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Ken's House Of Pancakes

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"The turkey burger is to die for. Their portions are amazing and the meal is prepared fresh. Had a hearty dinner. Would recommend to everyone visiting..."

Karman Khanna

"Kens is a great place to eat in Hilo. Open 24 hours a day, they have an extensive menu from pancakes to ox tail. I personally had the loco moco,..."

Stefan Fonseca

"The is the perfect confort food type of restaurant with a menu that will keep you choosing for days. I had the Hombre omelette filled with green..."

Rican Diva

"Food was oily last time but the customer service was fast and friendly. I also liked the environment where you fell the aloha and spirit of hawaii...."

Loco

"I loved the macadamia pancakes, they were extremely soft and fluffy and the whipped butter was seasoned with salt so the savouriness accompanied the..."

Annie Nguyen

"Old school diner setting that you'd see in movies! Service was friendly, the serving sizes were massive. I got an omelet which comes with pancakes as..."

Will Eat Yum

"LOVED their omelette. Loco moco was...alright. Busy restaurant with lots of variety on their menu so can't be good at everything. Our waitress was so..."

Esdub

"We loved Ken's. Went there twice in our 5 day stay in Hilo. Overall impressed with breakfast and dinner. The omelette was a good choice, absolutely..."

Karley Fischer

"Mm pancakes. They have a huge menu. Took us a while to decide but we ended up getting pancakes and a burger + fries + salad. Very happy with our..."

Miss Jo Jo

"The crab cake eggs Benedict is so good. Service is excellent, food is delicious, if recommend this place to..."

Elizabeth M Russell

"Went to this place for breakfast I got the bananas foster French toast which was amazing and my husband got eggs Benedict which was pretty standard..."

Amanda Nguyen

"OUTSTANDING BREAKFAST ITEMS. The Homemade corn beef is to die for. Outstanding..."

Rodger Hall

"Breakfast must-have. This place is always full and portions are more then generous. We are going to stay in Kona next time but my husband already..."

Kateryna

"Eat here!. This was our first meal in Hawaii and it was great! I had Vietnamese coffee and coconut pancakes, which came with a syrup spinner carrying..."

Meleighsa

"Classic!. This place is a institution....great food, lot of history on the walls. If you go to Hilo, go to..."

Mike G

"Yuuummmmmm. Coconut pancakes with coconut syrup?? Yes,..."

Amanda Burgard

"Big Food & Great Prices!. After several hours of touring from Kona to Hilo, it was time for food, and we came across Ken's House Of Pancakes. What a..."

TestDrive Dude

"Awesome of you can stop by! Daily specials to keep it interesting, and many regular choices to choose from. Coconut syrup is the best on the..."

Adam Graebner

"Classic Diner. Everyone in Hilo has eaten at Ken's. It's an institution. Massive menu and excellent service. It is not gourmet dinning. The helpings..."

Cassandra And Bill

"If you like pancakes drop in. Had pancakes for breakfast it was yummy I am not a big pancake fan but these were as good as it gets for me love the..."

Critic

"Vast menu, good service. The menu here just keeps going!This is not fine dining, but hopefully you wouldn't have been expecting a gourmet..."

Alice R

"YUM!. A great family restaurant. Very busy but friendly vibes and staff and really great food especially for tourists. Homemade coconut syrup,..."

Sweet Tea Mama

"Loved the ox tail stew and the corned beef loco..."

Hari

"Food was good! Finally food on the Big Island worth eating! I loved the Pig Sandwich... Good flavor on the sauce. Wife had BBQ Burger....good flavor..."

Andy Hollerman

"Pancakes!. This place is awesome! every time i am in hilo i go eat there. I love the beef stew, but the pancakes are..."

Serana

"We had breakfast and lunch there. Lunch was good and the breakfast was outstanding, menu was loaded with so many choices. Service was outstanding..."

Ron

"I had their chicken & long rice soup, very comforting and delicious. My hubs had one of their most seller turkey sandwich (has 2 smiley faces in the..."

Amanda Ace

"Great place to refuel after a volcano tour! Quick service, great selection depending on your craving. If you like local diners, Ken's is..."

Ann

"HUGE variety of dishes to.... HUGE menu and a long list variety of dishes to choose from! Hard to pick what you want to try first. I enjoyed the spam..."

Tayleb

"Great food, open late. They have everything that you could ever want 24/7. From saimin (which was absolutely delicious) to honey stung fried chicken,..."

Nikeheart

"A grrrrrrreat variety of food. I loooove da house of pankakes ••..."

Ea

"To appreciate Ken's in Hilo, you have to love a good diner. If diner fare is not your style, you probably won't be impressed by Ken's offerings, but..."

Roger

"We took a 10 day vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii from May 12-21, 2010. I had plotted out a bunch of restaurants to visit while we were there..."

Cat

"...today I got me some delicious macadamia nut pancakes. We drove into Hilo early so we could hit Ken's and I could satisfy this very specific, very..."

Dan Garlington

"Nelson @ Hilo: Coconut pancakes in Hawaii? Hell yeah! These are called Kokonut pancakes, shredded coconut in the batter with kokonut syrup. So there..."

BiteMe

"This place is amazing. When you get out, you feel happy. Staff is very kind and enthusiastic, especially a cheerful, colorful lady named John-nee..."

Giulia

"This place is a MUST visit when you're in Hilo - a uniquely Hawaiian take on the increasingly rare classic American diner. It's got the lot -..."

Andrew Johnson (AJ)

"Incredible atmosphere and food. The sweet bread French toast with rum syrup is great. The Portuguese sausage is delicious, and the omelets are huge...."

Peter Bonilla

"I LOVED this place! I loved the atmosphere! It's a super cute diner to go to, and their food was great! I ordered their strawberry pancakes with..."

Blue Star

"This place has breakfast all day and for good reason! Their pancakes are excellent and their scrambled eggs and hash browns were too. The eggs..."

Brian DiGiorgio Zanger

"Super unique place for brunch! Local vibes and magical homey vibes. The food was immaculate. I got the corned beef hash loco moco and pancakes with..."

Yonathan Mickelsen

"Was a great meal, lots of traditional Hawaiian dishes to choose from. Fast seating and service with a smile. Food was excellent. I especially enjoyed..."

David Seltzer

"From the outside this place may not look like much. Pay attention to how many cars are in the parking lot. We got there as they opened and it..."

Jeff Downing

"The place is okay, try it if you're in the area. The service is great. The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. The place is a diner, with..."

The Melf

"Local vibes at this diner with breakfast served all day. I had the corned beef hash loco Moco and my husband had the banana Mac waffle. All very..."

Susan Gates

"If you Smelllllllllll, what the Rock is cookin? Huge platters of food at huge prices. I tried the oxtail soup which was $25. Meat was tender and..."

Will Glenn

"Kens is just good old fashioned comfort food. Diners like Kens really don’t exist anymore. The atmosphere, staff, and food are all top notch. We..."

Jim Stirling

"Hands down the best place for breakfast in the area. The mac nut pancakes are outta this world. Also the khop breakfast sandwich is one of the best I..."

April Lee Uzarski

"Really good local spot for good food and awesome, friendly, welcoming service. Very popular spot. 👌🏽 would..."

Rachel Arias - Tripp III

"The birthday pancakes were good! I wouldn't have ordered french toast if I knew I would be getting that. 5/5 Crab cake..."

Rose Carmichael

"LOVED this place. Service was great, the restaurant had a fun atmosphere and the food was so good! We just got your classic breakfast but this is fun..."

Alicia Pope

"Great place if your looking for a tasty meal while in Hilo. The food and service were excellent. The atmosphere is not fancy but very relaxed. I..."

Kenneth Ventura

"We've had breakfast and lunch at this place several times, and our favorite dish is pancakes.They come with a delicious coconuts syrup that really..."

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