Finding Aloha Cafe was a godsend for our wedding. Myy husband and I had dreamed of having Hawaiian mix plate food for our wedding. After some time searching we finally found Aloha Cafe and scheduled a tasting with Jennifer. The variety of dishes she offered were all delicious and exactly what we were looking for. Although AC couldn't offer full service catering, we hired them for our wedding appetizers (spam musubi!) and buffet food. The menu included green salad, mac salad, white rice, kalbi ribs, teriyaki salmon, and teriyaki chicken.I can't express enough how helpful and involved Jennifer was throughout the process. She was very generous and proactive in helping us source things like banana leaves, bamboo plates, utensils, bulk dry foods, etc. The banana leaves were a huge part of our wedding design (we laid them on the guest tables with the appetizers on top in an ode to Filipino style "kamayan.") Jennifer was mindful of our guests with dietary restrictions and created vegan mix plates and musubis for them. One of our guests couldn't have pork so she made a special chicken musubi just for her! She also took the time to ensure that everything was dropped off, set up, and served properly. Our guests enjoyed their meals, which was a different experience from regular wedding food. My only regret is not having eaten more!Aside from catering, the restaurant itself is top notch. Delicious food and amazing service. LA is lucky to have a gem that is Aloha Cafe!
Been coming here for over 10 years. In the recent months the hipsters that sometimes run the place have no sense of consideration for people who come from far places. I've already came a couple times where I'm told that they have decided to close up shop an hour or so earlier than their advertised business hours. In my most recent visit the hipster girl there had the audacity to tell me that I can come tomorrow. Real bad service.
Our flight was at 11:30AM, but risking being late to our flight was so worth it. I really enjoyed the food and staff at Aloha Cafe. The hostess and owner were so friendly.We arrived a little before they opened at 9AM. They currently don't have their main dining open, but since we were the first customers, we were able to eat in their small dining area in the front. I had ordered the Aloha Breakfast. Growing up Filipino, it had all my favorites - Egg, SPAM, Corned Beef Hash w/rice. All of it was made really well. Our orders normally come with Hawaiian rolls, but because they didn't have them yet, the owner provided us Macaroni salads, which were really good.We ordered spam masubis to-go to take on our flight, but they weren't ready by the time we had to leave. The hostess kindly removed them from the bill, and the owner gave us the two masubis that were ready. It was really nice of them and we were truly grateful. The masubis were the PERFECT in-flight snack back to Jersey 35000ft in the air.Next time we're in LA, I'm looking forward to coming back and trying their Loco Moco & Kalua Pork.
This is one of my favorite coffee shops in Los Angeles, CA. It's a great space just to have some quiet time with good company (coffee) or meet up with friends. I enjoy the cortado here but their lattes are good too. It's a very convenient location where I can stop by for java after grabbing lunch from a nearby restaurant. Will return.
A great place if you're craving classic Hawaiian eats.
Best Hawaiian food in downtown, get the calbi combo, short rib and chicken combo!!
Aloha Cafe was located Inside a small strip mall outside the Japanese Village. Parking was free that day as no one was manning the parking booth. Inside was larger than we expected and tables and booths were well spread out. As a result we decided to eat in and we were the only customers for awhile except for the to go or Doordash ones. The decor was simple but nice. The menu was a good mix of breakfast foods and Hawaiian plates, noodles and salads. Note that they do not serve dinner here. My spouse got the French Toast but they only had blueberries available. It was thick and lightly battered with eggs and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Nice and sweet. My loco moco was just so yummy. The beef patty was perfectly cooked with an over easy egg and savory gravy. I love trying mac salad so I substituted my rice for an extra scoop and it was worth it. It came with the right amount of Mayo and seasoning. Other places tend to use too much Mayo which makes it heavier. My daughter went simple with a bowl of saimin. Thin buckwheat noodles served in a fashion broth with pork chasu and slices of fish cake. She easily finished the whole bowl. Service overall was friendly and prompt. Explained everything up front or during the ordering process so no surprises. Worth a return visit next time in the area.
For delicious Hawaiian food, this is the place to go to in LA. Everything is good, especially the Kalbi beef and chicken. The charsiu is sweet and yummy ?. Highly recommended if you are in the mood for some delicious Hawaiian food!!
Delicious food. Safe atmosphere. Helpful and friendly staff. I will definitely be coming back.
Very nice servers, and on top of that all their food is delicious! I really recommend the loco moco.