
Maybe I just had random a bad experience, judging by the other reviews. Dunno.

Definitely one of my favorite Hawaiian food restaurants in the valley!
The portions to price is just right. I’m 5’9″ and 165lbs and a mini order of BBQ chicken doesn’t leave me hungry.
BBQ Chicken — Wonderful deep rich flavor, so you can tell they marinade for a good amount of time.
Katsu Chicken — Excellent crunch, the Japanese wife gave a big thumbs up!
BBQ Salmon — For $ 8 you can get to big pieces of salmon cooked much, much better than most of the restaurants in Vegas. The wife usually ops for the $ 5 bowl and she was also super happy with the sandwich.
Curry Shrimp — The curry could be spicier, but everything else is nice. Their curry is more a Chinese style curry (from my experience with curries).
Fried Shrimp — OK, this is where I had a problem. Their shrimp is the over butterflied cut with way too much batter. Reminded me of the frozen precooked you can buy at the supermarket.
Mahi Mahi — I just don’t like how they prepare it and I can’t really explain why, all I know is that I prefer the mahi mahi at Ross J’s.
Musubi: Spam or BBQ Chicken with steamed rice wrap in nori. Can’t go wrong there!
Want a taste of everything? They have combo plates just in case you are having an internal struggle!
I highly recommend checking this place out! Worried about rice ruining your diet? No problem, they offer a mixed vegetable substitution.

BETTER than L&L BBQ! Chicken BBQ here is the best!
I have gone here probably a dozen times in the last couple months.
I find that their chicken bbq is not as fatty as the L&L bbq. It doesn’t have fat hanging off it and it tastes better.
The other favorite is the katsu chicken and the katsu sauce. If I can only get that recipe for that sauce, I’d be a happy girl. =) Place is friendly. Asking for extra katsu sauce is a hit and miss depending on the girl that workds the register. Sometimes you get charged 50 cents, sometimes not.
They have BOBA here for $ 2.50 which is the cheapest I have seen in town not even in china town!

A flock of locals from Hawaii tend to be joining the Las Vegas population so it’s no wonder that there are tons of local kind grindz restaurants popping up in LV. Finding Ohana Hawaiian BBQ is a taste of home in this desert town.
Considering that this is more or less a casual fast food dining experience, the service is outstanding. A friendly welcome when you step in and they bring your food, utensils and drinks directly to your table without you having to get up after you order. The décor of the restaurant itself is simple and clean. A large plasma screen and a gorgeous picture of Waikiki beach with Diamond Head in the background adorned the walls.
There were four of us girls so we decided to order a bunch of items to share. A bbq mixed plate which consisted of 2 scoops of rice, mac salad, bbq chicken, teri beef, and short ribs. The meats were marinated really well so that each piece was full of flavor and my favorite part about it? None of the pieces of the meat was tough! From the chicken to the teri beef to the ribs, tender, not overcooked and soft. It’s nice when you aren’t wrestling with your meal with the possiblity that the meat is going to beat you and tear your teeth out.
We also ordered a couple of spam musubis and saimin. Spam musubi and saimin is a great combo for some reason. It totally complements each other. The soup base for the saimin was tasty and the spam musubi’s were teri-​sauce delish!
Stuffed and ready to take our money back from the casinos… our party got up to leave. Ohana BBQ staff truly know how to show their Aloha. A sincere thanks and au revoir to us and we were on our merry way.
Truly, a great, warm tasting «Aloha» experience.

Las Vegas has a big islander community, so Hawaiian food is easy to come by. I’ve been to a bunch of different restaurants, and Ohana definitely stands out.
Price wise, it’s similarly priced with other establishments of its kind. However, the servings seem a bit bigger than normal. I order the mini katsu (one of my favorite dishes), and can barely finish it. Don’t get me wrong, your boy can eat. I’ve tried maybe 6 or so of their dishes, and have yet to be disappointed.
I haven’t had a bad experience yet at this place. The service is always nice. They greet you when you come in and say goodbye when you walk out. Wait time for food is normal. A coworker and I have even recommended that our office have Ohana cater a luncheon, and the whole office loved their food.