I love Poke Express and they told me I should try 808 Hawaii Mixed plate. I had gone there once a year ago and had a bad experience. I entered and asked if I could order just meat. (I had a party to go to and had plenty of time, I was willing to wait.) Anyways, the lady working literally started yelling at me that I need to order stuff like that ahead of time. (A simple, no would have done.) So I walked out and vowed never to return. But, since I enjoy the atmosphere and food at Poke express I decided to give 808 another chance. Food: Very average plate lunch with below average portions. I ordered the Kalbi and garlic chicken. Personally I did not enjoy how they served the Kalib. It was sliced up for me. I like Kalbi in part because I like ripping the meat of the bones. Also, they asked how I wanted it cooked and I replied rare (I was impressed this was even an option.) It came out very well done, so well done that it ruined a nice cut of meat. The flavor was ok, but nothing special. The garlic chicken was average, nothing special at all. The mac salad was above average. The rice was very disappointing, it was very dry; nothing like buck shot rice to ruin a plate lunch! Service: The short girl at the counter has to go. She must have been having a bad day. She seemed very irritated when I asked the price of the Kalbi and acted upset she had to look up the days price. I went with my cousin and her friend both who are white, I am hapa. Anyways they ordered before me and they girl at the counter didn't know they were with me. So when we say down, they brought both of them their plates. I have never seen such small portions!!! Serious a Mini plate and every other local food place I have been is bigger than what these girl got! They ordered Kalua pig and teri beef. Literally looke like a half scoop of rice, a half scoop of mac salad and maybe a have cup of the meats they ordered. When I got my plate 15 minutes later, I had 2 big scoops of rice and a huge scoop of mac salad. My meats were very small portions. I don't know why my plate was so much bigger than theirs. I hope it wasn't because I looked hapa and they don't. Overall: The food was below average, the portions were very skimpy, and the service was anything but the spirit of Aloha. They need to take lessons from the cousins at Poke express on service and portions. If I want local food, first choice cook it myself. If I am too lazy, I would take any other place I have been over this place.

negative

This place used to be my favorite sushi place when I first started going about 9 years ago. As the years go by, the quality, freshness, and taste of the food has failed to please. I used to recommend this place to friends and visitors, but now I can't even get myself to go in there for a meal.

negative

Horrible service time on a to go order. I have thirty minute lunch break, they took 45 minutes to make my gyro combo.

negative

I have to admit I generally do rely on Yelp to determine if I'm going to try a new place but given I've tried this place prior to Yelping and noticed the bad reviews, I had to comment. My husband and I ordered take out and had 3 dishes. Standard pad thai, a spicy ground chicken basil dish, and a large flat rice noodle dish (forgot names) - never remember. We have eaten at multiple different thai places in town and CA and AZ. Of course ratings on food are always subjective but I dont think their food is a 1 or 2. All 3 of the dishes we ordered were great. I would have to say better than Pin Kaow, which is the local favorite. We used to be regulars at PK on S. Eastern because of their superb service, so it's not to say we didn't like the place. The pad thai noodles were cooked perfectly, the sauce had enough tang and sweetness and not mushy and flavorless like PK. The ground chicken basil dish was about the same as PK and the other flat rice noodle dish was good. Yes, the ambience is very much lacking given it is a very small cafe but for the main purpose of getting take out, it is great for us given we dont have to drive further down from home with our infant. Now, it's not to say I'm mainly driven by the convenience factor on why I rated them so high. I like eating out and would mainly judge a place by the food preparation and quality along with the overall experience. I really like the fact that we have a pretty good Thai place in the area and hope other ethnic foods will come. Seems we lack a little diversity closer to Anthem and I dont mean your standard Robertos, Pei Wei, or for Christ Sake, another sushi place! Of course I would have to try other dishes to see if perhaps I may come across the same issues as others but for now, we are going back for more!
positive