Plate Lunch Reveiw Thread - Tiki Drinks and Food

F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Sat, Oct 6, 2007 10:23 PM Name: Big Kahuna's Type: Restaurant Street: 3780 Ingrahm St City: San Diego (PB) state: Ca. Zip: 92109 Phone: (858) 270-9200 Website: http://www.bigkahunaspacificbeach.com/Default.aspx Status: Operational Description: More Florida Tiki than Poly-Pop, kind of a Surfer Pizza Joint/Sports Bar vibe, with reed matting on the walls & palapa thatch above the bar, half a dozen TVs around the place (mostly big screen), and Party City Tikis all over. But at least it doesn't have a white ceiling. The Plate Lunches aren't all that great, with a bland Mac salad, under-flavored Kaluha Pig, fishy Mahi & tough Beef Teriyaki. But the Mixed Plate is not why you come here, you come for Pizzas like the Kanaka, with its Kaluha Pig kicked up with a sweet BBQ sauce & Green Onions, or the Sumo Special which is covered in Pepperoni, Ham, Italian Sausage, Kaluha Pig, Linguisa, Bacon, Onions, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, & Ripe Black Olives. Or you come for the Kahuna's Balls, a dozen Garlic & Cheese topped Pizza Dough Balls. Or the Big Kahuna's Burger, a 1/2 pound burger in a hollowed out fresh baked loaf of Hawaiian Bread and topped with Jack & Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes, Red Onions & shredded Cabbage. They also have Breakfast and week-nightly Beer & All-You-Can-Eat specials, check the website for more info. Name: Maui Maui Hawaiian BBQ Type: Restaurant Street: 7420 Clairemont Mesa Blvd City: San Diego (Clairmont Mesa) state: Ca. Zip: 92111 Phone: (858) 279-6284 Status: Operational Description: An L&L knock-off, with nearly the exact menu as all the Mainland L&L's but slightly smaller. The dining room in painted in nice bright colors with some nice prints & Indonesian Masks & Tikis on the walls. The food wasn't quite up to L&L standards, with some grease & gristle in the beef I had, but at least the Mac salad had some good flavor & enough mayo to not be dry.

Name: Big Kahuna's
Type: Restaurant
Street: 3780 Ingrahm St
City: San Diego (PB)
state: Ca.
Zip: 92109
Phone: (858) 270-9200
Website: http://www.bigkahunaspacificbeach.com/Default.aspx
Status: Operational

Description: More Florida Tiki than Poly-Pop, kind of a Surfer Pizza Joint/Sports Bar vibe, with reed matting on the walls & palapa thatch above the bar, half a dozen TVs around the place (mostly big screen), and Party City Tikis all over. But at least it doesn't have a white ceiling.

The Plate Lunches aren't all that great, with a bland Mac salad, under-flavored Kaluha Pig, fishy Mahi & tough Beef Teriyaki. But the Mixed Plate is not why you come here, you come for Pizzas like the Kanaka, with its Kaluha Pig kicked up with a sweet BBQ sauce & Green Onions, or the Sumo Special which is covered in Pepperoni, Ham, Italian Sausage, Kaluha Pig, Linguisa, Bacon, Onions, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, & Ripe Black Olives. Or you come for the Kahuna's Balls, a dozen Garlic & Cheese topped Pizza Dough Balls. Or the Big Kahuna's Burger, a 1/2 pound burger in a hollowed out fresh baked loaf of Hawaiian Bread and topped with Jack & Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes, Red Onions & shredded Cabbage.

They also have Breakfast and week-nightly Beer & All-You-Can-Eat specials, check the website for more info.

Name: Maui Maui Hawaiian BBQ
Type: Restaurant
Street: 7420 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
City: San Diego (Clairmont Mesa)
state: Ca.
Zip: 92111
Phone: (858) 279-6284
Status: Operational

Description: An L&L knock-off, with nearly the exact menu as all the Mainland L&L's but slightly smaller. The dining room in painted in nice bright colors with some nice prints & Indonesian Masks & Tikis on the walls. The food wasn't quite up to L&L standards, with some grease & gristle in the beef I had, but at least the Mac salad had some good flavor & enough mayo to not be dry.

Post #336870 by freddiefreelance on Sat, Oct 6, 2007 10:23 PM