Noelani's San Carlos

Aloha!. This place was only missing the sand and waves. The spirit of aloha permeated everything from the service to the atmosphere to the food. Tons of variety for everyone in your party to fins something. We tried the poke nachos, kalua pork quesadilla, and hurricane fries. All were absolutely the bomb. Mahalo to Neolani and the staff for such a wonderful experience. We will be back

It’s always a good day when you’re having Hawaiian food. 「 O R D E R E D + V E R D I C T 」 1. P.O.G. | $4 | 4/5 : Drink - Passionfruit, orange, and guava. First sip in and you can immediately taste the guava purée then you kinda taste the orange juice after. Passionfruit flavor was subtle. But overall, it's a refreshing drink. 2. Virgin Pina Colada | $6 | 5/5 : Drink - I never really liked pina colada flavored things, but to my surprise, this was probably the highlight of the whole meal. This drink comes in slushee form. Not too sweet. The pineapple and coconut flavors works in harmony. Whenever I think of pina colada, i find it very artificial, but not with this drink! I can't stop talking about it because it's so goooooood! 3. Poke Sampler | $21 | 4.5/5 : Appetizer - You get to sample 4 Hawaiian Poke which were Ahi Shoyu (strong ginger taste), Ahi Spicy (not really spicy), Lomi Salmon (my fav out of all, melts in your mouth), and kimchi tofu style (not really poke but still good). Served with a bed of cabbage underneath. Does not come with Taro Chips. 4. Taro Chips | $5 | 5/5 : Side - ordered this separately to pair with the poke sampler. Crispy. Nice and big slices. 5. Hurricane Fries | $9 | 5/5 : Side - these are savory and salty shoestring fries. Thinly coated with sriracha, wasabi aioli, unagi sauce and some furikake seasoning. Sweet but crispy. Once you eat a piece, you can't stop eating it. 6. Shaka Chicken Plate | $18 | 4/5 : Fried boneless chicken (mix of dark and breast meat). Comes with rice and macaroni salad. Substituted spam fried rice for extra $2. The chicken was perfectly battered and flavorful. Drizzled with some Sriracha wasabi aioli and unagi sauce. The mac salad was pretty good. The spam fried rice looked soggy and bland but to my surprise, it was so good! Although I've never been to Hawaii, It truly feels like I'm there. Overall, such a great experience. Staff were nice. Continually checked up and cleared the table for us. Definitely coming back!