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Kanoa Grill & Poke

Restaurant

Seafood specialist serving fish plates, crab cake burgers & poke bowls from a cheery counter serve. People often mention good, poke, cake, delicious, rice, lobster, crab, fresh, seating, salad,


Address

75-1027 Henry St ste 102b, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Website

kanoagrill.com

Contact

(808) 323-3512

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (551 reviews)

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Working Hours

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (16) poke (13) cake (10) delicious (9) rice (9) lobster (8) crab (7) fresh (7) seating (7) salad (6)
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  • 5/5 ζ΄ͺAdri 2 years ago on Google
    This is the best meal I've had on Big Island! We had the sampler poke platter (4 pokes) and the lobster crab cake. Our favorite was the salmon poke, so fresh and well seasoned. The lobster crab cake was THE BOMB. We had to return the same day for seconds! Service was excellent, very friendly staff :) would highly recommend!
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Sonia N. 9 months ago on Google
    Great new casual spot for some delicious local grindz! It just opened about a week ago. We stopped in for breakfast and sat outside. Pancakes were delightfully thick and fluffy with a generous side of smoked bacon. The salmon fried rice was SO mouth watering nomnom, big portion, too. Their fried rice is definitely now in my top 5 best fried rice dishes I've ever had. They have indoor bar seating and outdoor tables out front. Will have to come back soon and try the poke and other menu items--it looks super yummo
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Edwina V. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff are verry nice, and will patiently help you if you're not familiar with their menu. The food is good, we had hawaiian poke, lobster burger, and chocolate macademia pie. All of them are delish, and tasty. They don't do indoor seating, but they have benches and table outside that you can use. They don't have a comfort room, but they do have hand washing station inside, and a porter john on the parkinglot.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Kate C. 6 months ago on Google
    Super dry burger meat without any flavor and gross poke! Ordered a cheeseburger when there were only 1 customer there. Kitchen workers were play around and took 30 MINUTES to made ONE disgusting burger!! It totally delayed our plans and tastes so bad. Spicy grill ahi is gross. Taste like they only use really cheap mayonnaise and butter. This place sucks. The worst experience in my life.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Shannon R. 1 year ago on Google
    I love places like this. They serve excellent food, and a good variety for the size of the shop. I got a couple types of poke to sample and a crab cake. My family also loved their dishes. Simple and not pretentious. Would visit again.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 2/5 Lena 6 months ago on Google
    Felt like i paid for the rice 🀣 too much rice on the plate. shoyu poke was okay not great. Spicy poke was tasted like sashimi covered with paprika powder. Ahi steak was thin, dry and had no flavor. Needed salt. Overall, very unsatisfactory.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jafet R. 9 months ago on Google
    Incredible food, we had a late lunch here. They have several choices of fresh caught poke - I had the green machine and Hawaiian style. My wife had the Bryan's Mai Tai burger - it's loaded with a delicious lobster cake that she loved. The lilikoi cheesecake was amazing. I definitely recommend this place! Friendly service, it's a little bit of a wait but everything is so fresh and worth the wait.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jess 1 year ago on Google
    Soooooo yummy!!! All our meals were deliciously seasoned, very filling and lots of great unique local options. Everything was delicious. Perfect for a big meal after a day at the beach. Make sure to get dessert!!! Outdoor seating was just right and there were lots of condiments to add to your meal. The staff was really helpful.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Esther Vining (Blessed M. 1 year ago on Google
    So good ! Outdoor seating. The cheesecake was so good. Dish: Salmon, crab cake with white rice 🍚
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Lisa 2 years ago on Google
    I wish I had gone here sooner during my stay on the island. I ordered the mixed plate special (Ono, Lobster cake, Kalbi short rib), and it was delicious! The fish was panko battered, and it was so light and flavorful. I plan on going back!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Gary L. 2 years ago on Google
    This. Is. The. Best. Poke. Place. In. Hawaii. If you don't try this place you will regret it forever. Delicious pokes of all types, and the lobster crab cake was SO GOOD. Better than Da Poke Shack in Kona. Nuff said
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Juan Pablo d. 1 year ago on Google
    I found this place in google maps and it was amazing. The food was simply outstanding and easily the best I've had in Hawaii. The poke, in particular, was exceptional and I was impressed with the variety of options available - they have like a dozen different types! I also had the lobster cake, which was incredibly delicious and tasted like heaven. Thank you for the exceptional food and service!

  • 5/5 Mark E. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is amazing! Cooked to order, fresh ingredients. Lovely outdoor seating (no indoor seating). Lilikoi porkchops on Thursdays are crazy good!

  • 5/5 Ken N. 1 year ago on Google
    Wife asked if we can eat here as the reviews were good. When we saw the place it looked like a bait store, it took a long time, and we had to wait in parking lot in the rain. The wife got a poke bowl and I got "the catch of the day".. They don't even tell you what it is. But.. Best fish I had on the big island by far. Worth the wait and we even tried to go back before we went back to the main land (they closed early). Wife said Poke was as good as the other known Poke Places but what the catch of the day was the possibly the best fish I've ever had. (side note: all the fish/food we got in Kona was really good, so to say the best is something. Thanks guys!)

  • 5/5 Y&N 7 months ago on Google
    Delicious food made fresh & hot! They were all out of their fish tacos by 2:30pm, and had plenty of customers at this time, so we had; -Chef Bryan's Mai Tai Burger; grass fed ground beef, lobster crab cake, onions, tomato, lettuce w.mayo sauce on a delicious soft onion roll with crispy tasty homemade seasoned chips -Rodzilla; Grilled Panko Crusted Fresh Fish (catch of the day) & Lobster Crab Cake, we chose mac-n-cheese & brown rice as our sides Everything was really, really good! They also sell Kona Bakery Dream Lilikoi and Strawberry Cookies near the register. They are just delicious, so soft, not too sweet, buttery, so good. Like other crumble cookies they are super soft but still chewy enough to be satisfying!

  • 5/5 Richard 1 year ago on Google
    Ordered the fresh catch of the day with macaroni salad. It is absolutely delicious! Hawaiian comfort food.

  • 5/5 Isabella M. 6 months ago on Google
    Best poke I’ve ever had! So fresh and good portions for the price you pay! Furikake salmon, shoyu ahi, and the macaroni salad are delicious!! Haven’t tried their cheesecakes or desserts but they also look really good.

  • 5/5 Andi K. 8 months ago on Google
    Wow! The lobster cakes were amazing, and so was the furikake ahi (daily special). It was more affordable than expected for such good quality food. The staff worked so hard to keep up with the dinner rush. Good Aloha here, and the best seaweed salad (ocean salad) I've ever had. I'm ruined on mainland seaweed salad now, but it was worth the experience. Outdoor seating at picnic tables (all takeout.)

  • 2/5 Aga J. 2 years ago on Google
    I came here after reading all of the good reviews, and the food was disappointing. There are much better poke places on the island. The crab cake wasn't anything special and their ribs were kinda like bacon slices grilled with no taste. Three-quarters of the dish was rice. The only good thing that was ok was a dessert for which I'm giving two stars.

  • 5/5 Rebecca A. 9 months ago on Google
    I was craving some good seafood and Kanoa Grill & Poke did not disappoint. I got the salmon with rice and seaweed salad - I was instantly hooked! I had to make a few return trips to the Kanoa Grill because the salmon might been some of the best I’ve ever had!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • βœ“οΈ Free parking lot
    • βœ“οΈ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • βœ“οΈ Debit cards
    • βœ“οΈ Credit cards
    • βœ“οΈ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • βœ“οΈ Quick bite
    • βœ“οΈ Comfort food
    • βœ“οΈ Small plates
    • βœ“οΈ Healthy options
  • Popular for
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Dessert
    • βœ“οΈ Seating
    • βœ“οΈ Catering
    • βœ“οΈ Counter service
  • Service options
    • βœ“οΈ Dine-in
    • βœ“οΈ Takeout
    • βœ— Delivery
    • βœ“οΈ Outdoor seating

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