A great experience at Islands after over 2 years. Wait time was short, our server Chayla was fantastic and made great food suggestions. Comfortable and spacious booth with TVs to watch basketball. Carnitas Tacos were good but lacked meat, chicken burger had a well-seasoned breading and the fries were phenomenal. Kids enjoyed fresh pineapple quesadilla and Hawaiian burger. Ice-cold beer and perfectly poured margarita. Glad to return and thankful to Chayla for her excellent service.
First time back to Islands after more than 20 years and it was such a great time. The wait wasn't bad for a Friday night, 10 minutes or so. Chayla was our server and she was FANTASTIC!! Her food suggestions were great and her service was second to none!! Everybody that approached our table was very pleasant and willing to assist. The booth we sat in was comfortable and spacious. They have TVs so we watched some basketball with dinner. For dinner, I had the Carnitas Tacos and they were pretty good, lacking meat for my liking. The chicken burger was covered in a very well-seasoned breading. The fries were phenomenal. My kiddos had a quesadilla with fresh pineapple and believe me, it was FRESH! And a Hawaiian burger which looked very good as well. My beer was ice cold and tasty, my wife ordered a margarita which was poured perfectly! I'm glad that we came to try Islands again. Thank you, Chayla, for gaining my business once again. See you soon!
It's been about 10 years since the last time I have visited an Islands Restaurant and like the last it was very enjoyable. Islands is one of those special restaurants that transport you someone far away. You walk in the Hawaiian themes surrounds you giving you a feel of a relaxing get away, away from home. From the decor on the walls to the bamboo decorations to the parrots hanging from the ceiling. It truly is a very tropical and puts your mind at ease. Our waitress, Melissa was so awesome! Bubbly, spunky and very attentive. Just what you want in a waitress. All smiles, the whole time we were there. Making you truly feel like your special. Great job, keep up the awesome service. If only one day more people would be just like you.
Now on to the reason you truly read the review for-The Food. Fabulous, in short. I had the crispy fried chicken sandwich with bacon and I even added the fried red onions (spectacular, who doesn't like a little extra crunch). I also asked for the truffle fries instead of regular. The chicken was crispy, perfectly cooked. The bun was excellent with just enough golden tones to it. The truffle fries were covered in truffle oil and parsley parmesan flakes with a truffle aioli duping sauce. I do have to say it was quick favorable and rich, but I was only able to
eat a few because it was so rich. My sons had the pineapple crispy chicken and my husband had the fish tacos. Both sons loved it and my husband said it was quite good, but he wished it would have had a salsa to go with it it would have been perfect. Normally, I don't go for desert, but my kids talked my husband into getting the Oreo milkshakes and then I saw the lava cake. I had to try. The lava cake was basically just a chocolate brownie with fudge and vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and cherries. My husband and I both split it and it was very good. At the end of the meal, our waitress cleared our plates and made sure we had everything we wanted, including boxes. In all, it was a great time with great people and great food. Thank you to all the staff that made this meal so good! Until we meet again. Oh at the end, my daughter did a funny little jig. I hope you enjoy!
An excellent restaurant I have been going to since I was a kid here in Orange. The service and food have always been great, but the prices are a tad higher than I remember. Sign of the times I guess...
There are many options, don't forget to save room for dessert.
Burger: the basic big wave, hold the pickles, talk about juicy and delicious.
Fries need to be bigger, felt like there were just half pieces in there. Great flavor though. The waiters and staff were over the top here. Helpful and never had to ask for anything, they were on top of everything for us. Clean, clean....clean here. Well done. Music was also at the right volume, thank you for that, never had to compete with it while ordering.
I wish we would have taken photos.
First and foremost our server was great. The young lady was named Chayla and she did an excellent job of taking care of us. She was kind, courteous, and very attentive. Hope her manager sees this and recognizes that they have awesome employee, and by recognizes I mean give her a bonus or raise, not just verbal praise.
+Food was tasty and filling.
+Service was excellent, bar far some of the best I have seen of recent memory.
+Pricing was reasonable.
+Location was clean.
+Ample parking.
- Nothing to gripe about, enjoyed my meal here and would be happy to eat here again.
Ordered online 11/09/23, and did not verify my order before placing. I was short two fries, but my fault for not double checking. I asked for fries to be added when picking up and the manager handed me fries on the house. I wish I caught his name, but thank you sir for your kindness.
Quirky Hawaiian style restaurant in Orange County. The food exceeded expectations and was reasonably priced! I had the Huli Huli Chicken Sandwich which was sweet but had enough savory to balance the flavors. I would recommend this place if you’re looking for good food but not overly expensive.
It was ok. We almost got up and walked out. We sat down and looked at the menu for about 10 minutes. No one approached us asking if we wanted drinks or if we were ready to order. The person that turned out to be our waiter passed us 3 times and never acknowledged us once. When he came, he just wanted to take our drink order, we ordered our drinks and food. This was ok, nothing to get excited about.
But when it came time to pay the bill, we gave the waiter our credit card, and he went to what we thought was to close out our bill. In a few minutes, I noticed him walking around his area looking for something. In a couple minutes, he comes to our table asking if we gave him our card. We said yes, and he started to walk off as we knew he misplaced it. He looked again and found it. I was keeping my eye on him from our table and could see him swipe our card. I told my wife that he had found it and was swiping it. He that comes to our table said he found it and that we scared him. I was thinking of how we scared him when he lost our card. Then he told us a story that the bartender had it, and she closed our bill and didn't tell him. Even though I saw him swiping our card. I made sure we didn't get double charged as we didn't. We will visit another Islands as we like the food.
I used to eat here all the time when I lived in CA. I moved to AZ four years ago and missed Islands so much! I came out for a wedding yesterday and went for dinner there. The Northshore Tacos are my fav! They were still delicious!
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