About Us
About Homestyle Hawaiian
"Our Mission is to Provide Authentic Home-Style Hawaiian Cuisine with the Best Value."
All the way from the islands, we have made it our mission to serve up the most authentic and delicious Hawaiian food. With a mission to bring the spirit of Aloha to the mainland, we continue to cook up the delicious flavors of the islands in each and every plate we serve.
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Take a break from reality and immerse yourself in the delicious taste of island cuisine. Homestyle Hawaiian is a restaurant in San Diego, California, offering home-style Hawaiian food and catering services. All of our meals and sides are cooked fresh for an authentic taste.
Opened Doors as "Mo's Island Grinds” in San Diego
November 2005
Re-opened under re-branded name “Homestyle Hawaiian”
2011
Opened Chula Vista Location
2012
Won 1st place in Taste of the Pacific for Best Ahi Poke
2013
Opened the Tierrasanta Location
2016
Won for best Deep Fried Musubi on Food Network’s “Junk Food Flip!”
2016
Won Restaurant Guru Award
2021
Featured in The Reader’s Tin Fork article
June, 2021
Won Best Hawaiian Food in San Diego
2022
We opened our sister restaurant, Manuela Malasada
January 14, 2024
View Our Testimonials:
Amazing food. The food was fresh and the taste was very good. Great service. I ordered the Korean Chicken it was cooked to perfection. Highly recommended it.
Patrick G.
Finally stopped in after I've heard such great things about this place! The staff was so friendly and the food was ready pretty quickly! I ordered beef Teri and kalua pork and it was soooooo good! It comes with white rice and macaroni salad, I also ordered a peach lemonade. Everything was soooo good! Highly recommend coming through!
Chanel Y.
SO MUCH MEAT!!! I thought this place was so reasonably priced for what you get. Honestly the Teri beef served as two meals for me. The Teri beef ($14) was tasty and lava chicken ($13) crunchy/flavorful. This was our first time trying and we will definitely be back to try more. Boyfriend and I have both lived in Hawaii and this tasted so on par. Service was fast and the staff was very nice, ask them for recommendations!
Madelina N.
Food 4/5
Service 5/5
Ambiance 5/5
Love the food!! We'll make sure to stop by here every time we're in SD. Too bad we don't have this in LA!! Shrimp scampi is seriously garlicky but was lacking in salt but the lava chicken, HEAVENLY!! That sauce something different. Also tried the butterbeer dirty soda, bomb!!
Hannah Attika S.
Let’s meet our dedicated
team members.
Alejandro James
Head Chef
Cynthia Flores
Sushi Master
Justin McLaughlin
Head Chef
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