Big Island Grill

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75-5702 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, Hawaii 96740

(808) 326-1153

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American
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Mon: 6:00AM - 9:00PM Tues: 6:00AM - 9:00PM Wed: 6:00AM - 9:00PM Thurs: 6:00AM - 9:00PM Fri: 6:00AM... Read More
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Big Taste @ Big Island Grill

by MilwVon

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 17, 2009

Best of IgoUgo This restaurant is fast becoming a favorite for us, as we stopped in twice for dinner during our week in Kona. They are slightly off the beaten path in that they are not located down along Alii Drive, which is where you'll see the scads of tourists ...Read more This restaurant is fast becoming a favorite for us, as we stopped in twice for dinner during our week in Kona. They are slightly off the beaten path in that they are not located down along Alii Drive, which is where you'll see the scads of tourists and cruise ship passengers walking up and down along the bay. (Kuakini Hwy is the road that essentially runs parallel to Alii Drive, about two blocks away.)

Big Island Grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner six days a week (6a-9p). . . closed on Sundays. They have a nice menu with decent choices from sandwiches to lunch plates and full dinner entrees. Breakfast features many standards including pancakes, french toast, breakfast meats and of course SPAM. You can have your eggs served with breakfast potatoes or rice, which is common through Hawaii.

As I said, we stopped in twice for dinner. David ordered the teriyaki beef over rice, while I enjoyed the shrimp tempura. With both enjoyed our meals so much that we did a repeat when we returned several nights later. While they came with steamed veggies, these menu items were more of a plate lunch than dinner entree, so salad (or soup) did not come with our meals. At $10.95 each, however, the value was outstanding and neither of us felt like we really needed a salad.

Both evenings we shared a dessert, mostly for the taste sensation. Their version of a hot fudge banana sundae was really very good, as was the flourless chocolate cake. We felt that both were large enough to share, especially the chocolate cake that came ala mode with a raspberry sauce.

Like many restaurants in the area, they do not have an on-premises alcohol license but it appeared that they permitted carry-ins as a couple of tables were self-serving wine and bottled beer.

Our full meals including soft drinks or iced tea and the dessert to split ran $45 including tax and trip. As I said, a very good value for a delicious meal!

They appear to be very popular with the locals and on Saturday night, there was about a 30 minute wait when we arrived at 7:00pm. While they do not accept reservations, you can get your meal to go if that is more convenient for you.

Next time we are on the Big Island, the Big Island Grill will be on our agenda for breakfast . . . especially since both of our former faves for breakfast scored disappointments on this trip (see separate review).
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From journal Week Two in Hawaii: The Big Island - Kona

Big Island Grill

by keagle52

Fort Valley, Georgia

June 7, 2006

One block up from Alii Drive. The best-kept secret in Kona is the Big Island Grill, it’s where the locals eat. Home cooking and the servings are huge at very reasonable prices. It is always busy but the wait is not long and food is worth waiting ...Read more

From journal A Week in Paradise!!!

Big Island Grill

by extremegrp

Lutz, Florida

June 21, 2004

What a find! A local recommended this restaurant to me. I would have never tried it. It almost has a fast food feel to it from the street, but it was great. I had a sauteed fish that was excellent. The portions were huge. I wanted to try ...Read more

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