Reviews for Mahalo in San Francisco, CA

This spot may have some brow raising reveiws_ but honestly, I love this place. Never had a problem with customer service and the... food is always on point and plentiful. Trust me, I've ordered pretty much everything off of their menu lol -Returning customer Read more

I really want to support this restaurant because I love Hawaiian food. The musubis are good, but a little too much rice and too... little topping. I ordered a garlic fish plate and was sad to see it swimming in butter. See photo for how much liquified butterwas in the Mac salad and greens. Read more

We were delivery regulars of this place for a while because we liked the food. Went in to pick up the other day for the first... time because I happened to be in the area. Like another review said, the guy at the front counter kept coughing the whole time Iwas in there without a mask on...coughing into his hand and then handling to go orders. I'm not a germaphobe but it was reallygross and you can't unsee it. Gross enough not to order ever again. Read more

The quality of the food at this place is pretty good. You'll find a lot of staple dishes here and it's at a convenient location... near the rail. I would say, however, that customer service here needs work. They are less than enthusiastic and are not quitewelcoming. Read more

Really disappointed. We threw out our food. Rice tasted molded, greens weren't fresh. Did not seem sanitary. Dude in the front... didn't have a mask on and was coughing. Definitely not coming back here. We had a few bites and are legitimately worried aboutfood poisoning. Read more

I ordered delivery and I could smell the food through the bag. I ordered three spam musubi, chicken katsu (mini), and onion... rings. The onion rings were horrible. About $5 for bland, flavorless, and soggy onion disappointments. However, the spam musubiwas delicious. Perfectly grilled spam slices on top of delicious, flavorful sauce and perfectly cooked rice. And the price wasless than $9 for three. Mahalo's spam musubi is the real deal. Absolutely delicious. The chicken katsu (mini) was about $11. Ididn't realize there was a mini and a regular size option until after I ordered. The regular size is about $14. The chicken isso tender and tastes like it's been marinated. It's covered in what looks to be panko breadcrumbs. The chicken was like frenchfries. Nice and crisp on the outside with a mealy, tender inside. Now, some of the chicken wasn't crispy but most of it was. Itcomes with some sauce that you can put on but the chicken without the sauce still tastes good. I got macaroni salad for my sideand it was really good for macaroni salad but I didn't like it. Looking back, I should've gotten the salad instead. I'm not afan of macaroni salad so I wouldn't have liked it either way but if you like macaroni salad, Mahalo is where you want to eat.All the food I had tasted just like they did in Hawaii. Overall, I'm giving four stars. It would've been five stars if theonion rings weren't horrible. I expected stuff to be at least a little soggy because it's delivery so it's kind of inevitable.If you're ordering delivery, get food that isn't crispy. If you're eating there, expect delicious food at very reasonableprices. Read more

I was going to only give it 3 stars but the staff saved a star. Hete is why they didn,t get 5 stars. The rice was stiff and... looked old. The gravy was watery. I was offered water after almost 10 minutes. I had sunny side up eggs, when I perfer overeasy. I shouldn't have to say anything. The waitress should of asked. Also, the menu gave me the option of either mac salad orgreen salad. Again the waitress just assumed. I had to add salt. The hamburger patties were then and pre-formed. The macaronisalad had pre-shredded carrots and two tiny pieces of some type of meat. Also, not enough gravy and I had to ask for more. Whatsaved the 4th star was the waitress was very polite, service was quick, and I was given extra gravy when I asked. She was verypolite. So, if you are near this restaurant I suggest you try this Hawaiian style restaurant. Read more

I was just craving for spam and eggs. I have no idea why, but I don't question such things. I was on the 44 on my way back from... the Bayview, so I knew I had to stop by Mahalo. I got there around noon, and there was no one inside. I just choose to sit atthe table closest to me, and after ordering, I got my food within 10 minutes. I got the macaroni salad along with the spam andeggs, and a Thai iced tea. I got the mac salad first, and it was pretty good. No one can beat my mom's, but this one was goodenough to satisfy a craving. I believe it had shredded chicken in it so it's not something a vegetarian can order. (Side note:my sister is vegetarian and I've been hyper-aware of what has meat in it since she became one.) My entree came with four slicesof spam and two eggs over-easy. It was a big portion of rice, and the spam wasn't too greasy. I should've asked if they hadbanana ketchup because that would've made my meal more like something I would eat at home. As usual, my eyes were much largerthan my stomach, so I couldn't finish everything. The total meal was around $13 without tip. The mac salad definitely could'vebeen shared with another person, along with my entree, so it's really a good deal if I was dining with anotherperson. Unfortunately I wasn't, and it was painfully apparent with how quiet it was. No music, tv turned off. It's like theuniverse was showing me how alone I was (I'm being over-dramatic but I did just end a tumultuous relationship so...). The decoris a bit lacking. One wall has a blown up picture of what I think is Hanauma Bay, and the other side has a Paris/Londonword-art. If you're in the area and have a huge appetite, Mahalo would be the place to go for their large portions at a goodprice. Read more