Reviews for Hapa J's in San Clemente, CA
This place is an absolute gem. Everything we got was so flavorful, absolutely delicious, and the portions were great! We got the... pork sliders with the mac salad and the spam musubi with sausage as appetizers. The sliders were packed with pork, served with agenerous portion of Mac salad. Then we split the shrimp po boy with fries. The fries were extra crispy and the po boy was servedwith a slaw and relish that were out of this world delicious. We finished with the bread pudding. It was a huge portion, servedwarm with strawberry slices, whip cream, and some sort of lemon custard, again all excellent. We went in for dinner on a Mondaynight and got all the happy hour deals which is the move. They were not busy and their happy hours deals are a huge money saverwhich encouraged us to try more things and I?m glad we did! It was all spectacular and I?m dying to go back! Read more
This is a bar and restaurant. We called in a made a reservation for 10. When we arrived our table wasn't set yet so we had a... wait a bit. We were seated towards the back near the restrooms. There were a lot of choices on the menu from cocktails, beers,appetizers, sandwiches, salads, Hawaiian plates, daily specials and desserts. They even have a kids menu which is a plus. Weordered the da big mixed plate, mixed plate, luau plate, hangover katsu sandwich, loco moco, and 2 kids meals - the mac andcheese and the chicken katsu. Portions were huge. Some of us shared entrees since we couldn't finish it by ourselves and didn'twant to take leftovers since we were in the area camping LOL If you want to get the fried rice side, it's a $0.50 upgrade chargebut they didn't mention that when we ordered. The Hawaiian plates came with 2 sides. Opted for the fried rice and the mixedgreen salad. The galbi was delicious, katsu was fried just right and not over dry and chicken was ok. Overall a goodmeal. Restrooms were clean. Service was okay. They have a free parking lot across the side street from the restaurant. If weare in the area, will most likely visit again. Read more
Hapa J's is a must whenever I'm in the area. Their Hawaiian dishes are unique and I've never been disappointed. The gravy on... their Loco Moco is the best I've had. Sure you can use brown gravy, but they use something so much better. Their macaroni saladis delicious but I prefer more of a classic Hawaiian Mac Salad. Definitely stop by and try Hapa J's the next time your lookingfor delicious Hawaiian food. Read more
Awesome food and awesome service! Will definitely be back! We got the hapa nachos with kaluha pig, the sausage hot dog... appetizer, painkiller, and white ginger cosmo and would have it all again! Can't wait to try their Mac n cheese and Loco moconext time. Read more
Good GRIEF this place is great and serves up massive amounts of delicious Hawaiian food. We really didn?t need the appetizer?but... it was superb. Between the two of us we could not finish this plate! We did make a valiant effort, though. If you?re drivingbetween LA and San Diego, this is a perfect stop for lunch. Cheerful staff and a nice space. Read more
Great service and great food! This is a favorite local handoff recommended by friends who live in town. We ordered the loco... moco: a Hawaiian favorite with a grilled beef hamburger patty, and eggs over easy, smothered in brown gravy and over rice, witha side of Hawaiian mac salad. We also shared a plate of Hapa J's Chili Cheese fries: their seasoned fries, tossed in wing sauceand garnished with chili, shredded cheese and garlic aioli. Read more
Great Hawaiian food! Affordable prices were surprising given how much food was on each plate. Very authentic and well seasoned.... Top 5 Hawaiian restaurants I've been to. Read more
Went for the first time. Sat at a table and realized it was sticky and dirty. Asked the waiter to clean it, after he did he... still saw that it was dirty and suggested we move to another table, which we did and it was sticky as well. It took awhile forthe drinks to arrive. While we were waiting for our food we realized that the whole place needed a good scrubbing... floor toceiling. The place just looked old, out dated and dirty. Literally, we did not want to put our silverware on the table. Ourwaitress was great and so was the food. But, it seemed as thought a bunch of young kids were running the place and that theywere not very efficient. I grew up in a restaurant and was taught that if the front of the restaurant is dirty, the kitchen isprobably worse. As good as the food was, I don't think I would recommend or go there again. Read more