Reviews for Matiki Island BBQ in Fullerton, CA
I recommend the kalabi ribs. I've gotten take out several times. It is great when on point but they are inconsistent. The last... time, the rice was mushy, the Mac salad too salty and warm. Chicken and ribs were good. Read more
I had the beef ribs and they were great! Also the service was very welcoming, informative, and friendly. The music playing... inside reminds me of being in Hawaii. Will definitely be back! Read more
Beef Ribs are delicious!! the combo plates are about $15 depending the meat you get ...but they do have mini plates would... definetly come back 10/10? Read more
The pineapple swirl is a bit expensive but far better than what Disney serves. Yes, it is good. I was surprised by the simple... dressing they use for the green salad, it was tasty same as the macaroni salad, creamy and fresh.. The teriyaki sauce was nice,really nice. The overall BBQ were yummy, and as a family we really enjoyed the rib the most, then beef. Pitifully chicken wereon the dry side but the sauce were made to enhance the chicken meat for sure. I can't stress enough how clean the BBQ combo isarranged on top of the sticky bed of rice, it was a pretty sight! Last but not least the pork and cabbage was one simple dishbut one that is cook right! A must try! Will return for more. Read more
Good food can be extraordinarily good, eliciting good memories. In the case of Matiki Island BBQ, it fell WAY short of the meals... I experienced while living in Hawaii. While the Chicken teriyaki (left) had a good taste, the chicken was dry. The Macaronisalad was my most anticipated item of this meal; as I loved it in the ubiquitous Hawaiian Plate Lunch meal from The RainbowDrive-in in Waikiki. This fell short too. It felt like calories wasted instead of well spent. My husband ordered the Kalua Pig;he loves anything pig and was almost salivating while ordering. Unfortunately, a pig dish, renowned for its tenderness, was alsodry. He liked the cabbage.???? The most important aspect of this meal were not the dry meats, it was the dry, inattentive staff,who instead of greeting us, hid behind dark glasses and a black hoodie; acting as if I was ruining a personal moment for her.Also offensive in this day and age of COVID, we?re the cooks without masks coughing while cooking. Yeah, we should havecancelled the order; but we had been wanting to go there for three years. There was no Aloha and the food was? meh. There was aLOT of food in each dish. However, I?d rather have a fair amount of food, that tastes perfect, with smiles and warm greetings,than mounds of Meh food. We will not be back. Read more
This was a really good spot to eat. The portion I got was absolutely massive, and the guys up front were super nice and... friendly. I guess the only criticism I have of this spot is that Hawaiian Mac salad should most definitely not have potatoes init... Read more
No greeting upon entering as the only customer in the establishment. I greeted the cashier and she ignored me. Not the best... start. The marinated meats in my entree were delicious and very favorable, however the white rice was old and soggy and thepasta salad was warm and extremely over peppered. Half my entree went uneaten. I will not return and would not recommend toanyone. I would rather spend my money elsewhere. Good luck to them though. Read more
The food here is so insanely good, I got the kalbi ribs and chicken with Mac salad and was absolutely blown away, 10000000% a... must, I've been going to cal state Fullerton for over a year and have just now tried this place and feel like I've been doing adisservice to myself the whole time. The food came out in an appropriate time to the amount of large orders that were going inbefore me so no complaints there. The chicken and ribs literally melt in your mouth, I've been thinking about them for a weekstraight it feels like. 100% go if you're near, it won't let you down, and the portion size is top tier. Read more