Kauai Diner

The BBQ mixes savory and sweetness to perfection, the katsu is beautifully crispy and tasty, the pineapple chicken is heavenly, the crispy garlic pork is phenomenal, and the service is excellent. Kauai Diner is the perfect place to grab delicious huge plates after a long day at the beach.

We were headed to our flight at LIH and had a few hours until our flight and wanted breakfast so we stopped in here and it was very good, the eggs, the sausage, the bacon, the pancakes, all was very good! Highly recommend stopping in here for breakfast.

No frills spot for typical Hawaiian food to other typical Asian dishes. Came here off the plane and can notice a mix of locals and tourists. Service was quick and prices were reasonable. They have plenty of options for everyone.

The food is delicious and they a large menu with a large variety of food. The staff is very attentive and friendly. The place and bathrooms are clean. We will definitely come back to try their breakfast options.

Came by after we landed around 3pm on a Friday. My partner ordered the Homemade Pork Lau Lau - “it was made with care, not over cooked, moist and seasoned well”. I ordered the pineapple chicken, it was great. Came out some time after his so he was about halfway through his meal ( I encouraged him to eat whole it was hot). I liked that the pineapple chicken wasn’t super sweet! I also ordered the Pink Lemonade, also not too sweet!

We've really good meals at Kauai Diner. They have classic Hawaiian fare and also Japanese and Chinese items on a pretty long menu. We had dinner twice and tried the katsu salad, curry katsu, mapo tofu, and crispy pork chops. The katsu was crispy and light. They curry is a Japanese classic. The mapo tofu was a bit heavy on the sauce, but it was a nice break from other meats. We got the crispy pork chop which was really tasty. We got it under the snack/appetizer side to share (as an app it doesn't come with rice) and it was the perfect size for us. Service is really efficient and friendly. We were seated quickly and the orders come out quickly as well. We came for breakfast on the way to the airport. I got the Filipino scramble with eggs scrambled with onions and tomatoes and longanisa sausage and my husband got the ube pancakes with gotenberg sausage. The ube pancakes were delicious! The sauce that came with it has a nice ube and coconut milk flavor that is not too sweet. That sauce is also great for dipping toast. My scramble was fine. I did not care for the longanisa sausage, but I've not had it before. All in all, we'd definitely recommend Kauai Diner. It's open late for Hawaiian restaurants and there's plenty of parking. We saw many local families dine here, so you know it's good.

My family found this restaurant on a whim and are so glad we stopped in. All of us were able to find a dish we loved. I will definitely eat here again to try more menu items. The menu is massive and everything looks delicious. Our server was friendly and we didn’t have to wait long for our food to arrive. We didn’t have to wait to be seated. There is plenty of seating for groups of any size.