Kalua Pork Sliders
Secret Island

Secret Island

209 Pine Ave, Long Beach, United States Of America

Pub • Wings • Drinks • Chicken


"Came with reservations and was told to wait in the back...while several groups of people walked past and just sat in empty tables. I was met with a super argumentative host who gave me a schpeel about how people without reservations who get kicked off tabled leave bad reviews and how people with reservations leave bad reviews for having to wait. Long story short, he stated that they no longer use the online reservation system. THEN WHY HAVE IT AS AN OPTION??? Well....if you make and confirm a reservation, I can see how one could be upset for having to wait for a table while others just stroll on in. The table we finally got was a ridiculous setup, against a column and right behind the bar where everyone bumped us from every angle and the chairs were so shaky I refused to sit on them completely. We finally found a short table nearby and jumped to it so we could avoid being hit and were met with ridiculous aggression from the host again who asked if we had informed the server that we moved. Jokes on us, we had sat at the last table for 20 minutes and never got a server. So....we enjoy our short table and notice a booth open and hop over and again get verbally attacked for moving tables and another ridiculous argument about how these tables are reserved. I explain we had a reservations for a booth and were given a makeshift table while everyone else just walked into an empty booth and again were asked if we informed our server..... Who we still hadn't seen. So we finally ordered vodka sodas from our server and they bring us titos and sodas....I'm sure an upcharge from well but we shall see and at this point, I'm done fighting and I just want to enjoy the company and the drinks we were able to get. Anyhow this night of enjoying a great band and our friends' company who drove from quite a distance was tainted by the BS attitude from the host. We won't be back. We should've known from attending events here in the past. It's a shame"

Opakapaka Grill And

Opakapaka Grill And

5-7132 Kuhio Hwy, HANALEI, United States

Fish • Grill • Steak • Seafood


"after reading either rave reviews or terrible reviews I decided to give this place pa try and it was one of the few places that had an open reservation for 6 in so short time. we arrived about 15 minutes early and could quickly accommodate us relatiw. the menu was disappointingly small and not agricultural too table as I had read somewhere. the food came out quickly and the fish seemed fish. we had the Poke salad, 2 mixed teller, the fish of the day (ahi, grilled) and a child's fingertip and a child's butter noodle. the fish of the day seemed fresh and tenderly cooked. my Poke shell was average, but was generous with the ahi. the mixing plate was somewhat disappointing. the fried fish was so thick and hearty that we thought it was chicken. the Kalalau-Pork was a huge drain, dry, stringy and too sweet. all steamed veggies were slightly muddy and blande. child noodles huh was ok. the ratio of battery to hew was like 90:10! but my child liked it so that I didn't complain. we had two cocktails that were strong and good, but expensive. the restaurant decor is somehow sad and obsolete. position wisely and intentionally (we felt we dined after sunset so that we could not see the ozean, but we could hear him) give this location potential. the menu is too small to have something for everyone, I think. if they are in the opposite, they give this place a try, but not the drive worth when they are not."