Ohana Hawaiian BBQ

FYI: NO MORE DAILY SPECIALS !!!
I’ve only had the BBQ chicken rice plate and to be honest, it’s ok. It’s not the best, but it’s not the worst. I’ve had far worse bbq chicken.
The chicken is a bit on the salty side but when mixed with the mac salad or rice it’s tolerable.
The mac salad is decent.
The downside:
–environment: ehhh, it’s kind of run down and isn’t the cleanest
–limited seating (don’t expect to be able to grab a table on your first go)
All in all, Ohana’s is ok.

Opinion: Unfortunately, Ohana means family and not quality food. Personally I would take my money elsewhere in the Umall. I’m rating Ohanas a generous two stars because the food is cheap (under $ 8) and the portion size will more than fill the average college student. I ate here a lot as a freshman during fall quarter because it was the only place close to the dorms and I didn’t know better. Definitely a take-​home kind of restaurant for a late night.
Quality: The service is slow and the food tastes like cardboard unless drowned in hot sauce. A lot of times the food burns holes into the styrofoam container. The environment is cramped and dingy with a few sticky tables that are hardly ever cleaned.
Advice: The specials of the day are the only things worth ordering. Stick with the BBQ Chicken or Chicken Katsu if you do venture here. Stay away from the fish tacos, its a heaping pile of lettuce and one small piece of fish. After finishing 6 fish tacos, I would feel like I ate a salad. The Spam Musubi is very plain and always under grilled, but decent because you can’t mess up spam.

I really enjoy this place, my husband loves the fish tacos and if you come on Monday they are on sale!!! I prefer the bbq chicken, so delicious. Really good prices. Usually there is a bit of a crowd so you may have to wait, but it is very worth it!

This is a little store inside of U-​Mall right near Forever 21 that pretty much everyone who goes to Davis has been to. They’re known for their weekly deals — $ 1 Fish Tacos, $ 6 Platters. It’s pretty cheap and decent food.
I used to live literally a walk away from Ohana’s — it’s great food to grab when you’re hungry and nothing else is open. Also it’s one of the only places I’ve been to that doesn’t skimp on the spam in the spam musubi! (1 piece $ 1.75, 2 piece $ 3.25)
I usually go in for the BBQ Chicken or Chicken Katsu — the mac salad is amazing! Both of these have enough portions for two meals. The BBQ chicken is on the oilier side and I personally prefer the chicken katsu.
If you’re in the area and you’re really craving some greasy food — Ohana’s is great!
Also, calling in for takeout is a hit or miss. Sometimes they answer, other times you can call several times to a dial tone. It’s better to just go in and order!

I really like their their bbq chicken, they serve you such big portions and it’s so cheap. It’s perfect for a college student.

Overall my experience was ‘okay’. I ordered the Spam musibi for starters, which was good for its price, it could use a little extra sauce– which is additional. Their macaroni salad was very bland but their Chicken Katsu was a great portion. Customer service wasn’t too well especially seeing that they charge .10 for a to go bag (side eye). I probably won’t return but if your in craving for Hawaiian near by this place will do it for the time being.

They got my order wrong but that’s ok. Everything here is so greasy (in the best way possible) you can’t really tell what you’re eating, but you do know that it’s satisfying as hell. Originally got the combo platter but ended up receiving all BBQ chicken which may have been the best thing on the menu anyway. I’m normally a short rib guy but after hours in the car working up an appetite I ate everything in that styrofoam container too fast to know what part of the food chain it came from.
Ohana is your standard Hawaiian BBQ joint, very much like L&L’s, whether that’s an insult or compliment is up to you.

Decent Hawaiian spot. Can’t really mess up chicken katsu, mac salad, and short ribs, so they did a good job. It’s not up to L&L quality but I just stumbled across this place on a short road trip. Not a cozy place to dine in, very tight seating. Service was weird, they barely communicate with you so you’re left guessing when your food is done or figuring out the menu system on your own. But other than that, decent.

Ohana! Ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind LOL just kidding. Ohana is like a generic version of L&L and the food here is pretty decent. The thing I like most about Ohana’s is that their food is affordable and fulfilling. If you’re a college student… who wouldn’t like this? I think the food here is okay because there’s nothing really special about the food here where it’ll «wow» you and just keep you wanting more. I usually order the small ohana chicken bowl and it’s nothing special really. I like how the chicken is soft and tender but the downside is that it’s somewhat greasy which is a no no. But on the bright side, the boiled/​steamed veggies isn’t too overcooked (= My friends would often come here to satisfy their spam musubis. I recommend this place to anyone who’s hungry and just want a quick fix!

EDIT: they no longer do daily specials! 1÷28÷16
Ah, Ohana’s! The go-​to place for college students if they want a quick, filling and cheap (kinda) meal. Keep in mind this place feels more of a fast-​food and not a restaurant although there are tables for you to eat at.
DEALS: (NO MORE $ 5 BBQ CHICKEN OR KATSU. the horror!!)
Monday– $ 1 Fish Tacos
Tuesday– $ 6 BBQ Chicken w/​2 scoops rice, 1 scoop mac salad
Wednesday– $ 6 Chicken Katsu w/​2 scoops rice, 1 scoop mac salad. (You can replace the Mac salad with rice if you rather have rice or you can replace the rice and Mac salad for fries)
Lots of people rave about the Mac salad! You can order a to-​go box filled of it. Check my attached picture!
The chicken katsu is crispy and it tastes better with the sauce they give you. The BBQ chicken is decent too but it is oily :(I love the spam misubi here! I always crave it whenever I’m near the area.
I usually eat half and save the other half for another meal :) portion is big enough to share or save.

Lots of food with a low price, but super oily food!!! I got the bbq chicken special and the oil is dripping all the way to the veggies below it. The macaroni salad is even worse in a way that it tastes much like oil than mayonnaise. However, chicken is tender and the their bbq sauce tastes fine. If you are super hungry and want to pay for your health insurance instead of your food, this is the right place for you.

Best. fish. tacos. ever.
$ 1 on Mondays!
Loaded with fresh shredded cabbage and diced tomatoes, a light but creamy orange mayo sauce, and a generous strip of thinly battered fish on a corn tortilla~!!

If you’re craving spam musubi or chicken katsu and you live nearby then this is the place to go to. For the quality the pricing is expensive: 2 spam or chicken musubi for $ 3.50 and $ 6 for Chicken Katsu on Wednesdays (their daily special. not sure how much it is normally). The chicken katsu tasted old and was had some chicken cartilage still in the chicken every time I’ve gotten it. Their macaroni salad is good though. comfort food heaven. But doesn’t make up for the rest of the menu.
All of their warm food is dripping in oil and your body will hate you after you consume it, so try not to give into your craving but if you must, the food at Ohana will barely satisfy your craving.
The customer service is terrible, but what do you expect from college kids who hate their jobs.

Came here on a whim with hubs when we were going by the plaza heading to trader joes. It’s located in the small strip mall and it s a small place with properly 8 – 10 small tables there. Mondays they have fish taco for a special for $ 1.29 each, Tuesdays is BBQ chicken for $ 6 and Wednesdays is Chicken katsu for $ 6, the Tuesday & Wednesday special come with rice and macaroni as part of the whole combo.
Hubs ordered the Chicken katsu, rice and macaroni and I ordered the Ribs and double macaroni, I didnt feel like rice. There was a decent line up of 6 people in front of us and 6 people after us ordering. It took about 15 – 20 minutes before we got our food. It’s a good size portion for the price. Ribs were a tad tough for me and hubs katsu was a little on the drier side then usual. The macaroni was a tad on the bland size for me. I can understand why students go here its a great value to food and portion size but I’m about flavor as well. It’s convenient located close to the campus/​dorms for students so it’s easier for them to go here. It’s a tad dirty here, like tables are sticky, so your better taking the food to go.

Oh spam musubi. You are the only type of spam that is okay. Spam my phone, my email, my life. Spam musubi is life. Two for 3.50. Wow what a deal!
Or you could get the $ 5 katsu deal on Wednesdays. That’s good too I guess.
3 for being a shabby place that caters to college student’s lazy needs. Also for spam.

— THE FOOD
Normally, I’m pretty okay with the food here. Usually came here on Wednesdays for $ 5 chicken katsu but they raised their prices to $ 6. The katsu is pretty greasy and oily. It comes with a scoop of macaroni salad and two scoops of rice. For a long time, I was okay with the chicken katsu until recently, my body couldn’t take the high amount of grease anymore and I threw up. This was a huge sign for me to never come back and eat their extremely oily foods.
— THE WAIT
Because so many people come here for the special deals, you can wait up to 25 min for the food. This is supposed to be «fast food» but it’s not even fast so I don’t think it’s really worth it.

Beyond the cheap deals and convenient location from campus/​dorms, there’s no reason to visit this place. Its pretty much your standard Hawaiian BBQ, but in what seems to be a restaurant that is never cleaned. Everything seems grimey and just a tad sticky. From the front counter, to the sauce bottles, to the chairs, nothing feels genuinely clean. Its also open somewhat late which is probably another reason this place is still in business.
Chicken katsu is alright, BBQ chicken is too salty for me, spam masubi is good, and their mac salad that comes with entrée orders is slightly off. Not sure if its a Hawaiian style of mac salad, but even in the Bay, these mac salads have always tasted a tad off to me.
As some of the other reviews have pointed out, the specials are quite cheap especially for the portions you get. Order to-​go though, and avoid the grime if you really want some of this stuff.

I’ve never written a review till this day because I was always moderately satisfied with Ohana but now, I just have to say something.
The only reason most people come here us because of their $ 5 deals, and is the main reason I came. Suddenly, I find out my beloved deal has been changed to $ 6 and I really cannot understand why. I’m highly disappointed with this change and I hope that this will change back.
What Ohana has to understand is that this place is not a high class restaurant. It is cheap because of college students and it should stay that way. The food is decent enough and they are quick enough.
If you cater to college students, go ask the way and be fast, cheap, and decent enough in quality. I hope management keeps their customers in mind when choosing how to run their establishment.

SPECIALS
Monday: $ 1.29 Fish taco
Tuesday: $ 6 Bbq chicken
Wednesday: $ 6 chicken katsu
5.12.15: price change on specials!
For the price, the food is decent and they give you big portions. I’ve been to this Ohana multiple times and it gets pretty busy on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Most of the customers are UCD students who come here because the food is affordable. There isn’t very many tables and seats so it can get pretty congested during their busy hours.
I would recommend the bbq chicken, on a Tuesday, or the grilled chicken burger meal. The katsu taste alright and the worse part is you can’t refrigerate and have katsu for leftovers because it gets soggy, unless you like that.
You can call and order ahead, but on busier days the workers may not be able to answer the store phone since it can get quite hectic. Overall friendly staff 90% of the time, but hey, everyone has their off days.

I usually come here for a cheap and filling meal. I usually come on either Tuesdays for their $ 5 BBQ Chicken or on Wednesdays for their $ 5 Chicken Katsu. Oh, and I’ll order their spam musubi from time-​to-​time if I happen to be in the area. I’m not a huge fan of macaroni salad, but theirs isn’t too bad. I wish they had steamed veggies on the side like Dot Island Grill does. However, since it is conveniently located in UMall, I often come here instead.
There is plenty of parking in UMall’s lot, and a Bank of America ATM is there so you can withdraw cash to get that boba drink to go with your meal from Ohana!

BBQ mix plate 4 (chicken is best)
–beef 3.9
–ribs 4.1
–chicken 4.6
–macaroni salad 4.2
BBQ chicken musubi 4.5