Kiawe Roots

Hands down the best restaurant we ate at in Hawaii. Super small, hole in the wall, elevated dining. The food was fabulous and the service was great. The coffee is served in individual French presses, which is a nice touch. We got there at the right time, there wasn’t any line around 8:30am but by the time we left it was getting packed. Make a reservation!

We found this place in our Rough Guide and the six of us showed up for dinner. Need a reservation! So we made one for a couple of evenings later at 4 pm and came back for a great dining experience. They could accommodate very few walk-ins because of the small size of the dining room, but it was worth the wait. The choices are great for meat-eaters as well as vegetarians. I tried the tofu bowl and it was delicious - the tofu was well marinated. I would have loved some more greens in there, it was just rice, two grilled squash, and the tofu, but it was well flavored. The pesto on the Med was delicious. The Brussel sprouts were amazing. The non-alcoholic beverage options were also great and tasty. Highly recommend!

First experience at this Lawai location and we had Breakfast. Amazing flavors, good service, and great ambiance. Menu has a good mix and variety of foods to choose from. We actually had trouble deciding what to get but ended up with their Lilikoi Pancakes, the Green Chile Skillet, and the Loco Moco. Soooo Good!! 😍 It's not a very big place inside, but would totally be worth the wait if there's a line. Will definitely be back! Want to try their lunch and dinner options next time.

It was good. We had 7 in our party. The huli huli chicken was about a 4. The herb shrimp bowl was a 3. The shrimp was a bit overcooked. The loco moco was a 3. The eggs were slightly over cooked with hardly any yokes and hamburger was overcooked. Sunrise pulled pork was interesting. Da shredder had hardly any flavoring from the pulled pork. The Portuguese sausage was interesting and over powered the flavor in this sandwich. Potato salad like mainland style not local style. The Dad's Chicken was very good. Should make a dinner plate with this chicken. Total 3.5 stars. Service wasn't that tentative. Had to ask for soda refill. If you have to ask for a refill then that's not paying attention. The place wasn't that big too. Had probably about 20 total, 3 separate parties. Not like had 50-70

Best food on the island. We have been to dozens of places and this place was awesome! Our party of 6 ordered 6 different meals so we could try them multiple things. All 6 entres were amazing! I personally don’t like Bloody Mary’s, but a friend who gets them all the time said this was the best one she’s ever had.😳 The service was great as well.