Puka Puka Kitchen
Restaurant · Hilo ·

Puka Puka Kitchen

Restaurant · Hilo ·

Island fusion eatery with huge portions of katsu, curry, bento

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Rated 4.4 stars by 513 reviewers
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Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
Puka Puka Kitchen by null
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Puka Puka Kitchen by null
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270 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI 96720 Get directions

$10–20

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270 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI 96720 Get directions

+1 808 933 2121
pukapukakitchenhi.com
@pukapukakitchen

$10–20

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"Served with Hawaii's familiar aloha, the Puka Puka Kitchen cooks up delicious Island food including ahi don, garlic curry, and chicken katsu. It seems like there is a Greek and Indian influence to the Hawaiian flavors which makes Puka Puka unique and worth a visit!"

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Puka Puka Kitchen

Cassian A.

Google
Local, ono, kine grub! Chicken katsu is amazing. Potato Mac salad is delicious, garlic rice is a curry garlic rice, very surprising but also delicious!

Obey W.

Google
Tiny shop, big taste, HUGE serving size! I stopped by while on walkabout, ordered chicken katsu... expecting a basic plate lunch. I was SURPRISED. The serving size was huge, with a salad and ?garlic? rice. Saffron? So much food. Either share a plate, expect take home, or ask for a small serving. Service was very aloha friendly. Very little seating, expect to do takeout for a park, hotel, etc, or if you are lucky, a seat. It looked popular with both locals and tourists. Very tasty!

Michelle “Shelly Belly” B.

Google
Go! Service was great. Food is great! Prices very reasonable. Special $9 Veggie curry, nice variety of veg & flavor over rice Special $23 Miso mahi over garlic rice and side salad. It was SO ONO!! They really do a great job, we will be back!

Jolene A.

Google
We arrived just before they closed and they were super nice. Made sure to get our order in and did not turn us away. Friendliest people Ive met so far... not to mention the food was beyond amazing. The shrimp curry, chicken curry and pita were the best I've ever had and the potato salad was phenomenal. Simple but flavorful with the perfe t blend of egg and crunch

Jamie J.

Google
Locally owned amazing prices and portions are CHERRY!! Finally found a homey restaurant definitely coming back yesssai!!

Adam “VisibilityV” T.

Google
The food here is great. The service is great. There's only 3 tables so you're probably better off getting takeout. The rice here stole the show. The falafel pita was pretty good though difficult to eat. They were out of a few items as well. The rice and service keep this place at 5 🌟

de p

Google
Food was amazing. Even after I was stuffed I still kept eating! I ordered a Chicken Katsu and it was the best Katsu I've ever had. Better than all those other fancy restaurants! Small restaurant but it deserves way more. Such a hidden gem.

Victor Y.

Google
Old Hilo Town vibe. Local bento diner at Bay Front. Decided to eat in. There is about 3 tables for seating. Bentos are made. So grab n go seems like a convenient Local Japanese Fusion stop. I got the Seafood Plate and the Chicken Katsu. Side note. Ordered fries on the side. They are large potatoe wedeges. I enjoyed them. Some people are particular about fries. FYI.. Decent sized portion for the price. I was full. Support Local Businesses.