Lilikoi And Grill - Lihue

Fresh from the plane, we were ravenous and this local jewel hit the place! The boys had the hearty Loco-Moco double plate, my friend had the Veggie Burger and I had the Poke shell. We were all very happy with our decisions, but I think the Poke was best. Dony Drinks, so I recommend keeping food. A huge selection of pastries we could resist through gluten intolerance, but they looked really good. A solid place overlooking the beach.

It was a great experience eating in Lilikoi. Our server, Kelly, was excellent. She has a cheerful demeanor and took care of our needs. Chicken Satay was excellent. I had the nachos with pork for my meal and they were also excellent. I definitely come back.

We sincerely came after an experience in another restaurant here in the city where we don't even get drinks served for over 10 minutes! We arrived and were greeted with the Aloha spirit directly from the gate. Kelly our waitress, who is my biggest waitress in all 50 states, was so informative, friendly, friendly, friendly, friendly and very funny. We took our orders. We refilled before our drink even meets the ground. Tell us stories and gave us smiles! She was amazing and the food was great. If we could make 10 stars, we would be without flashes. Heck, even 100 stars would be acceptable. Thanks for the great food, best service! If you read this and didn't make it that you're still crazy. Make yourself a favor and crack.

Today I came back to breakfast again and the service was not good at all, the waitress told us in an rude way that they need the table for a reservation, I drank my coffee, I didn't finish it yet when she came to the table, the place has more than 6 empty table and no one wait, we will stay here for a week, and our plan was changed here every day breakfast, now mine! Too bad the food is good! This is q tourist place and you should be more beautiful?

Mid-August, Kauai is overwhelmed with tourists and staffing challenges make it difficult for restaurants trying to recoup revenue lost during the pandemic. Hence, two more stars than I would have given pre-pandemic. Our young server was wonderful, and very apologetic as she informed us they were short staffed so the bar wasn?t serving cocktails. Which was fine for me since I?m trying to cut my sugar intake but I feel for all the tourists on vacation who want to party. We had to send my daughter?s mac and cheese back because it was lukewarm to the point that the cheese wasn?t melted completely. It came back warmed, and with more cheese on top but she wasn?t happy. Especially since they didn?t even bother trimming the seeds from the apple slices. Her dinner was a fail all around. My opakapaka was good (broccoli and carrots were undercooked tho) and the hubby?s blackened ahi was ok. Clearly not one of their best nights. Again, I?d come back just for that server but there are so many other restaurants on Kauai to try. I?d say they should try limiting the number of customers they?re serving at a time but I realize the economic pressures of trying to keep people employed while staying alive as a business. But I?ve worked hard for my money as well, and that experience just wasn?t one I want to repeat.