5 Must-Try Places to Eat in Wahiawā on Oʻahu
Put these local favorites on your list of places to eat en route to the North Shore.
There are too many places to eat in Wahiawā for us to cover them all, so we’ve listed our five favorite spots below.
1. Koa Pancake House
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Everything you’d want from a hometown diner, Koa Pancake House serves local-style breakfast plates, including classic loco mocos, and massive omelettes packed with meats and veggies. 703 California Ave., (808) 621-0123, koapancakehouse.com.
2. Chicken In A Barrel
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A Kaua‘i favorite that has made its way to O‘ahu, Chicken In A Barrel serves heaping portions of chicken, ribs or kālua pig paired with a scoop of white rice and a cup of chili. 167-A S. Kamehameha Highway, (808) 888-2400, chickeninabarrel.com.
3. ‘Ohana Sub
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Sometimes, all you want for lunch are deli meats and fresh veggies, tucked away in a perfectly baked sub roll. For those times, head over to ‘Ohana Sub, which offers excellent hoagies. (I recommend trying the papaya seed dressing on your sub and if you like it, you can buy a whole bottle from the store.)
55 S. Kamehameha Highway, (808) 799-5799.
4. Dong Yang Inn
Of all of the places to get a Korean plate lunch on O‘ahu, Dong Yang Inn, for me, is the best. The meat jun is excellent, the barbecue chicken is absurdly good and the kimchi? Perfect. 546 Olive Ave., (808) 621-5031.
5. Maui Mike’s Fire-Roasted Chicken
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Hope you’re in the mood for chicken, because that’s what Maui Mike’s got on the grill. Sourcing all-natural, cageless chickens, Maui Mike and his crew hand massage the meat, then slow-roast it for hours with Mike’s special seasoning. It tastes as good as it sounds. 96 S. Kamehameha Highway, (808) 622-5900, mauimikes.com.
This story was originally published in our Winter 2024 issue. Buy a copy here.
