Ethel's Grill

Commonly described as one of Oahu's best hole-in-the-wall restaurants, Ethel's does not disappoint, so long as you don't mind the scarcity of parking or inevitable wait for a table.

The seating area is very limited, and the larger the party, the longer you'll have to wait for a table. On this particular day, since it was just the two of us, we only had to wait around 10 minutes, and we got seated well ahead of a larger group of people who had put in their name before us.

We split two entrees off of "Ethel's MOST Popular Dishes": garlic chicken ....

and mochiko chicken.

These dishes included rice, miso soup, green salad, and choice of fruit punch or iced tea.  Both dishes were delicious, although I preferred the mochiko chicken over the garlic chicken, because of the ginger-ponzu dipping sauce that comes with it.  Both versions of fried chicken were not as crispy as I would have liked it be, but the chicken was very flavorful thanks to the sauces, and the chicken was also very moist.  At $8.50 per plate, it's very reasonably priced.

I wouldn't mind returning to try some of their other "MOST Popular" dishes, but only if I'm in the area and have some time to spare.

Ethel's Grill
232 Kalihi Street
Honolulu HI 96819
(808) 847-6467

Monday - Saturday   5:30am - 2pm
Closed Sundays